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NPR Music's picks for the week's best new releases include Brandy's first new album in eight years, a stunning debut from rapper and singer Dominic Fike, retro-country from Charley Crockett and more.Featured Albums:1. Brandy — B7Featured Song: "Say Something"2. Alanis Morissette — Such Pretty Forks in the RoadFeatured Song: "Smiling"3. Charley Crockett — Welcome to Hard TimesFeatured Song: "Welcome to Hard Times"4. Dominic Fike — What Could Possibly Go WrongFeatured Song: "Joe Blazey"5. Max Richter — VoicesFeatured Songs: "Murmuration," "All Human Beings" and "Mercy"6. Land of Talk — Indistinct ConversationsFeatured Songs: "Look to You (Intro)" and "Look to You"7. Mirah — You Think It's Like This, But Really It's Like This (20 Year Anniversary)Featured Songs: "100 Knives" and "Of Pressure" performed by Mount Eerie8. Thanya Iyer — KindFeatured Song: "My Mind Keeps Running"9. Charles Tolliver — ConnectFeatured Song: "Blue Soul"Other notable releases for July 31: Fontaines D.C. — A Hero's Death; Madeline Kenney — Sucker's Luch; Makaya McCraven — Universal Beings E&F Sides; Trevor Powers — Capricorn; The Psychedelic Furs — Made of Rain.Keep up with the latest from NPR Music with our weekly newsletter at www.npr.org/musicnewsletter
Taqwa (God-consciousness) is a state of the heart that influences all of your actions. In this episode, we will cover: • The importance of giving advice lovingly • The meaning of taqwa • The benefits of taqwa Recommended Duʿa: • Allāhumma aʿinnī ʿalā dhikrika, wa shukrika, wa ḥusni ʿibādatik (O Allah, assist me in remembrance of You, gratitude to You, and excellence in worshipping You) Intro and outro music by Firqa al-Masarra
Reporter Drew Penner travels with Anita, the mother of a 16-year-old native girl named Delaine who went missing one year ago. We retrace her last known steps, in an effort to get a better understanding of the issue of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada. Be sure to leave a comment on any of our podcast platforms before March 31st and get a chance to win a tee shirt. Host and Producer: Karla Stephens-Tolstoy Researcher, Interviewer, Editor, and Co-producer: Drew Penner Music: Quinton Larry Roy Cameron “Don’t Play” https://soundcloud.com/quinton-larry-roy-cameron Michael + Emily Taylor “She Used to Be Mine” We Are the City “Bottom of the Lake” https://wearethecity.bandcamp.com/ www.wearethecity.ca/ Lullatone “Tiny Glaciers” https://soundcloud.com/lullatone Yuminale (Deane Holmes) “The Lacquered Bird”https://yuminale.com/album/371701/prevailing-perceptionhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album/prevailing-perception/id1111730031 psypad “You (Intro)” https://www.facebook.com/iampsypad/ https://soundcloud.com/psypad/you-intro?in=psypad/sets/sonos Rumourtone: https://rumourtone.bandcamp.com/releases https://www.soundcloud.com/rumourtone Sunshine Girl: http://www.kafsg.com/ https://soundcloud.com/sunshine-girl-8 Still Breathing Fire “She Rewards From Where She Stands” https://soundcloud.com/still-breathing-fire/ https://www.facebook.com/stillbreathingfire/ https://xixistixasbf.bandcamp.com/ Frequency Horizon “Delaine’s Theme” http://soundcloud.com/frequencyhorizon http://frequencyhorizon.com Ginger Slice + Frequency Horizon “Drew + Slice” https://soundcloud.com/ginga-slice Bernie de la Torre + Frequency Horizon “#MMIW” https://soundcloud.com/bernieff MD of The Boomsday Alliance “Chill” https://soundcloud.com/intergalacticinterviews Production: A huge thank you goes out to the Wachiay Aboriginal Multi Media (WAMM) studio: http://www.wachiaymultimedia.com/
This is the first episode in a series about missing and murdered native women in Canada. We head to Kenora, Ontario to tell the story of Delaine Copenace, a 16-year-old aboriginal girl who went missing one year ago and was found in Lake of the Woods a month later. We speak with her mother Anita Ross, who is still trying to make sense of her daughter’s death. Be sure to leave a comment on any of our podcast platforms before March 31st and get a chance to win a tee shirt. Host and Producer: Karla Stephens-Tolstoy Researcher, Interviewer, Editor, and Co-producer: Drew Penner Music: >Quinton Larry Roy Cameron “Kenora Ontario,” “Pound Cake” https://soundcloud.com/quinton-larry-roy-cameron >Frequency Horizon “Delaine’s Theme,” “Hiking Cross-Island in 3 Hours,” “Telling the Story” http://soundcloud.com/frequencyhorizon http://frequencyhorizon.com >Lullatone “Tiny Glaciers” >Michael Taylor “West Georgia Opus 1” >Yuminale (Deane Holmes) “The Lacquered Bird” https://yuminale.com/album/371701/prevailing-perceptionhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album/prevailing-perception/id1111730031 >psypad “You (Intro)” https://www.facebook.com/iampsypad https://soundcloud.com/psypad/you-intro?in=psypad/sets/sonos >Rumourtone https://rumourtone.bandcamp.com/releases https://www.soundcloud.com/rumourtone Running In Slow Motion “Falling” https://soundcloud.com/runninginslowmotion https://twitter.com/runningismotion/ Still Breathing Fire “She Rewards From Where She Stands” https://soundcloud.com/still-breathing-fire/ https://www.facebook.com/stillbreathingfire/ https://xixistixasbf.bandcamp.com/ Production: Thanks to the Vancouver Public Library Inspiration Lab http://www.vpl.ca/programs/cat/C1051 And a huge thank you to the Wachiay Aboriginal Multi Media (WAMM) studio http://www.wachiaymultimedia.com/