New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 4

Rebecca Black. Paris Paloma. Button Masher. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best albums out Friday, Sept. 4 with DJs from around the NPR Music network: Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco, Julie Bee from Marfa Public Radio in west Texas, and DeShun Nance from WJSU in Jackson, Miss. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.The Starting 5(01:55) Album No. 1- Rebecca Black, 'Age of the Exhibitionist'(08:26) Album No. 2- Paris Paloma, 'The Fatal Flaw'(16:40) Album No. 3- Sharp Pins, 'Mod Mayday 23'(23:06) Album No.4- 1-800-Mikey, 'In Yun'(29:25) Album No. 5- Button Masher, 'Super Button Masher'(36:20) The Lightning Round- Senri Oe, 'Homework'- Madi Diaz, 'Fatal Optimist UN-unplugged'- Medium Build, 'King of Having Fun'- Chat Pile, 'Who Loves The Sun'- Steven R. Smith, 'Half Light Unfolding'Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.orgCredits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuests: Nastia Voynovskaya, Julie Bee, DeShun NanceAudio Producer: Noah CaldwellAudio Engineer: Cena LoffredoDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Elle Mannion, Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedSpecial thanks to Lars Gotrich and Ann PowersSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.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