New Music Friday - March 7, 2025

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Frog Eyes - The Open Up Watch: "I See the Same Things" Watch: "E-E-Y-O-R-E (That’s Me!)"
	Hamilton Leithauser - This Side of the Island Watch: "Knockin’ Heart" Listen: "This Side of the Island"
	JENNIE - Ruby Watch: "ExtraL" (with Doechii) Watch: "like JENNIE"
	SASAMI - Blood on the Silver Screen Watch: "Slugger" Watch: "Just Be Friends"
	TOKiMONSTA - Eternal Reverie Watch: "On Sum" (featuring Anderson .Paak & Rae Khalil) Watch: "Feel It" (featuring grouptherapy.)

Other Full-Length Releases

Bob Mould - Here We Go Crazy Watch: "Neanderthal" Watch: "Here We Go Crazy"

Doves - Constellations for the Lonely Watch: "Renegade" Watch: "Cold Dreaming"

Fust - Big Ugly Watch: "Spangled" Watch: "Bleached"

Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow Listen: "Foxes in the Snow" Listen: "Good While It Lasted"

JB Dunckel & Jonathan Fitoussi - Mirages 2 Watch: "Ghost Town" Listen: "Atlantica"

Lust for Youth & Creation Amor - All Worlds Watch: "Dummy" (featuring Purient) Listen: "Passerine" (featuring Emma Arcs)

Vundabar - Surgery and Pleasure Watch: "I Got Cracked" Watch: "Spades"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

De La Soul - Clear Lake Audiotorium Watch: "Bigger" (featuring Choklate) Listen: "Sh Fe MC’s" (featuring A Tribe Called Quest)

New Music Friday - May 18, 2018

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Bombino - Deran Deran is the sixth album from the Nigerian musician. The album, which follows the Dan Auerbach-produced Nomad, celebrates the artist's culture and heritage. It was recorded in Africa and sung entirely in Tamashek. Watch: "Deran Deran Alkheir" Listen: "Tehigren"

Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel Tell Me How You Really Feel is, somewhat surprisingly, only Barnett's second album. Her body of work is much larger, starting with an acclaimed double EP, A Sea of Split Peas and more recently including, Lotta Sea Lice, a collaboration with Kurt Vile. Watch: "Nameless, Faceless" Watch: "Need a Little Time"

Frog Eyes - Violet Psalms The eighth album from Frog Eyes will also reportedly be the band's last and was followed by a farewell tour. The album was recorded at the home of members Carey Mercer and Melanie Campbell. Although the band has counted members of Wolf Parade and The New Pornographers as bandmates, the record is stripped back to just the four core members. Watch: "Your Boss’s Shirt" Listen: "Pay for Fire"

Patrick Paige II - Letters of Irrelevance Paige is a member of the The Internet, who also released a new album this year. He serves as the band's bassist, but shows off his own voice on his debut. Similar to his work in The Internet, the album combines soul, funk, and hip hop. Watch: "On My Mind/Charge It to the Game" (featuring Syd & Kari Faux) Watch: "The Party Song (Do My Dance)" (featuring Fortebowie) / "The Best Policy"

TT - LoveLaws TT is Theresa Wayman, who is also a member of Warpaint. She's released three albums with her band, including 2016's Heads Up, but LoveLaws is her first solo record. Watch: "I’ve Been Fine" Listen: "Love Leaks"

Other Full-Length Releases

Buck Meek - Buck Meek Listen: "Maybe" Listen: "Cannonball!"

Now, Now - Saved Watch: "AZ" Watch: "MJ"

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! Watch: "Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience" Watch: "Wide Awake"

Quiet Slang - Everything Matters but No One Is Listening Watch: "Dirty Cigarettes" Listen: "Noisy Heaven"

Remember Sports - Slow Buzz Watch: "Pull Through" Watch: "The 1 Bad Man"

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Sparkle Hard

Wax Idols - Happy Ending Watch: "Mausoleum" Listen: "Heaven Knows"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

The Breeders - Last Splash Vinyl Reissue Watch: "Cannonball" Watch: "Saints"

The Breeders - Mountain Battles Vinyl Reissue Listen: "Mountain Battles" Listen: "Bang On"

The Breeders - Pod Vinyl Reissue Listen: "Hellbound" Listen: "Glorious"

The Breeders - Title TK Vinyl Reissue Watch: "Huffer" Listen: "Off You"

The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat Vinyl Reissue Listen: "Quay Cur" Listen: "Blueberry Boat"

How to Talk to Girls at Parties: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Listen: Xiu Xiu & Mitski - "Between the Breaths"

