New Music Friday - November 10, 2023

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Beirut - Hadsel Watch: "So Many Plans" Listen: "The Tern"
	Lila Blue - Sweet Pea Watch: "Sweet Pea" Watch: "Changeling"
	Wiki & Tony Seltzer - 14K Figaro Watch: "Numb" Watch: "Lilypad"

Other Full-Length Releases

Art Feynman - Be Good the Crazy Boys Watch: "All I Can Do" Watch: "Early Signs of Rhythm"

Cold War Kids - Cold War Kids Watch: "Run Away with Me" Watch: "Stray"

KC Rae - Think I’m Gonna Die Watch: "Bathroom Floor" Listen: "Don’t Make Me Laugh"

Pure Bathing Culture - Chalice Watch: "The River" Watch: "The Sun"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Adam Miller - Illusion Pool Watch: "Camera" Listen: "Illusion Pool"

Cat Power - Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert Listen: "Like a Rolling Stone" Listen: "Ballad of a Thin Man"

Daneshevskaya - Long Is the Tunnel Watch: "Big Bird" Watch: "Challenger Deep"

Fenne Lily - Big Picture (Expanded Edition) Watch: "Hollywood and Fear" Watch: "Pick"

The Halluci Nation - Path of the Heel Watch: "Tree of Woe" (featuring Damian Abraham) Listen: "The Eater of Worlds" (featuring Northern Cree)

New Order - Substance 1987 Remastered Listen: "Thieves Like Us" (12” Extended)

R.E.M. - Up (25th Anniversary Edition) Watch: "Daysleeper" (Party of Five Recording) Watch: "At My Most Beautiful"

Yo La Tengo - The Bunker Sessions Watch: "Sinatra Drive Breakdown" Listen: "Stockholm Syndrome"

New Music Friday - February 10, 2023

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Andy Shauf - Norm Watch: "Wasted on You" Watch: "Catch Your Eye"
	Black Belt Eagle Scout - The Land, the Water, the Sky Watch: "My Blood Runs Through This Land" Watch: "Nobody"
	Kelela - RAVEN Watch: "Happy Ending" Watch: "Washed Away"
	Liv.e - Girl in the Half Pearl Watch: "Wild Animals" Watch: "Ghost"
	Paramore - This Is Why Watch: "This Is Why" Watch: "The News"

Other Full-Length Releases

Amber Arcades - Barefoot on Diamond Road Watch: "True Love" Listen: "Odd to Even"

The Golden Dregs - On Grace & Dignity Watch: "American Airlines" Watch: "Before We Fell from Grace"

Quasi - Breaking the Balls of History Watch: "Queen of Ears" Watch: "Doomscrollers"

Tennis - POLLEN Watch: "One Night with the Valet" Watch: "Let’s Make a Mistake Tonight"

Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World Watch: "Fallout" Watch: "Aselestine"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

The Rolling Stones - GRRR Live! Watch: "It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll (But I Like It)" (Newark 2012) Watch: "Doom and Gloom" (Newark 2012)

New Music Friday - March 16, 2018

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Bishop Nehru - Elevators: Act I & II Bishop Nehru is young, born in 1996, but has been active for half a decade. He released his first album at 16; Elevators is his sixth solo release. On it, he reconnects with a past collaborator, MF DOOM, with whom he's performed as NehruvianDOOM, and partners with producer Kaytranada for the first time. Watch: "Rooftops" Listen: "No Idea"

The Decemberists - I’ll Be Your Girl No, The Decemberists' line-up has not changed and it is frontman Colin Meloy singing "I'll Be Your Girl". The latest record from The Decemberists is intentionally absurd, facing the current political state with a strange sort of humor. The album also sees the band moving away a bit from the epic folk rock they've become known for and introducing a bit a synth pop. It's an interesting combination... Watch: "Severed" Listen: "Once in My Life"

JB Dunckel - H+ JB Dunckel is best known as one-half of Air. Both members have struck out with solo work in recent years, though Dunckel was the first to do so in 2006, releasing an album under the name Darkel. H+ is his first album under his (mostly, considering the initialization) given name. It follows his partner Nicolas Godin's 2015 solo debut, Contrepoint. Come to think of it, it's been a long time since we last heard from Air, let's hope they rejoin forces soon! Watch: "Love Machine" Watch: "Hold On"

Yo La Tengo - There’s a Riot Going On The title of Yo La Tengo's 15th album is a nod towards a Sly & The Family Stone album of a similar name. In a way, it is the band's reaction to the current state of things, and like The Decemberists, they have chosen not to react with abject horror or despair. Instead, they employ the chilled-out, hushed sound they've become known for, with very calming results. Listen: "For You Too"

Other Full-Length Releases

Dungen / Woods - Myths 003 Listen: "Loop" Listen: "Turn Around"

The Fratellis - In Your Own Sweet Time Watch: "Stand Up Tragedy" Watch: "Starcrossed Lovers"

Mount Eerie - Now Only Listen: "Distortion" Listen: "Tintin in Tibet"

