New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 20
20 February - 38 minsWILLOW. Altin Gün. Fugazi alumni smashing punk into jazz. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Evan Miller from WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Feb. 20.
The Starting 5
(00:00) Introduction & WILLOW, 'petal rock black'
(03:29) Pekka Kuusisto, 'Willows'
(08:59) Manu Delago & Max ZT, 'Deuce'
(16:21) The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, 'Deface The Currency'
(21:29) Hen Ogledd, 'DISCOMBOBULATED'
(27:19) Altin Gün, 'Garip'
(32:41) The Lightning Round
- Megan Moroney, 'Cloud 9'
- Chris Forsyth's WHAT IS NOW, 'Both / And'
- Choker, 'Heaven Ain't Sold'
- MX LONELY, 'ALL MONSTERS'
- Mumford & Sons, 'Prizefighter'
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Series Episodes
Alt.Latino: Chicano soul, Canary Islands merengue and a percussion supergroup
29 mins
25 February Finished
All Songs Considered: U2 meets the moment, Lana Del Rey goes 'True Detective,' James Blake croons
44 mins
24 February Finished
