Daily Newsletter, April 21, 2024

The new albums from claire rousay and Blunt Chunks should be at the top of your queue today. Tap in and find a new obsession.

Stream new releases from Taylor Swift, Bbymutha, Pearl Jam, Chanel Beads, Cavalier, Ekko Astral, Lord Spikeheart, and Big|Brave

Atwood's staff share the music they've been listening to: This week's roundup includes Mk.gee, Rosalie James, berlioz, Dejima, philine, Portraitures, Yoshika Colwell, Boy Jr., Ivory Layne, Night Swimming, Yarin Glam, Friedberg, Silent Mass, Rubina, Sarah Isabella, & LAUREL!

This week's Notable Releases include SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Cloud Nothings, bbymutha, Ekko Astral, and more.

Let’s start with the album title. It looks luxuriant enough to apply to a Jon Hassell LP with an accompanying, tastefully exotic video. However, since shochu is a Japanese liquor of relatively stingy booziness, this is basically the Tokyo way of confessing to grooming with Malört. Flip that sleeve around and look at the recording date: 2009. Why did it take 15 years for this music to make it to LP? (Parts of it were previously released on seven-inch and CD in 2022 and 2023.)

The FADER's New Music Friday roundup spotlights the most exciting new albums of the week. This week, stream projects from bbymutha, Chanel Beads, Taylor Swift, Lord Spikeheart, and more.

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)

NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills dig into Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department,' which hit streaming services last night, and share a handful of other new albums out Friday, April 19.Featured Albums:• Taylor Swift, 'The Tortured Poets Department'• Bbymutha, 'Sleep Paralysis'• claire rousay, 'sentiment'• Pearl Jam, 'Dark Matter'Other notable albums out April 19:• Stephanie Lambring, 'Hypocrite'• Cadence Weapon, 'ROLLERCOASTER'• Tei Shi, 'Valerie'• Ekko Astral, 'pink balloons'• Bill Frisell, 'Orchestras'• BIG|BRAVE, 'A Chaos of Flowers'• Blue Lab Beats, 'Blue Eclipse'• Chanel Beads, 'Your Day Will Come'• Local Natives, 'But I'll Wait For You'• Gangrene (The Alchemist & Oh No), 'Heads I Win, Tails You Lose'• Brian Eno, 'Eno'• Cloud Nothings, 'Final Summer'• Melvins, 'Tarantula Heart'• Mozzy, 'CHILDREN OF THE SLUMS'• Lucy Rose, 'This Ain't The Way You Go Out'• Pillow Queens, 'Name Your Sorrow'• A Certain Ratio, 'It All Comes Down To This'• Cavalier, 'Different Type Time'• Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, 'That Delicious Vice'• T Bone Burnett, 'The Other Side'

Don't miss this week's best new songs, featuring Belle & Sebastian, Cassandra Jenkins, DEBBY FRIDAY, This Is Lorelei & more!

The editors of JAZZIZ have the good fortune of being able to listen to new music before it’s officially released in stores and streaming platforms. And because we’re always listening to new tunes, we always know just what to recommend. That’s why we’ll bring you a roundup of ten songs each week, featuring music from

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