All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: The top 5 albums out on March 11

Our shortlist for the best albums out this week includes Rex Orange County's WHO CARES?, the immediately transfixing Getaway from singer Orion Sun, the genre-hopping sounds of Jenny Hval and more. Featured Albums: 1. Orion Sun — Getaway Featured Tracks: "intro" and "without you" 2. Rex Orange County — WHO CARES? Featured Tracks: "SHOOT ME DOWN" and "KEEP IT UP" 3. Fly Anakin — Frank Featured Tracks: "Love Song (Come Back)" and "Bread" 4. Jenny Hval — Classic Objects Featured Track: "Cemetery of Splendor" 5. Irma Thomas — Full Time Woman, The Lost Cotillion Album (on vinyl) Featured Track: "Adam and Eve" Other notable releases for March 11: Alex Cameron — Oxy Music Benny the Butcher — Tana Talk 4 The Boo Radleys — Keep On With Falling BOYO — Echoes Like Memories Drug Church — Hygiene Fatboi Sharif &amp; LoneSword — Cyber City Society Loop — Sonancy Lucky Daye — CANDYDRIP 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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