With so much great music being released all the time, it can be hard to decide what to listen to first. Each week, Pitchfork offers a roundup of notable new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from MJ Lenderman, Nala Sinephro, Laila!, Toro y Moi, Max Richter, The Dare, Dummy, Hinds, Isik Kural , from Chow Lee, Masayoshi Fujita, and Molchat Doma. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday Newsletter! to receive our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. However, when you purchase something through our affiliate links, Pitchfork receives an affiliate commission.)
MJ Lenderman. Manning Fireworks [Anti-]
MJ Lenderman continues the rise with his latest solo album, Manning Fireworks. As featured in twangy singlesHe leaves you“, “Joker Lips“, and “Wrist watch,” the guitarist and singer-songwriter plays almost every instrument on the album, while singing about self-confidence with the humor and affection that have earned him such a cult following. Manning Fireworks it’s just not a worthy follow-up to 2022 Boat songsbut also reintroducing Lenderman as a guitar virtuoso, wednesday bandmate, and in-demand session musician, who, how? Jeremy D. Larson writes his reviewcomes out “so charming, he can convince you to taste the sensation of warm beer.”
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Nala Sinefro. Infinity [Warp]
