After a week off (which I regret!), NMF is back to dictate exactly what you listen to at all times this week. I control your taste, fools! Mitski - Be the Cowboy  (Dead Oceans) The widely-anticipated fifth album from Mitski Miyawaki is finally here to bless the ears of literally everyone. Following the indie rock breakout of 2016's Puberty 2 , Mitski has responded by crafting a pop universe all her own - she's being the cowboy in her own movie. Be the Cowboy  was preceded by singles "Geyser," "Nobody," and "Two Slow Dancers." Listen on Spotify here . Listen on Apple Music here . Death Cab For Cutie - Thank You For Today  (Atlantic) For their ninth album, Death Cab For Cutie underwent an official lineup change that was a long time coming. Thank You For Today  is the first album since Ben Gibbard's debut demo without guitarist/producer Chris Walla (he's having too much fun making great Foxing records), and the f...

Today is a big day for the hip-hop heads in terms of hugely anticipated releases. But the indie kids won't be left behind - today is providing a healthy slew of quality underground releases. YG - Stay Dangerous  (Def Jam) Stay Dangerous  is the third full-length from the Compton rapper and "boolest man alive." It took a while to get here, but it's finally here to provide more West Coast anthems than anyone is ready to handle. The album features A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign, and more. Singles included "Suu Whoop," posse cut "Big Bank," and the Rocky-featuring "Handgun." In 2016, YG released his sophomore album Still Brazy  and a follow-up mixtape - Red Friday . Listen on Spotify here Listen on Apple Music here Travis Scott - Astroworld  (Epic) It's real. It's finally real. After years of teasing (it was announced before Scott's last album even came out), ...

Everything is a bit minimal this week, and for that, I apologize. However, I will be driving to Chicago to see Animal Collective perform Sung Tongs in its entirety when this goes live. It doesn't help that not a whole lot of new material was released today. But what did come out is good! Or at the very least interesting. Denzel Curry - TA13OO (Loma Vista Recordings) Tony Molina - Kill the Lights (Slumberland) Underworld & Iggy Pop - Teatime Dub Encounters (Caroline International) Thin Lips - Chosen Family (Lame-O Records)

Pour one out for the recently deceased Week In Reverse. The only thing I will miss about writing it is the ability to complain and use a slightly different picture of a cat with headphones. Wild Pink - Yolk in the Fur (Tiny Engines) Brooklyn dream pop/indie rock outfit Wild Pink avoid the sophomore slump completely with their follow-up to 2017's self-titled effort. Described as an album about "protecting something vulnerable," Yolk in the Fur exemplifies the gorgeous chaos shown in the cover photo of the Kuwait oil fires. The record was produced by the band and Justin Pizzoferrato (Dinosaur Jr., Parquet Courts, Pixes). In addition to their debut, the band released a live Audiotree album. Singles include "Lake Erie" and "Love Is Better." Listen on Spotify here . Listen on Apple Music here . The Internet - Hive Mind (Columbia) Hive Mind is the fourth album from the Grammy-nominated funk and neo-soul band. Since releas...

After a brief one-week hiatus (not much came out last week), we're back in business. However, instead of a traditional NMF, I'm going to talk about the new Deafheaven album in detail. Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love (ANTI-) To say that I've been excited for this album would be an understatement. The fourth studio release from the California blackgaze band has topped my most-anticipated-releases list ever since they teased fans with some studio photos back in January. Then, we got two singles - "Honeycomb" and "Canary Yellow." The two lengthy tracks indicated a reintegration of some of the sounds that made their sophomore album, Sunbather , so incredible. Overall, the atmosphere was lighter, almost like the sun peaking through the clouds after an extended time in the dark (I'm looking at you New Bermuda ). The heaviness was still present, but it was being removed. OCHL seems to form the conclusion of a trilogy, an emotional p...

It's coming out late today, but I was literally kayaking so I have a valid excuse. Okay? Drake - Scorpion (Young Money/Cash Money/Republic) Oh boy is this a long one. It's a double-disc monument, with half "harder" rap material and half weepy R&B. Everything that anyone could possibly love or hate about Drake is on here. Features Jay Z, Ty Dolla $ign, and Michael Jackson (!). Converge - Beautiful Ruin (Epitaph/Deathwish) Surprise follow-up EP to last year's excellent The Dusk in Us . The four-track release was recorded during the same sessions. Manchester Orchestra - The Black Mile Demos (Loma Vista) See how Manchester Orchestra made their 2017 album, A Black Mile to the Surface , with this demo EP. Contains the demos for "The Gold" and what would become "The Parts" (titled "Each Part" here) among others. Watch a documentary on the record's making here . Gorillaz - The Now Now (Parlophone) ...

Summer just began, and Ear Coffee is here to make sure you start it off with the best new tunes! Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth (Young Turks) Your hipster friend's favorite jazz musician also happens to be actually one of the best. Washington's ambitious double-LP follow up to last year's Harmony of Difference EP focuses on duality; specifically, the duality of the world we see inwardly versus what we see outwardly. If that's too conceptual for you, there are tracks that are also inspired by the Street Fighter games and Bruce Lee films. Set aside 150 minutes and just listen to it. Singles include expansive tunes such as "The Space Travelers Lullaby." Listen on Spotify here . Listen on Apple Music here . The Orb - No Sounds Are Out of Bounds (Cooking Vinyl) This is almost certainly the most blissfully relaxed album being released today. Legendary electronica duo The Orb serve up another dose of chilled-out house with thei...