New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 6

Willi Carlisle. Bricknasty. Katie Gregson-MacLeod. Host Stephen Thompson breaks down the best new albums out Friday, Nov. 6 with DJs from around the NPR Music network: Chloe Kimes from WMOT in Nashville, Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco and Izzi Bavis from WTMD in Baltimore. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.

The Starting 5

(03:50) Album No. 1

- Willi Carlisle, 'The Universal Bubba'

(09:46) Album No. 2

- Katie Gregson-MacLeod, 'Albatross'

(17:59) Album No. 3

- Dawuna, 'Love's Arp'

(24:04) Album No. 4

- Bricknasty, 'forever'

(30:27) Album No. 5

- Catherine Ellicson, 'River of Fat'