NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Hazel Cills discuss new releases by Billie Eilish, Portishead's Beth Gibbons and Rapsody.
Featured albums: - Billie Eilish, 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' - Rapsody, 'Please Don't Cry' - Beth Gibbons, 'Lives Outgrown'
Other notable albums out May 17: - Shellac, 'To All Trains' - The Avett Brothers, 'The Avett Brothers' - V/A, 'Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense' - Mach-Hommy, '#RICHAXXHAITIAN' - Cage the Elephant, 'Neon Pill' - of Montreal, 'Lady on the Cusp' - Wu-Lu, 'Learning To Swim On Empty' - Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, 'Loophole' - The Lovely Eggs, 'Eggistentialism' - Kaia Kater, 'Strange Medicine' - Álvaro Díaz, 'SAYONARA' - ZAYN, 'Room Under the Stairs' - One Step Closer, 'All You Embrace' - A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, 'Better Off Alone' - Crumb, 'AMAMA' - Lightheaded, 'Combustible Gems' - Pallbearer, 'Mind Burns Alive' - Joywave, 'Permanent Pleasure' - Blitzen Trapper, '100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions' - Payroll Giovanni, 'Have Money, Have Heart' EP - UFOmammut, 'Hidden' - SQÜRL, 'Music for Man Ray' - pub, 'process the wise'
