Newcomer Emily Hines. Hardcore collective The Armed. A Susumu Yokota boxset. WDET's Liz Warner joins NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to dive into their favorite albums out this week.
The Starting 5:
• Emily Hines, 'These Days'
• The Armed, 'THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED'
• Mal Devisa, 'Palimpsesa'
• Caimin Gilmore, 'BlackGate'
• Susumu Yokota, 'Skintone Edition Volume 1' (box set)
The Lightning Round:
• Buddy Guy, 'Ain't Done With The Blues'
• René Najera, 'Painted Life'
• Hieroglyphic Being, 'The Sound Of Something Ending'
• Spafford Campbell, 'Tomorrow Held'
See our long list of albums out August 1 and sample dozens of new records via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.
Credits:Host: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Liz Warner, WDETAudio producer: Noah CaldwellEditor: Otis HartExecutive producer: Suraya Mohamed
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