New Music Friday: The best albums out April 3

Thundercat. Arlo Parks. Devotional belters from Dermot Kennedy. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Erin Wolf from Radio Milwaukee about their favorite albums out Friday, April 3. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & Bon Iver, 'VOLUMES: ONE" (01:57) Arlo Parks, 'Ambiguous Desire' (07:29) Dermot Kennedy, 'The Weight of the Woods' (14:15) Thundercat, 'Distracted' (19:53) Joe Pernice, 'Sunny, I Was Wrong' (26:44) Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & Surf Gang, 'POMPEII // UTILITY' (31:30) The Lightning Round - Maria Taylor, 'Story's End' - Wendy Eisenberg, 'Wendy Eisenberg' - Sunn O))), 'Sunn O)))' - Roomful of Teeth & Gabriel Kahane, 'Elevator Songs' - Sofia Rei, 'Antónima' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.org Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Erin Wolf, Radio Milwaukee Audio Producers: Noah Caldwell, Alina Edwards Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Felix Contreras, Lars Gotrich and Tom Huizenga 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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