With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Niontay, Maria Somerville, Djrum, William Tyler, Jensen McRae, Fly Anakin, Samia, Nazar, Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas, Satomimagae, Emma-Jean Thackray, and Eliana Glass. 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 editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)
Niontay: Fada<3of$ [10k]
Two years after breaking out with debut album Dontay’s Inferno and the mesmeric rap earworm “Thank Allah,” Niontay returns with another showcase of the ever-versatile rapper’s geographically sprawling sound. The Milwaukee-born, Florida-raised rapper—now embedded in the 10k cadre spearheaded by label founder MIKE—dedicates Fada<3of$ to a friend who died in 2009. “Death sucks but we gotta learn to celebrate it and send our loved ones off properly with love,” he said in press materials. “That’s all I’m doing with this music, still tryna have fun and carry my Ole boy’s name and legacy on to the furthest extent despite the ‘reality’ of the situation.” Mavi, El Cousteau, Sideshow, and Jadasea feature, along with production from Tony Seltzer, Surf Gang, and more.
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Maria Somerville: Luster [4AD]
