New Music Friday: The best albums out May 16

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16 May 2025

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. CreditsHost: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras, KCRWProducer: 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