Animal Collective's Panda Bear. Nicolás Jaar's DARKSIDE. Newcomer Hope Tala. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson discusses these albums and more with KCRW's Travis Holcombe.

Featured albums:

• Panda Bear, 'Sinister Grift'

• Mdou Moctar, 'Tears of Injustice'

• DARKSIDE, 'Nothing'

• Hope Tala, 'Hope Handwritten'

• Marie Davidson, 'City of Clowns'

Check out the longer list of albums out Feb. 28 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music.

Credits:

• Host: Stephen Thompson
• Guest: Travis Holcombe, KCRW
• Producer: Simon Rentner
• Editor: Otis Hart
• Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
• Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins


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