About this episode
Though it isn't quite as packed with huge names as last week, we're digging through another robust assortment of terrific albums. Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Stephen Thompson open by hailing Tigers Blood , the latest album from a singer-songwriter — Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee — who sounds more assured and potent than ever. Plus: inescapably catchy global pop from South African singer Tyla, genre-straddling roots music from Sierra Ferrell, indescribable electronic compositions from Jlin and more. Featured albums: 1. Waxahatchee, Tigers Blood 2. Tyla, Tyla 3. Sierra Ferrell, Trail of Flowers 4. Jlin, Akoma Other notable releases for March 22: • Rosie Tucker, ' Utopia Now!' • Empress Of, ' For Your Consideration' • Adrianne Lenker, ' Bright Future' • The Jesus and Mary Chain, ' Glasgow Eyes' • Future & Metro Boomin, ' We Don't Trust You' • SiR, ' HEAVY' • Good Morning, ' Seven' • Tatyana, 'It's Over' • Aoife O'Donovan, ' All My Friends' • Brothers Osborne, ' Break Mine' • Cakes da Killa, ' Black Sheep' • Matt Champion (of Brockhampton), ' Mika's Laundry' • Gary Clark Jr., ' JPEG RAW' • Glass Beams, ' Mahal' • Gossip, ' Real Power' • Julia Holter, ' Something in the Room She Moves' • Nourished by Time, ' Catching Chickens' EP • Rosali, ' Bite Down' • Shakira, ' Las Mujeres La No Lloran' Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy