New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 5

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🗓️ 5 May 2023

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Summary

The best albums out this week include the nostalgia-fueled, future-looking Soul,PRESENT from Q, a staggering collaboration between billy woods and Kenny Segal, yMusic's self-titled album and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Q — Soul,PRESENT
Featured Songs: "WELCOME TO THE SOUL, PRESENT," "TODAY," "STEREO DRIVER," "LOVE"
2. Emily King — Special Occasion
Featured Songs: "Medal," "Who Wants My Love," "This Year"
3. Artemis — In Real Time
Featured Songs: "Empress Afternoon," "Penelope," "Timber," "Whirlwind"
4. Billy Woods & Kenny Segal — Maps
Featured Songs: "Soft Landing," "Facetime (feat. Samuel Herring)," "Waiting Around (feat. Aesop Rock)," "Soundcheck (feat. Quelle Chris)"
5. yMusic — YMUSIC
Featured Songs: "Three Elephants," "The Wolf"

Lightning Round:
Atmosphere — So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously
Durand Jones — Wait Til I Get Over
Magos Herreras — Aire
Roomful of Teeth — Rough Magic

Other notable releases for May 5:
The Album Leaf — Future Falling
Armani White — The Road to Casablanco.
Bailen — Tired Hearts
Cian Nugent — She Brings Me Back to the Land of the Living
Conway the Machine — Won't He Do It
David Wax Museum — You Must Change Your Life
Drain — Living Proof
Ed Sheeran — - [Subtract]
Gaby Moreno — X Mí (Vol. 1)
Immaterial Possession — Mercy of the Crane Folk
Onyx — Blood On Da X
Rodney Crowell — The Chicago Sessions
Rudy Royston — DAY
SBTRKT — The Rat Road
Smashing Pumpkins — Atum
SQÜRL — Silver Haze

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, happy Friday. I'm Robin Hilton from NPR Music. I'm here with contributor,
0:03.6	Kiana Faircloth.
0:04.6	Hey Robin.
0:05.4	Editorial director for Member Station, WRTI, Nate Chinn.
0:09.6	Hey there Robin.
0:10.6	And NPR Music Editor, Sheldon Pierce.
0:13.2	Hello Robin.
0:14.0	It's new music Friday and we're looking at the best releases out now on May 5th.
0:17.7	We've got new in this week from Why Music, Emily King and more.
0:21.6	But we start with the singer known as Q. His debut album is called Soul Present.
0:26.8	This is the opening cut, Welcome to Soul Present.
0:30.0	Wow. Welcome.
0:34.6	Don't forget to join me.
0:38.6	And I'm just waiting.
0:40.6	I understand.
0:42.6	But the cool, the best, my cool, the best.
0:46.2	Hey my running room on this.
0:48.2	Hey my running room on my life.
0:51.2	Something's going over here.
0:56.2	Can keep it in disguise.
1:00.2	The sun is shining anywhere.
1:03.6	There's the future going to go.
	...

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