New Music Friday - November 22, 2024

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Kendrick Lamar - GNX Listen: "gnx" Listen: "wacced out murals"
	Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You Move Watch: "Crystal Breath" Watch: "A Good Time Pushed"
	Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes Watch: "Lowdown" Watch: "Floating Parade"

Other Full-Length Releases

Boldy James & Harry Fraud - The Bricktionary Watch: "SHRINK WRAP" (with Babyface Ray) Listen: "Speedy Gonzales"

Father John Misty - Mahashmashana Watch: "Screamland" Watch: "She Cleans Up"

Yesness - See You at the Solipsist Convention Listen: "See Through Wolf Costume" Listen: "Occasional Grape?"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Amber Mark - Loosies Watch: "Sink In" Watch: "Won’t Cry"

Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom - A Peace of Us Watch: "Pretty Paper" Watch: "Snow Is Falling in Manhattan"

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Joe Goddard - Neptunes Watch: "Neptunes" Watch: "Around You"

Lifted - Trellis Listen: "Open Door" Listen: "Warmer Cooler"

New Order - Brotherhood (Definitive Edition) Listen: "Salvation Theme" Listen: "Paradise" (Robert Racic Remix)

Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor Remix EP Listen: "Just a Western" (Boy Harsher Remix) Listen: "Call It Love" (Jam City Remix)

Transa Watch: Sade - "Young Lion" Listen: Moses Sumney - "Is It Cold in the Water?" (featuring ANOHNI)

New Music Friday - January 28, 2022

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Amber Mark - Three Dimensions Deep Watch: "Softly" Watch: "Bliss"
	Anaïs Mitchell - Anaïs Mitchell Watch: "Bright Star" Watch: "Brooklyn Bridge"
	Imarhan - Aboogi Watch: "Tamiditin" (featuring Japonais) Watch: "Adar Newlan"
	Thyla - Thyla Watch: "Flush" Watch: "Kin"

Other Full-Length Releases

Babyface Ray - FACE Watch: "My Thoughts 3”/“Pop’s Prayer" Watch: "Sincerely Face"

CLOAKROOM - Dissolution Wave Watch: "Fear of Being Fixed" Watch: "Doubts"

EELS - Extreme Witchcraft Watch: "Good Night on Earth" Watch: "Steam Engine"

katie dey - forever music Watch: "unfurl" Watch: "real love"

Pinegrove - 11:11 Watch: "Alaska" Watch: "Habitat"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Fruits Bats - Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs (2001–2021) Listen: "Rips Me Up" Listen: "Goodnight Sun & Hello Moon"

Jacques Greene - Fantasy Listen: "Taurus" Listen: "Relay"

The Magnetic Fields - The House of Tomorrow Vinyl Reissue Listen: "Young and Insane" Listen: "Love Goes Home to Paris in the Spring"

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake - Demos Listen: "Let England Shake" (Demo) Listen: "Hanging in the Wire" (Demo)

Squirrel Flower - Planet EP Watch: "unravel" Watch: "your love is a disaster"

New Music Friday - May 4, 2018

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Eleanor Friedberger - Rebound Fiery Furnaces may have gone on hiatus in 2011, but Eleanor Friedberger has been going strong in her solo career. Rebound is her fourth solo record, following 2016's New View. Fiery Furnaces' seminal Blueberry Boat also got reissued this year! Watch: "In Between Stars" Watch: "Make Me a Song"

FAN - Barton’s Den FAN is the solo project of Meric Long, one-half of The Dodos. That band is far from done (they're actually releasing a new album in just a few weeks). Long introduced his solo career last November with the "Fire" single. Watch: "Velour" Watch: "What a Mistake"

Leon Bridges - Good Thing Bridges started his career with a throwback sound reminiscent of 1960s soul (think Sam Cooke or Otis Redding). For his sophomore album, he sought to update his sound a bit, and mix some modern pop into his retro style. Watch: "Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand" Watch: "Bad Bad News"

