New Music Friday - November 11, 2016

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Martha Wainwright - Goodnight City The Wainwright Family remains one of the most prolific families in the music industry. Just one year after the release of the debut album, Songs in the Dark, from the Wainwright Sisters (Martha and Lucy Wainwright Roche), Martha is back with a new solo effort. The album features contributions from Merrill Garbus, Glen Hansard, and several members of her family, including her brother Rufus Wainwright. Listen: "Around the Bend" Listen: "Take the Reins"

oddCouple - Liberation oddCouple, Zach Henderson, is the house producer for the Chicago record label Closed Sessions, which boasts signees Kweku Collins and Jamila Woods. His new album showcases some of the best that Chicago hip-hop has to offer, including labelmates Woods and Collins, as well as GLC and Joey Purp. Listen: "Love Above" (featuring Jamila Woods & Kweku) Listen: "Eidetic"

Sad13 - Slugger Sad13 is Sadie Dupuis, best known as the frontwoman for Speedy Ortiz, with which she has released two albums, including last year's excellent Foil Deer. The band hasn't gone anywhere, but Sadie has struck out on her own as a solo artist. She first debuted the Sad13 project earlier this year on a collaborative single, "Basement Queens," with rapper Lizzo. Her debut album takes on a poppier approach, but seeks to counter the typically misogynistic messages expressed in the genre. Watch: "Less Than 2" Watch: "Get a Yes"

Sleigh Bells - Jessica Rabbit Sleigh Bells could have easily been a gimmick and lasted no longer than one album. The duo is defined by heavily-distorted guitars and pop melodies. As they release their fourth album, they haven't lost what made their sound distinctive, and seem to almost defiantly continue to flout it. When in doubt, be extra, and Sleigh Bells are definitely extra (that's a compliment)! Watch: "It’s Just Us Now" Watch: "I Can Only Stare"

A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here, Thank You for Your Service A Tribe Called Quest seemed like a done deal following the release of 1998's The Love Movement. With the death of central member Phife Dawg earlier this year, hopes for any full return were further diminished. It turned out that Phife had already rejoined his bandmates and a new album had been recorded. They even brought back original member Jarobi White, who had departed following their debut album. They have announced that this is their final album; if so, they've gone out on a high note, returning to the roots of their sound. Watch: "We the People"

Other Full-Length Releases

Daniel Bachman - Daniel Bachman Listen: "Brightleaf Blues I" Listen: "The Flower Tree"

GUM - Flash in the Pan Listen: "Gemini" Listen: "Flash in the Pan"

Luke Temple - A Hand Through the Cellar Door Watch: "Maryanne Was Quiet" Listen: "Birds of Late December"

The Men - Devil Music Listen: "Lion’s Den" Listen: "Devil Music"

Simian Mobile Disco - Welcome to Sideways Watch: "Remember in Reverse" Listen: "Far Away from a Distance"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

A-Trak - In the Loop: A Decade of Remixes Listen: "Oh!" Listen: "Kilometer"

The Band - The Last Waltz 40th Anniversary Edition

Bob Dylan - The 1966 Live Recordings Listen: "Tell Me Mama"

Body/Head - No Waves Listen: "The Show Is Over"

Broken Social Scene - Feel Good Lost Reissue Listen: "I Slept with Bonhomme at the CBC" Listen: "Guilty Cubicles"

David Bowie - Legacy Listen: "Space Oddity" Listen: "Changes"

Forth Wanderers - Slop EP Watch: "Slop" Watch: "Know Better"

Hudson Mohawke - Ded Sec - Watch Dogs 2 (Original Soundtrack) Listen: "Shanghaied" Listen: "Play N Go"

Pink Floyd - The Early Years (1967-1972) Listen: "Arnold Layne" Listen: "See Emily Play"

The Rolling Stones - Havana Moon Watch: "Brown Sugar" Watch: "Paint It Black"

Yoko Ono - Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins Reissue Listen: "Side One" Listen: "Side Two"

Yoko Ono - Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with Lions Reissue Listen: "Cambridge 1969" Listen: "No Bed for Beatle John"

Yoko Ono - Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band Reissue Listen: "Why" Listen: "Mother"

New Music Tuesday - December 23, 2014

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New Full-Length Releases

JMSN - JMSN JMSN is the stage name of Iranian-American producer and singer Christian Berishaj. He's been active for nearly a decade and has a few albums and EPs under his belt. He's been making a bigger name for himself as a guest vocalist for a variety of hip hop artists. He has been featured on tracks by Tyga, J. Cole, and Ab-Soul. In 2012, he guested on several tracks from Kendrick Lamar's incredible good kid, m.A.A.d city. He's following a strong past couple of years with his sophomore record. Listen: "Need U" Listen: "Addicted"

Other New Releases

Daft Punk - Alive 1997 / Alive 2007 Daft Punk's two live albums are getting re-released together today. Alive 1997 was originally released four years after it was recorded and was one 45-minute take from a November 8th, 1997 show at the Que Club in Birmingham, UK. Ten years later, they performed at the Bercy in Paris, which was compiled into a more conventional live record and released later the same year. Both are getting  vinyl reissues thirteen and seven years after their original releases. Watch: "Harder Better Faster Stronger"

James Murphy + IBM - Music Made with Tennis Data 2014 was a good year for new releases from former members of LCD Soundsystem and now we're getting some new music from the band's frontman. Working with IBM, Murphy takes music created from tennis players' moves and uses them to create new remixes. The data was originally compiled in order to better understand what makes athletes successful, but is being used in a completely novel way here. Listen: "Match 4 Remix" Listen: "Match 104 Remix"

Pink Mountaintops - "Asleep with an Angel"/"The Beat" Pink Mountaintops released their fourth album, Get Back, earlier this year. Their follow-up was recorded and pressed for French online retailer April 77, though it is also available digitally. Listen: "Asleep with an Angel"

Tegan and Sara - So Jealous X It's been ten years since Tegan and Sara released their fourth studio album, So Jealous. Upon its release, the album went gold and was the first of theirs to go up for the Canadian Juno Awards. To celebrate the milestone in their career, the album is getting re-released with new b-sides, demos, remixes and cover songs. Listen: "You Wouldn't Like Me" Listen: "Take Me Anywhere"

Wale x A-Trak - Festivus Festivus is well-known as fictional holiday from Seinfeld, but seems to be slowly becoming a real one, as well. To celebrate the 2014 Festivus season, rapper Wale collaborated with producer A-Trak. The mixtape features guests spots from Ab-Soul, Pusha T, and Chance The Rapper. Listen: "Blood Money 3.5" (featuring A$AP Ferg) Listen: "Friendship Heights" (featuring Chance The Rapper)