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New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 16
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Ya Tseen. The Sha La Das. A mesmerizing collaboration between Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joined by Alex Newman from KMHD in Portland to chat about the best albums out Friday, January 16. The Starting 5 (00:00) Intro & A$AP Rocky, 'Don't Be Dumb' (02:36) Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, 'Tragic Magic' (07:43) The Sha La Das, 'Your Picture' (15:33) Ya Tseen, 'Stand On My Shoulders' (21:53) Shaking Hand, 'Shaking Hand' (27:43) Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel, 'Celestun' The Lightning Round • Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid & Ches Smith, 'Dream Archives' • Courtney Marie Andrews, 'Valentine' • Diogo Strausz, 'Dance Para Se' • Oxis, 'Oxis 8' • Nate Smith, 'LIVE-ACTION (Deluxe)' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org . Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Alex Newman, KMHD Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Elle Mannion Editor: Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
View originalYa Tseen. The Sha La Das. A mesmerizing collaboration between Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joined by Alex Newman from KMHD in Portland to chat about the best albums out Friday, January 16. The Starting 5 (00:00) Intro & A$AP Rocky, 'Don't Be Dumb' (02:36) Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, 'Tragic Magic' (07:43) The Sha La Das, 'Your Picture' (15:33) Ya Tseen, 'Stand On My Shoulders' (21:53) Shaking Hand, 'Shaking Hand' (27:43) Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel, 'Celestun' The Lightning Round • Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid & Ches Smith, 'Dream Archives' • Courtney Marie Andrews, 'Valentine' • Diogo Strausz, 'Dance Para Se' • Oxis, 'Oxis 8' • Nate Smith, 'LIVE-ACTION (Deluxe)' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org . Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Alex Newman, KMHD Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Elle Mannion Editor: Otis Hart 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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- January 16, 2026
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- new-music-friday-the-best-albums-out-jan-16--entry_587442df05610ace7c963f314947
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