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New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 20
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WILLOW. Altin Gün. Fugazi alumni smashing punk into jazz. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Evan Miller from WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Feb. 20. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & WILLOW, 'petal rock black' (03:29) Pekka Kuusisto, 'Willows' (08:59) Manu Delago & Max ZT, 'Deuce' (16:21) The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, 'Deface The Currency' (21:29) Hen Ogledd, 'DISCOMBOBULATED' (27:19) Altin Gün, 'Garip' (32:41) The Lightning Round - Megan Moroney, 'Cloud 9' - Chris Forsyth's WHAT IS NOW, 'Both / And' - Choker, 'Heaven Ain't Sold' - MX LONELY, 'ALL MONSTERS' - Mumford & Sons, 'Prizefighter' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org/allsongs Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Evan Miller, WYSO Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
View originalWILLOW. Altin Gün. Fugazi alumni smashing punk into jazz. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Evan Miller from WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio to chat about their favorite albums out Friday, Feb. 20. The Starting 5 (00:00) Introduction & WILLOW, 'petal rock black' (03:29) Pekka Kuusisto, 'Willows' (08:59) Manu Delago & Max ZT, 'Deuce' (16:21) The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, 'Deface The Currency' (21:29) Hen Ogledd, 'DISCOMBOBULATED' (27:19) Altin Gün, 'Garip' (32:41) The Lightning Round - Megan Moroney, 'Cloud 9' - Chris Forsyth's WHAT IS NOW, 'Both / And' - Choker, 'Heaven Ain't Sold' - MX LONELY, 'ALL MONSTERS' - Mumford & Sons, 'Prizefighter' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org/allsongs Credits: Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Evan Miller, WYSO Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
- Published
- February 20, 2026
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- new-music-friday-the-best-albums-out-feb-20--entry_e4c818456dc8da7589ff9b857c31
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