Jonny Greenwood - Bodysong Reissue Listen: "Convergence" Listen: "Splitter"

Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay Sessions Watch: "(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay"

Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Reissue Listen: "Fine Line" Listen: "How Kind of You"

Paul McCartney - NEW Reissue Watch: "New" Watch: "Queenie Eye"

Paul McCartney - Thrillington Reissue Listen: "Too Many People" Listen: "Ram On"

Paul McCartney and Wings - Wings Greatest Reissue Listen: "Live and Let Die" Listen: "Junior’s Farm"

Pink Floyd - Pulse Remastered and Expanded Listen: "Astronomy Domine" Listen: "What Do You Want from Me"

Pink Floyd - Relics Reissue Listen: "Arnold Layne" Listen: "See Emily Play"

New Music Friday - August 28, 2015

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Beach House - Depression Cherry Beach House's previous two records, Teen Dream and Bloom, brought the band to new levels of commercial acclaim and popularity. Despite this, they sought to return to the simpler sound employed on their first two albums. The effort came in part from frustration in trying to recreate live what had been accomplished on those records. The frustration led to creative stagnation for the duo, but they were able to build on past ideas to create another fantastic record. Listen: "Sparks" Listen: "PPP"

Destroyer - Poison Season Even if it weren't for the amazing-ness that is the New Pornographers, many of its members would still be among the most highly-celebrated modern musicians. Destroyer's Dan Bejar is one of those musicians. He started Destroyer three years before his more ubiquitous band formed, and has pushed the envelope ever since. On his latest, he adds lush string arrangements to his already unique brand of baroque-inspired pop. Watch: "Times Square" Watch: "Girl in a Sling"

Foals - What Went Down Up until their last album, 2013's Holy Fire, Foals had felt a bit like a Bloc Party clone. Now, don't get me wrong; I did and still do really enjoy their debut album. Perhaps helped by the fact that Bloc Party had fallen off the radar a bit, Holy Fire was something very different, and even more amazing, from the band. What Went Down continues that progress and helps the band stand out even more in the crowded indie rock field. Watch: "What Went Down" Watch: "Mountain at My Gates"

Hamilton Leithauser & Paul Maroon - Dear God My worry over The Walkmen's hiatus last year was extremely short-lived since three of the band's members quickly released incredible records to fill the void. Two of the members are back at it this year with a limited edition collaborative album; frontman Hamilton Leithauser and guitarist Paul Maroon. The album is the second post-hiatus outing for Leithauser, and the first for Maroon, though he did help out on Black Hours. Listen: "How & Why"

Yo La Tengo - Stuff Like That There Throughout their career, Yo La Tengo has become known for their unique takes on others' music. In 1990, they released an album, Fakebook, almost completely made up of covers. They return to that format for their latest album, with their own interpretations of songs originally by Hank Williams, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Cure, and many more! Watch: "Friday I’m in Love" Watch: "Automatic Doom"

Other Full-Length Releases

All Dogs - Kicking Every Day Listen: "Skin" Listen: "How Long"

Frog Eyes - Pickpocket’s Locket Watch: "Joe with the Jam" Listen: "Two Girls (One for Heaven and the Other for Rome)"

Gin Wigmore - Blood to Bone Watch: "New Rush" Watch: "Written in the Water - Die Regardless"

Ruby Amanfu - Standing Still Watch: "Shadow on the Wall" Listen: "Streetlights"

Tamaryn - Cranekiss Watch: "Cranekiss" Watch: "Hands All Over Me"

The Weeknd - Beauty Before the Madness Watch: "Tell Your Friends" Watch: "I Can’t Feel My Face"

Willis Earl Beal - Noctunes Listen: "Flying So Low" Listen: "Survive"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Cee-Lo Green - "Sign of the Times" Watch: "Sign of the Times"

Jamie xx - "Loud Places" Remix 12” Listen: "Loud Places" (John Talabot Loud Synths Reconstruction) Listen: "Loud Places" (Barnt E-Mix)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live at the Atlanta Pop Festival Listen: "Purple Haze" Listen: "Stone Free"

LAMC #16 Listen: La Luz - "Believe My Eyes" Listen: Scully - "Don’t Want That"

Mark Lanegan - Houston: Publishing Demos 2002 Listen: "No Cross" Listen: "I’ll Go Where You Send Me"

Mos Def & Ski Beatz - "Sensei on the Block" Listen: "Sensei on the Block"

Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds - "Lock All the Doors" Watch: "Lock All the Doors"

Toro Y Moi - Samantha Watch: "Dada Art" Listen: "Want" (featuring Washed Out)