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 the Avalanches, Aphex Twin, Schoolboy Q, the Julie Ruin, Inter Arma, Róisín Murphy, BADBADNOTGOOD, and Shura.
The Avalanches: Wildflower [XL/EMI/Astralwerks/Modular]
It’s been 16 long years since the Avalanches put out their debut album Since I Left You. Their second record, Wildflower, features MF DOOM, Danny Brown, Father John Misty, Toro Y Moi, Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux, Camp Lo, Biz Markie, Mercury Rev’s Jonathan Donahue, and Warren Ellis of the Bad Seeds/Dirty Three. Read our review of “Colours,” which was named Best New Track, and check out our new feature interview with the Avalanches, “The Snow Must Go On.”
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Aphex Twin: Cheetah EP [Warp]
Cheetah is Aphex Twin’s latest release since reemerging in 2014. It follows Syro, the Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 EP, and the Orphaned Deejay Selek (2006-2008) EP (which he recorded under his AFX alias). Read our review of “CIRKLON3 [ Колхозная mix ],” and watch the video for it, directed by a 12-year-old.
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Schoolboy Q: Blank Face [Top Dawg Entertainment]
Schoolboy Q’s last album, Oxymoron, came out back in 2014. Its follow-up features E-40, Vince Staples, Anderson .Paak, Jadakiss, SZA, and Miguel. Earlier this year, he shared the singles “Groovy Tony,” “By Any Means,” and “THat Part” [ft. Kanye West].
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The Julie Ruin: Hit Reset [Hardly Art]
The Julie Ruin is Kathleen Hanna’s band with former Bikini Kill bandmate Kathi Wilcox, Kiki and Herb’s Kenny Mellman, Carmine Covelli, and Sara Landeau. Hit Reset is their follow-up to 2013’s Run Fast. The release is preceded by “I Decide” and “I’m Done.”
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Inter Arma: Paradise Gallows [Relapse]
Virginia-based experimental metal band Inter Arma’s new album is their follow-up to 2013’s Sky Burial LP and 2014’s The Cavern EP. It features “Transfiguration” and “The Paradise Gallows.”
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Róisín Murphy: Take Her Up to Monto [PIAS]
Róisín Murphy’s new album follows last year’s Hairless Toys. It was recorded with her longtime collaborator Eddie Stevens during the same sessions as its predecessor.
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BADBADNOTGOOD: IV [Innovative Leisure]
BADBADNOTGOOD’s latest album, IV, features contributions from Mick Jenkins, Kaytranada, Colin Stetson, and Charlotte Day Wilson. The album is led by “Time Moves Slow”—their collaboration with Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring—and “Lavender,” with Kaytranada.
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Shura: Nothing’s Real [Polydor Group]
Nothing’s Real is Shura’s debut album. It features the previously released track “2Shy.”
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Source: Pitchfork – News