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Pitchfork’s New Music Friday roundup presents 13 new releases across genres from indie folk (Aldous Harding) and indie rock (Broken Social Scene) to IDM/pop (Loraine James), techno/house (Olof Dreijer), hyperpop (Namasenda), post-punk (Cola), and more, featuring both established acts like Lykke Li, Muna, and Little Simz and rising artists like Thaiboy Digital and Alabaster DePlume.
Boards of Canada have quietly returned with a mysterious three-minute track, Tape 5, released on YouTube and Warp’s channels after a 13-year gap since Tomorrow’s Harvest, following cryptic teasers like VHS tapes and posters. There is no formal confirmation of new material from the duo, heightening intrigue around their comeback.
Pitchfork’s New Music Friday rounds up 12 notable new albums this week across indie, pop, electronic, and experimental sounds, including Grace Ives’s Girlfriend; Underscores’s U; BTS’s Arirang; Anna Calvi’s Is This All There Is? EP; Green-House’s Hinterlands; CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso’s Free Spirits; Mclusky’s I Sure Am Getting Sick of This Bowling Alley; Dylan Brady’s Needle Guy; More Eaze’s Sentence Structure in the Country; Avalon Emerson & the Charm’s Written Into Changes; and Ladytron’s Paradises, among others.
Pitchfork’s New Music Friday rounds up nine new albums across rock, rap, synth-pop, folk, ambient, and more, led by Kim Gordon’s politically charged Play Me and James Blake’s Trying Times. The slate also includes Elucid’s introspective I Guess U Had to Be There, Alexis Taylor’s Paris in the Spring with collaborative flair, Anjimile’s You’re Free to Go, Ora Cogan’s gothic folk Hard Hearted Woman, Cut Worms’ power-pop Transmitter, Laurel Halo’s ambient Midnight Zone soundtrack, and Noémi Büchi’s experimental Exuvie, showcasing a diverse week of releases available on major streaming platforms.
Benro has announced the NE1, an electronic variable ND filter that automatically adjusts its strength from ND3 to ND64 without manual rotation, featuring automatic and manual modes, remote control, and real-time exposure balancing, aimed at simplifying photography and videography in changing lighting conditions.
Tame Impala's new album Deadbeat marks a shift to electronic and dance music, reflecting Kevin Parker's personal growth and fatherhood, with a mix of experimental production, genre-blending tracks, and introspective lyrics.
Lorde's album 'Virgin' marks a bold, loud, and emotionally revealing chapter in her career, exploring themes of self-acceptance, breakup, and personal growth with a more electronic and energetic sound, contrasting her previous, more subdued work.
Amp Fiddler, the influential Detroit musician known for his fusion of funk, soul, and electronic music, has died at the age of 65 after battling cancer. Throughout his career, Fiddler released numerous solo albums, collaborated with artists such as Prince and Maxwell, and played keyboards in Parliament-Funkadelic. He also mentored producer J Dilla, helping launch his career. Fiddler's illness had been ongoing, and a GoFundMe was launched to support his medical expenses. A GoFundMe has now been set up to cover funeral costs.