New Music Friday - December 1, 2023

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	CZARFACE - Czartificial Intelligence Watch: "You Know My Style" (featuring NEMS) Watch: "Czarsenic"
	Harp - Albion Watch: "I Am the Seed" Watch: "A Fountain"
	Thy Slaughter - Soft Rock Watch: "Reign" Watch: "Lost Everything"

Other Full-Length Releases

Full of Hell and Nothing - When No Birds Sang Watch: "Spend the Grace" Watch: "Like Stars in the Firmament"

Tiga & Hudson Mohawke - L’Ecstasy Watch: "Ascending into the Clouds" (featuring Elisabeth Troy) Watch: "IN ORDER 2"

Trevor Horn - Echoes: Ancient & Modern Listen: "Drive" Listen: "Relax"

We Owe - Major Inconvenience Watch: "Time Suck" Watch: "Slight Inconvenience" (featuring Phil Puleo)

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Dweller - Dweller Watch: "Leave This Home" Listen: "Hollow"

Moping in Style: A Tribute to Adam Green Watch: Ben Kweller - "Her Father and Her" Watch: Vincent Delerm - "Friends of Mine"

New Music Friday - October 8, 2021

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart Watch: "Say What You Will" Watch: "Life Is Not the Same"
	Karen Peris - A Song Is Way Above the Lawn Watch: "I Would Sing Along" Listen: "A Song Is Way Above the Lawn"
	Lala Lala - I Want the Door to Open Watch: "DIVER" Watch: "Color of the Pool"
	S. Raekwon - Where I’m at Now Watch: "Darling" Listen: "Forever"
	Shannon Lay - Geist Watch: "Awaken and Allow”/“Geist" Watch: "A Thread to Find"

Other Full-Length Releases

BADBADNOTGOOD - Talk Memory Watch: "Signal from the Noise" Watch: "Sending Signals"

Efterklang - Wildflowers Watch: "Living Other Lives" Watch: "Dragonfly"

Porches - All Day Gentle Hold ! Watch: "Okay" Watch: "Lately"

Taraka - Welcome to Paradise Lost Watch: "Psychocastle" Watch: "Welcome to Paradise Lost"

We Are Scientists - Huffy Watch: "Sentimental Education" Watch: "Contact High"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

The Alchemist - This Thing of Ours 2 Watch: "Lossless" (featuring MIKE) Watch: "Miracle Baby" (featuring Mavi)

Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 Listen: Sturgill Simpson - "Paradise" Listen: Tyler Childers - "Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After Me"

Kevin Morby - A Night at the Little Los Angeles Listen: "Campfire" (4-Track Demo) Listen: "Sundowner" (4-Track Demo)

Nothing - The Great Dismal B-Sides Watch: "Amber Gambler" Watch: "La La Means I Love You"

SHADY NASTY - CLUBSMOKE Watch: "PRETTYB0YZ" Watch: "IBIZA"

Violent Femmes - Why Do Birds Sing? Deluxe Edition Watch: "Me and You" Watch: "Color Me Once" (Early Version)

New Music Friday - October 30, 2020

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Ariana Grande - positions positions is the sixth album from Grande, and her third in just over two years. The new album, which is primarily focused on the theme of sex, features contributions from the Weeknd, Doja Cat, and Ty Dolla $ign. Watch: "positions" Watch: "34+35"

Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full This is an interesting combination, Thou's sludge metal meeting ERR's ambient folk. Together, they present something beyond just Thou with a different lead singer, but a new style that combines them both and brings in elements of 90s-era alternative rock. Listen: "Ancestral Recall" Listen: "The Valley"

Mourn - Self Worth This has been a pretty good year for female-led indie rock out of Spain. We got a new album from Melenas in May and one from Hinds in June. Now, Catalonian Mourn is releasing their fourth album, following 2018's Sorpresa Familia. Watch: "This Feeling Is Disgusting" Watch: "Men"

Sam Smith - Love Goes Smith's follow-up to 2017's The Thrill of It All was originally supposed to be released in June, but COVID changed a lot of album release plans. Now, they are releasing the record with a new title and new cover art, but still a record that aims to drive them away from the ballad-driven work of prior records and in more of a pop-focused direction. Watch: "How Do You Sleep?" Watch: "Dancing with a Stranger" (featuring Normani)

War on Women - Wonderful Hell War on Women is a band about as political as one may assume from their name. They often tackle subjects like abortion, rape, and misogyny. Wonderful Hell is their third album, released in what may be a turning point of a year relative to women's rights. Watch: "Wonderful Hell" Watch: "White Lies"

Other Full-Length Releases

Autechre - PLUS Listen: "DekDre Scap B" Listen: "ecol4"

Elvis Costello - Hey Clockface Watch: "We Are All Cowards Now" Watch: "Hetty O’Hara Confidential"

Jim-E Stack - EPHEMERA Watch: "Note to Self" (featuring Empress Of) Watch: "Can We" (featuring Kacy Hill)

