About this episode
Lucinda Williams. Julian Lage. The debut from rising Americana star Kashus Culpepper. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music chats with Jessie Scott from WMOT in Nashville about the best new albums out Friday, Jan. 23. The Starting 5 (00:00) Intro: Cat Power, 'Redux' EP (02:14) Lucinda Williams, 'World's Gone Wrong' (07:36) Carolina Chocolate Drops, 'Genuine Negro Jig' (15th Anniversary Edition) (15:19) Kashus Culpepper, 'Act I' (20:00) The Lowest Pair, 'Always As Young As We'll Ever Be' (25:29) Julian Lage, 'Scenes From Above' The Lightning Round - Ari Lennox, 'Vacancy' - Sammy Brue, 'The Journals' - V/A, 'Naive Melodies' - Della Mae, 'Magic Accident' Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist on NPR.org . Credits Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: Jessie Scott, WMOT Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Dora Levite Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy