Album Preview

KCRW's Album Preview offers a chance to hear new album releases in their entirety each week. The series showcases artists, composers and film soundtracks that are favorite selections from KCRW DJ's.
Every Monday we feature a new title that you can hear on-demand right here at KCRW.com/AlbumPreview. Check back each week to enjoy a new album streaming start-to-finish.
RECENT SHOWS
Laura Marling: Once I Was an Eagle
As these 16 subtly inventive songs unfold, her fearless, blood-and-guts earthiness makes room for warmth and openness that's even more complex and rewarding.
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Tricky: False Idols
You'll be surprised how contemporary Tricky's signature mix of menace and seduction sounds after his more than 20 years in (and out of) the spotlight.
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Natalia Clavier: Lumen
Natalia Clavier has become a reliable force in the world of global pop music, making any new collection a cause for celebration.
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Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins: Lighthouse
Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins (a.k.a. Declaime) have rarely combined funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, psychedelic space-rock, spoken-word poetry, protest music and …
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John Grant: Pale Green Ghosts
If there is a musician whose own personal issues are more apparent in their art than Grant, I haven’t heard of them.
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Little Boots: Nocturnes
Little Boots injects a dose of pop smarts into the house and disco beats found throughout her sophomore album release, Nocturnes.
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Classixx: Hanging Gardens
There are probably five or six moments on Hanging Gardens that will douse your brain in serotonin whether you want them to or not.
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Andy Cato: Times and Places
Andy Cato has had many incarnations over the past couple decades, most notably as half of the superstar duo Groove Armada.
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The Boxer Rebellion: Promises
The Boxer Rebellion is a band with many disparate parts that somehow fit perfectly.
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She and Him: Volume 3
Timelessness has long been key to She & Him's charm, and indeed, Volume 3 seems to be floating through AM speakers at all times.
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Cayucas: Bigfoot
Cayucas have made a solid introduction to their world, one that feels as familiar, as inevitable and as welcome as a sunny summer day.
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Deerhunter: Monomania
Monomania's gnarly dissonance leaves a bit less room than usual for glimmers of beauty - though they shine through in a few haunting tracks.
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