New Music Friday - January 29, 2021

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams Watch: "Green Eyes" Watch: "Caroline"
	The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings Watch: "Raindrops" Watch: "Feuds with Guns"
	Four Tet & Madlib - Sound Ancestors Listen: "Dirtknock" Listen: "Road of the Lonely Ones"
	Lia Ices - Family Album Watch: "Hymn" Watch: "Young on the Mountain"
	The Notwist - Vertigo Days Watch: "Al Sur" (featuring Juana Molina) Listen: "Oh Sweet Fire"

Other Full-Length Releases

Ani DiFranco - Revolutionary Love Watch: "Do or Die" Watch: "Simultaneously"

Baio - Dead Hand Control Watch: "Endless Me, Endlessly" Watch: "What Do You Say When I’m Not There?"

The Body - I’ve Seen All I Need to See Listen: "A Lament" Listen: "Tied Up and Locked In"

Goat Girl - On All Fours Watch: "The Crack" Watch: "Badibaba"

Langhorne Slim - Strawberry Mansion Watch: "Panic Attack" Watch: "Summer Days"

LNZNDRF - II Watch: "Brace Yourself" Watch: "You Still Rip"

portrayal of guilt - We Are Always Alone Watch: "It’s Already Over”/“Masochistic Oath" Watch: "A Tempting Pain"

The Sonder Bombs - Clothbound Watch: "Crying Is Cool" Listen: "k."

Weezer - OK Human Watch: "All My Favorite Songs" Watch: "Numbers"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Buke & Gase / So Percussion - A Record Of Watch: "Hold It In" Watch: "Diazepam"

katie day - urdata Listen: "data" (Tomberlin Cover) Listen: "leaving"  (Laura Les Remix)

The Killers - Imploding the Mirage Watch: "C’est La Vie" Listen: "Blowback" (Acoustic)

Martin Gore - The Third Chimpanzee E.P. Watch: "Mandrill" Watch: "Howler"

PJ Harvey - Is This Desire? Watch: "Angelene" (Demo) Listen: "Is This Desire?"

Pynch - Somebody Else Watch: "Somebody Else" Watch: "The Whole World’s Going Crazy (For Love)"

New Music Friday - August 5, 2016

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not It was upsetting to read recently that J Mascis and Lou Barlow aren't really on speaking terms with each other. This seems a bit strange considering that they continue to perform together. But, I guess it's good to see that, with whatever differences they have, they can still make great music. Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not is the band's fourth album since re-forming in 2005. Watch: "Tiny" Watch: "Goin Down"

Haley Bonar - Impossible Dream Bonar got her musical start when she was barely out of her teens, when Alan Sparhawk (of Low fame) gave the upstart musician an opening spot on his tour. She went on to sign with his label, Chairkicker's Union for her debut album, before moving on to Afternoon Records and, now, Gndwire Records (with a few others in between). Impossible Dream is her sixth solo album. Watch: "Kismet Kill" Watch: "Called You Queen"

Other Full-Length Releases

Field Mouse - Episodic Listen: "The Mirror" Listen: "Out of Context"

Wild Beasts - Boy King Watch: "Big Cat" Watch: "Get My Bang"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

2 Chainz - Daniel Son, Necklace Don Listen: "Big Amount" (featuring Drake) Listen: "Ghetto"

The Bug - "Box"/"Iceman" Listen: "Box" (featuring D Double E) Listen: "Iceman" (featuring Riko Dan)

Jenn Champion - "No One" Listen: "No One"

Kllo - Well Worn Watch: "Walls to Build" Watch: "Bolide"

LNZNDRF - Green Roses

Mass Gothic - Sub Goth Watch: "Nice Night" Listen: "A Run"

Restorations - "See"/"Sea" Listen: "See"

Start Your Own Fucking Show Space Listen: Thee Oh Sees - "Turned Out Light" Listen: Screaming Females - "Wishing Well"

Suicide Squad: The Album Watch: Skrillex & Rick Ross - "Purple Lamborghini" Watch: Kehlani - "Gangsta"

Toro Y Moi - Live from Trona Listen: "Still Sound" Listen: "Divina"

