New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 17
NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include new ones from R&B singer Yaya Bey, the shape-shifting rock of Bartees Strange, Perfume Genius, DJ and producer J. Rocc and more.
Featured Albums:
1. Yaya Bey \u2014 Remember Your North Star
Featured Songs: "alright," "rolling stoner," "meet me in brooklyn"
2. Bartees Strange \u2014 Farm to Table
Featured Songs: "Mulholland Dr.," "Hold the Line," "Hennessy," "Cosigns"
3. Wild Up \u2014 Julius Eastman, Vol. 2: Joy Boy
Featured Songs: "Stay On It," "Touch Him When (Heavy)," "Joy Boy"
4. J. Rocc \u2014 A Wonderful Letter
Featured Songs: "Keep On (Yeah)," "Pajama Party," "Dancing With the Best"
5. Perfume Genius \u2014 Ugly Season
Featured Songs: "Teeth," "Cenote," "Scherzo"
Lightning Round:
Erica Banks \u2014 Diary of The Flow Queen
Harkin \u2014 Honeymoon Suite
Kevin Gates \u2014 Khaza
RY X \u2014 Blood Moon
Other notable releases for June 17:
Alanis Morissette \u2014 The Storm Before the Calm
Carlos Simon & Marco Pave' \u2014 Requiem for the Enslaved
Flasher \u2014 Love is Yours
Foals \u2014 Life is Yours
Hercules & Love Affair \u2014 In Amber
Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals \u2014 King Cobra
Logic \u2014 Vinyl Days
Mt. Joy \u2014 Orange Blood
Sound of Ceres \u2014 Emerald Sea
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