New Music Friday - January 24, 2025

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Anna B Savage - You and i are Earth Watch: "Agnes" (featuring Anna Mike) Watch: "Lighthouse"
	Benjamin Booker - Lower Watch: "SLOW DANCE IN A GAY BAR" Watch: "LWA IN THE TRAILER PARK"
	DITZ - Never Exhale Watch: "Taxi Man" Listen: "Space/Smile"
	FKA Twigs - Eusexua Watch: "Eusexua" Watch: "Perfect Stranger"

Other Full-Length Releases

C Duncan - It’s Only a Love Song Watch: "It’s Only a Love Song" Watch: "Think About It"

Eric Clapton - Meanwhile Watch: "Stand and Deliver" (with Van Morrison) Watch: "One Woman"

Mogwai - The Bad Fire Watch: "Lion Rumpus" Watch: "Fanzine Made of Flesh"

Tunng - Love You All Over Again Watch: "Didn’t Know Why" Watch: "Everything Else"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Iggy Pop - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 Watch: "Five Foot One" Watch: "The Passenger"

New Music Friday - February 19, 2021

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Essential Full-Length Releases

	Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview of Phenomenal Nature Sophomore album from New York-based songwriter, full of observations from the world around her. Watch: "Michelangelo" Watch: "Hard Drive" Watch: "Crosshairs"
	Ghetts - Conflict of Interest Latest album from British grime artist features other mainstays of the scene. Watch: "Skengman" (Stormzy & Ghetto) Watch: "No Mercy" (Pa Salieu & BackRoad Gee)
	Indigo Sparke - Echo Debut album from Australian folk artist, with production from fellow folkster Adrianne Lenker. Watch: "Colourblind" Watch: "Everything Everything"
	Katy Kirby - Cool Dry Place Another debut album, this one from this Nashville-by-way-of-Texas indie rocker. Watch: "Traffic!" Watch: "Portals"
	Lael Neale - Acquainted With Night Though recorded in Los Angeles, last year brought this artist back to her native Virginia for the supporting videos for her Sub Pop debut. Watch: "For No One Now" Watch: "Every Star Shivers in the Dark" Watch: "Blue Vein"

Other Full-Length Releases

Adeline Hotel - Good Timing Listen: "I Have Found It" Listen: "Photographic Memory"

Another Michael - New Music and Big Pop Watch: "Big Pop" Watch: "I Know You’re Wrong"

The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy Listen: "Family Farm" Listen: "Heavy Covenant"

Mister Goblin - Four People in an Elevator and One of Them Is the Devil Listen: "Hook in the Eye" Listen: "Six Flags America"

Mogwai - As the Love Continues Watch: "Dry Fantasy" Watch: "Ritchie Sacramento"

Nun Gun - Mondo Decay Watch: "Stealth Empire" (featuring Mark Stewart) Watch: "Gold Mine" (featuring ONO)

Oscar Scheller - Boys Cry Watch: "Boys Cry" Listen: "I’m Enough" (featuring Katie Gavin)

Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights Watch: "The Shining but Tropical" Watch: "You Can Have It Back"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Ariana Grande - Positions (Deluxe) Watch: "34+35" (Remix)  (featuring Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion) Watch: "Positions"

Hand Habits - dirt Watch: "4th of july" Listen: "i believe in you"

New Music Friday - September 1, 2017

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Hercules and Love Affair - Omnion Hercules and Love Affair was started by producer Andy Butler in 2004. They saw their first success in 2008 with the track "Blind", a collaboration with Anohni. Since, they have released three albums, including Omnion. Their fourth records features both past collaborators, Rouge Mary, and some new featured voices, Sharon van Etten and Faris Badwan. Watch: "Controller" (featuring Faris Badwan) Watch: "Omnion" (featuring Sharon van Etten)

LCD Soundsystem - american dream Turns out LCD Soundsystem's 2011 farewell concert at Madison Square Garden was not the end for them, though they did take an extended break. In 2015, they released a Christmas single, then played a few shows (mostly festival appearances) through 2016. They released the first singles from the eventual comeback album in May. The return is a bit annoying following the spectacle of their farewell, but is still a welcome one. Watch: "tonite" Listen: "american dream"

Madeline Kenney - Night Night at the First Landing Madeline Kenney is a musician, and baker, and painter, and neuroscientist, hailing from Seattle. She released her debut EP, Signals, in 2016.  The EP was produced by Chaz Bear (better known as Chaz Bundick or Toro Y Moi). He returns to produced her debut full-length. Watch: "Rita" Watch: "Always"

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Echo of Pleasure The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have been around since 2007, making indie pop influenced by the shoegaze alt-rock of the 80s and 90s. They stripped their sound back a bit for their previous record, 2014's Days of Abandon, but return to the fuller sound of their earlier records for this follow-up, their fourth album overall. Watch: "When I Dance with You" Watch: "So True"

Other Full-Length Releases

Daughter - Music from Before the Storm Listen: "Burn It Down" Listen: "Glass"

Duds - A Nature or a Degree Listen: "Elastic Feel"

Maneka - Is You Is Listen: "Dracula" (featuring Katie Capri) Listen: "Tiger Baby" (featuring Jordyn Blakely)

Mogwai - Every Country’s Sun Watch: "Coolverine" Watch: "Party in the Dark"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

The Knife - Live at Terminal 5