Shervin Lainez), Cat Power (With a lot good music being launched on a regular basis, it may be arduous to find out what to hearken to first. Every week, Pitchfork affords a run-down of great new releases obtainable on streaming companies. This week’s batch contains new albums and tasks from Cat Power, Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker, Sheck Wes, Fucked Up, Swearin’, Phosphorescent, Mozzy, and Nathan Bowles. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our suggestions in your inbox each week.
Chan Marshall’s Wanderer is her first album in six years. Her Sun follow-up options the beforehand shared “Wanderer,” her Lana Del Rey collaboration “Woman,” and a cover of Rihanna’s “Stay.” She’s presently on a world tour behind the album. Check out Pitchfork’s new interview “The Music That Made Cat Power’s Chan Marshall.”
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Adrianne Lenker: abysskiss [Saddle Creek]
Just over one 12 months after her band Big Thief launched their sophomore album Capacity, Adrianne Lenker is again with a brand new solo album. It options the beforehand launched songs “symbol” and “cradle.” In early 2019, she’ll embark on a world tour behind the brand new album. Revisit Pitchfork’s 2017 dialog with Lenker, “Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker Is One of a Kind.”
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Sheck Wes: MUDBOY [Cactus Jack/G.O.O.D. Music/Interscope]
The debut challenge from Harlem rapper Sheck Wes, who’s signed with each Kanye West and Travis Scott’s labels, has arrived. MUDBOY contains his breakout tune “Mo Bamba,” plus the singles “Chippi Chippi” and “Live Sheck Wes.” Read Pitchfork’s Rising function “Sheck Wes Wants to Be the First Rapper/Model/NBA Star/Nobel Prize Winner in History.”
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Fucked Up: Dose Your Dreams [Merge/Arts & Crafts]
Canadian hardcore mainstays Fucked Up are again with their fifth album (not counting all those zodiac records). It’s their first for Merge. Dose Your Dreams follows 2014’s Glass Boys. Read Pitchfork’s overview of “Accelerate” and the function “Punk Paradox: The Improbable Legacy of Fucked Up.”
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Swearin’: Fall Into the Sun [Merge]
After releasing two albums (Swearin’ and Surfing Strange), Allison Crutchfield’s band Swearin’ introduced that they have been going away in 2015. Crutchfield launched a solo debut, Tourist in This Town, in January 2017. By the top of the 12 months, although, Swearin’ announced their return. Their new album, Fall Into the Sun, options the beforehand launched single “Grow Into a Ghost.” Read “How Allison and Katie Crutchfield’s P.S. Eliot Came to Be” on the Pitch.
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Phosphorescent: C’est La Vie [Dead Oceans]
Matthew Houck’s final Phosphorescent studio album was 2013’s Muchacho. He’s again as we speak with C’est La Vie. Read Pitchfork’s interview with Houck, “Phosphorescent on Parenthood and His First Album in Five Years, C’est La Vie.”
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Mozzy: Gangland Landlord [Mozzy/EMPIRE]
Following his Spiritual Conversations EP, which dropped in early 2018, Mozzy returns together with his first full-length of the 12 months. It options Ty Dolla Sign, Schoolboy Q, Yhung T.O., Dej Loaf, Yo Gotti, and extra. The LP contains “Not Impressive” and “Who Want Problems.” In addition, the primary observe, “No Way (Intro),” features a snippet of Kendrick Lamar’s Mozzy-acknowledging Grammy acceptance speech.
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Nathan Bowles: Plainly Mistaken [Paradise of Bachelors]
Plainly Mistaken is the fourth solo album from songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Bowles. His earlier LP, Whole & Cloven, was launched in 2016. Revisit Pitchfork’s function “Closing the Door on 2012,” which touches on Bowles’ journey from being a member of Spiral Joy Band and Pelt to changing into a solo artist.
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