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New Music Friday: The best albums out July 31
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The Durutti Column. Arca. MOLIY. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Olive Kimoto of member station KCRW in Los Angeles about their favorite albums out Friday, July 31. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (01:34) Album No. 1 - The Durutti Column, 'Renascent' (08:49) Album No. 2 - Arca, 'XXXXX' (17:20) Album No. 3 - DOMi & JD Beck, 'WHO ASKED?' (22:17) Album No. 4 - Shearwater, 'The New World' (29:13) Album No. 5 - MOLIY, 'BADDIES (34:52) The Lightning Round - Shaboozey, 'The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales' - Perfect Person, 'Some Kind of Life' EP - Wyatt Flores, 'Scared of Heights' - Family Stereo, 'The Thread' - Ed Askew, 'The Final Painting' 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: Olive Kimoto, KCRW Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Special thanks to Lars Gotrich, Felix Contreras and Ann Powers Support 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
View originalThe Durutti Column. Arca. MOLIY. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Olive Kimoto of member station KCRW in Los Angeles about their favorite albums out Friday, July 31. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round. The Starting 5 (01:34) Album No. 1 - The Durutti Column, 'Renascent' (08:49) Album No. 2 - Arca, 'XXXXX' (17:20) Album No. 3 - DOMi & JD Beck, 'WHO ASKED?' (22:17) Album No. 4 - Shearwater, 'The New World' (29:13) Album No. 5 - MOLIY, 'BADDIES (34:52) The Lightning Round - Shaboozey, 'The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales' - Perfect Person, 'Some Kind of Life' EP - Wyatt Flores, 'Scared of Heights' - Family Stereo, 'The Thread' - Ed Askew, 'The Final Painting' 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: Olive Kimoto, KCRW Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Special thanks to Lars Gotrich, Felix Contreras and Ann Powers Support 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
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- July 31, 2026
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