New Music Friday: The best albums out April 5

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🗓️ 5 April 2024

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It's a big week for fans of early aughts rock bands, with new releases from The Black Keys and Vampire Weekend hitting streaming services. Kick back with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and World Cafe host Raina Douris as they run through the new albums you need to know about.

Featured albums:
1. The Black Keys, 'Ohio Players'
2. Vampire Weekend, 'Only God Was Above Us'
3. Katie Pruitt, 'Mantras'
4. Khruangbin, 'A La Sala'

Other notable releases for April 5, 2024:
• Phosphorescent, 'Revelator'
• Grace Cummings, 'Ramona'
• Young Miko, 'att.'
• Adam Wiltzie, 'Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal'
• Fabiana Palladino, s/t
• Vegyn, 'The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions'
• Benson Boone, 'Fireworks and Rollerblades'
• Jane Weaver, 'Love in Constant Spectacle'
• José James, '1978'
• Lizzy McAlpine, 'Older'
• Melissa Aldana, 'Echoes of the Inner Prophet'
• Mount Kimbie, 'The Sunset Violent'
• Pernice Brothers, 'Who Will You Believe'
• Sheila E., 'Bailar'
• Sinkane, 'We Belong'
• TisaKorean, 'MUMU 8818'

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0:28.6	So Rayna Doris, some weeks when we're talking about the biggest albums that are coming out, we find ourselves talking about a lot of new artists, new sounds, the next big thing, whatever, and we have to do a lot of explanation of who these people are.
0:43.7	This week, in some ways, a lot of these titles
0:47.8	are like the biggest bands of 2009.
0:51.4	Yeah, we've got some heavy hitters from the early ats happening here or like
0:56.6	late ats I guess. Yeah I feel like this is one of those cases where my next
1:01.6	guest needs no introduction actually kind of applies.
1:05.0	Well, well, I am so glad you're here.
1:10.0	For those who don't know Rayna, Rayna is the host of World Cafe on WXPN and public radio stations all across the country.
1:18.0	She's fantastic and we're so excited to have you here.
1:22.0	Thank you so much. I'm happy to be here.
1:24.0	I hate to bring people down from Rayna Doris, but I'm Stephen Thompson
1:28.0	from NPR Music. You've probably heard me on this show before.
1:32.0	It is New Music Friday from NPR Music and
1:34.6	All Songs Considered. We are talking about some of the best new albums out today
1:38.8	April 5th, including new albums from Vampire Weekend, Katie Pruitt, Crunben.
1:44.0	Speaking of veteran artists who've been around for ages,
1:47.3	we're gonna kick the show off with a new album by The Black Keys.
1:51.1	It's called Ohio Players, and this song is Please Me, till I'm Satisfile. Oh, we can not elect my pay.
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