New Music Friday: The best albums out May 2

NPR

02 May 2025

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Julie Bee of Marfa Public Radio to talk through the best albums released on May 2. Featured albums: • Car Seat Headrest, 'The Scholars' (Stream) • Samantha Crain, 'Gumshoe' (Stream) • PUP, 'Who Will Look After The Dogs?' (Stream) • Jenny Hval, 'Iris Silver Mist' (Stream) • Jolie Laide, 'Creatures' (Stream) See the long list of albums out May 2 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music. Credits Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Julie Bernal, Marfa Public RadioProducer: Simon RentnerEditors: Otis Hart and Elle MannionExecutive Producer: Suraya MohamedVice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: 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