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New Music Friday: The best albums out March 6
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Flying Lotus. waterbaby. The groovy affirmations of Joshua Idehen. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Nate Chinen from WRTI in Philadelphia about their favorite albums out Friday, March 6. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & Harry Styles, 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.' (03:18) Flying Lotus, 'BIG MAMA' EP (08:34) waterbaby, 'Memory Be a Blade' (15:20) Shabaka, 'Of The Earth' (20:51) Joshua Idehen, 'I know you're hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have got to try' (27:09) The Scythe, 'Strictly 4 The Scythe' (31:37) The Lightning Round - Cece Coakley, 'Pleasant Attack' EP - Terrace Martin, 'Purpose' - Various Artists, 'HELP(2)' - Alice Sara Ott, 'Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works' - Macha & Bedhead, 'Macha Loved Bedhead' 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: Nate Chinen, WRTI Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Ann Powers, Tom Huizenga and Lars Gotrich 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 originalFlying Lotus. waterbaby. The groovy affirmations of Joshua Idehen. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Nate Chinen from WRTI in Philadelphia about their favorite albums out Friday, March 6. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & Harry Styles, 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.' (03:18) Flying Lotus, 'BIG MAMA' EP (08:34) waterbaby, 'Memory Be a Blade' (15:20) Shabaka, 'Of The Earth' (20:51) Joshua Idehen, 'I know you're hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have got to try' (27:09) The Scythe, 'Strictly 4 The Scythe' (31:37) The Lightning Round - Cece Coakley, 'Pleasant Attack' EP - Terrace Martin, 'Purpose' - Various Artists, 'HELP(2)' - Alice Sara Ott, 'Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works' - Macha & Bedhead, 'Macha Loved Bedhead' 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: Nate Chinen, WRTI Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Ann Powers, Tom Huizenga and Lars Gotrich 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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- March 6, 2026
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