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This week's album and EP releases
Here's a list of a things that came out in this past week, up through Friday. Of course, there's no way to be completely comprehensive with this and I avoided including things where information was too lacking, so feel free to mention anything that isn't on here that you think is worth mentioning. Beyond that, if you have any thoughts of any of these albums, it would be great to hear them :)
| Artist | Title | Genre(s) | Song Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Watson | Red Bandana | Country | Song.link |
| Antwood | Alousia EP | IDM, Electro, UK Bass | Song.link |
| B. o. B | Southmatic | Southern Hip Hop | Song.link |
| Bedouine | Bird Songs of a Killjoy | Singer/Songwriter, Chamber Folk | Song.link |
| Benny the Butcher | The Plugs I Met | East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Boom Bap | Song.link |
| black midi | Schlagenheim | Experimental Rock, Math Rock, Noise Rock | Song.link |
| Black Pumas | Black Pumas | Soul | Song.link |
| Buddy & Julie Miller | Breakdown on 20th Ave. | Americana, Country | Song.link |
| Car Seat Headrest | Commit Yourself Completely | Indie Rock, Power Pop | Song.link |
| Charnett Moffett | Bright New Day | Jazz | Song.link |
| Collective Soul | Blood | Pop Rock, Alternative Rock | Song.link |
| Craig Xen | Broken Kids Club | Southern Hip Hop, Trap Metal | Song.link |
| DJ JM | No Days Off EP | Tribal House | Song.link |
| Decent Criminal | Bliss | Pop Punk, Alternative Rock | Song.link |
| Diabolic | The Disconnect | East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop | Song.link |
| Diplomats of Solid Soud | A Higher Place | Rhythm & Blues, Soul | Song.link |
| Drivin'-n-Cryin' | Live The Love Beautiful | Hard Rock, Roots Rock | Song.link |
| Emily Burns | PDA EP | Electropop | Song.link |
| Erin Durant | Islands | Indie Folk, Country | Song.link |
| Fences | Failure Sculptures | Indie Pop, Indie Folk | Song.link |
| Fruit Bats | Gold Past Life | Indie Pop, Indie Folk | Song.link |
| Ghostemane & Parv0 | Human Err0r EP | Trap Metal | Song.link |
| Gorilla | Treecreeper | Hard Rock | Song.link |
| Gucci Mane | Delusions of Grandeur | Southern Hip Hop, Trap rap | Song.link |
| Hackensaw Boys | A Fireproof House Of Sunshine EP | Bluegrass | Song.link |
| Harry And The Potters | Lumos | Indie Pop | Song.link |
| Hatchie | Keepsake | Dream Pop, Shoegaze | Song.link |
| Hollywood Vampires | Rise | Hard Rock | Song.link |
| Holy Ghost! | Work | Dance-Pop, Synthpop, Nu-Disco | Song.link |
| Hot Chip | A Bath Full of Ecstasy | Indietronica, Synthpop | Song.link |
| Idris Elba | Idris Elba Presents: The YARDIE Mixtape | Hip Hop | Soundcloud |
| ILOVEMAKONNEN | M3 EP | Cloud Rap, Alternative R&B | Song.link |
| Jim Lauderdale | From Another World | Bluegrass, Country | Song.link |
| Joey Trap | Trap Jack 2.5 | Trap Rap | Song.link |
| Josh A & iAmJakeHill | Save Our Souls | Pop Rap, Trap Rap | Song.link |
| K Camp | Wayy 2 Kritical | Trap Rap, Pop Rap | Song.link |
| lilbootycall | Jesus Said Run It Back | Cloud Rap | Song.link |
| Lil Nas X | 7 EP | Trap Rap | Song.link |
| Los Retros | Retrospect EP | Indie Pop | Song.link |
| Los Straitjackets | Channel Surfing EP | Pop Rock, Surf Rock | Song.link |
| Mannequin Pussy | Patience | Power Pop, Indie Rock | Song.link |
| Mark Ronson | Late Night Feelings | Dance-Pop | Song.link |
| Mr. Hudson | WHEN THE MACHINE STOPS | Electropop | Song.link |
| Pell | Gravity | Southern Hip Hop | Song.link |
| Pi'erre Bourne | The Life of Pi'erre 4 | Pop Rap, Trap Rap | Song.link |
| Randy Newman | Toy Story 4 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | OST, Film Soundtrack | Song.link |
| Red Velvet | 'The ReVe Festival' Day 1 EP | K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Electropop | Song.link |
| Richard Reed Parry | Quiet River Of Dust Vol. 2: That Side of the River | Indie Folk, Chamber Folk | Song.link |
| Rob Burger | The Grid | Chamber Jazz | Song.link |
| Russian Girlfriends | In The Parlance Of Our Times | Punk Rock | Song.link |
| SF9 | RPM EP | K-Pop, Electropop | Song.link |
| SG Lewis | Dawn EP | Alternative R&B, Deep House | Song.link |
| SG Tip | Block Boy 2 | Trap Rap | Song.link |
| Stray Kids | Clé 2 : Yellow Wood | K-Pop, Dance-Pop | Song.link |
| The Raconteurs | Help Us Stranger | Alternative Rock, Blues Rock | Song.link |
| The Rhythm Method | How Would You Know I Was Lonely? | Alternative Dance | Song.link |
| The Rolling Stones | Bridges To Bremen (Live) | Hard Rock, Blues Rock | Song.link |
| The Underachievers | Lords Of Flatbush 3 | Trap Rap, East Coast Hip Hop | Song.link |
| Titus Andronicus | An Obelisk | Indie Rock, Punk Rock | Song.link |
| Trina | The One | Pop Rap, Southern Hip Hop | Song.link |
| Two Door Cinema Club | False Alarm | Indie Pop | Song.link |
| Willie Nelson | Ride Me Back Home | Country, Standards | Song.link |
| YFN Lucci | 650Luc: Gangsta Grillz | Trap Rap | Song.link |
Notes:
If you spot any mistakes, let us know.
Parental Advisory version of all albums linked (so NSFW).
Ghostemane & Parv0 - Human Err0r | Song.link says Single but is actually EP.
Idris Elba Presents: The YARDIE Mixtape | No song.link. Can't find anywhere. Linked his record label's official soundcloud, since that's where the other Idris Elba Presents are located, so I assume this one will show up there eventually too.
Just wanted to mention my thoughts on black midi's release, since I've been keeping up with them for a couple months now. I like it, but I think that they're a lot better off when they're indulging in stuff live no wave and post-punk rhythms rather than flexing uncommon time signatures and other math rock tendencies. If you've listened to their singles, particularly bmbmbm and speedway, or the KEXP session they had and enjoyed them, you'll probably like the album a fair bit. It's really nice hearing cleaner renditions of the kexp tracks.
Also worth mentioning that due to a want to escape more albums pilling on us as we miss weeks, we decided not to include the last two weeks. Sorry!
So discussion of music released in that time, recs, or just shoutouts can go under this comment :)
The two that come to mind for me are:
Aurora - A Different Kind of Human (Step II) came out June 7 and I can't recommend it enough. I am rather biased though, since I 💖 Aurora, especially her live performances. :P
Thank You Scientist - Terraformer came out June 14 and is definitely worth checking out IMO. @Bauke had been long anticipating it, and has since been raving about it, and I have to concur... it's a very good album.