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New Music Friday: The best albums out May 17 : All Songs Considered NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Hazel Cills discuss new releases by Billie Eilish, Portishead's Beth Gibbons and Rapsody.

Featured albums:
- Billie Eilish, 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'
- Rapsody, 'Please Don't Cry'
- Beth Gibbons, 'Lives Outgrown'

Other notable albums out May 17:
- Shellac, 'To All Trains'
- The Avett Brothers, 'The Avett Brothers'
- V/A, 'Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense'
- Mach-Hommy, '#RICHAXXHAITIAN'
- Cage the Elephant, 'Neon Pill'
- of Montreal, 'Lady on the Cusp'
- Wu-Lu, 'Learning To Swim On Empty'
- Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, 'Loophole'
- The Lovely Eggs, 'Eggistentialism'
- Kaia Kater, 'Strange Medicine'
- Álvaro Díaz, 'SAYONARA'
- ZAYN, 'Room Under the Stairs'
- One Step Closer, 'All You Embrace'
- A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, 'Better Off Alone'
- Crumb, 'AMAMA'
- Lightheaded, 'Combustible Gems'
- Pallbearer, 'Mind Burns Alive'
- Joywave, 'Permanent Pleasure'
- Blitzen Trapper, '100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions'
- Payroll Giovanni, 'Have Money, Have Heart' EP
- UFOmammut, 'Hidden'
- SQÜRL, 'Music for Man Ray'
- pub, 'process the wise'

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New Music Friday: The best albums out May 17

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NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Hazel Cills discuss new releases by Billie Eilish, Portishead's Beth Gibbons and Rapsody.

Featured albums:
• Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft
• Rapsody, Please Don't Cry
• Beth Gibbons, Lives Outgrown

Other notable albums out May 17:
• Shellac, To All Trains
• The Avett Brothers, The Avett Brothers
• V/A, Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense
• Mach-Hommy, #RICHAXXHAITIAN
• Cage the Elephant, Neon Pill
• of Montreal, Lady on the Cusp
• Wu-Lu, Learning To Swim On Empty
• Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, Loophole
• The Lovely Eggs, Eggistentialism
• Kaia Kater, Strange Medicine
• Álvaro Díaz, SAYONARA
• ZAYN, Room Under the Stairs
• One Step Closer, All You Embrace
• A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Better Off Alone
• Crumb, AMAMA
• Lightheaded, Combustible Gems
• Pallbearer, Mind Burns Alive
• Joywave, Permanent Pleasure
• Blitzen Trapper, 100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions
• Payroll Giovanni, Have Money Have Heart EP
• UFOmammut, Hidden
• SQÜRL, Music for Man Ray
• pub, process the wise

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