This week, a quiet moment with Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn; a loud one with Irish singer/songwriter Orla Gartland; and a pastoral sound from lap-tapping guitarist Yasmin Williams.

Geordie Greep (guitarist/vocalist of black midi) has a new solo debut album that shocks and delights. He and his band play this pop with blues, jazz-rock and Brazilian twists, in-studio.

NY-based musician, fashion designer, and visual artist Lollise plays her bold Afro-futurist pop, rich with layers of kinetic, danceable percussion and natural sounds, in-studio.

This week, Lady Gaga’s 6 1/2th record; Sophie’s posthumous album; and the return of Balún. Also, Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin, Efterklang with Mabe Fratti, and Ezra Collective.

The Heavy Heavy makes vintage pop that's a sweet and starry-eyed collision of psychedelia and blues, acid rock and sunshine, all at once. They play music from One Of A Kind, in-studio.

Singer Moira Smiley is a song collector, serving folk songs from Appalachia, Sweden, The Balkans, and Wales, and her own originals. Moira Smiley and a string quartet perform in-studio.

A lost record by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan; Yola’s dance music; and Joan As Police Woman’s walk on the west side. Plus, Samara Joy, Etienne Charles, and Crys Matthews with Rhiannon Giddens.

Singer and songwriter Joan Wasser records as Joan As Police Woman. She plays groovy, understated, and soulful new songs from her latest record Lemons, Limes and Orchids, in-studio.

Yemen Blues connects the sounds of Moroccan trance, Arab and Bedouin folk, and Western funk and rock into a high energy dance party, with tons of swagger. The group plays in-studio.