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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.

TODAY'S SHOW

Smith Westerns: Soft Will

The follow-up to Smith Westerns' 2011 breakthrough Dye It Blonde, Soft Will is the sound of weaponized agreeability more >>

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Femi Kuti: No Place for My Dream

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Mavis Staples: One True Vine

Even at its slowest, in the tentative search for salvation in its first half, One True Vine doesn't drag to a slog so much as radiate reverence. more >>

Rogue Wave: Nightingale Floors

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Primal Scream: More Light

This is a Primal Scream record through and through: erratic and given to excess, but still reaching for transcendence — and vital enough to find what it's looking for. more >>

Rob Garza: Remixes

Every so often a producer of distinction will warrant the release of a collection of their remixes of various other artists' songs. Rob Garza is one such producer. more >>

Portugal. The Man: Evil Friends

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The Olms: The Olms

The Olms have made a debut that pleasantly (and miraculously) sounds tossed off while clearly reflecting the sympathetic musical sensibilities of its creators. more >>

Camera Obscura: Desire Lines

On this album, lust and chastity sound like equally honest parts of the same whole. The combination makes Desire Lines sound like a career best. more >>

Eleanor Friedberger: Personal Record

On Personal Record, Eleanor Friedberger's palette expands to include a wider array of themes and a sound that's sweet, simple and timeless. more >>

Thundercat: Apocalypse

With Apocalypse, Thundercat has made an emotionally complex record, while still finding time to party. more >>

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. more >>

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. more >>

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. more >>

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 … more >>

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. more >>

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