New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 27

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🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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As NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers discuss on this week's episode, there's a thread of loss running through some of the most notable, thrilling albums out on September 27.

From the self-titled, posthumous album by the Scottish electronic producer SOPHIE to the harsh, alien sounds created by Alan Sparhawk on White Roses, My God, his first solo album following the death of his wife Mimi Parker, who was also his musical partner for decades in the great band Low, tributes to loved ones lost and voices from the beyond abound.

Plus: The star-studded debut album from Toronto poet and songwriter Mustafa, an adventurous bluegrass album (emphasis on grass) by roots champ Billy Strings, reliably adventurous R&B from Bilal and another posthumous release, the final release from the beloved electronic act Broadcast.

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0:00.0	A quick heads up, this podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.4	Also, we got hit with a few surprises this week.
0:06.6	Right as we were sitting down to record, we learned there would be a new Lady Gaga album
0:10.8	out today.
0:11.5	You'll hear us reacting to that news in a minute.
0:14.3	And then later came another surprise.
0:16.3	The posthumous album by Sophie, our lead segment on this episode, was released early.
0:21.7	By the time you're hearing this, it'll already been out for a day or two,
0:25.0	which of course we had no way of knowing when we taped.
0:28.0	All right, our editor says that should set everything straight. Here's the show.
0:32.8	Well, Diod, let's pull back the curtain for a second.
0:38.8	Okay.
0:39.8	It's not Friday. It's Tuesday, right? Well, when you and I are speaking, it's true, it's Tuesday. Sorry
0:48.8	to spoil the magic for everybody. But we just heard, just as we were coming into the studio that one Stephanie Germanada, i.e. Lady Gaga, is releasing a new album on Friday. That would be the day most people are listening to this.
1:07.0	Yeah. How does this make you feel, David?
1:09.0	Well, I have two things to say about it right away and they're both sympathetic.
1:14.0	One is being Harley Quinn just dressing up as Harley Quinn and embodying that
1:21.8	character probably about as much fun as you can have.
1:26.4	So why wouldn't you milk it?
1:28.2	And that's what she's doing.
1:29.7	This record is called Harlequin and it is a
1:35.0	hardlequin and it is a companion album to the album that actually comes out a week later
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