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New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 19

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πŸ—“οΈ 19 May 2023

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Summary

A joint project from the rapper AminΓ© and producer KAYTRANADA tops our list of the best albums out this week, along with new ones from Paul Simon, Kesha, Sufjan Stevens and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Aminé & Kaytranada — KAYTRAMINÉ
Featured Songs: "Who He Iz," "Westside," "Ugh Ugh," "K&A"
2. Kesha β€” Gag Order
Featured Songs: "Only Love Can Save Us Now," "Fine Line," "Peace & Quiet," "Living in My Head"
3. Paul Simon β€” Seven Psalms
Featured Songs: "Love is Like a Braid," "The Lord," "Trail of Volcanoes," "Wait"
4. Hannah Jadagu β€” Aperture
Featured Songs: "What You Did," "Admit It," "Warning Sign"
5. Sufjan Stevens, Timo Andres & Conor Hanick β€” Reflections
Featured Songs: "Reflexion," "Ekstasis," "Mnemosyne"

Lightning Round:
Alex Lahey β€” The Answer is Always Yes
Brandy Clark β€” Brandy Clark
Sir Chloe β€” I Am The Dog
Summer Walker β€” CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE

Other notable releases for May 19:
Califone β€” villagers
Dave Matthews Band β€” Walk Around the Moon
Def Leppard β€” Drastic Symphonies
Graham Nash β€” Now
Jealous of the Birds β€” Hinterland
Juanes β€” Vida Cotidiana
Mandy, Indiana β€” I've Seen A Way
Mega Bog β€” End of Everything
The Milk Carton Kids β€” I Only See the Moon
Moor Mother β€” Jazz Codes (Deluxe Version)
Pony β€” Velveteen
Robert Ellis β€” Yesterday's News
Salami Rose Joe Louis β€” Akousmatikous
Tanlines β€” The Big Mess
Temps β€” PARTY GATOR PURGATORY
Tinariwen β€” Amatssou
Yes β€” Mirror to the Sky

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, happy Friday.

0:01.1

I'm Robin Hilton from NPR Music.

0:02.6

It's May 19th, new music Friday,

0:04.4

the day of the week when most DPs and albums come out.

0:07.2

Do a lot of listening, get together,

0:08.8

come up with a list of the ones that we all agree need

0:10.8

to be shared with you right now.

0:12.6

This week, that group includes NPR Music's

0:14.9

and Powers, hey Ann.

0:16.2

Hello Robin.

0:17.5

Contributor, Serena Turos.

0:19.4

Hey Robin.

0:20.6

And Radio Milwaukee's Tariq Moody.

0:22.7

Howdy Robin.

0:23.8

We've got some pretty big releases this week.

0:25.6

There's one from Kesha, a new record from Paul Simon,

0:28.3

Sufion Stevens and more.

0:29.9

But let's start with the rapper Amine,

0:32.0

and the DJ producer and rapper, Kachronata.

0:34.2

They've got a new project together

0:35.6

that's out today called Kachronine.

0:37.7

This is the song, Who He Is.

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