New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 11

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🗓️ 11 March 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Our shortlist for the best albums out this week includes Rex Orange County's WHO CARES?, the immediately transfixing Getaway from singer Orion Sun, the genre-hopping sounds of Jenny Hval and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Orion Sun — Getaway
Featured Tracks: "intro" and "without you"
2. Rex Orange County — WHO CARES?
Featured Tracks: "SHOOT ME DOWN" and "KEEP IT UP"
3. Fly Anakin — Frank
Featured Tracks: "Love Song (Come Back)" and "Bread"
4. Jenny Hval — Classic Objects
Featured Track: "Cemetery of Splendor"
5. Irma Thomas — Full Time Woman, The Lost Cotillion Album (on vinyl)
Featured Track: "Adam and Eve"

Other notable releases for March 11:
Alex Cameron — Oxy Music
Benny the Butcher — Tana Talk 4
The Boo Radleys — Keep On With Falling
BOYO — Echoes Like Memories
Drug Church — Hygiene
Fatboi Sharif & LoneSword — Cyber City Society
Loop — Sonancy
Lucky Daye — CANDYDRIP

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0:00.0	Alright, happy Friday from NPR Music and All Songs.
0:02.3	Considered I'm Robin Hilton.
0:03.7	I'm here with WB Easy and Vocaloid Radio,
0:05.9	Sajana Contreras.
0:07.0	Hey!
0:08.0	WXPN's John Morrison.
0:10.1	Hey, what's up, Robin?
0:11.4	And NPR Music, Steven Thompson.
0:13.4	Hey, Robin!
0:14.2	It's March 11th.
0:15.3	We're looking at the best albums out today.
0:17.2	Starting with the singer Orion Sun.
0:19.4	Her new one is called Get Away.
0:21.2	I will. I will. I will.
0:22.6	I will. I will. The best for you.
0:24.1	If you know what I say.
0:25.4	I will. I will. The best for you.
0:26.9	If you will.
0:28.6	I will. The best for you.
0:29.9	I will. I will. The best for you.
0:32.6	I will. The best for you.
0:35.4	If you know what I say.
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