New Music Friday - May 10, 2024

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Amen Dunes - Death Jokes Watch: "Purple Land" Watch: "Round the World"
	Amy O - Mirror, Reflect Watch: "Dribble Dribble" (featuring Glenn Myers) Watch: "Early Days"
	Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement Watch: "Prologue" Watch: "Dream State" (featuring André 3000)
	Sofia Bolt - Vendredi Minuit Watch: "Go Away" Watch: "Bus Song" (featuring Stella Donnelly)
	Yaya Bey - Ten Fold Watch: "Chasing the Bus" Watch: "me and all my niggas"

Other Full-Length Releases

A. G. Cook - Britpop Watch: "Britpop" Watch: "Soulbreaker"

Arab Strap - I’m totally fine with it don’t give a fuck anymore Watch: "Allatonceness" Watch: "Strawberry Moon"

Dehd - Poetry Watch: "Mood Ring" Watch: "Light On"

Ghostface Killah - Set the Tone Watch: "Scar Tissue" Listen: "No Face"

Hot Water Music - Vows Watch: "Menace" Watch: "Remnants"

How to Dress Well - I Am Toward You Watch: "New Confusion" Watch: "No Light" (featuring Anarthia DLT)

Jim White & Marisa Anderson - Swallowtail Listen: "Peregrine" Listen: "Aerie"

Knocked Loose - You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To Watch: "Suffocate" (featuring Poppy) Listen: "Thirst"

Les Savy Fav - OUI, LSF Watch: "Guzzle Blood" Watch: "Legendary Tippers"

Mary Lattimore & Walter McClements - Rain of the Road Listen: "We Waited for the Bears to Leave" Listen: "Nest of Earrings"

Myriam Gendron - Mayday Watch: "Long Way Home" Watch: "Terres brûlées"

Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Love Hate Music Box Watch: "Overtime" (featuring Kacey Musgraves) Watch: "Superstar"

Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes - The Doober Listen: "CIRCLE" Listen: "GBTC"

Shannon & The Clams - The Moon Is in the Wrong Place Watch: "Real or Magic" Watch: "The Moon Is in the Wrong Place"

Villagers - That Golden Time Watch: "You Lucky One" Watch: "That Golden Time"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

I Saw the TV Glow (Original Soundtrack) Watch: yeule - "Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl" Watch: Florist - "Riding Around in the Dark"

Orville Peck - Stampede: Vol. 1 Watch: "How Far Will We Take It?" (with Noah Cyrus) Watch: "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other" (with Willie Nelson)

Speed Dealer Moms - "Birth Control Pill" Watch: "Birth Control Pill" Listen: "Benakis"

Tom Skinner - Voices of Bishara Live at “mu” Listen: "Camille" (Live) Listen: "Oasis" (Live)

New Music Friday - July 10, 2015

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge - Twelve Reasons to Die II Several members of Wu-Tang are following up the release of last year's A Better Tomorrow with their own solo releases. Raekwon released an album earlier this year and Method Man is set to release one soon. Ghostface Killah seems to be trying to win some uninstantiated contest, though; he released an album late last year shortly after Tomorrow, an album earlier this year, and this new album. Listen: "Return of the Savage" (featuring Raekwon & RZA) Listen: "Let the Record Spin" (featuring Raekwon)

Heather Woods Broderick - Glider Heather Woods Broderick has made a name for herself as a member of bands like Horse Feathers and Efterklang. Recently, though, she's focused on her role in Sharon Van Etten's backing band (they do sound incredible together). Now, she is shifting focus back to her own career. This is her first album under her own name since 2009's From the Ground. Watch: "Wyoming" Watch: "Mama Shelter"

Other Full-Length Releases

Veruca Salt - Ghost Notes Watch: "Laughing in the Sugarbowl" Watch: "The Gospel According to Saint Me"

The Alchemist - Retarded Alligator Beats Listen: "Voodoo" (featuring Action Bronson) Listen: "Muscular Infant"

