On this week's Jams & Tea NOW, we discuss the new album announcements from The National, Boygenius, Fallout Boy, and Ruston Kelly, new singles from A$AP Rocky, Wednesday, and Metallica, and commemorate the lives of the recently passed David Crosby, Van Conner, and Yukihiro Takahashi. Jake highlights his newfound obsession with Natural Snow Buildings, August shouts out some obscure jazz perfection, Ryley goes deep on sophisti-pop and the gang collectively celebrate the career of Ryuichi Sakamoto with the release of his latest album 12. For our main topic of discussion though, Ryley, Jake, and Morgan go deep on their favorite lyricists of all time, the songwriters who have shaped their tastes and spoken to them most deeply. Let us know who your favorites are in the comments on YouTube!  
TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Album Announcements: The National, Fall Out Boygenius, Ruston Kelly 9:54 New Singles from A$AP Rocky, Wednesday, Metallica 14:25 Music News: New Frank Ocean Album? 19:40 In Memoriam: David Crosby, Van Conner, Yukihiro Takahashi 28:23 Jake's Obsession with Natural Snow Buildings 39:27 The Big Band Jazz Album That Will Blow Your Mind 42:20 Ahab Bring the Doom to The Coral Tombs 48:04 Obscure Jazz and Oingo Boingo with August 54:15 Ryley Gets Into David Sylvian 59:56 Celebrating the Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto 1:08:24 Ryuichi Sakamoto Makes Peace with Death on '12' 1:26:45 Our Favorite Lyricists of All Time

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