New Music Friday - September 15, 2023

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Alan Palomo - World of Hassle Watch: "Stay-At-Home DJ" Watch: "Meutrière" (featuring Flore Benguigui)
	Diddy - The Love Album: Off the Grid Watch: "Another One of Me" (featuring The Weeknd, 21 Savage, & French Montana) Listen: "Moments" (featuring Justin Bieber)
	Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Watch: "Bug Like an Angel" Watch: "Heaven"
	Nation of Language - Strange Disciple Watch: "Sole Obsession" Watch: "Too Much, Enough"
	Vagabon - Sorry I Haven't Called Watch: "Can I Talk My Sh*t?" Watch: "Do Your Worst"

Other Full-Length Releases

Baroness - STONE Watch: "Last Word" Watch: "Beneath the Rose"

GUM - Saturnia Watch: "Music Is Bigger Than Hair" Watch: "Would It Pain You to See?"

John Raymond & S. Carey - Shadowlands Watch: "Calling" Watch: "Chrysalis"

Nas - Magic 3 Listen: "Never Die" (featuring Lil Wayne) Listen: "Sitting with My Thoughts"

Pretenders - Relentless Watch: "I Think About You Daily" Watch: "A Love"

Ralphie Choo - Supernova Watch: "MÁQUINA CULONA" (with Mura Masa) Watch: "WHIPCREAM" (with Paris Texas)

Vic Mensa - Victor Watch: "Blue Eyes" Watch: "Victor"

Willie Nelson - Bluegrass Watch: "You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago" Watch: "Still Is Still Moving to Me"

Woods - Perennial Watch: "BETWEEN THE PAST" Watch: "WHITE WINTER MELODY"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field (Deluxe) Watch: "I Told You That I Was Afraid" (Acoustic) Watch: "When You Know You Know" (Acoustic)

Killer Mike - MICHAEL DELUXE Watch: "MAYNARD VIGNETTE" (featuring T.I., JID, & Jacquees) Watch: "YES!"

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 Friday - November 13, 2015

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Essential Full-Length Releases

BOOTS - Aquaria BOOTS first made a name for himself as one of the primary producers on Beyoncé's surprise 2013 album. Since then, he's distinguished himself as a talented musician in his own right. Aquaria is his first full-length album as a solo artist, though he previously released a mixtape, WinterSpringSummerFall, and an EP, Motorcycle Jesus. Watch: "C.U.R.E." Watch: "Bombs Away"

GUM - Glamorous Damage 2015 was a big year for Tame Impala. They managed to become of those bands to majorly overhaul their sound and not piss off their fan base. The album, Currents, has even become one of the most celebrated of the year! That wasn't quite enough for the band's drummer, Jay Watson, who has a second project under the name GUM. Glamorous Damage is his sophomore album under the moniker. Watch: "Anesthetized Lesson" Listen: "Science Fiction"

Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete Oneohtrix Point Never is the stage name of musician and producer Daniel Lopatin. He's done production, film scores, and even a few collaborations, but is best known for the experimental, twitchy aesthetic of his own music. His seventh album was announced via mysterious online campaign centered around Ezra, a teenaged alien. The album is already being named one of the year's best releases. Watch: "Sticky Drama" Watch: "Repossession Sequence"

Other Full-Length Releases

Cee Lo Green - Heart Blanche Watch: "Sign of the Times" Watch: "Robin Williams"

Cool Uncle - Cool Uncle Listen: "Break Away" (featuring Jessie Ware) Listen: "Breaking Up" (featuring Deniece Williams & James Fauntleroy)

Givers - New Kingdom Listen: "Record High, Record Low" Listen: "Bermuda"

Jeezy - Church in These Streets Watch: "Church in These Streets" Watch: "Streetz"

JEFF The Brotherhood - Global Chakra Rhythms Watch: "Radiating Fiber Plane" Listen: "Mary of Silence"

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Paper Mâché Dream Balloon Watch: "Paper Mâché Dream Balloon" Listen: "Trapdoor"

Kylie Minogue - Kylie Christmas Watch: "Only You" (featuring James Corden) Listen: "Christmas Wrapping" (featuring Iggy Pop)

Norman Westberg - 13 Listen: "Frostbite Falls"

TIGUE - Peaks Listen: "Mouth"

Ty Dolla $ign - Free TC Watch: "Only Right" (featuring YG, Moses & TeeCee) Watch: "Solid" (featuring Babyface)

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Andrew Hung - Rave Cave 2 Listen: "Repetition vs. Time"

Aretha Franklin - The Atlantic Albums Collection Listen: "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You"

The Besnard Lakes - "Golden Lion" 12” Listen: "Golden Lion"

Black Lips/The Coathangers - "Freedom Fries"/"Watch Your Back" Watch: The Coathangers - "Watch Your Back" Listen: Black Lips - "Freedom Fries"

Daniel Caesar - Pilgrim’s Paradise EP Listen: "Paradise" (featuring BADBADNOTGOOD & Sean Leon) Listen: "Streetcar"

Devinyl Splits No. 4 Listen: Cymbals Eat Guitars - "Aerobed" Listen: Kevin Devine - "Magic Magnet"

DP - Designer Casket Watch: "For the Love Of" (featuring D.R.A.M.) Listen: "Wait"

Kurt Cobain - Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings Listen: "Been a Son"

Neko Case - Truckdriver, Gladiator, Mule Box Set Listen: "Set Out Running" Listen: "Man"

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Hell EP Listen: "Laid" Listen: "Hell"

Parquet Courts - Monastic Living EP Listen: "Monastic Living I"

A Sunny Day in Glasgow/Mis Ojo Discos - Planning Weed Like It’s Acid/Life Is Loss Watch: A Sunny Day in Glasgow - "Hey, You’re Mine" Listen: A Sunny Day in Glasgow - "Jet Black, Starlit"

A Tribe Called Quest - People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm Reissue Listen: "Bonita Applebum" (Pharrell Williams Remix) Listen: "Bonita Applebum"

Twin Limb - Anything Is Possible and Nothing Makes Sense Watch: "Don’t Even Think"