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New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 13
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August Ponthier. Brent Faiyaz. Jill Scott's first album in more than a decade. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Feb. 13. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & Charli xcx, 'Wuthering Heights' (03:06) August Ponthier, 'Everywhere Isn't Texas' (09:38) Brent Faiyaz, 'Icon' (15:29) Jill Scott, 'To Whom This May Concern' (21:09) STAYC, 'Stay Alive' (25:57) The Paranoid Style, 'Known Associates' (32:01) The Lightning Round: - The Olympians, 'In Search of a Revival' - Hemlocke Springs, 'the apple tree under the sea' - Neba Solo & Benego Diakité, 'A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking (The Complete Sessions)' - Aaron Shaw, 'And So It Is' - Ásgeir, 'Julia' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org/allsongs Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Nastia Voynovskaya, KQED Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed 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 originalAugust Ponthier. Brent Faiyaz. Jill Scott's first album in more than a decade. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Feb. 13. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & Charli xcx, 'Wuthering Heights' (03:06) August Ponthier, 'Everywhere Isn't Texas' (09:38) Brent Faiyaz, 'Icon' (15:29) Jill Scott, 'To Whom This May Concern' (21:09) STAYC, 'Stay Alive' (25:57) The Paranoid Style, 'Known Associates' (32:01) The Lightning Round: - The Olympians, 'In Search of a Revival' - Hemlocke Springs, 'the apple tree under the sea' - Neba Solo & Benego Diakité, 'A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking (The Complete Sessions)' - Aaron Shaw, 'And So It Is' - Ásgeir, 'Julia' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org/allsongs Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Nastia Voynovskaya, KQED Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed 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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- February 13, 2026
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