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New Music Friday: De La Soul's Return, Oneohtrix Point Never and This Week's Other New Album Releases
De La Soul’s album Cabin In The Sky honors late member Trugoy the Dove and is part of Mass Appeal’s series, amid diverse releases spanning rock to electronic music.
- De La Soul leads this weekend's New Music Friday with Cabin In The Sky, released via Mass Appeal's series and listed among essential listens for November 21st.
- De La Soul's new album arrives as their first full project since David Jude Jolicoeur, Trugoy the Dove's 2023 death, with Posdnuos and Maseo saying it was largely complete before he passed.
- Referencing its past, the album title Cabin In The Sky prompted Posdnuos to say `Immediately... feel Dave`, while Oneohtrix Point Never's Tranquilizer was built from an Internet Archive sample library and described as a 'sonic hallucination.'
- Sixty percent of the week's new music was heavy, with Lamb of God returning and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony dropping 'Road Nights' on This New Music Friday.
- Stylistic pivots from artists like Keaton Henson and Danko Jones illustrate ongoing evolution, with Henson's 'Insomnia' previewing a rawer sound and Danko Jones continuing their no-gimmicks rock approach.
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