#NewMusicFriday: April 21, 2023

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.

Esther Rose: Safe to Run (New West Records)

Spirit Gatherer: Tribute to Don Cherry (Spiritmuse Records)

Holiday Ghosts: Absolute Reality (Fatcat Records)

Pearl & The Oysters: Coast 2 Coast (Stones Throw)

Louis Hayes: Exactly Right! (Savant Records)

Valley Queen: Chord  of Sympathy (First City Artists)

James Alexander Bright Meets Flying Mojito Bros: Mirage in The Mohave (!K7 Records)

Mac DeMarco: One Wayne G (Mac’s Record Label)

Ital Tek: Timeproof (Planet Mu)

Galcher Lustwerk: Adaptation: Original Soundtrack (Lustwerk Music)

Bell Witch: Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate (Profound Lore Records)

M.E.B.: That You Not Dare To Forget (Legacy Recordings)

Alfa Mist: Variables (Anti- Records)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Thomas Adès: Dante (Nonesuch Records)

Simon Trpčeski: Friendship (Outhere Music)