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New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 14
46 minutes Posted Aug 14, 2026 at 4:01 am.
Phoebe Bridgers. Jungle. Hovvdy. It's a surprisingly stacked Summer Friday this week, and you can hear all about it with New Music Friday host Stephen Thompson and guest Samantha Hval from WMNF in Tampa, Fla. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.The Starting 5
Phoebe Bridgers'Lost Weekend' (Dead Oceans)
Jungle'Sunshine' (AWAL)
Hovvdy'Big World' (Arts & Crafts)
Sweeping Promises'You Say I Romanticize' (Sub Pop)
L'Rain'fata morgana' (Mexican Summer)
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Phoebe Bridgers. Jungle. Hovvdy. It's a surprisingly stacked Summer Friday this week, and you can hear all about it with New Music Friday host Stephen Thompson and guest Samantha Hval from WMNF in Tampa, Fla. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.The Starting 5(00:00) Phoebe Bridgers'Lost Weekend' (Dead Oceans)(10:25) Jungle'Sunshine' (AWAL)(19:38) Hovvdy'Big World' (Arts & Crafts)(27:08) Sweeping Promises'You Say I Romanticize' (Sub Pop)(32:59) L'Rain'fata morgana' (Mexican Summer)(37:54) The Lightning Round• The Womack Sisters, s/t• Channel Tres 'Enigma POV'• Ayra Starr, 'Starr Girl'• Nina Winder-Lind, 'Wild Love'• Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal, 'DOOMED!'Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.org.Credits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Samantha Hval, WMNFAudio Producer: Suraya MohamedDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Elle Mannion, Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedSpecial thanks to Sheldon Pearce, Ann Powers and Rodney Carmichael 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