New Music Friday: The best releases out on Feb. 3

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include RAYE's long-awaited debut, My 21st Century Blues, SYML's stirring The Day My Father Died, the return of Shania Twain and more.Featured Albums:1. SYML — The Day My Father DiedFeatured Songs: "Chariot," "Howling (feat. Lucius)," "Lost Myself (feat. Guy Garvey)," "The Day My Father Died"2. RAYE — My 21st Century BluesFeatured Songs: "The Thrill Is Gone," "Oscar Winning Tears," "Hard Out Here"3. Joe Chambers — Dance KobinaFeatured Songs: "Gazelle Suite," "Caravanserai"4. Young Fathers — Heavy HeavyFeatured Songs: "Geronimo," "I Saw," "Tell Somebody"5. Shania Twain — Queen of MeFeatured Song: "Pretty Liar"Lightning Round Picks:Epik High — StrawberryThe Go! Team — Get Up Sequences Part TwoJames Brandon Lewis — Eye of IRobert Forster — The Candle and the FlameOther notable releases for Feb. 3:Ben Wolfe — UnjustBest Fern — Earth Then AirFantastic Negrito — Grandfather CourageHamish Hawk — Angel NumbersLoscil & Lawrence English — Colours of AirM(h)aol — Attachment StyleThe Psychotic Monks — Pink Colour SurgerySomebody's Child — Somebody's ChildSunny War — Anarchist GospelTropical F*** Storm — SUBMERSIVE BEHAVIORVarious — Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and the GambiaLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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