New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 14

The best albums out this week include Beautiful and Brutal Yard from rapper J Hus, the ragged rock of Palehound, vivid reflections on life in your 20s from country singer Alana Springsteen and more.

Featured Albums:

1. Kool & The Gang — People Just Wanna Have Fun

Featured Songs: "Go Get It," "Let's Party (feat. Sha Sha Jones)," "That's What I Love About You," "My Weakness"

2. Alana Springsteen — TWENTY SOMETHING: Figuring It Out

Featured Songs: "twenty something," "chameleon," "when we were friends"

3. Mahalia — IRL

Featured Songs: "In My Head (feat. Joyce Wrice)," "Ready," "Terms and Conditions," "It's Not Me, It's You (feat. Destin Conrad)," "Wassup (feat. Kojey Radical)"

4. J Hus — Beautiful and Brutal Yard

Featured Songs: "Who Told You (feat. Drake)," "Bim Bim," "Cream (feat. CB)"

5. Palehound — Eye on the Bat

Featured Songs: "The Clutch," "Independence Day," "Head Like Soup," "My Evil"

Lightning Round:

Haviah Mighty — Crying Crystals

Rauw Alejandro — PLAYA SATURNO

Rita Ora — You & I

Tessa Violet — MY GOD!

Other notable releases for July 14:

Blake Mills — Jelly Road

Hilary Hahn — Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27

IDMAN — Risk

Lauren Spencer-Smith — Mirror

Lindstrøm — Everyone Else is a Stranger

Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog — Connection

PVRIS — EVERGREEN

TECH N9NE — Bliss

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