New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on Feb. 11
Pop and R&B singer Raveena's latest, Asha's Awakening, is on our shortlist of the best albums out on Feb. 11. Furmaan Ahmed/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The pop and R&B singer Raveena is back this week with the healing, good vibes the world needs. Her latest album, Asha's Awakening, follows a Punjabi princess as she travels through space and time, navigating the bumpy terrain of love in a technicolor, spiritual awakening. On this week's show we hear highlights from the record and talk about the ways Raveena guides listeners toward nirvana.
We've also got a perfectly executed banger from Mary J. Blige, a raging solo album from Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, the alien sounds of alt-j and more. NPR Music's Ann Powers and Reanna Cruz join Radio Milwaukee's Tarik Moody and host Robin Hilton as they share their picks for the best new albums out on Feb. 11.
Featured Albums:
- Mary J. Blige — Good Morning Gorgeous
Featured Track: "On Top" - alt-J — The Dream
Featured Track: "Bane" - Raveena — Asha's Awakening
Featured Tracks: "Kathy Left4 Khatmandu" and "The Internet Is Like Eating Plastic" - Shamir — Heterosexuality
Featured Track: "Caught Up" - Eddie Vedder — Earthling
Featured Track: "Power of Right"
Other notable releases for Feb. 11:
- Big Thief — Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
- Buke and Gase & Rahrah Gabor — Buke and Gase & Rahrah Gabor
- Claire Rousay & More Eaze — Never Stop Texting Me
- Empath — Visitor
- Frank Turner - FTHC
- Joss Stone — Never Forget My Love
- Moonchild — Starfruit
- Priscilla Block — Welcome to the Block Party
- Spoon — Lucifer on the Sofa
- Trupa Trupa — B Flat A
- Voivod — Synchro Anarchy
- Zeal & Ardor — Zeal & Ardor