Rae Sremmurd - SR3MM Rae Sremmurd's latest is a triple album. The first is the true third album from the duo. The second part is Swae Lee's solo debut, Swaecation, and the third, Jxmtro, Slim Jxmmi's. Watch: "Guatemala" Watch: "Powerglide" (featuring Juicy J)

The Temptations - All the Time Yes, they're still around, though Otis Williams is the only remaining original member. The new album from the band's current iteration is primarily a covers album, featuring songs originally performed by Sam Smith, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, and others, as well as a few originals. Watch: "Waitin’ on You" Listen: "Earned It"

Other Full-Length Releases

DJ Koze - Knock Knock Watch: "Pick Up" Listen: "Illumination" (featuring Roísín Murphy)

Iceage - Beyondless Watch: "Catch It" Watch: "The Day the Music Dies"

Jon Hopkins - Singularity Watch: "Emerald Rush" Watch: "Everything Connected"

Killa Kyleon - Candy Paint N Texas Plates Watch: "Fuck You" Listen: "They Don’t Know" (featuring Bambino)

Matt and Kim - Almost Everyday Watch: "Forever" Watch: "Like I Used to Be"

Royce da 5’9” - The Book of Ryan Watch: "Caterpillar" (featuring Eminem & King Green) Watch: "Boblo Boat" (featuring J. Cole)

Simian Mobile Disco - Murmurations Watch: "Caught in a Wave" Watch: "Hey Sister"

Viva La Void - Viva La Void Watch: "Red Rider" Watch: "Death Money"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Amber Mark - Conexão Watch: "Love Me Right" Watch: "Love Is Stronger Than Pride"

Braids - "Collarbones"/"Burdock & Dandelions" Listen: "Collarbones" Listen: "Burdock & Dandelions"

Brian Eno - Music for Installations Listen: "Kazakhstan"

Jenn Champion - "O.M.G. (I’m All Over It)" Watch: "O.M.G. (I’m All Over It)"

Katie Von Schleicher - "Glad to Be Here" 7” Listen: "Glad to Be Here"

Mass Gothic - "Dark Window" Watch: "Dark Window"

Perera Elsewhere - Drive Watch: "Drive"

New Music Friday - May 12, 2017

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Girlpool - Powerplant Girlpool started as a two-piece band (guitar and bass) with Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker in 2013. They released their debut album, Before the World Was Big in 2015 to a fair amount of critical acclaim. Since then, they've added a third member, Miles Wintner, providing drums. The addition helps them to round out the sound they started building on their debut. Watch: "It Gets More Blue" Watch: "Powerplant"

Other Full-Length Releases

B.o.B. - Ether Listen: "Xantastic" (featuring Young Thug) Listen: "E.T." (featuring Lil Wayne)

Kasabian - For Crying Out Loud Watch: "Are You Looking for Action?" Watch: "Bless This Acid House"

Todd Rundgren - White Knight Watch: "Tin Foil Hat" (featuring Donald Fagen) Watch: "Chance for Us" (featuring Daryl Hall & Bobby Strickland)

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Amber Mark - 3:33 AM Watch: "Lose My Cool" Watch: "Monsoon"

The Bob’s Burgers Music Album Watch: "The Fart Song" Listen: "Electric Love"

Everything Is Recorded - Close But Not Quite Listen: "Close But Not Quite" (featuring Sampha) Listen: "Early This Morning" (featuring Giggs)

Hazel English - Just Give In / Never Going Home EP Watch: "Fix" Watch: "Never Going Home"

Hundred Waters - Currency Listen: "Currency" Listen: "Everywhere"

Jonathan Rado - Born to Run Listen: "Thunder Road"

LUXE Listen: Tei Shi - "One Thing"

Mellah - Liminality EP Watch: "Nada" Watch: "Round"

Nick Murphy - Missing Link Listen: "Forget About Me" Listen: "Your Time" (featuring Kaytranada)