New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19

Published: April 19, 2024, 7 a.m.

NPR Music's Ann Powers and Hazel Cills dig into Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department,' which hit streaming services last night, and share a handful of other new albums out Friday, April 19.

Featured Albums:
\u2022 Taylor Swift, 'The Tortured Poets Department'
\u2022 Bbymutha, 'Sleep Paralysis'
\u2022 claire rousay, 'sentiment'
\u2022 Pearl Jam, 'Dark Matter'

Other notable albums out April 19:
\u2022 Stephanie Lambring, 'Hypocrite'
\u2022 Cadence Weapon, 'ROLLERCOASTER'
\u2022 Tei Shi, 'Valerie'
\u2022 Ekko Astral, 'pink balloons'
\u2022 Bill Frisell, 'Orchestras'
\u2022 BIG|BRAVE, 'A Chaos of Flowers'
\u2022 Blue Lab Beats, 'Blue Eclipse'
\u2022 Chanel Beads, 'Your Day Will Come'
\u2022 Local Natives, 'But I'll Wait For You'
\u2022 Gangrene (The Alchemist & Oh No), 'Heads I Win, Tails You Lose'
\u2022 Brian Eno, 'Eno'
\u2022 Cloud Nothings, 'Final Summer'
\u2022 Melvins, 'Tarantula Heart'
\u2022 Mozzy, 'CHILDREN OF THE SLUMS'
\u2022 Lucy Rose, 'This Ain't The Way You Go Out'
\u2022 Pillow Queens, 'Name Your Sorrow'
\u2022 A Certain Ratio, 'It All Comes Down To This'
\u2022 Cavalier, 'Different Type Time'
\u2022 Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, 'That Delicious Vice'
\u2022 T Bone Burnett, 'The Other Side'

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