New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 31

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

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A Waxahatchee side project. Guided By Voices. keiyaA. Marfa Public Radio's Julie Bee joins NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to break down the best albums out on Halloween.

The Starting 5:

- Snocaps (Katie and Allison Crutchfield), s/t (Stream)

- Guided By Voices, Thick Rich and Delicious (Stream)

- Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo, In The Earth Again (Stream)

- keiyaA, hooke's law (Stream)

- Anna von Hausswolff, Iconoclasts (Stream)

The Lightning Round:

- Florence + The Machine, Everybody Scream

- The Charlatans, We Are Love

- Saintsenaca, Highwalllow & Supermoon Songs

- Hilary Woods, Night CRIÚ

- Lily Lyons, Re-Open The World

See the long list of albums out Oct. 31 and sample dozens of them via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org.

Follow Julie Bee's weekly Marfa Public Radio show on Mixcloud.

Credits:

Host: Stephen Thompson

Guest: Julie Bee, Marfa Public Radio

Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell

Digital Producer: Elle Mannion

Editor: Otis Hart

Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

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0:00.0	This message comes from NPR sponsor, Subaru, and the 26 Cross Trek Wilderness.
0:05.4	Explore new territory with 9.3 inches of ground clearance, a stunning 11.6 inch touchscreen
0:11.6	and eyesight driver assist technology. Love of Adventure elevated. Happy Friday, everyone from NPR Music. It's New Music Friday. I am Stephen Thompson here with DJ Julie B from Marfa Public Radio in Texas. Welcome back to the show, Julie.
0:36.6	Hey, Stephen. Hey, it's great to be here.
0:38.5	It is such a pleasure.
0:40.2	So, Julie, my first question right off the bat.
0:43.8	Before we even talk about the amazing new albums that are out today, Halloween,
0:49.1	how do you celebrate Halloween in Marfa, Texas,
0:53.4	one of the most kind of art-intensive locations in America?
0:59.2	Yeah, it really is. And it's also a location with no stores, no major stores. So Halloween here is very
1:07.3	DIY. People have to make their own costumes. We don't have a Halloween store, much less a Walmart
1:14.0	to get costumes at. So, yeah, people get really creative on Halloween. There's always big parties,
1:22.5	and we actually have a local Misfits cover band called The Nightmares that play a show every year.
1:30.4	They're playing again this year, so it's going to be lots of fun.
1:37.3	And so in terms of no stores, like you have a way of acquiring candy.
1:46.5	You're not making your own candy.
1:48.5	Yeah, no, we don't make our own candy.
1:50.0	We do have the Dollar General.
1:52.1	And, you know, there's always Amazon.
1:54.1	Yeah, yeah.
1:56.2	And if the Dollar General fails, they can put up a Spirit Halloween.
1:59.4	Well, that would be the dream, right?
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