New Music Friday: The best albums out April 25

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25 April 2025

Coco Jones. Samia. Fly Anakin. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Ayana Contreras from Denver public radio stations KUVO Jazz and The Drop to discuss the best new albums they heard this week. Featured albums: • Coco Jones, 'Why Not More' (Stream) • Samia, 'Bloodless' (Stream) • Emma-Jean Thackray, 'Weirdo' (Stream) • David Murray, 'Birdly Serenade' (Stream) • Fly Anakin, '(The) Forever Dream' (Stream) Check out our long list of albums out April 25 and sample more 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music. To learn more about the Tiny Desk Contest artists you heard in this episode, check out Ayana Contreras' Top Shelf special on YouTube. Credits Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Ayana Contreras, KUVO Jazz & The DropProducer: Simon RentnerEditor: Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedVice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins 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