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New Music Friday: The best albums out April 12 : All Songs Considered NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce and WRTI's Nate Chinen take you through the biggest new releases of the week, including Maggie Rogers, Shabaka Hutchings and more.

Featured albums:
- Shabaka, 'Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace'
- Maggie Rogers, 'Don't Forget Me'
- Lizz Wright, 'Shadow'
- Leyla McCalla, 'Sun Without the Heat'

Other notable albums out April 5:
- METZ, 'Up On Gravity Hill'
- Caroline Davis & Wendy Eisenberg, 'Accept When'
- girl in red, 'I'M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!'
- Future & Metro Boomin, 'We Still Don't Trust You'
- Nia Archives, 'Silence is Loud'
- V/A, 'My Black Country - The Songs of Alice Randall'
- Still House Plants, 'If I don​'​t make it, I love u'
- Clarissa Connelly, 'World of Work'
- Meshell Ndegeocello, 'Red Hot and Ra: The Magic City'
- Bad Bad Hats, 'Bad Bad Hats'
- Dave Douglas, 'GIFTS'
- BODEGA, 'Our Brand Could Be Yr Life'
- English Teacher, 'This Could Be Texas'
- James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg, 'All Gist'
- Mark Knopfler, 'One Deep River'
- The Ophelias, 'Ribbon' EP
- Tusks, 'Gold'
- Raphael Schön, 'Heart Times'
- Sunburned Hand of the Man, 'Nimbus'
- Rejoicer, 'This Is Reasonable'
- Aaron Lee Tasjan, 'Stellar Evolution'
- Dolo Percussion, 'DOLO 6'
- Baby Blue, 'Of My Window'
- The Reds, Pinks & Purples, 'Unwishing Well'
- Water Damage, 'In E'
- Will Hoge, 'Tenderhearted Boys'
- Jess Ribeiro, 'Summer of Love'
- Sunbeam Sound Machine, 'Soft Signal' EP

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New Music Friday: The best albums out April 12

New Music Friday: The best albums out April 12

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NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce and WRTI's Nate Chinen take you through the biggest new releases of the week, including Maggie Rogers, Shabaka Hutchings and more.

Featured Albums
• Shabaka, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
• Maggie Rogers, Don't Forget Me
• Lizz Wright, Shadow
• Leyla McCalla, Sun Without the Heat

Other Notable Albums Out April 5
• METZ, Up On Gravity Hill
• Caroline Davis & Wendy Eisenberg, Accept When
• girl in red, I'M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!
• Future & Metro Boomin, We Still Don't Trust You
• Nia Archives, Silence is Loud
• V/A, My Black Country - The Songs of Alice Randall
• Still House Plants, If I don​'​t make it, I love u
• Clarissa Connelly, World of Work
• Meshell Ndegeocello, Red Hot and Ra: The Magic City
• Bad Bad Hats, Bad Bad Hats
• Dave Douglas, GIFTS
• BODEGA, Our Brand Could Be Yr Life
• English Teacher, This Could Be Texas
• James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg, All Gist
• Mark Knopfler, One Deep River
• The Ophelias, Ribbon EP
• Tusks, Gold
• Raphael Schön, Heart Times
• Sunburned Hand of the Man, Nimbus
• Rejoicer, This Is Reasonable
• Aaron Lee Tasjan, Stellar Evolution
• Dolo Percussion, DOLO 6
• Baby Blue, Of My Window
• The Reds, Pinks & Purples, Unwishing Well
• Water Damage, In E
• Will Hoge, Tenderhearted Boys
• Jess Ribeiro, Summer of Love
• Sunbeam Sound Machine, Soft Signal EP

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Correction April 15, 2024

The audio on this story incorrectly says that the verse on "Body to Inhabit" was performed by Saul Williams. It was performed by ELUCID.