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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 2

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πŸ—“οΈ 2 September 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include rapper Psalm One, the veteran metal band Megadeth, English singer Yungblud and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Yungblud β€” Yungblud
Featured Songs: "Memories (feat. WILLOW)," "Tissues"
2. Psalm One X Custom Made β€” Bigg Perrm
Featured Songs: "Cristalle Jr.," "Pitchfork Score"
3. Megadeth β€” The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!
Featured Songs: "Night Stalkers (feat. Ice-T)"
4. Living Hour β€” Someday Is Today
Featured Songs: "Feelings Meeting (feat. Jay Som)," "Hump"
5. Stereolab β€” Pulse of the Early Brain (Switched On Vol. 5)
Featured Songs: "Laissez Faire," "ABC," "Symbolic Logic of Now!"

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0:00.0

Happy Friday everyone from NPR Music and All Songs Considered. I'm Steven Thompson.

0:05.4

I'm here with NPR Music Contributor, Serena Toros.

0:08.4

Hey, you, Steven.

0:09.5

Writer and host of Sirius Rappshit and Culture, Cypher Radio, John Morrison.

0:13.7

Hey, what's up, Steven.

0:14.8

And NPR Music's own Lars Godritch.

0:17.6

Hey, y'all. We're talking about the best new albums out today,

0:20.5

starting with the English singer and musician Youngblood and his new self-titled album,

0:25.2

This song is called Memories.

0:55.2

I'm here with the English singer and singer Youngblood and his new self-titled album,

1:02.4

This song is called Memories.

1:04.1

I'm here with the English singer and singer Youngblood and his new self-titled album,

1:12.6

This song is called Memories.

1:15.3

Youngblood has been pretty adamant that this is not a pop punk album,

1:30.8

but I feel like if you have that voice, I don't know what else you're singing.

1:35.7

You know, he's pretty new to me. This is his third album. He's 25 years old.

1:40.0

His debut came out in 2018. So he's been around for a little bit and he's piled up these

1:45.1

co-signs with features from people like Halsey and machine gun Kelly and then Zleukuri and Willow

1:51.8

on this song Memories. Man, she becomes something about features queen. She really is.

1:56.4

Eating up this song. You know, I think this sounds a lot more mature than some of the other

2:02.2

work he's put out. It makes me think of something I call Freshman Year Syndrome,

2:07.6

which is like when you go to college or a new school, you're like 18, you're going out in the

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