New Music Friday - January 22, 2021

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Jordana - Something to Say to You Watch: "Divine" Watch: "I Guess This Is Life"
	Lande Hekt - Going to Hell Watch: "Whiskey" Listen: "80 Days of Rain"
	Palberta - Palberta5000 Watch: "Before I Got Here" Watch: "Corner Store"
	Still Corners - Last Exit Watch: "The Last Exit"
	Yung - Ongoing Dispute Watch: "Above Water" Listen: "Friends on Ice"

Other Full-Length Releases

Bicep - Isles Watch: "Apricots" Watch: "Saku" (featuring Clara La San)

CARM - CARM Watch: "Land" (featuring Justin Vernon) Watch: "Tapp" (featuring Shara Nova)

Dave Depper - Europa Watch: "Munich Six" Watch: "Berlin One"

James Yorkston & The Second Hand Orchestra - The Wide, Wide River Watch: "Ella Mary Leather" Watch: "Struggle"

Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns Watch: "Cooler Returns" Watch: "Undecided Voters"

Speed Stick - Volume One Watch: "Protect Your Magic" Listen: "Knots"

Thee Conductor - Spirit of a Ghost Watch: "Tsk Tsk" (featuring Bonnie “Prince” Billy) Watch: "Night Light" (featuring Bonnie “Prince” Billy)

TRZTN - Royal Dagger Ballet Watch: "Hieroglyphs" (featuring Karen O) Watch: "Metal Sky" (featuring Eiko Hara)

Witch Egg - Witch Egg Listen: "City Maggot" Listen: "Greener Pools"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Cub Scout Bowling Pins - Heaven Beats Iowa Listen: "Heaven Beats Iowa" Listen: "Gear Balloon Mousetrap"

Erick the Architect - Future Proof Watch: "Let It Go" (featuring Loyle Carner & FARR) Watch: "I Can’t Lose"

Widowspeak - Honeychurch Listen: "Romeo and Juliet" Listen: "Sanguine"

New Music Friday - May 19, 2017

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Aldous Harding - Party My first exposure to Harding was back in September, when she opened for Deerhunter in concert. I was immediately blown away both by her music and her unique stage presence. It took a little while for me to find her self-titled debut album on vinyl. Not long after, she announced her follow-up. She's already worked her way up from a New Zealand-based label (she's from the country) to one of the more major of the British indie labels, 4AD. Her first outing with them is spectacular! Watch: "Imagining My Man" Watch: "Horizon"

Casey Dienel - Imitation of a Woman to Love Casey Dienel is better known as White Hinterland, but first released music under her given name. She released her first album, Wind Up Canary, in 2006 before becoming White Hinterland. She's taking on multiple roles in her return to her name, serving as the singer, writer, producer, and engineer on this record. Listen: "High Times" Listen: "Thrasher"

Land of Talk - Life After Youth Land of Talk is a Canadian band fronted by Elizabeth Powell. They first formed in 2006, but have not released new music since 2010's Cloak and Cipher. The band started teasing their return two years ago on their website. Their first album in seven years features vocals from Sharon van Etten on several tracks. Watch: "This Time" Watch: "Inner Lover"

The Mountain Goats - Goths The Mountain Goats have long been well-known for John Darnielle's highly-conceptual lyrics. The singer-songwriter often references his loves in his music; including songs about heavy metal, and an entire album, 2015's Beat the Champ, devoted to his love of professional wrestling. Their latest is inspired by his teenage love of music by 80s goth bands like The Cure, Bauhaus, and Joy Division. Listen: "Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds" Listen: "Rain in Soho"

Other Full-Length Releases

!!! - Shake the Shudder Watch: "Dancing Is the Best Revenge" Watch: "The One 2"

(Sandy) Alex G - Rocket Watch: "Sportstar" Watch: "Proud"

The I.L.Y.’s - Bodyguard Watch: "Gargoyle”/“Bobo" Watch: "I Love You Man"

Wavves - You’re Welcome Watch: "Million Enemies" Watch: "Stupid in Love"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Danny L Harle - 1UL Watch: "1UL"

The Kooks - The Best Of… So Far Watch: "Be Who You Are" Watch: "Forgive & Forget"

Kurt Vile - So Outta Reach EP Reissue Listen: "The Creature" Listen: "It’s Alright"

Kurt Vile - Square Shells EP Reissue Listen: "Ocean City" Listen: "The Finder"

MC Buddy & Kaytranada - Ocean & Montana Watch: "World of Wonders" Listen: "Love or Something"

Yung - Yung

New Music Friday - July 24, 2015

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Ducktails - St. Catherine Matthew Mondanile daylights as the guitarist for Real Estate, but has maintained his Ducktails solo project for nine years. He hones his style more and more with each record. Here, on his fifth album under the project, he sounds like his own unique band more than ever before. He's not the only member of Real Estate pursuing a solo project; look for an album from bassist Alex Bleeker soon! Watch: "Headbanging in the Mirror" Listen: "Surreal Exposure"

Watkins Family Hour - Watkins Family Hour Watkins Family Hour is not, strictly speaking, a family affair. Sean and Sara Watkins are brother and sister, and have long performed together as members of Nickel Creek, but they bring some other musicians to the table for this album. Several past collaborators become a part of the family here; including Don Heffington, Greg Leisz, Sebastian Steinberg, and Fiona Apple. Watch: "Steal Your Heart Away" Listen: "Going Going Gone"

Other Full-Length Releases

Mas Ysa - Seraph Watch: "Margarita" Listen: "Gun" (featuring Nicole Miglis)

On an On - And the Wave Has Two Sides Listen: "Icon Love" Listen: "Behind the Gun"

Ricked Wicky - King Heavy Metal Listen: "Tomfoole Terrific" Listen: "This Has Been My Picture"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Chris Staples - Cheap Shades EP Listen: "Cheap Shades" Listen: "Center of the Universe"

Cyril Hahn - Begin EP Listen: "Same" (featuring Yumi Zouma) Listen: "Last" (featuring Joel Ford)

David Bowie - Fame Picture Disc Listen: "Fame" Listen: "Right"

Django Django - Reflections 12" Watch: "Reflections" Listen: "Reflections" (Happa Remix)

Jessy Lanza - You Never Show Your Love Watch: "You Never Show Your Love" Listen: "Fuck Diamond" (Bambounou Remix)

Matthew E. White - Fresh Blood: No Skin Listen: "Vision" (No Skin Version) Listen: "Holy Moly"

Peaches - "Bodyline" Listen: "Bodyline"

Roger Waters - Amused to Death Reissue Listen: "Too Much Rope" Listen: "Watching TV"

Southpaw (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture) Watch: Eminem - "Phenomenal" Listen: Action Bronson - "What About the Rest of Us"

Yung - "Blanket"/"Burning Bodies" Listen: "Blanket" Listen: "Burning Bodies"