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The very best releases out Sept. 23 : All Tracks Considered : NPR

September 26, 2022
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Beth Orton’s new report, Weather conditions Alive, finds the singer getting regulate of her very own seem.

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Beth Orton’s new report, Climate Alive, finds the singer taking regulate of her personal seem.

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Peter Matthew Bauer produced his name as a member of The Walkmen, whose nervy, guitar-pushed rock life in the DNA of Bauer’s new album, Bouquets. Beth Orton has an even for a longer time recorded legacy that stretches again to her 1996 debut, Trailer Park. Orton’s new report, Weather Alive, finds the singer having manage of her have seem — and driving it in new, warmly organic and natural directions.

We’ve also bought a new album by Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin, who collaborate on interpretations of get the job done by Touré’s famous late father, Ali Farka Touré. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw headlines one more album-duration collaboration, this a person with the adaptable strings of Attacca Quartet. And, speaking of versatility, jazz drummer Makaya McCraven rounds out this week’s lineup with the aid of a smaller military of players his new album is titled In These Periods.

On this week’s New New music Friday, NPR New music contributor Nate Chinen, WBEZ and Vocalo Radio’s Ayana Contreras and WXPN’s John Morrison join guest host Stephen Thompson.

Highlighted Albums:

  1. Peter Matthew Bauer — Flowers
    Highlighted Tracks: “Chiyoda, Arkansas, Manila,” “Flowers”
  2. Beth Orton — Weather Alive
    Showcased Tracks: “Lonely,” “Fractals”
  3. Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin — Ali
    Showcased Tunes: “Mahine Me,” “Savanne”
  4. Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet — Evergreen
    Featured Songs: “Other Tune,” “The Evergreen Stem”
  5. Makaya McCraven — In These Moments
    Showcased Music: “Dream An additional,” “The Title”

Lightning Round:

  • The Comet Is Coming — Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
  • Youthful RJ — World Tour
  • Angelica Sanchez Trio — Sparkle Beings
  • Alex G — God Help you save the Animals
  • Nils Frahm — Audio for Animals

Other noteworthy releases for Sept. 23:

  • 5 Seconds of Summertime — 5SOS5
  • Arkells — Blink Twice
  • Large Frightening — Me and You
  • Bloods — Alongside one another, Infant!
  • Buzzcocks — Sonics in the Soul
  • Daniel Tashian — Night Following Night time
  • Divino Niño — Past Spa on Earth
  • Editors — EBM
  • Upcoming Teens — Self Help
  • Ian William Craig — Songs for Magnesium_173
  • Maddie & Tae — By the Insanity, Vol. 2
  • Marisa Anderson — Continue to, Listed here
  • Mark Owen — Land of Dreams
  • Maya Hawke — MOSS
  • Nikki Lane — Denim & Diamonds
  • Protoje — Third Time’s the Charm
  • Sofie Royer — Harlequin
  • The Gentle Moon — Exister
  • Athletics Workforce — Gulp!
  • The Tallest Gentleman on Earth — Too Late for Edelweiss
  • Tamino — Sahar
  • Tim Burgess — Regular Songs
  • Whitney Fenimore — Leaving Ashwood
  • The Question Yrs — The Hum Goes on For good
  • Zouj — Metal