12 New Albums You Ought to Take heed to Now: MJ Lenderman, Nala Sinephro, Laila!, Toro y Moi, and Extra

With a lot good music being launched on a regular basis, it may be arduous to find out what to hearken to first. Each week, Pitchfork gives a run-down of serious new releases out there on streaming providers. This week’s batch consists of 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 e-newsletter to get our suggestions in your inbox each week. (All releases featured listed here are independently chosen by our editors. If you purchase one thing by means of our affiliate hyperlinks, nevertheless, Pitchfork earns an affiliate fee.)

MJ Lenderman: Manning Fireworks [Anti-]

MJ Lenderman continues his ascent on his newest solo album, Manning Fireworks. As showcased on the twangy singles “She’s Leaving You,” “Joker Lips,” and “Wristwatch,” the guitarist and singer-songwriter performs almost each instrument on the album whereas singing about self-doubt with the humor and affability that’s earned him a lot adoration. Manning Fireworks is not only a worthy follow-up to 2022’s Boat Songs, but in addition a reintroduction to Lenderman as a guitar virtuoso, Wednesday bandmate, and in-demand session musician who, as Jeremy D. Larson writes in his overview, comes off “so endearing he might persuade you to savor the sensation of a heat beer.”

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Nala Sinephro: Endlessness [Warp]