PRESS PLAY: 6 New Albums Out Today

Mavis Staples | photo by Myriam Santos | courtesy of the artist

Friday is new release day and each week we’ll feature a selection of new albums being released and songs we LOVE.  This week, the music ranges from the legendary Mavis Staples to up-and-comers Middle Kids.  Here are six albums worthy of your ears:

• MAVIS STAPLES We Get By
  • We LOVE: “We Get By (feat. Ben Harper)”, “Change”

• MIDDLE KIDS New Songs for Old Problems EP
  • We LOVE: “Real Thing”

• MORRISSEY California Son
  • We LOVE: “Wedding Bell Blues” (Laura Nyro), “Morning Starship” (Jobriath)

• Echo In The Canyon (Soundtrack)
  • We LOVE: “Go Where You Wanna Go” (Jakob Dylan / Jade Castrinos), “You Showed Me” (Jakob Dylan / Cat Power), “No Matter What You Do” (Jakob Dylan / Regina Spektor)

• JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE The Saint of Lost Causes
  • We LOVE: “The Saint of Lost Causes”, “Frightened by the Sound”

• BLACK MOUNTAIN Destroyer
  • We LOVE: “Future Shade”, “Boogie Lover”