British soul collective SAULT formally launched its newest album, Acts of Religion, on Christmas.
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British soul collective SAULT formally launched its newest album, Acts of Religion, on Christmas.
SAULT
There’s been some nice music launched because the final New Music Friday episode in late November. So this Friday, NPR Music’s Stephen Thompson and Nate Chinen from NPR member station WRTI in Philadelphia catch you up on the most effective albums we heard in December.
Featured Albums:
• ROSÉ, rosie
• Lauren Mayberry, Vicious Creature
• Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner & Peter Bernstein, Stable Jackson
• The Innocence Mission, Midwinter Swimmers
• SAULT, Acts of Religion
Notable Albums launched Nov. 29, 2024 – Jan. 3, 2025
International pop:
• Carin Leon, Palabra De To’s
• TWICE, STRATEGY EP
• Stray Children, HOP
• Myke Towers, LYKE MIIKE
• Russ Tens of millions, OOAK Vol. 1
• Elmiene, For The Deported EP
Hip-Hop:
• Bossman Dlow, Dlow Curry
• Smino, Perhaps in Nirvana
• Roc Marciano & The Alchemist, The Skeleton Key
• Nettspend, Unhealthy Ass F****** Child
• Mozzy & Kalan.FrFr, LUCKY HER
Indie:
• Cameron Winter, Heavy Metallic
• Kassie Krut, s/t EP
• Julie Beth Napolin, Solely the Void Stands Between Us
• Babymorocco, Amour
• Dungen, Otis
• Amen Dunes, Dying Jokes II
Ambient detours:
• Saint Etienne, The Evening
• Röyksopp, Nebulous Nights (An Ambient Tour into Profound Mysteries and True Electrical)
On the market:
• Fennesz, Mosaic
• Aphex Twin, Music from the Merch Desk
• Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Queer OST
• Shinichi Atobe, Self-discipline
Dwell albums:
• The Gits, Dwell on the X-Ray
• Dua Lipa, Dwell from Royal Albert Corridor
• Natalia Lafourcade, Dwell at Carnegie Corridor
• The Nationwide, Rome
• Tori Amos, Diving Deep Dwell
• Interpol, Dwell at Third Man Information
• Laufey, A Evening on the Symphony
Cowl initiatives:
• Lucinda Williams, Sings the Beatles From Abbey Highway
• Angel Olsen, Cosmic Waves Vol. 1
• Timothée Chalamet, A Full Unknown OST
CREDITS:
- Host: Stephen Thompson, NPR Music
- Visitor: Nate Chinen, WRTI
- Producer: Simon Rentner
- Editor: Otis Hart
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Vice President, Music and Visuals: Keith Jenkins