New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 5
NPR Music's picks for the best releases out this week include a potent new EP from the rapper Doechii, hyper-pop from Pussy Riot, roots salsa from Colombia's Meridian Brothers and more.
Featured Albums:
1. Doechii \u2014 she / her / black bitch
Featured Tracks: "Bitches Be," "Swamp Bitches," "Persuasive"
2. Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento \u2014 Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento
Featured Tracks: "Bomba At\xf3mica," "Metamorfosis"
3. AJ Suede \u2014 Oil On Canvas
Featured Tracks: "Growing Diamonds," "Wonder," "Monochrome"
4. Pussy Riot \u2014 MATRIARCHY NOW
Featured Tracks: "PRINCESS CHARMING," "PLASTIC," "POOF BITCH"
5. Planet Drum \u2014 In The Groove
Featured Track: "King Clave"
Lightning Round:
Alexia Bomtempo \u2014 DOCE CARNAVAL
Araceli Poma \u2014 "Agua de Olvido"
Art Moore \u2014 Art Moore
Various \u2014 Rise Jamaica!
Other notable releases for Aug. 5:
Bobby Shmurda \u2014 BodBoy
Calvin Harris \u2014 Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2
Fireboy DML \u2014 Playboy
Kokoroko \u2014 Could We Be More
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires \u2014 Old-Time Folks
Mall Grab \u2014 What I Breathe
Neil Young \u2014 Noise & Flowers
T Bone Burnett \u2014 The Invisible Light: Spells
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