Grupo Frontera, the Texas group that has become one of the most beloved groups in Mexico's regional movement, released their second album, “Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada,” on May 10. Eric Rojas/Courtesy of the artist Hide caption
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Grupo Frontera, the Texas group that has become one of the most beloved groups in Mexico's regional movement, released its second album, “Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada,” on May 10.
Eric Rojas/Courtesy of the artist
On this week's All Songs Considered New Music Friday, we profile artists pushing the envelope across a wide range of genres. NPR Music Editor Daud Tyler Ameen and Alt.Latino host Anamaria Thayer dig into the most exciting albums coming out May 10, 2024, from titans of Mexico's regional scene experimenting with song forms and sounds from across Latin America, to an R&B singer breaking free with a jazz icon, to a blockbuster collection of contemporary indie artists assembled for a disorienting 1990s-set film soundtrack.
Featured Albums:
• Grupo Frontera, a fight that gets nowhere
• Andra Day, Cassandra (Cherice)
• Various Artists, I Saw the TV Glow Original Soundtrack
Other notable albums releasing on May 10th include:
• Yaya Bay, Tenfold
• Les Savi Fav, OUI LSF
• I. Jordan.
• Ryan Castro, El Cantante del Ghetto
• Amen Dunes, Death Joke
• Arab straps, I'm totally fine with them so I don't care anymore
• Brad Mehldau, After Bach II
• Brad Mehldau, Apres Forêt
• Chick Corea & Bela Fleck: Remembrance
• Chief Keef, “Thor 2”
• Conway the Machine, Slant Face Killer
• Defudo, Poetry
• Ghostface Killah: Set the Tone (Guns N' Roses)
• Ganna, one of the Ungs
• How to dress well, I am coming for you
• Jim White and Marisa Anderson, Swallowtail
• There's Always a Song by Kelsey Waldon
• Kings of Leon: Can We Please Have Fun
• Mick Harvey, Five Ways to Say Goodbye
• Morgan Guerin, Tales of the Facade
• Miriam Gendron, Mayday
• Orville Peck, Stampede, Vol. 1
• Pokey LaFarge, Rumba Country
• Shannon & the Clams, “The Moon is in the Wrong Place”
• Villagers, Golden Hour