Exploring Diverse Sounds: Latest Album Highlights

KAYTRANADA. Dijon. Molly Tuttle. We discuss the best new albums of the week with arts critic Amelia Mason from WBUR in Boston.

Intro

• KAYTRANADA, 'AIN’T NO DAMN WAY!' (Stream)

The Starting 5

• Dijon, 'Baby' (Stream)

• Marissa Nadler, 'New Radiations' (Stream)

• Molly Tuttle, 'So Long Little Miss Sunshine' (Stream)

• Pile, 'Sunshine and Balance Beams' (Stream)

• Joseph Decosimo, 'Fiery Gizzard' (Stream)

The Lightning Round

• Cassandra Jenkins, 'My Light, My Massage Parlor'

• Cass McCombs, 'Interior Live Oak'

• Audrey Hobert, 'Who's The Clown'

(Read our feature on Audrey Hobert on NPR.org)

• Najee Janey, 'Royalty'

• Bret McKenzie, 'Freak Out City'

See our Long List of albums out Aug. 15 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.

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