New Music Friday - August 31, 2018

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Anna Calvi - Hunter Watch: "Don’t Beat the Girl out of My Boy" Watch: "Hunter" Watch: "As a Man"

Madeleine Peyroux - Anthem Watch: "On My Own" Watch: "We Might as Well Dance"

Saintseneca - Pillar of Na Watch: "Ladder to the Sun" Listen: "Beast in the Garden"

Tash Sultana - Flow State Watch: "Salvation" Watch: "Blackbird" Watch: "Free Mind" Watch: "Cigarettes"

Troye Sivan - Bloom Watch: "Dance to This" (featuring Ariana Grande) Watch: "Bloom" Watch: "Lucky Strike" Watch: "My My My!"

Other Full-Length Releases

Big Red Machine - Big Red Machine Watch: "Forest Green" Watch: "I Won’t Run from It" Watch: "Gratitude"

D+ - Destroy Before Listening

House of Feelings - New Lows Listen: "Touchscreen" (featuring Meredith Graves) Listen: "Shout"

The Kooks - Let’s Go Sunshine Watch: "All the Time" Watch: "Four Leaf Clover" Watch: "No Pressure" Watch: "Chicken Bone"

Mass Gothic - I’ve Tortured You Long Enough Watch: "J.Z.O.K." Watch: "How I Love You" Watch: "Keep on Dying" Watch: "Dark Window"

Muncie Girls - Fixed Ideals Watch: "Locked Up" Watch: "Clinic" Watch: "Picture of Health"

Thou - Magus Watch: "The Changeling Prince" Listen: "Inward"

Wild Nothing - Indigo Watch: "Letting Go" Listen: "Canyon on Fire"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Babygirl - Lovers Fevers Watch: "Soft" Listen: "Over in No Time"

The Band - Music from the Big Pink - 50th Anniversary Listen: "This Wheel’s on Fire" Listen: "The Weight"

Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell Singles Collection

The Highwaymen - Highwayman Reissue Watch: "Highwayman" Listen: "The Last Cowboy Song"

Iron & Wine - Weed Garden Listen: "Waves of Galveston" Listen: "What Hurts Worse"

Justice - Woman Worldwide Watch: "Love S.O.S." Listen: "Randy"

KIN: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Listen: Mogwai - "We’re Not Done" Listen: Mogwai - "Donuts"

King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller Listen: Kacey Musgraves - "Kansas City Star" Listen: Loretta Lynn - "Half a Mind"

Paul Simon - One Trick Pony Reissue Listen: "One Trick Pony" Listen: "Late in the Evening"

Paul Simon - The Rhythm of the Saints Watch: "Obvious Child" Listen: "The Rhythm of the Saints"

Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche Vinyl Reissue Listen: "The Avalanche" Listen: "Chicago" (Adult Contemporary version)

New Music Friday - December 9, 2016

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Hodgy - Fireplace:TheNotTheOtherSide The Odd Future gang has a reputation for being a bunch of goofballs, but in recent years, its members have started to become more serious in their music. Earl Sweatshirt was the first to shift direction, and even Tyler, the Creator has followed suit. Hodgy is the latest to make the change. He's dropped the "Beats" from his name and is tackling serious issues on his first proper album. Watch: "Barbell" Listen: "Resurrection"

Other Full-Length Releases

Ab-Soul - DWTW Watch: "D.R.U.G.S." Watch: "Braille" (featuring Bas)

Maria Taylor - In the Next Life Watch: "If Only" (featuring Conor Oberst)

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Billie Marten - "White Christmas" Listen: "White Christmas"

The Decemberists - The Crane Wife Box Set Listen: "The Crane Wife 1, 2, & 3" (Demo) Listen: "The Island"

Jessy Lanza - Oh No No No Watch: "I Talk BB" (Morgan Geist Remix)

John Cale - Fragment of a Rainy Season Reissue Watch: "Hallelujah" Listen: "A Child’s Christmas in Wales"

M83 - Road Blaster EP Listen: "Road Blaster" Listen: "Road Blaster" (Lauer Remix)

The Microphones - Early Tapes, 1996-1998 Listen: "Compressor"

Saintseneca - The Mallwalker EP Listen: "Mallwalker" Listen: "All the Best"

Woods - Live at Third Man Records

New Music Friday - October 9, 2015

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Protomartyr - The Agent Intellect I annoyed my boyfriend a bit last week when Protomartyr's "Why Does It Shake?" got stuck in my head. I was singing the title refrain over and over, and the lyrics confused him a bit. I finally had to play him the original song. The Detroit-based post-punk band has a foreboding sound that recalls the darker elements of the genre. They are part of an excellent revival of the genre that sounds much different from the British revival more than 15 years ago. Listen: "Why Does It Shake?" Listen: "Dope Cloud"

Saintseneca - Such Things Sometimes a free concert is all you need to get into a new band. Northside, Cincinnati hosts a Rock 'n Roll Carnival every year for Independence Day and Columbus, Ohio-based Saintseneca played this year. Although I didn't see them in person, I could hear their music streaming down the street and loved what I heard (I'm also always a sucker for bands from Indiana and Ohio). It wasn't long until they announced this new album, an excellent set of songs that prove they sound just as great recorded. Watch: "River" Watch: "Bad Ideas"

The Zombies - Still Got That Hunger It's amazing how many bands who got started in the 1960s are still going strong. The British band The Zombies became best known for the hits "Time of the Season" and "She's Not There." The group went through several cycles of breakups and reunions before their last reunion in 2004. This is their third album since that reunion, though just their sixth overall. Listen: "Moving On" Listen: "I Want You Back Again"

Other Full-Length Releases

Alex G - Beach Music Watch: "Bug" Watch: "Kicker"

City & Colour - If I Should Go Before You Watch: "If I Should Go Before You" Watch: "Woman"

The Game - The Documentary 2 Watch: "100" (featuring Drake) Listen: "On Me" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)

Selena Gomez - Revival Watch: "Good for You" (featuring A$AP Rocky) Watch: "Same Old Love"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

The Decemberists - Florasongs EP Watch: "Cavalry Captain" Listen: "Why Would I Now?"

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Live in No Particular Order: 2009-2014 Listen: "Truth" Listen: "I Don’t Wanna Pray"

Flying Lotus - You’re Dead! Deluxe Watch: "Coronas, the Terminator" Listen: "Protector"

Johnny Marr - Adrenaline Baby Listen: "Bigmouth Strikes Again" Listen: "Playland"

Kelela - Hallucinogen EP Watch: "Rewind" Listen: "Hallucinogen"

Mastodon - Once More ‘Round the Sun Reissue Watch: "High Road" Watch: "The Motherload"

Weyes Blood - Cardamom Times EP Watch: "In the Beginning" Listen: "Cardamom"

Zomby - Let’s Jam Listen: "Acid Surf" Listen: "Bloom"