April is off to a big start, getting the spring season going with lots of great new music to dig into.
These are our favorite GNU Music releases for April 5th and 12th, 2024:
April 5
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | |
| Alice Russell | I Am | Tru Thoughts | Soul, Indie | Listen |
| Alina Bzhezhinska and Tony Kofi | Altera Vita | BBE | Jazz | Listen |
| Amy Gadiaga | All Black Everything | jazz re:freshed | Jazz | Listen |
| andrew cs | caught in pointers | LEAVING | Ambient | Listen |
| Ari Bald & CJ Scott | Västertorp | Studio Barnhus | Electronic | Listen |
| Ariel | Ariel | Jazz Room | Spiritual Jazz | Listen |
| bad tuner | look at me but through me EP | Foreign Family | Electronic | Listen |
| Bruno Berle | No Reino Dos Afetos 2 | Psychic Hotline | Indie, Latin | Listen |
| Caleb Landry Jones | Hey Gary, Hey Dawn | Sacred Bones | Indie | Listen |
| Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21 | The Confluence LP | Wah Wah 45s | Afrobeat | Listen |
| Drahla | angeltape | Captured Tracks | Punk | Listen |
| Fabiana Palladino | Fabiana Palladino | XL | Indie, Pop | Listen |
| Ghost in the Tapes | Holidays on Earth | BMM | Hip-Hop | Listen |
| GreenTTea & The Tempos | Tempoetic | Color Red | R&B, Soul | Listen |
| Henkel | MILS011: Slow Down | Madlib Invazion | Indie, Library Music | Listen |
| Jane Weaver | Love In Constant Spectacle | Fire | Indie | Listen |
| Jembaa Groove | Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves | Agogo | Afrobeat | Listen |
| Jonah Yano & Le Ren | the little italy demos | Innovative Leisure | Indie Folk | Listen |
| Jose James | 1978 | Rainbow Blonde | Jazz, Afrolatin | Listen |
| Josh Johnson | Unusual Object | Northern Spy | Ambient Jazz | Listen |
| Khruangbin | A LA SALA | Dead Oceans | Funk | Listen |
| Kolonel Djafaar | Getaway | Batov | Ethio-jazz | Listen |
| MANYCOLORS | Manycolors | Color Red | Soul-Jazz | Listen |
| Marcus King | Mood Swings | Republic | Soul | Listen |
| Michelle David and The True-Tones | Brothers Sisters | Record Kicks | R&B, Soul | Listen |
| Mörk | Astral Visions | Albert’s Favorites | Funk, Soul | Listen |
| Mount Kimbie | The Sunset Violent | Warp | Indie | Listen |
| OLUMA | Cooking Time | Juno | Afrobeat | Listen |
| Peacey | Play It By Ear | Atjazz | Nu Jazz | Listen |
| Project Gemini | Colours & Light | MR BONGO | Psych, Rock, Indie | Listen |
| Rose Noir | Beat Tape 01 | Alpha Pup | Beats | Listen |
| Sinkane | We Belong | City Slang | Eclectic | Listen |
| The Black Keys | Ohio Players | Nonesuch | Rock, Indie | Listen |
| Various Artists | Imaginational Anthem vol. XIII : Songs of Bruce Cockburn | Tompkins Square | Folk | Listen |
| Various Artists | Congo Funk! – Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No. 38) | Analog Africa | Africa, Congo | Listen |
| Various Artists | Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music (Sampler Album from the Anthology) | Dust-to-Digital | Global, Eclectic | Listen |
| Vegyn | The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions | PLZ Make It Ruins | Indie | Listen |
| Wallace | Papertrip | Rhythm Section International | Electronic, Dance | Listen |
April 12
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | |
| Avalanche Kaito | Talitakum | Glitterbeat | Global, African, Burkina Faso | Listen |
| Baby Rose | Slow Burn | Secretly Canadian | Indie | Listen |
| Black Roots | Roots | Black Roots | Reggae | Listen |
| Blue Bendy | So Medieval | The state51 Conspiracy | Indie | Listen |
| Daebull | Analog Love | Roche Musique | Funk | Listen |
| Elsa Hewitt | Chaos Emeralds | Elsa Hewitt | Ambient, Experimental | Listen |
| Elyanna | Woledto | Universal Arabic Music | Global, Middle East | Listen |
| Humbird | Right On | Nettwerk | Indie | Listen |
| Jad & The | Smile to Eternity | Jad & The | Electronic | Listen |
| Leyla McCalla | Sun Without The Heat | Anti- | Folk, Americana | Listen |
| Lizz Wright | Shadow | Blues & Greens | Soul-Jazz | Listen |
| Maliheh Moradi & Eshan Matoori | Our Sorrow | Naxos | Global, Iranian | Listen |
| Moon’s Voyager | Surrender EP | Moodfamily | Indie | Listen |
| Nia Archives | Silence Is Loud | Hijinxx/Island | Electronic, Drum & Bass | Listen |
| Red Hot Org & Meshell Ndegeocello | Red Hot & Ra – The Magic City | Red Hot Organization | Jazz | Listen |
| Reverend Baron | Some Demos | Colemine | Folk, Acoustic | Listen |
| ROSEYE | Every Move | Super-Sonic Jazz | Soul-Jazz | Listen |
| Shabaka | Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace | Impulse | Jazz | Listen |
| Silvestre | It’s 2024!! | Studio Barnhus | Electronic | Listen |
| the sindecut and ijeoma | Early | Tru Thoughts | R&B | Listen |
| Various Artists | My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall | Oh Boy | Americana | Listen |