MadeInTYO - Never Forgotten Watch: "BET Uncut" (featuring Chance The Rapper & Smino) Listen: "Money Up" (featuring Toro Y Moi)

Nothing - The Great Dismal Watch: "Say Less" Watch: "Bernie Sanders"

Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never Watch: "Long Road Home" Listen: "Auto & Allo"

Puscifer - Existential Reckoning Watch: "Apocalyptical" Watch: "Theorem"

Sinai Vessel - Ground Aswim Watch: "Shameplant" Watch: "Guest in Your Life"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell Archives Vol 1.: The Early Years (1963 to 1967) Watch: "House of the Rising Sun" Watch: "Urge for Going"

Okkervil River - A Dream in the Dark: Two Decades of Okkervil River

OutKast - Stankonia 20th Anniversary Reissue Watch: "B.O.B." Watch: "So Fresh, So Clean"

Stevie Nicks - Live in Concert: The 24 Karat Gold Tour Watch: "Gypsy" Watch: "Rhiannon"

Suuns - FICTION Watch: "Pray" Watch: "FICTION"

Yumi Zouma - Truth or Consequences (Alternate Versions) Watch: "Lie Like You Want Me Back" Watch: "My Palms Are Your Reference to Hold to Your Heart"

New Music Friday - May 13, 2016

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Corinne Bailey Rae - The Heart Speaks in Whispers I was a pretty big fan of Corinne Bailey Rae when she released her self-titled debut album in 2006, but lost interest sometime after the 2010 follow-up, The Sea. I have a renewed interest with this third album, which comes after a long break for the artist and a shift in her sound. It's a welcome departure from guitar-driven pop; more upbeat and funky, garnering comparisons to other R&B greats like Erykah Badu. Watch: "Green Aphrodisiac" Watch: "Been to the Moon"

The Duke Spirit - KIN It's been a little while since we last heard from The Duke Spirit; five years since the release of Bruiser. This album was announced way back in the fall of last year and was supported by a Pledge Music campaign to help fund its release. The welcome return from the band follows a side project, Roman Remains, from Toby Butler and Leila Moss. Watch: "Hands" Watch: "Wounded Wing"

Eagulls - Ullages There's been a good post-punk resurgence in Europe over the past several years and Eagulls have been one of the pillars of that movement. They released their debut self-titled album in 2014 to acclaim. They take inspiration from The Smiths and Cocteau Twins on the follow-up, which was recorded in their hometown of Leeds with producer Craig Silvey. Watch: "Skipping" Listen: "Velvet"

Jessy Lanza - Oh No Oh No is the sophomore album from this Canadian electronic and R&B performer. She's following up a well received debut, Pull My Hair Back, released three years ago, and is once again working with Junior Boys' Jeremy Greenspan. Watch: "It Means I Love You" Listen: "VV Violence"

Other Full-Length Releases

Adia Victoria - Beyond the Bloodhounds Watch: "Dead Eyes" Listen: "Stuck in the South"

Aerial East - Rooms Watch: "Crazy Now"

Head Wound City - A New Wave of Violence Watch: "Scraper" Listen: "Born to Burn"

Karl Blau - Introducing Karl Blau Watch: "Fallin’ Rain" (featuring Jim James) Watch: "That’s How I Got to Memphis"

Mark Pritchard - Under the Sun Watch: "Sad Alron" Listen: "Beautiful People" (featuring Thom Yorke)

Michaela Anne - Bright Lights and the Fame Listen: "Luisa" (featuring Rodney Crowell) Listen: "Worrying Mind"

Nothing - Tired of Tomorrow Watch: "Eaten by Worms" Watch: "Vertigo Flowers"

Pinkwash - Collective Sigh Watch: "Gumdrop" Listen: "Sigh"

Sylvaine - Wistful Listen: "Earthbound" Listen: "A Ghost Trapped in Limbo"

Twin Peaks - Down in Heaven Watch: "Walk to the One You Love" Watch: "Butterfly"

Young Magic - Still Life Watch: "Default Memory" Watch: "Lucien"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book Watch: "No Problem" (featuring 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne) Watch: "Angels" (featuring Saba)

Colleen Green - Colleen Green EP Listen: "Between the Lines" Listen: "Green My Eyes"

Faye - Faye EP Listen: "Yellow Canary" Listen: "Ancient Bones"

Gordi - Clever Disguise EP Watch: "Can We Work It Out" Listen: "Nothing's As It Seems"

Lil Silva - Jimi Watch: "De Ja" (featuring Kent Jamz) Listen: "Caught Up" (featuring Cosima)

Miles Davis - The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection Listen: "Miles Ahead"

New Order - Complete Music Listen: "The Game" (Extended Mix) Listen: "Plastic" (Extended Mix)

The Staves - Sleeping in a Car Watch: "Sleeping in a Car"

Surfer Blood/Lil Bub - "Evil Cat"/"Bob the Builder"

Toothless - Terra Watch: "Terra" Listen: "Kairos"

Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary Reissue Watch: "I’ll Believe in Anything" Listen: "You Are a Runner and I Am My Father’s Son"