New Music Friday: Nov. 27

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🗓️ 27 November 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

NPR Music's pick for the best new albums out this holiday week include an epic return for The Smashing Pumpkins, Three 6 Mafia rapper Juicy J, a previously unreleased Bill Evans concert and more.

Featured Albums:
1. The Smashing Pumpkins — Cyr
Featured Song: "Save Your Tears"
2. Juicy J — The Hustle Continues
Featured Song: "1995"
3. Ane Brun — How Beauty Holds The Hand Of Sorrow
Featured Song: "Trust"
4. Sundae Crush — A Real Sensation
Featured Song: "Good Boy"
5. Bill Evans — Bill Evans Live At Ronnie Scott's
Featured Song: "A Sleeping Bee"
6. Various — Pop Ambient 2021
Featured Song: "Mittsommer"

Other notable albums out Nov. 27: Bad Bunny — El Último Tour del Mundo; Bille Joe Armstrong — No Fun Mondays; Bombino — Live in Amsterdam; JFDR — Dream On; Miley Cyrus — Plastic Hearts.

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0:00.0	Since the 1980s, hip hop and America's prisons have grown side by side.
0:05.8	And we're going to investigate this connection to see how it lifts us up and holds us down.
0:10.2	Hip hop is talking about what we live trying to live the American dream,
0:15.0	felon at the American dream.
0:16.9	I'm Sydney Mellon.
0:18.0	I'm Rodney Carmichael.
0:19.2	Listen now to the louder than a riot podcast from NPR Music.
0:23.8	Where we chase the collision of rhyme and punishment in America.
0:30.6	Happy Friday everyone from NPR Music and all songs considered.
0:33.4	I'm Robin Hilton.
0:34.4	You've made it not only through another week, but also to the final new music Friday
0:38.1	episode of the year.
0:38.9	I'm here with Ann Powers.
0:40.0	Hey Ann.
0:40.6	Hey Robin.
0:42.1	We're taking a quick look at the best albums out on November 27th and we start with the
0:46.5	smashing pumpkins.
0:48.1	They're back with a new one called Sear.
0:50.3	All days in the well, well, the always, but forever.
1:02.7	I'll tell you what I'll tell you what I can't you'll spite.
1:08.0	I'll tell you.
1:11.3	I'll tell you what is a tell you.
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