PRhyme - PRhyme 2 Watch: "Era" (featuring Dave East) Listen: "Flirt" (featuring 2 Chainz)

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Alanis Morissette - Flavors of Entanglement Vinyl Reissue Watch: "Underneath" Watch: "Not as We"

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Unmasked: The Ultimate Collection Watch: Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston - "Pie Jesu" Listen: Lana Del Rey - "You Must Love Me"

Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels Reissue Listen: "When Mama Was Moth" Listen: "In the Gold Dust Rush"

Cocteau Twins - Treasure Reissue Listen: "Pandora" Listen: "Ivo"

Lady Bird: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Watch: HAIM - "Little of Your Love" Listen: John Cale - "Days of Steam"

Love, Simon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Watch: Bleachers - "Alfie’s Song (Not So Typical Love Song)" Listen: Walk the Moon - "Surrender"

Roxy Music - Roxy Music Vinyl Reissue Listen: "Remake/Remodel" Listen: "Ladytron"

Thundercat - Drank Purple Listen: "Drink Dat" (featuring OG Ron & The Chopstars) Listen: "Jethro" (featuring DJ Slopped Up)

Sorority Noise - YNAAYT Listen: "No Halo" Listen: "Chelsea Hotel No. 2"

New Music Friday - August 28, 2015

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Beach House - Depression Cherry Beach House's previous two records, Teen Dream and Bloom, brought the band to new levels of commercial acclaim and popularity. Despite this, they sought to return to the simpler sound employed on their first two albums. The effort came in part from frustration in trying to recreate live what had been accomplished on those records. The frustration led to creative stagnation for the duo, but they were able to build on past ideas to create another fantastic record. Listen: "Sparks" Listen: "PPP"

Destroyer - Poison Season Even if it weren't for the amazing-ness that is the New Pornographers, many of its members would still be among the most highly-celebrated modern musicians. Destroyer's Dan Bejar is one of those musicians. He started Destroyer three years before his more ubiquitous band formed, and has pushed the envelope ever since. On his latest, he adds lush string arrangements to his already unique brand of baroque-inspired pop. Watch: "Times Square" Watch: "Girl in a Sling"

Foals - What Went Down Up until their last album, 2013's Holy Fire, Foals had felt a bit like a Bloc Party clone. Now, don't get me wrong; I did and still do really enjoy their debut album. Perhaps helped by the fact that Bloc Party had fallen off the radar a bit, Holy Fire was something very different, and even more amazing, from the band. What Went Down continues that progress and helps the band stand out even more in the crowded indie rock field. Watch: "What Went Down" Watch: "Mountain at My Gates"

Hamilton Leithauser & Paul Maroon - Dear God My worry over The Walkmen's hiatus last year was extremely short-lived since three of the band's members quickly released incredible records to fill the void. Two of the members are back at it this year with a limited edition collaborative album; frontman Hamilton Leithauser and guitarist Paul Maroon. The album is the second post-hiatus outing for Leithauser, and the first for Maroon, though he did help out on Black Hours. Listen: "How & Why"

Yo La Tengo - Stuff Like That There Throughout their career, Yo La Tengo has become known for their unique takes on others' music. In 1990, they released an album, Fakebook, almost completely made up of covers. They return to that format for their latest album, with their own interpretations of songs originally by Hank Williams, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Cure, and many more! Watch: "Friday I’m in Love" Watch: "Automatic Doom"

Other Full-Length Releases

All Dogs - Kicking Every Day Listen: "Skin" Listen: "How Long"

Frog Eyes - Pickpocket’s Locket Watch: "Joe with the Jam" Listen: "Two Girls (One for Heaven and the Other for Rome)"

Gin Wigmore - Blood to Bone Watch: "New Rush" Watch: "Written in the Water - Die Regardless"

Ruby Amanfu - Standing Still Watch: "Shadow on the Wall" Listen: "Streetlights"

Tamaryn - Cranekiss Watch: "Cranekiss" Watch: "Hands All Over Me"

The Weeknd - Beauty Before the Madness Watch: "Tell Your Friends" Watch: "I Can’t Feel My Face"

Willis Earl Beal - Noctunes Listen: "Flying So Low" Listen: "Survive"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Cee-Lo Green - "Sign of the Times" Watch: "Sign of the Times"

Jamie xx - "Loud Places" Remix 12” Listen: "Loud Places" (John Talabot Loud Synths Reconstruction) Listen: "Loud Places" (Barnt E-Mix)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live at the Atlanta Pop Festival Listen: "Purple Haze" Listen: "Stone Free"

LAMC #16 Listen: La Luz - "Believe My Eyes" Listen: Scully - "Don’t Want That"

Mark Lanegan - Houston: Publishing Demos 2002 Listen: "No Cross" Listen: "I’ll Go Where You Send Me"

Mos Def & Ski Beatz - "Sensei on the Block" Listen: "Sensei on the Block"

Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds - "Lock All the Doors" Watch: "Lock All the Doors"

Toro Y Moi - Samantha Watch: "Dada Art" Listen: "Want" (featuring Washed Out)