New Music Friday - August 30, 2024

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Big Sean - Better Me Than You Watch: "Yes" Watch: "Who You Are (Superstar)"
	Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal Listen: "DEATH ROLL" Listen: "BLOOM"
	Jónsi - First Light Listen: "Flicker" Listen: "Cherry Blossom"
	Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wild God Watch: "Long Dark Night" Watch: "O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)"
	Oceanator - Everything Is Love and Death Watch: "Get Out" Watch: "Drift Away" (featuring NNAMDÏ)

Other Full-Length Releases

The Bug Club - On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System Watch: "Lonsdale Slipons" Watch: "A Bit Like James Bond"

Cal in Red - Low Low Watch: "Flagstaff" Watch: "She Won’t Say"

Jon Hopkins - RITUAL Watch: "part v – evocation" Watch: "part ii - palace / illusion"

Laurie Anderson - Amelia Listen: "India and on Down to Australia" (featuring ANOHNI) Listen: "Road to Mandalay"

Steve Wynn - Make It Right Watch: "Making Good on My Promises" Listen: "What Were You Expecting"

Tycho - Infinite Health Watch: "Phantom" Watch: "Green"

Zedd - Telos Watch: "Lucky" (featuring Remi Wolf) Watch: "1685" (featuring Muse)

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Chelsea Wolfe - UNDONE Watch: "Tunnel Lights" (††† Remix) Watch: "Everything Turns Blue" (Justin K Broadrick Remix)

Guided by Voices - "I Am a Scientist"/"Tractor Rape Chain" Listen: "I Am a Scientist" Listen: "Tractor Rape Chain"

John Legend - My Favorite Dream Watch: "L-O-V-E" (featuring Chrissy, Luna, & Miles) Watch: "For You"

Kehlani - While We Wait 2 Watch: "When He’s Not There" (featuring Lucky Daye) Watch: "Clothes Off" (featuring KWN)

Oasis - Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Edition) Watch: "Columbia" (Sawmills Outtake) Watch: "Sad Song" (Mauldeth Road West Demo, Nov ‘92)

RZA - A Ballet Through Mud Listen: "The Night Dances When You Least Expect It" Listen: "Aeolian Beauty"

Ty Segall - Love Rudiments Watch: "The Dance" Watch: "Honeymoon"

Wings of Desire - Shut Up & Listen Watch: "OUTTAMYMIND" Watch: "Some Old Place I Used to Know"

Yannis & The Yaw - Lagos Paris London Watch: "Rain Can’t Reach Us" Watch: "Walk Through Fire" (featuring Tony Allen)

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 - August 26, 2016

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Banks & Steelz - Anything but Words Most hip-hop collaborations tend to be with R&B artists, but in recent years RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan has been more interested in working with artists of the indie variety. In 2013, he was featured on James Blake's "Take a Fall for Me." Now, he's partnered up with Interpol's Paul Banks for a new project. Banks himself has gotten involved in hip-hop, even releasing his own mixtape in 2013. Neither artist strays far from their milieu on this; it's a pretty straight combo of Interpol and RZA. Watch: "Giant" Watch: "Love + War" (featuring Ghostface Killah)

Cass McCombs - Mangy Love Cass McCombs keeps himself pretty busy; he released a pair of spectacular albums in 2011, followed those up in 2013 and, just last year, released a collection of older recordings, A Folk Set Apart. He's back this year with more new music. His eighth album pulls from a variety of styles and features vocals from another favorite, Angel Olsen. Watch: "Medusa’s Outhouse" Watch: "Run Sister Run"

De La Soul - And the Anonymous Nobody De La Soul haven't released a proper album since 2004's The Grind Date. There was a side project, First Serve, from two members in 2012, but I'm not sure how that fits within their broader discography. The newest album sees them all back together and back to form, reminding fans what made them so great in the first place. Listen: "Pain" (featuring Snoop Dogg) Listen: "Royalty Capes"

Katy Goodman & Greta Morgan - Take It, It’s Yours Katy Goodman, formerly of Vivian Girls, has been active as a solo artist, under the name La Sera, since 2010. For her latest record, she is performing under her own name and partnering up with Greta Morgan, who has performed with The Hush Sound, Gold Motel, and Springtime Carnivore. On their collaborative album, they perform covers of songs originally performed by punk and new waves artists, including Billy Idol, Blondie, and the Stooges. Watch: "Ever Fallen in Love" Watch: "Sex Beat"

Other Full-Length Releases

The Album Leaf - Between Waves Watch: "Between Waves" Watch: "New Soul"

Cassius - Ibifornia Watch: "Action" (featuring Cat Power & Mike D) Watch: "The Missing" (featuring Ryan Tedder & Jaw)

Magic Trick - Other Man’s Blues Listen: "Oysters" Listen: "Eternal Summer"

Mild High Club - Skiptracing Listen: "Skiptracing" Listen: "Homage"

The Veils - Total Depravity Watch: "Axolotl" (featuring El-P) Listen: "Total Depravity"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION: B-Sides Listen: "Cry" Listen: "First Time"

Charlotte Day Wilson - CDW Listen: "Find You" Listen: "Where Do You Go"

Delicate Steve - "Winners" Listen: "Winners"

Jon Hopkins - Opalescent Reissue Listen: "Opalescent" Listen: "Halcyon"

Junior Boys - Kiss Me All Night Listen: "Kiss Me All Night" Listen: "Yes"

Lowell - Part 1: PARIS YK Watch: "High Enough" Listen: "West Coast Forever"

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Listen: Florence + The Machine - "Wish That You Were Here"

Porches - Water Watch: "Car" Watch: "Black Dress"

Prophets of Rage - The Party’s Over Watch: "Prophets of Rage" Listen: "The Party’s Over"

Roadies: Music from the Showtime Original Series Listen: Nicole Atkins - "A Little Crazy" Listen: My Morning Jacket - "The First Time"

Sporting Life - Slam Dunk Vol. 1 Watch: "Hydrate the Hustle" Listen: "Kill That Shout"

Vince Staples - Prima Donna EP Watch: "Prima Donna" Listen: "Big Time"

XOXO (Music from the Netflix Original Film) Listen: Michael Brun - "All I Ever Wanted" Listen: Yotto - "Song from the Sun"