Stephen Thompson

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254 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2026 last heard 5d ago

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NPR Music · New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 18 · 18 Sep 2026 podcast

And it's just a reminder, first of all, of what a brilliant kind of collaborator she is.

but also just how versatile her sound is, where this song fits pretty seamlessly on this record, while totally pivoting to the style of another artist.

Like, she's a chameleon in the best

All right, Tuvalu, her new album is called Estrus.

Thank you for being on the show, Amelia.

Always a joy to have you.

We've got another quick break, and then we'll be talking about a new album from Rhiannon Giddens, plus five lightning round

Welcome back to the show.

Brian Burns of WUNC in North Carolina is here.

Hey, Brian.

Hey, Stephen.

Thanks

All right.

For our last discussion round album today, we've got a new one from Rhiannon Giddens.

Rhiannon Giddens' new album is called Hope is the Thing with Feathers.

She really is, and it's wild for somebody that versatile to be this consistent.

And it's not just that she's this polymath or dilettante who can dip her toes into 50 different pools and sound competent.

She manages to dip her toe into 50 different pools and sound like a genius, which is kind of shocking and really appalling.

Defensive.

Yeah.

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