PRESS PLAY: New Albums out March 15th

Like a field of four-leaf clovers, these newly released albums are all quite charming. Kacey Musgraves’s Deeper Well finds the singer-songwriter looking inward for a tender and winsome sixth album. For Happiness Bastards, their first new LP in 15 years, The Black Crowes reunite for a rousing set of trademark Southern rock ‘n blues. Philly favorite Tierra Whack manifests a multi-faceted character on World Wide Whack, continuing the reality-blurring themes of her 2021 film Cypher.

Fusing the indie rock rush of Wolf Parade with the electro pulse of Operators, Dan Boeckner is joined by Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain and producer Randall Dunn on his “solo” debut as Boeckner. D.C. avant-jazz combo The Messthetics (a trio featuring Fugazi’s rhythm section) team up with saxophonist James Brandon Lewis for a rousing collaboration that’s not without its moments of discord.

PRESS PLAY on these new releases below. Listen for spotlights on new records like these (and more) every week on the XPN Morning Show and Indie Rock Hit Parade.

Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
CHECK OUT: “Deeper Well” “Too Good to Be True”

The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
CHECK OUT: “Wanting and Waiting” “Cross Your Fingers”

Tierra Whack – WORLD WIDE WHACK
CHECK OUT: “SHOWER SONG” “27 CLUB”

Boeckner – Boeckner!
CHECK OUT: “Lose” “Euphoria”

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis – The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
CHECK OUT: “That Thang” “Emergence”

FUTHER LISTENING:
bob junior – Friends Vol. 1, crushed – extra life EP (Reissue), The Dandy Warhols – Rockmaker, Devon Welsh – Come with Me if You Want to Live, Doris Troy – Another Look (Reissue), Earth Flower – Earth Flower, Friend of a Friend – Facilities, Four Tet – Three, Gouge Away – Deep Sage, Heavee – Unleash, Holly Humberstone – Work in Progress EP, Justin Timberlake – Everything I Thought I Was, MØ – No Mythologies to Follow (Reissue), Nina Simone – Nina’s Back (Reissue), Scott Stapp – Higher Power, Sweet Pill – Starchild EP