All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 4

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include Belgian singer and rapper Stromae's first new music in nearly a decade, the blood-slowing sounds of The Weather Station and more. Featured Albums: 1. Stromae — Multitude Featured Tracks: "L'enfer," "Santé" and "Déclaration" 2. Nilüfer Yanya — Painless Featured Tracks: "the dealer," "L/R" and "midnight sun" 3. RZA &amp; DJ Scratch — Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater Featured Track: "Pugilism" 4. Kojey Radical — Reason to Smile Featured Track: "Silk" 5. The Weather Station — How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars? Featured Track: "Ignorance" Other notable releases for March 4: Band of Horses — Things Are Great Cécile McLorin Salvant — Ghost Song Dolly Parton — Run, Rose, Run Jordan Rakei — Bruises KAINA — It Was A Home Madi Diaz — Same History, New Feelings Peach Pit — From 2 to 3 Roy Montgomery — Audiotherapy Tom Caruana — Strange Planet 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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