30:T55c,Emo rapper and singer iann dior, pianist Simone Dinnerstein, Americana singer-songwriter Aoife O'Donovan and more land on this week's shortlist for the best new releases out on Jan. 21.

Featured Albums:
1. iann dior — on to better things
Featured Songs: "V12" and "hopeless romantic"
2. Che Noir — Food For Thought
Featured Song: "Communion"
3. Simone Dinnerstein — Undersong
Featured Songs: Erik Satie's "Gnossienne No. 3" and Philip Glass' "Mad Rush"
4. Aoife O'Donovan — Age of Apathy
Featured Song: "Sister Starling"
5. Jana Horn — Optimism
Featured Song: "Optimism"
6. Tanya Tagaq — Tongues
Featured Songs: "Earth Monster" and "Colonizer"

Other notable releases for Jan. 21:
Aurora - The Gods We Can Touch
Boris — W
Boy Harsher — The Runner (Original Soundtrack)
Jake Xerxes Fussell — Good and Green Again
Janis Ian — The Light at the End of the Line
Pedro the Lion — Havasu
Young T & Bugsey — Truth Be Told

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