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New Music Friday: The top 6 albums out on Jan. 21

Emo rapper and singer iann dior, pianist Simone Dinnerstein, Americana singer-songwriter Aoife O'Donovan and more land on this week's shortlist for the best new releases out on Jan. 21. Featured Albums: 1. iann dior — on to better things Featured Songs: "V12" and "hopeless romantic" 2. Che Noir — Food For Thought Featured Song: "Communion" 3. Simone Dinnerstein — Undersong Featured Songs: Erik Satie's "Gnossienne No. 3" and Philip Glass' "Mad Rush" 4. Aoife O'Donovan — Age of Apathy Featured Song: "Sister Starling" 5. Jana Horn — Optimism Featured Song: "Optimism" 6. Tanya Tagaq — Tongues Featured Songs: "Earth Monster" and "Colonizer" Other notable releases for Jan. 21: Aurora - The Gods We Can Touch Boris — W Boy Harsher — The Runner (Original Soundtrack) Jake Xerxes Fussell — Good and Green Again Janis Ian — The Light at the End of the Line Pedro the Lion — Havasu Young T &amp; Bugsey — Truth Be Told Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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