Each and every week we put together our favorite tracks that had premiered a few days prior into one magnificent mixtape to share with you and your friends. This time around we've decided to share new songs from Rihanna, James Murphy, Blur, Sufjan Stevens and more right here!

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Last week, British producer Jamie xx appeared on Jon Hopkins' BBC Radio 1 show and premiered a brand new song, "Alba." Follow THIS LINK and skip ahead to the 58-minute mark to hear this gorgeous new song from the electronic musician!

Blur's first album in 12 years, The Magic Whip hits shelves next month, but this week the U.K. band debuted a brand new track, "There Are Too Many of Us." You can watch the video premiere of Blur performing the track right here:

Aside from all of these new tracks and singles we've been blessed with this past week, a number of full album streams have hit the Internet, as well! We've already talked about these artists in past "Mixtape Mondays" here on Music Times, so we're ecstatic to share with you the albums of these artists we've loved for quite some time now. Check out some great album streams right here:

We previously shared some great songs off of this upcoming record, and now you can stream Laura Marling's new album, Short Movie right here!

We are very excited about this record, so we're happy to say that you can stream Death Cab For Cutie's new album, Kintsugi right here!

You can stream Courtney Barnett's highly anticipated debut album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit right here!

You can stream Sufjan Stevens' new album, Carrie & Lowell right here! The title track of this new album also premiered this week, so make sure to take a listen to it here as well!

We didn't share any songs from this new band, but we're super excited that you can stream Etiquette's debut album, Reminisce right here!

Though this isn't a full album stream, My Morning Jacket previewed four new tracks off of the band's upcoming album The Waterfall in a preview trailer for the record! You can listen to these samples right here!

What would a mixtape be without at least one cover to share? This past week, James Murphy (of LCD Soundsystem fame) covered David Bowie's "Golden Years," which we believe is a perfect cover for Murphy! Take a listen for yourself right here!

Speaking of James Murphy, he also premiered a brand new, original song this week! Just like the above cover track, Murphy's newest song, "We Used to Dance," is part of the soundtrack to filmmaker Noah Baumbach's upcoming movie, While We're Young. We're sure you loved the cover above, so check out this original track from Murphy, too!

We'll close out this week's mixtape with a brand new track from Rihanna, which, like most of her most recent songs, appears on the soundtrack for her Dreamworks animated film Home. Her new song, "As Real as You and Me" is sure to evoke memories of her 2012 hit "Stay," as it is a ballad that will stick with you for years to come. Listen to this new song RIGHT HERE!

These songs we've provided for you above all have an underlying theme of sadness or something along those lines. Rihanna's song is definitely pretty dark, and so are Blur's new track and Jamie xx's. Share this mixtape with someone experiencing a similar feeling in their life, so that he or she can find some solace in these tunes. We're sure it will help.

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