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October 6, 2022
Victoria Gow

Beth Orton’s new report, Climate Alive, finds the singer using control of her individual sound.

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Beth Orton’s new file, Weather conditions Alive, finds the singer using management of her very own seem.

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Peter Matthew Bauer made his title as a member of The Walkmen, whose nervy, guitar-pushed rock life in the DNA of Bauer’s new album, Flowers. Beth Orton has an even extended recorded legacy that stretches back to her 1996 debut, Trailer Park. Orton’s new history, Temperature Alive, finds the singer using regulate of her possess sound — and driving it in new, warmly natural and organic instructions.

We’ve also obtained a new album by Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin, who collaborate on interpretations of perform by Touré’s famous late father, Ali Farka Touré. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw headlines a further album-size collaboration, this a single with the multipurpose strings of Attacca Quartet. And, speaking of flexibility, jazz drummer Makaya McCraven rounds out this week’s lineup with the help of a compact military of players his new album is titled In These Moments.

On this week’s New New music Friday, NPR New music contributor Nate Chinen, WBEZ and Vocalo Radio’s Ayana Contreras and WXPN’s John Morrison be part of guest host Stephen Thompson.

Featured Albums:

  1. Peter Matthew Bauer — Bouquets
    Featured Songs: “Chiyoda, Arkansas, Manila,” “Bouquets”
  2. Beth Orton — Temperature Alive
    Featured Tracks: “Lonely,” “Fractals”
  3. Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin — Ali
    Featured Songs: “Mahine Me,” “Savanne”
  4. Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet — Evergreen
    Highlighted Music: “Other Track,” “The Evergreen Stem”
  5. Makaya McCraven — In These Situations
    Showcased Music: “Dream An additional,” “The Title”

Lightning Spherical:

  • The Comet Is Coming — Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
  • Youthful RJ — Environment Tour
  • Angelica Sanchez Trio — Sparkle Beings
  • Alex G — God Help you save the Animals
  • Nils Frahm — Tunes for Animals

Other noteworthy releases for Sept. 23:

  • 5 Seconds of Summer season — 5SOS5
  • Arkells — Blink Two times
  • Huge Scary — Me and You
  • Bloods — Alongside one another, Child!
  • Buzzcocks — Sonics in the Soul
  • Daniel Tashian — Night time Right after Night time
  • Divino Niño — Past Spa on Earth
  • Editors — EBM
  • Long run Teens — Self Aid
  • Ian William Craig — Music for Magnesium_173
  • Maddie & Tae — By means of the Madness, Vol. 2
  • Marisa Anderson — However, Right here
  • Mark Owen — Land of Goals
  • Maya Hawke — MOSS
  • Nikki Lane — Denim & Diamonds
  • Protoje — Third Time’s the Charm
  • Sofie Royer — Harlequin
  • The Tender Moon — Exister
  • Sports activities Staff — Gulp!
  • The Tallest Man on Earth — Also Late for Edelweiss
  • Tamino — Sahar
  • Tim Burgess — Normal Audio
  • Whitney Fenimore — Leaving Ashwood
  • The Wonder Several years — The Hum Goes on Eternally
  • Zouj — Steel