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This week's new releases include the latest albums by Bat for Lashes, Arooj Aftab, Maya Hawke, King Hannah, and more.

The new album from Minor Moon, a Chicago-based alt country/rock band, comes amid a period of personal stability for the band’s mastermind, Sam Cantor. “The Light Up Waltz,” released April 12 by Ruination Record Co., balances the positives in his life while also examining what’s happening in the outside world.

Next month, Vermont-based singer/songwriter Hannah Frances is set to share her third full-length album, Keeper of the Shepherd. She debuted in 2018 with her album, White Buffalo, followed by her 2021 effort, Bedrock. Her latest record finds her once again evoking the progressive and avant-garde strains of folk, crafting tracks that churn with hypnotic acoustics, densely layered arrangements, and a wondrous lyrical voice.

Next month, the Brooklyn harpist and songwriter Kitba is releasing their debut album. We’ve heard “My Words Don’t Work” and “Tied To Strings” from it so far, and today they’re offering up another single, the punchy, soaring “Peel Away The Rind.” “This song poured out of me inexplicably one night during the depths of the pandemic while sitting at the counter eating a blood orange,” Kitba said in a statement, continuing:

In 2020, Brooklyn-based harpist and singer/songwriter Rebecca Kitba Bryson El-Saleh debuted under their solo moniker Kitba with their EP, Break Through Arrive Here. Prior to their work as Kitbah, El-Saleh trained as a classical harpist and contributed to records from indie singer/songwriters such as mmeadows, Cassandra Jenkins, and JG Thirlwell.