New Music Friday: The best releases out on June 16 : All Songs Considered
NPRNew Music Friday: The best releases out on June 16 toggle caption Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist We've got two big releases this week from artists who've returned after long breaks from their own work: Killer Mike has his first new solo album in more than a decade and Iceland's Sigur Rós is back with the band's first new studio album since 2013. Sigur Rós ÁTTA is a return to the band's earliest sound from the early 2000s — a soaring, symphonic and otherworldly wonder about the fragility of life and our infinitesimal place in the universe. WBEZ and Vocalo Radio's Ayana Contreras joins NPR Music's Lars Gotrich and Sheldon Pearce, along with host Robin Hilton, to share their picks for the best new releases out on June 16. Featured Songs: "Mess About It," "Hard to Be a Human," "Plan B" Killer Mike — Michael Featured Songs: "Two Days," "Motherless," "Down By Law," "Scientists & Engineers," "Something for the Junkies " Sigur Rós — ÁTTA Featured Songs: "Klettur," "Skel," "Mór" Asake — Work of Art Featured Songs: "2:30," "Lonely at the Top," "What's Up My G" Meshell Ndegeocello — The Omnichord Real Book Featured Songs: "Georgia Ave.," "Good Good," "Call the Tune" Lightning Round: Ambré — who's loving you?