New Music Friday: The best albums out April 17

Honey Dijon. Yaya Bey. Shadowy pop from Sofia Isella. Guest host Hazel Cills chats with Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco about their favorite albums out Friday, April 17. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize, 'Nine Inch Noize' (02:47) Honey Dijon, 'The Nightlife' (09:05) Jessie Ware, 'Superbloom' (16:22) Sofia Isella, 'Something is a shell' EP (22:43) Eaves Wilder, 'Little Miss Sunshine' (28:56) Yaya Bey, 'Fidelity' (34:33) The Lightning Round - Kathryn Mohr, 'Carve' - Protoje, 'The Art of Acceptance' - PPJ, 'Joker' EP - Iceland Symphony Orchestra, 'Arvo Pärt: Complete Symphonies' - Adrian Younge, 'Younge' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.org Credits: Host: Hazel Cills Guest: Nastia Voynovskaya, KQED Audio Producers: Noah Caldwell, Alina Edwards Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Tom Huizenga and Rodney Carmichael 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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