#NewMusicFriday: July 30, 2021

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.

Torres: Thirstier (Merge Records)

Durand Jones & The Indications: Private Space (Dead Oceans)

Shirley Collins: Crowlink (Domino)

King Woman: Celestial Blues (Relapse Records)

Tangents: Timeslips & Chimeras (Temporary Residence)

Yola: Stand For Myself (Easy Eye Sound)

Jim Lauderdale: Hope (Yep Roc)

Charlie Parr: Last of the Better Days (Smithsonian Folkways)

Los Lobos: Native Sons (New West)

Sam Mehran: Cold Brew (Domino)

VIAL: Loudmouth (Get Better Records)

Isaiah Rashad: The House Is Burning (Warner)

Logic: Bobby Tarantino III (Def Jam)

Lump: Animal (Partisan Records)

Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever (Darkroom/Interscope)