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Sep 2022
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New Music Friday: The best releases out ...

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NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include veteran folksinger Beth Orton, Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré and more.

Featured Albums:

1. Peter Matthew Bauer — Flowers
Featured Songs: "Chiyoda, Arkansas, Manila," "Flowers"
2. Beth Orton — Weather Alive
Featured Songs: "Lonely," "Fractals"
3. Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin — Ali
Featured Songs: "Mahine Me," "Savanne"
4. Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet — Evergreen
Featured Songs: "Other Song," "The Evergreen Stem"
5. Makaya McCraven — In These Times
Featured Songs: "Dream Another," "The Title"

Lightning Round:

The Comet Is Coming — Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
Young RJ — World Tour
Angelica Sanchez Trio — Sparkle Beings
Alex G — God Save the Animals
Nils Frahm — Music for Animals

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