New Music Friday: The best albums out May 16
New Music Friday: The best albums out May 16Update: 2025-05-16
Description
Tune-Yards. Aminé. Lido Pimienta. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and KCRW's Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras give you a quick roundup of the most exciting albums out May 16.
Featured albums:
• Aminé, '13 Months of Sunshine' (Stream)
• Guitarricadelafuente, 'Spanish Leather' (Stream)
• Tune-Yards, 'Better Dreaming' (Stream)
• Rico Nasty, 'LETHAL' (Stream)
• Lido Pimienta, 'La Belleza' (Stream)
See our long list of albums out May 16 and sample more than 80 albums via our New Music Friday playlists on npr.org.
Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras, KCRW
Producer: Simon Rentner
Editors: Otis Hart and Elle Mannion
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins
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Featured albums:
• Aminé, '13 Months of Sunshine' (Stream)
• Guitarricadelafuente, 'Spanish Leather' (Stream)
• Tune-Yards, 'Better Dreaming' (Stream)
• Rico Nasty, 'LETHAL' (Stream)
• Lido Pimienta, 'La Belleza' (Stream)
See our long list of albums out May 16 and sample more than 80 albums via our New Music Friday playlists on npr.org.
Credits
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras, KCRW
Producer: Simon Rentner
Editors: Otis Hart and Elle Mannion
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NPR Privacy Policy
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