August 7, 2026

New Music Friday: The best albums out Aug. 7

Ravyn Lenae. Margaret Glaspy. Overmono. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Liz Warner from WDET in Detroit about their favorite albums out Friday, August 7. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.The Starting 5(00:54) Album No. 1- Ravyn Lenae, 'Blue Island'(08:03) Album No. 2- Overmono, 'Pure Devotion'(15:26) Album No. 3- Margaret Glaspy, 'I Am Both'(21:42) Album No. 4- Man/Woman/Chainsaw, 'Cannonball'(27:36) Album No. 5- Arun Sood & Angeline Morrison, 'Donn/Dubh'(32:43) The Lightning Round- The Mountain Goats, 'Days'- Ceremony, 'Tell Me You're Dream'- Cletus Strap, 'rappers suck.'- Various Artists, 'Sittin' With Blaze: A Tribute To Blaze Foley'- Roy Montgomery & Martha Skye Murphy, 'Nebular'Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.orgCreditsHost: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Liz Warner, WDETAudio Producer: Noah CaldwellDigital Producer: Dora LeviteEditors: Otis Hart, Elle MannionSpecial thanks to Lars Gotrich, Sheldon Pearce 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

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