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New Music Friday: The best albums out April 25
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Coco Jones. Samia. Fly Anakin. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Ayana Contreras from Denver public radio stations KUVO Jazz and The Drop to discuss the best new albums they heard this week. Featured albums: • Coco Jones, 'Why Not More' ( Stream ) • Samia, 'Bloodless' ( Stream ) • Emma-Jean Thackray, 'Weirdo' ( Stream ) • David Murray, 'Birdly Serenade' ( Stream ) • Fly Anakin, '(The) Forever Dream' ( Stream ) Check out our long list of albums out April 25 and sample more 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music . To learn more about the Tiny Desk Contest artists you heard in this episode, check out Ayana Contreras' Top Shelf special on YouTube . Credits Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Ayana Contreras, KUVO Jazz & The Drop Producer: Simon Rentner Editor: Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
View originalCoco Jones. Samia. Fly Anakin. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Ayana Contreras from Denver public radio stations KUVO Jazz and The Drop to discuss the best new albums they heard this week. Featured albums: • Coco Jones, 'Why Not More' ( Stream ) • Samia, 'Bloodless' ( Stream ) • Emma-Jean Thackray, 'Weirdo' ( Stream ) • David Murray, 'Birdly Serenade' ( Stream ) • Fly Anakin, '(The) Forever Dream' ( Stream ) Check out our long list of albums out April 25 and sample more 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music . To learn more about the Tiny Desk Contest artists you heard in this episode, check out Ayana Contreras' Top Shelf special on YouTube . Credits Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Ayana Contreras, KUVO Jazz & The Drop Producer: Simon Rentner Editor: Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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- April 25, 2025
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