8 New Albums You Ought to Hearken to Now: NxWorries, Normani, the Decemberists, and Extra

With a lot good music being launched on a regular basis, it may be laborious to find out what to take heed to first. Each week, Pitchfork presents a run-down of great new releases accessible on streaming providers. This week’s batch contains new albums from NxWorries, Normani, the Decemberists, Zsela, This Is Lorelei, Cola, Sideshow, and Fana Hues. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday e-newsletter to get our suggestions in your inbox each week. (All releases featured listed below are independently chosen by our editors. Whenever you purchase one thing by our affiliate hyperlinks, nonetheless, Pitchfork earns an affiliate fee.)

NxWorries: Why Lawd? [Stones Throw]

Why Lawd? is the second NxWorries studio album, following Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge’s beloved 2016 collaborative debut, Sure Lawd! In his evaluate of the brand new album, Dylan Inexperienced writes, “Knxwledge provides .Paak with among the most breathtaking manufacturing of his profession. The beats on Why Lawd? are ornately constructed, every a treasure hunt for the inform that it’s all made out of tiny bits of different songs.” As well as, he provides, “Why Lawd? leans right into a rawness and worry Sure Lawd! solely hinted at.”

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Normani: Dopamine [RCA]