New Music Friday For June 22: Six Albums You Should Hear Now

By Robin Hilton

Published June 22, 2018 at 5:00 AM EDT

Atticus Ross (left) and Trent Reznor (right) of Nine Inch Nails, whose new album <em>Bad Witch </em>is on our short list for the best releases of June 22. — Atticus Ross (left) and Trent Reznor (right) of Nine Inch Nails, whose new album *Bad Witch* is on our short list for the best releases of June 22.

On this week's episode of New Music Friday, All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton chats with NPR Music's Ann Powers and Rodney Carmichael, along with jazz critic Nate Chinen from WBGO about the most exciting new releases for June 22. Albums include the intense, industrial rock of Nine Inch Nails, the new joint project of Lecrae & Zaytoven and the wildly ambitious, shape-shifting jazz of Kamasi Washington.

Featured Albums

Nine Inch Nails: Bad Witch
Featured Song: "Ahead Of Ourselves"

Birdtalker: One
Featured song: "Heavy"

Lecrae & Zaytoven: Let The Trap Say Amen
Featured Song: "Holy Water"

Priscilla Renea: Coloured
Featured Song: "Jonjo"

Kamasi Washington: Heaven And Earth
Featured Song: "One Of One"

Death Grips:Year Of The Snitch
Featured Track: "Black Paint"

Other notable releases for June 22: Arp, Zebra;Bebe Rexha, Expectations;Dawes, Passwords;Khemmis, Desolation;Gang Gang Dance, Kazuashita;Jack River, Sugar Mountain;Panic! At The Disco, Pray For the Wicked.