New Music Friday: The best releases out Sept. 16
b'The superstar K-pop girl group BLACKPINK is one of the biggest pop juggernauts in the world, with billions of streams and massive world tours to its name. Born Pink, its second full-length album \\u2014 and "full-length" is relative here, since we\'re talking about eight songs in under 25 minutes \\u2014 promises to further expedite BLACKPINK\'s domination of the U.S. charts.
We\'ve also got new projects from Brazilian-born electro-pop artist LYZZA, Afropop-inspired R&B singer-songwriter Miloe, Tiny Desk Contest-winning singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson and dance-pop star Rina Sawayama. On this week\'s New Music Friday, Radio Milwaukee\'s Tarik Moody and NPR Music contributors Christina Lee and Cyrena Touros join guest host Stephen Thompson.
Featured Albums:
BLACKPINK \\u2014 Born Pink
Featured Songs: "Typa Girl," "Pink Venom," "Hard to Love"
LYZZA \\u2014 Mosquito
Featured Songs: "Lucky You," "Hold Me," "Heathens Call (feat. Backxwash)"
Miloe \\u2014 gaps
Featured Songs: "elastic," "rewind (feat. PawPaw Rod)"
Quinn Christopherson \\u2014 Write Your Name In Pink
Featured Songs: "Uptown," "Evelene"
Rina Sawayama \\u2014 Hold the Girl
Featured Songs: "Catch Me in the Air," "Hold the Girl," "Forgiveness"
Lightning Round:
Mura Masa \\u2014 Demon Time
Pink Siifu & Real Bad Man \\u2014 Real Bad Flights
The Beths \\u2014 Expert in a Dying Field
Jesca Hoop \\u2014 Order of Romance
Death Cab for Cutie \\u2014 Asphalt Meadows
Wilco \\u2014 Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Super Deluxe Edition)
Gogol Bordello \\u2014 Solidaritine
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