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New Music Friday: The best albums out May 8

Podcast: NPR Music
Published: May 8, 2026
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MUNA. Stephen Sanchez. Lykke Li. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville about their favorite albums out Friday, May 8. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round. The Starting 5 (00:00) MUNA, 'Dancing On The Wall' (08:17) Aldous Harding, 'Train on the Island' (16:00) Deb Never, 'Arcade' (22:15) Lykke Li, 'The Afterparty' (28:12) Stephen Sanchez, 'LOVE, LOVE, LOVE' (34:46) The Lightning Round - Ashley McBryde, 'Wild' - Broken Social Scene, 'Remember The Humans' - Ray Bull, 'Please Stop Laughing' - Anastasia Kristensen, 'Bestiarium Sombre' - Amy Grant, 'The Me That Remains' 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: Celia Gregory, WNXP Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Special thanks to Robin Hilton, Ann Powers and Lars Gotrich 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