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Every Friday, 88Nine music director Erin Wolf and Lilliput Records co-owner Tanner Musgrove tell you about the new albums you can\u2019t miss on a new episode of <\/i>On Vinyl<\/u><\/b><\/a>. Check out their top picks and a list of this week\u2019s other releases, and listen to their full conversation using the player on this page or on the 88Nine airwaves at 1 p.m. every Friday.<\/i><\/p>\n We\u2019re just about a month post-Record Store Day 2026, and although the release frenzy isn\u2019t quite as pumped up this particular Friday, there\u2019s still plenty of stuff to get your hands on and stock up your record shelf. A couple of these have tour dates attached to them as well, so that\u2019s always a bonus if you\u2019re mapping out concert plans.<\/p>\n If either DEVO or The B-52s are your jam, consider smashing them together for an even more amped-up version from Seattle\u2019s Telehealth. Even though their sound is classified as \u201cfuturistic pop,\u201d it really does sound like the sweet, wayback classics so many of us still find irresistible.<\/p>\n If you want to go a little more earthy and introspective, Kevin Morby\u2019s got strong Midwestern vibes on his new album that comes on a sweet peachy vinyl. Pick it up today or hang tight until he arrives in Wisconsin for a couple dates this spring and summer.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve also got some fuzzy and sweet Swedish pop from Sylvie\u2019s Head if you\u2019re into that mid-aughts indie zone, and a chance to introduce yourself to a singer-songwriter you\u2019ve sorta already met by way of his famous singer-songwriter parents, Linda and Richard Thompson: the one, the only Teddy Thompson.<\/p>\n Happy New Music Friday!<\/p>\n Telehealth, <\/b>Green World Image<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The Seattle post-punk band\u2018s angular and synthesized sound may sound a little vintage, but combine them with lyrical themes 100% inspired by the modern world, and anyone listening will find something to relate to. Green World Image<\/i> is Telehealth\u2019s first album for Sub Pop, and it\u2019s really great to see that label championing their local grassroots music scene so visibly.<\/p>\n If you want a little sonic slice of Seattle, find the album on a special crystal-clear \u201closer edition\u201d or on plain black at your favorite local record shop.<\/p>\n Kevin Morby, <\/b>Little Wide Open<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The folk-rocker issuing his eighth studio album is a pretty incredible feat for someone so young. In addition to having music in his blood, there\u2019s a fair amount of Midwest in there, and it provides the common thread of Little Wide Open<\/i>.<\/p>\n Raised in Kansas City, Morby calls the Midwest his \u201cBadlands\u201d (also the name of the album\u2019s first track). Producer Aaron Dessner of The National really captures that wistful, regional troubadour vibe, which the many guest musicians pick up on. Sylvan Esso\u2019s Amelia Meath, Justin Vernon, Katie Gavin, Lucinda Williams and Meg Duffy all join Morby in the pages of this story and give it a warm feel.<\/p>\n Little Wide Open<\/i> is out on opaque peach vinyl and there\u2019s also an \u201ceco-mix\u201d version. Find Morby in the Milwaukee area June 1 at the Argo<\/u><\/a> and playing day one of the Vernon-curated Eaux Claires Festival<\/u><\/a> on July 24.<\/p>\nBest new albums out May 15<\/h3>\n