New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 21

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🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Odeal. Snarky Puppy. The return of Tobias Jesso Jr. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joined by Justus Sanchez from KNKX in Seattle and Tacoma to chat about their favorite new albums out Friday, Nov. 21.

The Starting 5:

- Tobias Jesso Jr., 's h i n e'
- Haley Heynderickx and Max Garcia Conover, 'What of Our Nature'
- SHOLTO, 'The Sirens'
- Snarky Puppy with Metropole Orkest, 'Somni'
- Odeal, 'The Fall That Saved Us'

The Lightning Round:

- Keaton Henson, 'Parader'
- John Scofield and Dave Holland, 'Memories of Home'
- Fabiano do Nascimento, 'Cavejaz'
- Magic Fig, 'Valerian Tea'
- Max Richter, 'Hamnet (OST)'

See the long list of albums out Nov. 21 and sample what’s out via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org.

Credits:

Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Justus Sanchez, KNKX
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Elle Mannion
Editor: Otis Hart
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

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0:00.0	A quick note before the show, this podcast contains explicit language.
0:04.1	Let's get this thing started, people.
0:06.2	Come on.
0:07.2	Cross the news, you got your lines.
0:09.3	You know the direction.
0:10.3	Roll cameras, everybody.
0:11.6	Roll damage.
0:12.3	Let's make you sick of one.
0:14.4	And action.
0:15.4	Happy Friday, everyone from NPR Music.
0:18.0	It's New Music Friday.
0:19.2	I'm Stephen Thompson here with Justice Sanchez from KNKX in Seattle and Tacoma.
0:24.4	Welcome to the show, Justice.
0:25.5	Hey, Stephen, thanks for having me. Glad to be here.
0:27.7	D thrilled to have you.
0:28.5	The music you are hearing is from De La Sol's new album Cabin in the Sky.
0:33.4	It's their first album since 2016 and the first since the death of Trugoy the Dove.
0:39.7	We did not get a chance to hear the De La Sol record in its entirety,
0:43.5	but we wanted to make sure that we included it on this week's show,
0:47.3	especially just given how much sad news has kind of swirled around this band.
0:51.9	And some triumph, too.
0:53.6	They got their catalog back, which was a really cool thing for them to happen.
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