New Music Friday: The best albums out August 9
NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers survey the new albums out August 9, ranging from Ravyn Lenae's focused R&B to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's scuzzed-up glam-rock and an elegant solo piano album recorded by Japanese pop star and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto just months before his death in 2023.
Plus: A new album made by 39-year-old American bassist esperanza spalding and 81-year-old Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento leads to a discussion of collaborations across generations.
Featured Albums:
\u2022 Ravyn Lenae, Bird's Eye
\u2022 Beabadoobee, This Is How Tomorrow Moves
\u2022 King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Flight b741
\u2022 Latto, Sugar Honey Iced Tea
\u2022 Ryuichi Sakamoto, Opus
\u2022 Oso Oso, Life Till Bones
\u2022 Thee Marloes, Perak
\u2022 Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding, Milton + esperanza
Links:
\u2022 Sidney Madden's interview with Latto from season 2 of Louder Than A Riot
\u2022 Ann Powers reviews Zach Bryan's Springsteen-mythologizing album The Great American Bar Scene
\u2022 Watch a Tiny Desk (Home) concert by Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding recorded in Nascimento's living room in Rio de Janeiro
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