New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 15

Published: Sept. 15, 2023, 9 a.m.

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Corinne Bailey Rae's Black Rainbows, Mitski's The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, a stunning debut from Ralphie Choo and more.

Featured Albums:
1. Corinne Bailey Rae \u2014 Black Rainbows
Featured Songs: "Erasure," "Peach Velvet Sky," "A Spell, A Prayer," "New York Transit Queen"
2. Mitski \u2014 The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We
Featured Songs: "I Don't Like My Mind," "When Memories Snow," "The Frost," "The Deal," "I Love Me After You"
3. Ralphie Choo \u2014 SUPERNOVA
Featured Songs: "M\xc1QUINA CULONA (feat Mura Masa)," "BULER\xcdAS DE UN CABALLO MALO," "WHIPCREAM (feat. Paris Texas)," "TANGOS DE UNA MOTO TRUCADA"
4. Vagabon \u2014 Sorry I Haven't Called
Featured Songs: "Lexicon," "Do Your Worst," "Can I Talk My S***?," "Nothing to Lose"

Lightning Round:
The Beaches \u2014 Blame My Ex
J\xf3hann J\xf3hannsson \u2014 A Prayer to the Dynamo
Killer Mike \u2014 MICHAEL (Deluxe)
Madison Beer \u2014 Silence Between Songs
Pharoah Sanders \u2014 Pharoah

Other notable releases for Sept. 15:
Baroness \u2014 Stone
Bombino \u2014 Sahel
Carlos Ni\xf1o & Friends \u2014 (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire
Cleo Sol \u2014 Heaven
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram \u2014 Live In London
Demi Lovato \u2014 Revamped
Dengue Fever \u2014 Ting Mong
Explosions in the Sky \u2014 End
K. Flay \u2014 MONO
Luluc \u2014 DiamondsShakey Graves \u2014 Movie of the Week
S. Carey & John Raymond \u2014 Shadowlands
Teddy Swims \u2014 I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Pt. 1)
Vic Mensa \u2014 Victor
Woods \u2014 Perennial
Worriers \u2014 Trust Your Gut

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