New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Jan. 28

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🗓️ 28 January 2022

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Summary

The Summer of Soul soundtrack is finally here, along with a breathtaking debut from singer Amber Mark, a mind-bender from jazz saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Various — The Summer of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Featured Song: "Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya?"
2. Lady Wray — Piece of Me
Featured Song: "Where Were You"
3. Samm Henshaw — Untidy Soul
Featured Songs: "Thoughts and Prayers," "Chicken Wings," "Keyon (Interlude)"
4. Amber Mark — Three Dimensions Deep
Featured Song: "One"
5. Immanuel Wilkins — The 7th Hand
Featured Song: "Don't Break"

Other notable releases for Jan. 28:
Anaïs Mitchell — Anaïs Mitchell
Babyface Ray — Face
Beirut — Artifacts
Greg Spero — The Chicago Experiment
St. Paul & The Broken Bones — Alien Coast

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0:00.0	On the press, I'm in the arms.
0:03.0	So will USA.
0:05.0	Ladies and gentlemen, the best.
0:09.0	Happy Friday everyone from NPR Music and All Songs.
0:12.0	Considered I'm Robin Hilton.
0:13.0	I'm here with WB Easy and Vocalo Radio's Ayanna Contreras.
0:16.0	Hey Ayanna.
0:17.0	Hi.
0:18.0	Tiny Desk producer Bobby Carter.
0:20.0	What's up, Rob?
0:21.0	Contributor Christina Lee.
0:22.0	Hey Robin.
0:23.0	And WBGO and Chaz Knight in America's Nate Chinn.
0:26.0	Hey Robin.
0:27.0	It's new music Friday and we're taking a quick look at the best albums.
0:29.0	Out now on January 28th, starting with the incredible soundtrack to the Questlev documentary,
0:35.0	Summer of Soul.
1:04.0	My name is Mar blobaro of Tressen.
1:05.0	You're just a kid.
1:06.0	You are my boy.
1:07.0	I dream of a talent in your kids.
1:08.0	I am inside baby.
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