New Music Friday: The best releases out on March 10
Endless Summer Vacation, the latest from Miley Cyrus, tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on March 10. Brianna Capozzi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Miley Cyrus has gone through a lot of sonic transformations over the years, from the tween-and-teen bops of her Disney years as Hannah Montana to the party album Bangerz in 2013 and, more recently, the glam rock of Plastic Hearts. On her latest — and feverishly anticipated — album Endless Summer Vacation, Cyrus presents her most mature and emotionally honest work to date. We give a listen on this week's show, talk about the power of her voice and why her music is resonating now more than ever.
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We've also got Fever Ray's first new album in six years, the potent harmonies of The War and Treaty, Meet Me @ The Altar and more. NPR Music editors Hazel Cills and Marissa Lorusso join WBGO's Nicole Sweeney and host Robin Hilton as they share their picks for the best albums out on March 10.
Featured Albums:
- Miley Cyrus — Endless Summer Vacation
Featured Song: "Flowers" - The War and Treaty — Lover's Game
Featured Songs: "Ain't No Harmin' Me," "Yesterday's Burn," "Up Yonder" - Fever Ray — Radical Romantics
Featured Songs: "Shiver," "Carbon Dioxide," "Kandy" - Meet Me @ The Altar — Past // Present // Future
Featured Songs: "T.M.I," "Say It (To My Face)" - Jane Bunnett and Maqueque — Playing With Fire
Featured Songs: "Tempus Fugit," "Human Race"
Lightning Round:
- King Khan — The Nature of Things
- Lonnie Holley — Oh Me Oh My
- Nia Archives — Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall
- Shalom — Sublimation
Other notable releases for March 10:
- Ali Farka Touré — Voyageur
- Death Cab For Cutie — Asphalt Meadows (Acoustic)
- EBK Young Joc — Hotboiiz:4L
- Manchester Orchestra — The Valley of Vision
- Rarelyalways — WORK
- Frankie Rose — Love as Projection
- H. Hawkline — Milk for Flowers
- Sleaford Mods — UK GRIM