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)