The Forest Rangers - Land Ho! Watch: "Trying to Believe" (featuring Alison Mosshart) Listen: "A Goodbye" (featuring Audra Mae)

Statik Selektah - Lucky 7 Listen: "All You Need" (featuring Action Bronson, Elle Varner, & Ab-Soul) Listen: "In the Wind" (featuring Joey Badda$$, Big K.R.I.T., & Chauncy Sherod)

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Eric Copeland - Remixes Listen: "Cheap Treats" (Panda Bear Remix) Listen: "Grapes" (Larry Gus Remix)

LAMC #15 Listen: JEFF The Brotherhood - "A Dog" Listen: Colleen Green - "Hellraiser"

Paper Towns (Music from the Motion Picture) Watch: Sam Bruno - "Search Party" Listen: Santigold - "Radio"

Superchunk - Come Pick Me Up Reissue Listen: "Hello Hawk" Listen: "Cursed Mirror"

Talib Kweli - Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases, & Beautiful B-Sides, Vol. 1 Watch: "Distractions" Listen: "2000 Seasons"

Todd Terje - It’s Remix Time Time Listen: "Inspector Norse" (Pepe Bradock Remix) Listen: "Swing Star" (Pepe Bradock Remix)

New Music Tuesday - December 9, 2014

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New Full-Length Releases

Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons And just a week after releasing a long-awaited new album as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah is back with his own new album. Like other members of Wu-Tang, he has been active as a solo artist in the group's seven-year gap; he released his previous record, Twelve Reasons to Die, just last year. This is another concept album from him, and follows Tony Starks as he returns home to Staten Island after some time away. Watch: "Blood on the Streets" Watch: "Double Cross"

The Smashing Pumpkins - Monuments to an Elegy In late 2009, Smashing Pumpkins announced a new multi-release music project, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, inspired by the Tarot. Now, they're winding down to their final two releases from the project. Day for Night is slated for a release next year, but this year we get Monuments to an Elegy. The band has lost quite a few members over the years, but has picked up a surprising addition this year; Tommy Lee plays drums on this record. Listen: "Tiberius" Listen: "Being Beige"

Other New Releases

Ben Frost - V A R I A N T EP Ben Frost released his latest album, A U R O R A, in May of this year. The album has been extremely well-received, appearing on a number of year-end lists. His follow-up is a remix EP with tracks from that album reworked by Evian Christ, Dutch E Germ (Gang Gang Dance's Tim Dewitt), and HTRK. Listen: "No Sorrowing" (Kangding Ray Remix) Listen: "Venter" (Evian Christ TF 12 Mix)

Folkadelphia Sessions Volume II Folkadelphia is a folk music-based radio show for WXPN based out of Philadelphia. Over the past year, they have hosted a number of great musicians of the genre and have compiled a few of those live performances onto a second volume of sessions. The collection is available as a free download from their Bandcamp site. Listen: Marissa Nadler - "Drive" Listen: Willy Mason - "I Got Gold"

James Blake - "200 Press" Blake may only have two albums under his belt, but has been incredibly prolific with the release of singles, EPs, and remixes over the years; both under his own name and as Harmonimix. His latest single is headed by an OutKast-sampling track and, as usual, is worlds away from the type of stuff he puts out on his full-lengths. Listen: "200 Press" Listen: "200 Pressure"

Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet Deluxe Reissue And now for the second Public Enemy reissue of the year. The iconic rap group re-released It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back a couple of weeks ago. This week, their third album, Fear of a Black Planet, originally released in 1993, is getting its own reissue. When it was originally released, the album was praised by critics; it would go on to be considered one of the greatest records of all time (according to Rolling Stone) and be added to the National Recording Registry. Listen: "Welcome to the Terrordome" Listen: "Fight the Power"

R.E.M. - 7IN-83-88 Box Set R.E.M. may have broken up in 2011, but that hasn't stopped an impressive, and daunting, amount of material to be released since that time. The latest is a box set of vinyl singles that the band originally released between 1983 and 1988. Listen: "Radio Free Europe" Listen: "There She Goes Again"

