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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 19

SG Lewis. His latest album, times, made our shortlist of the best new releases out on Feb. 19. Jack Bridgland/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 19

NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out on Feb. 19 include the disco euphoria of SG Lewis, soaring, instrumental rock from Mogwai, the Somali supergroup 4 Mars, Tash Sultana and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Feb. 19

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Music From The Mind's Eye: The Swan Song Of Pauline Anna Strom

Pauline Anna Strom, who expanded synth music's color palette in the 1980s, died in December at 74. The posthumous album Angel Tears in Sunlight, out Feb. 19, is her first in over 30 years. Aubrey Trinnaman/Courtesy of RVNG Intl. hide caption

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Music From The Mind's Eye: The Swan Song Of Pauline Anna Strom

The reclusive Bay Area artist awakened new possibilities for synth music in the 1980s. Angel Tears in Sunlight, Pauline Anna Strom's first album in 30 years, was intended to be a creative rebirth.

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