In the music world, Tuesday is release day. And Tuesday the 14th of September is shaping-up to be a doozy with highly anticipated albums from everyone from The Walkmen to Robert Plant dropping. In anticipation of the big day, NPR is streaming 14 new albums on their site as a part of their ‘First Listen‘ series. You can listen to the streams below and NPR streaming as a great feature where you can add streams just like adding songs on a playlist.
- The Bad Plus: The trio fires off a succession of original instrumentals on Never Stop.
- Bilal: The neo-soul singer smoothly mixes catchy hooks and experimentation on Airtight’s Revenge.
- Black Milk: The emerging rapper doesn’t shy away from the hype on the gamely titled Album of the Year.
- Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle is the sublime result of the band taking a new approach to recording.
- Bostich + Fussible: Bulevar 2000 follows up the electronic duo’s last Grammy-nominated release.
- Chromeo: The synth-happy duo brings funky humor to its first major-label release, Business Casual.
- Justin Townes Earle: The singer-songwriter offers a simple and heartfelt third album, Harlem River Blues.
- Junip: Swedish singer José González showcases his new project with Fields.
- Of Montreal: The popular indie band’s latest, False Priest, swirls together of funk and guitar noise with disco, ’80s new wave, techno beats and neo-psychedelic soundscapes.
- Robert Plant: The rock icon revives his Band of Joy to further explore Americana.
- Steve Reich: Double Sextet and 2×5 feature the first recordings of the composer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Double Sextet.
- Mavis Staples: The gospel legend continues her comeback streak on the Jeff Tweedy-produced You Are Not Alone.
- Superchunk: The ’90s rock favorite returns with a rocking new album, Majesty Shredding.
- The Walkmen: Libson marks the indie band’s most cohesive record yet.
