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Bon Iver returns. Valerie June branches out. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Erin Wolf of Radio Milwaukee's 88Nine to the show for a quick run-through of the best new albums out April 11.
Featured albums:
• Bon Iver, 'SABLE, fABLE' (Stream)
• Valerie June, 'Owls, Omens, and Oracles' (Stream)
• Gerald Clayton, 'Ones & Twos' (Stream)
• Real Lies, 'We Will Annihilate Our Enemies' (Stream)
• Kills Birds, 'Crave' EP (Stream)
Check out our long list of albums out April 11 and stream our New Music Friday sampler playlist of more than 60 songs at npr.org/music.
Credits
• Host: Stephen Thompson
• Guest: Erin Wolf, Radio Milwaukee's 88Nine
• Producer: Simon Rentner
• Editor: Otis Hart
• Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
• Vice President, Music & Visuals: Keith Jenkins

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