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Ethel Cain. Charley Crockett. J.I.D. Plug in to the week's top new releases with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and guest DeShun Nance of WJSU's The Sipp in Jackson, Miss. The Starting 5: • J.I.D, 'God Does Like Ugly' ( Stream ) • Ethel Cain, 'Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You' ( Stream ) • Amaarae, 'BLACK STAR' ( Stream ) • Charley Crockett, 'Dollar a Day' ( Stream ) • Gordi, 'Like Plasticine' ( Stream ) The Lightning Round: • Hayes Carll, 'We're Only Human' • Big Freedia, 'Pressing Onward' • Ashley Monroe, 'Tennessee Lightning' • Bryson Tiller, 'The Vices' • Ada Lea, 'when i paint my masterpiece' See our long list of albums out Aug. 8 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist on the All Songs Considered blog . Credits Host: Stephen Thompson Guest: DeShun Nance ( WJSU's The Sipp ) Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell Digital Producer: Elle Mannion Production Assistant: Dora Levite Editor: Otis Hart Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy