The best new albums out Aug. 15

KAYTRANADA. Dijon. Molly Tuttle. We discuss the best new albums of the week with arts critic Amelia Mason from WBUR in Boston.

Intro:

• KAYTRANADA, 'AIN’T NO DAMN WAY!'

The Starting 5

• Dijon, 'Baby'

• Marissa Nadler, 'New Radiations'

• Molly Tuttle, 'So Long Little Miss Sunshine'

• Pile, 'Sunshine and Balance Beams'

• Joseph Decosimo, 'Fiery Gizzard'

The Lightning Round

• Cassandra Jenkins, 'My Light, My Massage Parlor'

• Cass McCombs, 'Interior Live Oak'

• Audrey Hobert, 'Who's The Clown'

(Read our feature on Audrey Hobert on NPR.org)

• Najee Janey, 'Royalty'

• Bret McKenzie, 'Freak Out City'

See our Long List of albums out Aug. 15 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.

(Image credit: Zachary Harrell Jones)