New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out Aug. 30
NPRNew Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out Aug. 30 toggle caption Courtesy of the artist After trickling out singles for more than a year, singer Lana Del Rey has finally dropped her sixth full-length studio album with the oddly comical title, Norman F****** Rockwell. Also, on the show: The artist known as Boy Scouts releases an album of love and empathy for her Anti Records debut; Black Belt Eagle Scout celebrates the power of friendship on a full-length that comes less than a year after her previous album; and The Boston emo band Somos has a new album just weeks after the band's guitarist, Phil Haggerty, tragically passed away at the age of 28. NPR Music's Lars Gotrich, Marissa Lorusso and Stephen Thompson join host Robin Hilton to share their picks for the best new albums out Aug. 30. Sponsor Message Featured Albums: G Flip - About Us Featured Song: "Drink Too Much" Boy Scouts - Free Company Featured Song: "Expiration Date" Black Belt Eagle Scout - At The Party With My Brown Friends Featured Song: "I Said I Wouldn't Write This Song" Lana Del Rey - Norman F****** Rockwell Featured Songs: "Happiness Is A Butterfly" and "Cinnamon Girl" Close Talker - How Do We Stay Here Featured Song: "Wait" Somos - Prison On A Hill Featured Song: "Absent And Lost" Sheryl Crow: Threads Featured Song: "Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" Other Notable Releases For Aug. 30: Bon Iver - i.i ; Common - Let Love; The Futureheads - Powers; Joan Shelley - Like The River Loves The Sea; Pharmakon - Devour; Tool - Fear Inoculum; Trisha Yearwood - Every Girl; Whitney - Forever Turned Around.