New Music Friday: Our Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 8 – NPR

November 8, 2019

New Music Friday: Our Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 8 : All Songs Considered : NPR

New Music Friday: Our Top 10 Albums Out On Nov. 8 : All Songs Considered This week’s best new albums include a solo release from Leslie Odom Jr., aka Aaron Burr from Hamilton, the woozy world of FKA Twigs, country singer Luke Combs and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Leslie Odom Jr. — Mr.
2. Bishop Briggs — Champion
3. FKA Twigs — Magdalene
4. Dessa & The Minnesota Orchestra — Sound the Bells: Recorded Live at Orchestra Hall
5. The Good Ones — Rwanda, You Should be Loved
6. Kate Davis — Trophy
7. Luke Combs — What You See Is What You Get
8. Mount Eerie & Julie Doiron — Lost Wisdom Pt. 2
9. SebastiAn — Thirst
10. Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Scene — Waiting Game

Other Notable Albums Out Nov. 8: Allen Stone — Building Balance; Josienne Clarke — In All Weather; Kele Okereke — 2042; Lucy Dacus — EP; Moor Mother — Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes; Philip B Price — Bone Almanac; Simply Red — Blue Eyed Soul; Sin Fang — Sad Party; Suss — High Line; Xylouris White — The Sisypheans;

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FKA Twigs. Her sophomore full-length, Magdalene, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on Nov. 8. Matthew Stone/Courtesy of the artist

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Leslie Odom Jr., best known for playing Aaron Burr in the original Broadway production of Hamilton, has a new album of his own songs that’s all over the musical map in wonderful ways, drawing together R&B, jazz, pop and showtunes. It’s called Mr. and includes the track we kick this week’s show off with, the buoyant, unapologetically cheerful “Hummingbird.” We’ve also got powerful breakup (and recovery) albums from Bishop Briggs and FKA Twigs, a live collaboration between the rapper Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra, country singer Luke Combs, a deeply affecting collection of songs called Rwanda, You Should Be Loved from a trio known as The Good Ones and much more. NPR Music’s Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson join host Robin Hilton as they share their picks for the best new albums out on Nov. 8.

Featured Albums:

  1. Leslie Odom Jr. — Mr.
    Featured Song: “Hummingbird”
  2. Bishop Briggs — Champion
    Featured Song: “Can You Hear Me Now”
  3. FKA Twigs — Magdalene
    Featured Song: “Sad Day”
  4. Dessa & The Minnesota Orchestra — Sound the Bells: Recorded Live at Orchestra Hall
    Featured Song: “Fire Drills”
  5. The Good Ones — Rwanda, You Should Be Loved
    Featured Song: “A Long, Sad Journey Watching You Die”
  6. Kate Davis — Trophy
    Featured Song: “Daisy”
  7. Luke Combs — What You See is What You Get
    Featured Song: “Even Though I’m Leaving”
  8. Mount Eerie & Julie Doiron — Lost Wisdom Pt. 2
    Featured Song: “Love Without Possession”
  9. SebastiAn — Thirst
    Featured Song: “Pleasant”
  10. Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science — Waiting Game
    Featured Song: “The Anthem”

Other Notable Albums Out Nov. 8: Allen Stone — Building Balance; Josienne Clarke — In All Weather; Kele Okereke — 2042; Lucy Dacus — EP; Moor Mother — Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes; Philip B Price — Bone Almanac; Simply Red — Blue Eyed Soul; Sin Fang — Sad Party; Suss — High Line; Xylouris White — The Sisypheans.

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