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New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Feb. 4

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πŸ—“οΈ 4 February 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include the final trap album from Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz, '80s-flavored pop from Mitski, Animal Collective's return to form and more.

Featured Albums:
1. 2 Chainz β€” Dope Don't Sell Itself
Featured tracks: "10 Bracelets" and "Million Dollars Worth Of Game"
2. Mitski β€” Laurel Hell
Featured track: "Stay Soft"
3. Animal Collective β€” Time Skiffs
Featured track: "Strung With Everything"
4. Saba β€” Few Good Things
Featured tracks: "Survivor's Guilt" and "2012"
5. Erin Rae β€” Lighten Up
Featured track: "California Belongs to You"

Other notable releases for Feb. 4:
Black Country, New Road β€” Ants From Up There
Cate Le Bon β€” Pompeii
Lord Kayso β€” More Chores
Los Bitchos β€” Let The Festivities Begin!
The Reds, Pinks and Purples β€” Summer at Land's End
Tank β€” R&B MONEY

Transcript

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0:00.0

Happy Friday everyone from InPear Music and All Songs considered I'm Robin Hilton. I'm here with Christina Lee.

0:05.2

Hello Robin.

0:06.5

Lars Gottrich.

0:07.8

Hey Robin Hey y'all.

0:09.1

Serena Turos.

0:10.3

Hey Robin, Happy Friday.

0:11.8

Happy Friday and John Morrison.

0:13.6

Hey, what's up Robin.

0:14.9

It's February 4th and we're looking at the best albums out today starting with two chains.

0:19.3

This is new and is called dope don't sell itself.

0:47.8

I'm on a train, shipping list or ring that is pocket side 380.

0:51.5

But it's the king with a beam that goes straight from a to a world coming to.

0:55.9

I'm on a restaurant, I'm on even buy food.

0:58.9

I'm on weed, I'm on even buy gas.

1:01.2

Got my own things, I don't even buy ass.

1:04.2

Got the pain on me and I got a business there.

1:06.9

But my shoot a new score, this index finger got a rag.

1:10.0

My whips think cool, chuck and tape.

1:11.9

Made a million dollars, booleggin my own mix.

1:14.3

Tate the blocks, what's cally and tape.

1:16.2

The boss and gloves on showed you how to beat cases.

1:19.0

If I ever got your number bitch, I've been erased it on full of in braces.

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