New St. Vincent, The National, Hamilton Instrumentals, JAY-Z, More

[NPR Music]( [View this email in your browser]( [All Songs Considered]( [All Songs Considered]( ['New York,' I Love You: Hear St. Vincent's Bold New Ballad]( As days of Internet rumors have suggested, St. Vincent has a new single. "New York" takes a sharp left turn from the sound of her previous self-titled St. Vincent, starting with the disappearance of the guitars around which so much of her sound has revolved; in their place is a lovely piano part, some dramatic strings and even a grand, layered chorus of voices. In spots, it conjures images of Tori Amos' alternately tender and twisted intimacy. [Hear The New Song]( All Songs Considered [The National Reflects On Hopelessness And Defeat With New Song, 'Guilty Party']( The National's upcoming full-length, Sleep Well Beast, is shaping up to be the best album the band has done. After announcing the record in May, the group released the incredible and thinly veiled political anthem "The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness." Now The National follows with "Guilty Party," the second track from Sleep Well Beast. It's a fidgety, melancholy admission to feeling overcome and lost. [Hear The New Track]( All Songs Considered [My Bubba's Spare, Rumbling, Jack White-Produced New Single 'Gone']( The spare duo My Bubba has new music, produced by Jack White. The song, "Gone" was recorded at Third Man Studios in Nashville and will be part of the "Blue Series" - a collection of 45s put together from quick recording sessions, often produced by Jack White, by artists passing through Nashville. Others artists in the series include Dwight Yoakam, Courtney Barnett, Beck, Tom Jones and Lillie Mae. [Hear The Song]( All Songs Considered [Think You've Memorized 'Hamilton'? Get Ready To Prove It]( The latest offshoot from the Broadway sensation, The Hamilton Instrumentals, allows listeners to demonstrate just how well they've committed Lin-Manuel Miranda's words to memory. [Read More]( Music Reviews [JAY-Z Bares His Soul On '4:44']( JAY-Z opens his latest album, 4:44, by slaying his own ego. For an MC who's spent his entire career constructing such a formidable facade, it's a tall task. But "Kill Jay Z" sets the stage for what becomes his most personal, vulnerable album yet - and arguably one of his best. [Read The Full Review]( NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | [Privacy Policy]( This message was sent to {EMAIL} based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( at any time. [NPR](