The Starting 5:
• Big Thief, 'Double Infinity'
• El Michels Affair, '24 Hr Sports'
• Curtis Harding, 'Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt'
• Lucrecia Dalt, 'A Danger to Ourselves'
• David Byrne, 'Who Is The Sky?'
The Lightning Round:
• Saint Etienne, 'International'
• james K, 'Friend'
• Ivy, 'Traces of You'
• Anaïs & The Hoops, 'Growing Pains'
• V/A, 'I Will Swim To You: A Tribute to Jason Molina'
See the long list of albums out Sept. 5 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.
Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Alisa Ali, WFUV
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Elle Mannion
Editor: Otis Hart
Production Assistant: Dora Levite
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
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