Spring: a new season, a new outlook, a new schedule for watering your houseplants.
In short, a new you—and a new release schedule to help you find it.
This quarter, find salvation in indie-rock with the audacious returns of Perfume Genius, Japanese Breakfast, Yeule, and Car Seat Headrest; find transcendence in art-pop with magisterial outings from Jenny Hval, Bon Iver, and These New Puritans; and find comfort in the presence of one-man rap subscription service Boldy James, who has two records below but will probably announce another before we go to press.
Throw a house party for the return of Lil Wayne and a garage party for the return of Welsh hardcore dons Mclusky; throw your headphones into a river before new Jane Remover scrambles your brain forever.
Soothe your anxiety over murmurs of Radiohead activity by plunging into electronic veteran Mark Pritchard’s new full-length with Thom Yorke; ramp that anxiety up again with a sinister sci-fi concept album from the unstoppable billy woods.
Those seeking a quieter season can bask in a mini Boygenius reunion on Lucy Dacus’ new one, and Julien Baker has an album, too, having teamed with Torres for a country record borne of a decade-old dream.
And, finally, keep dreaming that Lorde, Lana Del Rey, A$AP Rocky, Clipse, and LCD Soundsystem will release their long-trailed albums this quarter, too.
