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New Music Friday: The best albums out May 1

by Stephen Thompson

Kacey Musgraves. American Football. Tori Amos. NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson chats with Jewly Hight from WPLN in Nashville about their favorite albums out Friday, May 1. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer personal picks in our lightning round.

The Starting 5

(00:00) Kacey Musgraves, ‘Middle of Nowhere’
(08:41) American Football, ‘American Football (LP4)’
(16:25) Isaiah Rashad, ‘IT’S BEEN AWFUL’
(21:42) Tori Amos, ‘In Times of Dragons’
(28:09) Ana Roxanne, ‘Poem 1’

(33:38) The Lightning Round

– Jesca Hoop, ‘Long Wave Home’
– Casper Sage, ‘PATINA’
– duendita, ‘existential thottie’
– Maisy Owen, ‘Dark on a Sunny Day’
– Octo Octa, ‘Sigils For Survival’

Sample the albums via our New Music Friday playlist and see our Long List of notable releases on NPR.org.

Credits:
Host: Stephen Thompson
Guest: Jewly Hight, WPLN
Audio Producer: Noah Caldwell
Digital Producer: Dora Levite
Editors: Otis Hart, Elle Mannion
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Special thanks to Ann Powers and Hazel Cills

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The search for loved ones in Gaza

by Anas Baba

After more than two years of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the destruction there is overwhelming. According to the United Nations, most buildings there have been damaged or destroyed, and many bodies remain buried under rubble. Crews have begun efforts to recover those remains, including victims from one of the war’s deadliest Israeli attacks, which occurred in late 2024. NPR investigated that attack, on an apartment building in Gaza, and mapped a family tree of 132 relatives killed there. The Israeli military said, after the strik, it had been targeting “an enemy spotter,” but it did not provide any evidence. Survivors waited more than a year before being able to recover some of the bodies of their loved ones. NPR’s reporter in Gaza, Anas Baba, witnessed the recovery efforts.

Warning: This story includes graphic descriptions of military strikes and their aftermath.

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Press gala shooter / Political violence / Iran war price tag

by NPR.org

Saturday’s attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was the third assassination attempt on President Trump.

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre and NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas about what the
attack says about the state of political violence in the U.S. and the debate
over whether the Secret Service was ready to protect Trump and those around
him. 

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