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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On Oct. 25

Rex Orange County is otherwise known as Alex O'Connor. His third full-length, Pony, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on Oct. 25. Alexandra Waespi hide caption

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On Oct. 25

October 25, 2019 • The fourth-quarter deluge continues this week with new releases from Rex Orange County, King Princess, Gallant and more, including the first new album in seven years from Neil Young & Crazy Horse.

New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On Oct. 25

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Mikal Cronin's new album, MCII, comes out May 7. Denee Petracek/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Mikal Cronin, 'MCII'

April 28, 2013 • On his second album, the perfectionist and multi-instrumentalist applies a beachy sparkle to 37 minutes of fresh, fun rock 'n' roll. The result feels like the work of a young artist who's both newly grown-up and still growing.

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