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New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 9

October 9, 2026

Stephen Thompson (0:07)

Happy Friday, everyone, from NPR Music. It's New Music Friday. Each week on the show, we talk about the best albums out that week with members of the NPR Music Network. And for today, October 9th, we are talking about new records from Troy Savan, Jess Williamson, and more. To kick things off, though, I want to…

Welcome back to the show, Sheho.

Tshego Letsoalo (0:30)

Thank you so much for having me. It's always a delight to be here.

Stephen Thompson (0:33)

It is a delight to have you. And we've got some killer records to kind of kick off our lineup, starting with Cameron Winter from the band Geese. His new album, it's a live set called Live at Carnegie Hall.

So Cameron Winter is the lead singer of the kind of arty folk rock band Geese, Live at Carnegie Hall, as is as the title suggests, recorded live at Carnegie Hall. He's one of the youngest artists ever to headline there. He's still only 24 years old. And this concert, when it actually happened, made headlines not…

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