With so much good music coming out all the time, it can be hard to decide what to listen to first. Each week, Pitchfork offers a roundup of major new releases available on streaming services. This week's batch includes new albums from MJ Lenderman, Nala Sinephro, Laila!, Toro y Moi, Max Richter, the Dare, Dummy, Hinds, Isik Kural, Chow Lee, Masayoshi Fujita and Molchat Doma. Subscribe to Pitchfork's New Music Friday Newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our publishers. However, when you purchase something through our affiliate links, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)
MJ Lenderman: Manning fireworks [Anti-]
MJ Lenderman continues his rise with his latest solo album, Manning fireworks. As showcased on chart-topping singles “She's Leaving You,” “Joker Lips” and “Wristwatch,” the guitarist and singer-songwriter plays nearly every instrument on the album while singing about self-deprecation with the humor and gentleness that has earned him such a cult following. Manning fireworks it's not just a worthy sequel to 2022 Songs about the boatbut also a reintroduction to Lenderman as a guitar virtuoso, Wednesday band member, and sought-after session musician who, as Jeremy D. Larson writes in his review, comes off “so endearing that he could convince you to enjoy the feel of a warm beer . »
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Nala Sinephro: Endless [Warp]
