New Music Friday: March 19

Published: March 19, 2021, 9 a.m.

Hear monumental new music from Jon Batiste, country legend Loretta Lynn, the rapper Benny the Butcher and more on NPR Music's list of the best new albums out this week.

Featured Albums:
1. Jon Batiste — We Are
Featured Song: "We Are"
2. Loretta Lynn — Still Woman Enough
Featured Song: "You Ain't Woman Enough"
3. Melissa Carper — Daddy's Country Gold
Featured Song: "Makin' Memories"
4. Vegyn — Like A Good Old Friend
Featured Song: "I See You Sometimes"
5. Benny The Butcher — The Plugs I Met 2
Featured Song: "Live By It"
6. Middle Kids — Today We're The Greatest
Featured Song: "R U 4 Me"
7. Colin Miller — Hook
Featured Song: "From the Other Room"
8. Maria DeHart — Quarantunes
Featured Song: "In My Head"
9. New Pagans — The Seed, The Vessel, Roots And All
Featured Song: "Christian Boys"

Other notable releases for March 19: Alex Somers — Siblings and Siblings 2; A.A. Williams — Songs From Isolation; Lana Del Rey — Chemtrails Over The Country Club; Landlady — Landlady; Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin — $mokebreak.