New Music Friday - July 30, 2021

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	The Halluci Nation - One More Saturday Night Watch: "Remember 01" (featuring John Trudell & Black Bear) Watch: "Stay" (featuring Antoine, Tom Power, & Chippewa Travellers)
	LUMP - Animal Watch: "Animal" Watch: "Climb Every Wall"
	Prince - Welcome 2 America Watch: "Welcome 2 America" Watch: "Hot Summer"
	Sam Mehran - Cold Brew Watch: "COLD BREW" Watch: "LOUNGY"
	Yola - Stand for Myself Watch: "Stand for Myself" Watch: "Starlight"

Other Full-Length Releases

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever Watch: "Your Power" Watch: "Therefore I Am"

Bleachers - Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night Watch: "Stop Making This Hurt" Watch: "Chinatown" (featuring Bruce Springsteen)

Horsey - Debonair Watch: "Seahorse" (featuring King Krule) Watch: "Lagoon"

Isaiah Rashad - The House Is Burning Watch: "Wat U Sed" (featuring Doechii & Kal Banx) Listen: "Lay Wit Ya" (featuring Duke Deuce)

koleżanka - Place Is Watch: "7th St/7th Ave" Watch: "In a Meeting"

Skirts - Great Big Wild Oak Watch: "Always" Watch: "Swim"

TORRES - Thirstier Watch: "Don’t Go Puttin Wishes in My Head" Watch: "Hug from a Dinosaur"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Deb Never - Where Have All the Flowers Gone Watch: "Disassociate" Watch: "Sorry"

Minimata (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Listen: Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Commitment" Listen: Ryuichi Sakamoto - "One Single Voice" (featuring Katherine Jenkins)

My Idea - That’s My Idea Watch: "Stay Away Still / That’s My Idea"

Olivia Dean - Growth Watch: "Slowly" Watch: "Be My Own Boyfriend"

Outkast - ATLiens: 25th Anniversary Edition Watch: "ATLiens" Watch: "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik"

Parquet Courts - American Specialties Reissue Listen: "college chess circuit" Listen: "her boyfriend’s band"

Shirley Collins - Crowlink Watch: "My Sailor Boy" Listen: "The Rose and the Briar"

Skepta - ALL In Watch: "Nirvana" (featuring J Balvin) Listen: "Eyes on Me"

New Music Friday - June 23, 2017

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Algiers - The Underside of Power When a band is named for the location of one of the first anti-colonialism struggles, you know their music is going to be politically-tinged. The Atlanta-born band released their debut album in 2015 in the midst of race struggles here in the U.S. Events over the intervening two years have only served to bolster their anger, but also focus their music. They serve as the perfect post-punk/gospel voice to all of our collective anger. Watch: "The Underside of Power" Watch: "Cleveland"

Bedouine - Bedouine Bedouine is Azniv Korkejian, a Syrian-born, Saudi Arabia- and U.S.-raised singer and songwriter who immigrated to the United States as a child. With a folk sound reminiscent at times of Joni Mitchell or Nick Drake, she sings both of her childhood in Syria and Saudi Arabia, and also responds to the current climate in her country of birth. This incredible album has made Korkejian one of my favorite newcomers of the year! Watch: "One of These Days" Watch: "Solitary Daughter"

Laurel Halo - Dust Halo is an electronic artist from Ann Arbor, Michigan, influenced in part by the techno scene in nearby Detroit. She's released three albums (including this one) on the influential Hyperdub label, all of them earning her high praise. She often works with artists from a variety of disciplines, including John Cale and Julia Holter. Watch: "Jelly" Listen: "Moontalk"

Love Theme - Love Theme Love Theme is the new project from Alex Zhang Hungtai, formerly of Dirty Beaches. The new project is in collaboration with Austin Milne and Joshua Frank. The project is far from being Hungtai's only undertaking since ending Dirty Beaches. Two years ago, he released a music video as Last Lizard; last year, he released a record, Knave of Hearts, under his own name; and just earlier this year, he appeared on "Twin Peaks" as a member of the band Trouble with David Lynch's son, Riley. Listen: "Desert Exile" Listen: "She's Here"

Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory Vince Staples released an incredible debut album, Summertime '06, in 2015. While no doubt a modern hip hop album, it was reminiscent (to me, at least) to West Coast hip hop from the mid-90s. His follow-up is a more experimental album, pulling styles from club music and techno. He also brings an impressive list of guests to this album, including Kendrick Lamar and a returned favor from Damon Albarn (Staples appeared on Gorillaz' latest album, Humanz). Watch: "Big Fish" Watch: "Rain Come Down"

Other Full-Length Releases

DJ Khaled - Grateful Watch: "I’m the One" (featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper, & Lil Wayne) Watch: "Wild Thoughts" (featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller)

Ex Eye - Ex Eye Watch: "Xenolith; The Anvil" Listen: "Opposition/Perihelion; The Coil"

Guerilla Toss - GT Ultra Watch: "The String Game" Watch: "Skull Pop"

Jeff Tweedy - Together at Last Listen: "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" Listen: "Laminated Cat"

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Murder of the Universe Watch: "The Lord of Lightning vs. Balrog" Watch: "Invisible Face"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

The Aces - I Don’t Like Being Honest EP Watch: "Physical" Listen: "Baby Who"

Baby Driver: Music from the Motion Picture Watch: Danger Mouse - "Chase Me" (featuring Run the Jewels & Big Boi) Listen: Kid Koala - "Was He Slow?"

Crumb - Locket Listen: "Plants" Listen: "Locket"

Daphni - fabriclive 93 Listen: "Face to Face" Listen: "Tin"

LateNightTales: BADBADNOTGOOD Listen: BADBADNOTGOOD - "To You" Listen: Boards of Canada - "Olson"

Mutual Benefit - Just Another Diamond Day Listen: "Diamond Day" Listen: "Glow Worms"

Prince - Purple Rain Reissue Listen: "Electric Intercourse" Listen: "Father’s Song"

Radiohead - OKNOTOK Watch: "I Promise" Watch: "Man of War"

Silicon Valley: Music from the HBO Original Series Listen: Danny Brown - "Kool Aid" Listen: Wu-Tang Clan - "Don’t Stop"

New Music Friday - November 25, 2016

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Essential Full-Length Releases

The Weeknd - Starboy The Weeknd's first two albums, Kiss Land and Beauty Behind the Madness, made him a bona fide star. For his third record, he looked to two recently-departed icons for inspiration. Elements of the album's sound are influenced by Prince, while the album's title is a take on David Bowie's "Starman." With this record, The Weeknd has earned himself another hit; the album hit number one on the Billboard charts. Watch: "Starboy" (featuring Daft Punk) Watch: "False Alarm"

Other Full-Length Releases

Young Legionnaire - Zero Worship Watch: "Disappear" Watch: "Candidate"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

The Afghan Whigs - Black Love 20th Anniversary Reissue Listen: "Regret" Listen: "Bulletproof"

Bleed for This (Original Soundtrack Album) Listen: Julia Holter - "Fighting Duran" Listen: Willis Earl Beal - "Too Dry to Cry"

Dowager - Title Track Listen: "Sleep Paralysis" Listen: "Gutterflower"

Flume - Skin Companion Listen: "v" Listen: "Heater"

Gillian Welch - Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg Listen: "Dry Town " (Demo) Listen: "One More Dollar" (Demo)

Minor Victories - Orchestral Versions Watch: "Give Up the Ghost" (Orchestral Version) Watch: "Cogs" (Orchestral Version)

Polyvinyl Plays Polyvinyl Listen: Beach Slang - "Younger Us" Listen: The Dodos - "Never Meant"

Prince - Prince4Ever

YG - Red Friday Watch: "I’m a Thug Pt. 2" Listen: "Down Bitch"