New Music Friday - September 8, 2017

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Essential Full-Length Releases

Alvvays - Antisocialites Alvvays released a spectacular self-titled debut album in 2014. That album was anchored by "Marry Me, Archie", a song about trying to cajole a reluctant lover into marriage. The first single from their sophomore album takes on a nearly opposite sentiment, mourning the end of a relationship. There's growth in their follow-up, but without the loss infectious jangle that made Alvvays such a delight. Watch: "In Undertow" Watch: "Plimsoll Punks"

Deerhoof - Mountain Moves Deerhoof have a distinct sound, one they've displayed on studio albums already four times this decade. They're doing something a bit different for this fifth album, bringing in a number of featured artists. Collaborators range from Awkwafina, to Juana Molina, to Jenn Wasner. Watch: "I Will Spite Survive" (featuring Jenn Wasner)  Listen: "Come Down Here and Say That" (featuring Laetitia Sadler)

The National - Sleep Well Beast The National are one of the most stylistically consistent bands in indie rock, but they've always maintained a timeliness that kept them from becoming boring. Things are no different on this latest record, their seventh, with some subtle and some not-so-subtle references to the current political environment. Watch: "Day I Die" Watch: "Carin at the Liquor Store"

Tony Allen - The Source African drummer Tony Allen has had a long and prosperous career, both as the drummer for Fela Kuti and as a solo artist. His latest album, and according to the artist himself, his best, is his first for famed jazz label Blue Note. Listen: "Push and Pull" Listen: "On Fire"

Zola Jesus - Okovi Okovi is the fifth album from this Wisconsin singer, long known for her goth pop sound and dark lyrics. The darkness continues on this latest record, written when the singer was back in hometown following a battle with depression. The result is an incredible album that has earned her some of her highest praise of her career. Watch: "Exhumed" Watch: "Soak"

Other Full-Length Releases

Alex Cameron - Forced Witness Watch: "Candy May" Watch: "Runnin’ Out of Luck"

Carmen Villain - Infinite Avenue Watch: "Red Desert" Listen: "Borders" (featuring Jenny Hval)

Death from Above - Outage! Is Now Watch: "Never Swim Alone" Watch: "Freeze Me"

Faith Healer - Try ;) Watch: "Try" Listen: "Light of Loving"

Julie & The Wrong Guys - Julie & The Wrong Guys Watch: "You Wanted What I Wanted" Listen: "Love & Leaving"

Lomelda - Thx Listen: "From Here" Listen: "Interstate Vision"

Lunice - CCCLX Watch: "Mazerati" Watch: "Distrust" (featuring Denzel Curry, JK The Reaper, & Nell)

Mount Kimbie - Love What Survives Watch: "Delta" Watch: "Blue Train Lines"

MuteMath - Play Dead Watch: "Break the Fever" Watch: "War"

Nosaj Thing - Parallels Watch: "U G" Listen: "All Points Back to U" (featuring Steve Spacek)

Partner - In Search of Lost Time Watch: "Play the Field" Listen: "Gross Secret"

Small Circle - Cyclical Listen: "Mornings" Listen: "Spinning"

Sparks - Hippopotamus Watch: "Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)" Watch: "What the Hell Is It This Time?"

Susanne Sundfør - Music for People in Trouble Listen: "Mountaineers" (featuring John Grant) Listen: "No One Believes in Love Anymore"

Ted Leo - The Hanged Man Watch: "Can’t Go Back" Listen: "You’re Like Me"

Tori Amos - Native Invader Watch: "Reindeer King" Watch: "Cloud Riders"

Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.

Animal Collective - Sung Tongs Vinyl Reissue Listen: "Leaf House" Listen: "Winter’s Love"

David Bowie - The 1980 Floorshow Listen: "Jean Genie" Listen: "Time"

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Up from Below Vinyl Reissue Watch: "Home" Listen: "Janglin"

Jimi Hendrix - Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix Vinyl Reissue Listen: "Hey Joe" Listen: "Fire"

Mas Ysa - Untitled Listen: "Face" Listen: "Mapquest"

Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See Vinyl Reissue Watch: "Fade Into You" Listen: "So Tonight That I Might See"

Mourn - Over the Wall Listen: "Color Me Impressed" Listen: "Over the Wall"

Nico - Behind the Iron Curtain Reissue Listen: "Procession" Listen: "All Saints Night from a Polish Motorway"

Syd - Always Never Home Listen: "Moving Mountains" Listen: "On the Road"

Twin Peaks (Music from the Limited Event Series)

Zomby - GASP! Listen: "GASP!" Listen: "ZKITTLEZ"