8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Snail Mail, Summer Walker, and More

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Snail Mail, Summer Walker, Model Home, Dijon, Hana Vu, Darius Jones, Doran, and Mortiferum. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)

Snail Mail: Valentine [Matador]

Lindsey Jordan is back with her second album as Snail Mail. Jordan wrote Valentine in 2019 and 2020 and recorded it with producer Brad Cook, who has worked with Bon Iver, Waxahatchee, Bruce Hornsby, and many others. The new LP follows 2018’s Lush, and, ahead of its release, Snail Mail shared the title track, “Ben Franklin,” and “Madonna,” all of which arrived with stylish music videos. Read Pitchfork’s feature interview “Snail Mail Can’t Help But Confess.”