Ryan Adams - "Do You Laugh When You Lie?" 7" Ryan Adams continues his flood of new releases this year with this latest 7" set of tracks. This may be his last of the year, but he does have more Pax Am session releases slated for next year, with "No Shadow" first on the docket. Listen: "Do You Laugh When You Lie?" Listen: "I'm in Love with You"

Stranger Cat - "Fig Tree"/"Sirens" Stranger Cat is the current project of musician and Sufjan Stevens collaborator Cat Martino. She's preparing to release her solo album, In the Wilderness, with the project early next year (no official date, yet), and is gearing up for that with a set of new songs. Listen: "Fig Tree" Listen: "Sirens"

New Music Tuesday - 06/24/2014

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New Full-Length Releases

Ab Soul - These Days Ab Soul is a member of the Black Hippy hip hop collective along with SchoolBoy Q, Jay Rock, and Kendrick Lamar. He has been active in music since 2003 and this is his third studio album. His latest record features other members of Black Hippy, along with Rick Ross, Mac Miller, and SZA. Watch: "Closure" Listen: "Changes"

Circulatory System - Mosaics within Mosaics Circulatory System is a member band of the Elephant Six collective, which also includes of Montreal, Olivia Tremor Control, and Neutral Milk Hotel. The band even shares members with other acts on the label. This is the psychedelic band's third studio album. Listen: "If You Think About It Now" Listen: "Stars and Molecules"

How to Dress Well - "What Is This Heart?" When I first heard about How to Dress Well (aka Tom Krell), I was mostly intrigued by his name. Over time, though, I became a huge fan of his music, as well. Krell is able to create music that is immensely heartfelt and personal, all with his unique indie R&B style. Watch: "Repeat Pleasure" Watch: "Face Again"

Mastodon - Once More Round the Sun Mastodon is a progressive metal band out of Atlanta, Georgia. They've released six studio albums in their 14 years together. For their latest, the band sought to continue on their previous album, 2011's The Hunter, but also to advance their sound. Watch: "High Road" Watch: "Chimes at Midnight"

Peter Matthew Bauer - Liberation! Peter Matthew Bauer was the bassist for The Walkmen before the band went on an "extreme hiatus" earlier this year. Following Walter Martin and Hamilton Leithauser earlier this year, he is releasing his first solo album. It's his first foray as a primary songwriter and vocalist, but he doesn't sound like a newbie. The members of The Walkmen have all proven themselves to be as capable solo as they are together. Watch: "Philadelphia Raga" Watch: "Latin American Ficciones"

Strand of Oaks - Heal Strand of Oaks (Tim Showalter) is a bearded, emotional folk rocker who first came to prominence with the release of his 2010 album Pope Killdragon. His follow-up was inspired by a realization that he needed to heal following the break-up of a marriage and the pressures of being on the road for two years. Watch: "Shut In" Watch: "Goshen '97"

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent A Sunny Day in Glasgow is a Philadelphia-based band who have been active since 2006. The band is led by Ben Daniels, but with rotating backing musicians. Sea When Absent is the band's fourth album, which I first became familiar with when the band was featured in a "best of the week" column on Stereogum! Watch: "In Love with Useless" Listen: "Bye Bye Big Ocean (The End)"

Other New Releases

22 Jump Street: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 22 Jump Street is the sequel to the movie version of 21 Jump Street, which was released 2012. The soundtrack features new tracks from Wiz Khalifa, Duck Sauce, and Angel Haze. Listen: Angel Haze - "22 Jump Street"

Ghostface Killah - "Six Degrees" Ghostface Killah is a member of the Wu-Tang clan and a critically-acclaimed solo performer. For his latest single, he has teamed up with BADBADNOTGOOD and Danny Brown. Listen: "Six Degrees"

They Came Together EP They Came Together is a new rom-com starring Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd. A short soundtrack (just EP length) is being released for the film. Contributors include Craig Wedren, Amy Miles, and Norah Jones. Watch: Norah Jones - "It Was the Last Thing on Your Mind"