New Music Friday - February 19, 2016

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Animal Collective - Painting With Animal Collective's tenth album has them returning to the smaller lineup they had for 2009's Merriweather Post Pavilion; Deakin is again the member who sat out. The album comes after a short break in which members focused on other projects, both music- and life-related. They came back together last year to write and record this latest record. Watch: "FloriDada" Watch: "Golden Gal"

BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind BJ the Chicago Kid is Bryan James Sledge and he hails from, you guessed it, Chicago. He's been in the music industry for more than a decade and released his debut album, Pineapple Now-Laters, in 2012. His follow-up, and first album on Motown, sees him getting some help from fellow Chicago musician and budding taste-maker Chance The Rapper. Watch: "Nothin’ but Love" (featuring Joey Badass) Watch: "Church" (featuring Chance The Rapper)

Mavis Staples - Livin’ on a High Note Mavis Staples, a member of the famed Staples Singles gospel group, has enjoyed a bit of a career resurgence as of late with the help of a number of younger musicians. Her latest solo record features production from M. Ward and new songs written for Staples by Neko Case, Nick Cave, Justin Vernon, tUnE-yArDs, and Aloe Blacc. Listen: "High Note" Listen: "Jesus Lay Down Beside Me"

Ra Ra Riot - Need Your Light Need Your Light is the fourth album from this New York band. On it they are joined by an old collaborator, Rostam Batmanglij, formerly of Vampire Weekend. Ra Ra Riot frontman Wes Miles previously worked with Rostam in the band Discovery. He helped write and produce two of the album's tracks, the remaining were produced by Ryan Hadlock. Watch: "Foreign Lovers" Watch: "Water"

TEEN - Love Yes TEEN is made up of the Lieberson sisters, Kristina, Katherine, and Lizzie, along with Boshra AlSaadi. Kristina was previously the keyboardist for Here We Go Magic, but formed this band in 2010. This is their third album, written on the road and recorded shortly after their tour for 2014's The Way in Color. Watch: "Free Time" Listen: "Tokyo"

Other Full-Length Releases

Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex Listen: "melody in high feedback tone" Listen: "liquid gate"

LNZNDRF - LNZNDRF Watch: "Future You" Listen: "Kind Things"

Lushlife - Ritualize Listen: "The Ecstatic Cult" (featuring Killer Mike) Listen: "Strawberry Mansion" (featuring Freeway)

Matmos - Ultimate Care II Watch: "Ultimate Care II Excerpt 3" Watch: "Ultimate Care II Excerpt Five"

Wild Nothing - Life of Pause Watch: "To Know You”/“TV Queen" Listen: "Reichpop"

Wolfmother - Victorious Watch: "Victorious" Watch: "Pretty Peggy"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel Reissue Listen: "A Ghost Story" Listen: "Recent Bedroom"

Girls, Vol. 3 (Music from the HBO Original Series) Listen: Waxahatchee - "With You" Listen: BØRNS - "Past Lives"

Good for You Listen: Courtney Barnett - "Three Packs a Day" Listen: Fraser A. Gorman - "Skyscraper Skyline Blues"

Iggy Pop, Tarwater, & Alva Noto - Leaves of Grass Listen: "From Pent-Up Aching Rivers"

Marching Church - Coming Down: Sessions in April Listen: "Coming Down"

The Soft Moon - Deeper Remixes Vol. 2 Listen: "Deeper" (Fango Remix) Listen: "Feel" (Ninos du Brasil Remix)

Sonic Youth - Murray Street Reissue Listen: "The Empty Page" Listen: "Disconnection Notice"

Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped Reissue Listen: "Reena" Listen: "Incinerate"

Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse Reissue Listen: "Pattern Recognition" Listen: "Unmade Bed"

A Bigger Splash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Listen: St. Vincent - "Emotional Rescue"

Stars Wars Headspace Listen: Flying Lotus - "R2 Where R U?" Listen: Röyksopp - "Bounty Hunters"

Yoko Ono - Yes, I’m a Witch Too Listen: "Forgive Me My Love" (Death Cab for Cutie Remix)