NPR Music's Lars Gotrich and Sheldon Pearce round up the most exciting albums out this Friday, and reflect on the history of instrumental music as protest.
Featured albums:
\u2022 The Smile, 'Cutouts'
\u2022 Blood Incantation, 'Absolute Elsewhere'
\u2022 Half Waif, 'See You At The Maypole'
\u2022 Darius Jones, 'Legend of e'Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)'
\u2022 Yasmin Williams, 'Acadia'
\u2022 Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 'NO\u200b \u200bTITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28\u200b,\u200b340 DEAD'
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