It’s New Music Friday, and there are some glorious new albums to stream and ring within the weekend.
It’s an enormous day in hip-hop, as Lil Wayne, Little Simz, and McKinley Dixon have all dropped new albums. Moreover, hardcore-turned-rock heroes Turnstile proceed to realize momentum with their fourth studio album, whereas Britpop icons Pulp have unveiled their first full-length document in over twenty years. Plus, a number of musicians from completely different areas have come collectively to commemorate Damaged Social Scene’s sophomore album.
Scroll on to see 10 new albums to stream this weekend.
Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra — Black Sunday Reside on the Royal Albert Corridor
Nothing enhances dwell hip-hop like instrumentation, besides Cypress Hill took that to an entire different degree. To rejoice 30 years because the launch of their seminal 1993 album Black Sunday, the Southern California rap group teamed up with the London Symphony Orchestra in 2024 to carry out the LP in its entirety on the Royal Albert Corridor. The recording of the efficiency contains revamped fan favorites like “Insane within the Mind,” “When the Shit Goes Down,” and “I Wanna Get Excessive.”
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Finn Wolfhard — Completely satisfied Birthday
In between filming seasons of Stranger Issues and varied movie tasks, Finn Wolfhard has devoted hours to his musical endeavors; first as a member of Calpurnia, then The Aubreys, and now as a solo artist. Like the very best actor/musician combos, Wolfhard is tremendous snug straddling the worlds of movie and music, evidenced by his latest Crate Digging choices of 10 film soundtracks he thinks everybody ought to personal.
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Lil Wayne — Tha Carter VI
Not solely does Tha Carter VI proceed iconic rapper Lil Wayne’s long-running naming conference, it additionally serves as his first solo album in 5 years. Following within the footsteps of 2018’s Tha Carter V, the mission is one more serving to of traditional Wayne, that includes contributions from an array of collaborations together with Jelly Roll, Machine Gun Kelly, BigXthaPlug, Large Sean, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Bono. To rejoice the document’s launch, the artist will hit the highway for an in depth tour later this summer season.
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Little Simz — Lotus
Little Simz has been within the sport for about 15 years, nevertheless it wasn’t till the discharge of her 2021 album Generally I May Be Introvert that she actually started receiving her due shine. After one other degree up with 2022’s No Thank You, she returns right this moment together with her highly-anticipated follow-up, Lotus. The document’s lead single, “Flood,” was our Track of the Week again in late February, and the remainder of the tracklist has unsurprisingly lived as much as that very same normal.
Stream Lotus on Apple Music, Amazon Music, or Spotify | Purchase on Vinyl/CD
Marianne Faithfull — Burning Moonlight EP
After her passing in January of this 12 months, a posthumous Marianne Faithfull EP, Burning Moonlight, arrives right this moment. The EP is comprised of 4 songs and was initially set to be included as a Report Retailer Day 2025 launch earlier than being postponed; now, on the request of her household, Burning Moonlight will arrive as an extension and celebration of Faithfull’s catalogue.
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MARINA — PRINCESS OF POWER
MARINA is again with PRINCESS OF POWER, her sixth studio album and her first since departing from Atlantic Data in 2021. The discharge finds MARINA leaning into her empowering, stylized pop imaginative and prescient, bolstered by the chipper lead single “BUTTERFLY” and the Salma Hayek-referencing follow-up “CUNTISSIMO.” She’s additionally supporting the album with appearances at a number of main festivals, together with Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Exterior Lands, and Austin Metropolis Limits.
Stream Princess of Energy on Apple Music, Amazon Music, or Spotify | Purchase on Vinyl/CD
McKinley Dixon — Magic, Alive!
After releasing the excellent Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? — which we named the most effective albums of 2023 — Chicago rapper McKinley Dixon continues his prolific streak with Magic, Alive!. As with the remainder of Dixon’s work, Magic, Alive! asks large questions on connection, loss of life, survival, and the magic of the on a regular basis. The brand new document additionally options some terrific company, from Anjimile and Quelle Chris to Shamir and Pink Siifu.
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Pulp — Extra
It’s been practically 24 years since Britpop progenitors Pulp launched a brand new album, however with Extra, that wait is lastly over. Devoted to their late bassist Steve Mackey, the album finds Pulp delivering a potent, emotional combine, epitomized by the passionate single “Received to Have Love.” The band may even be hitting the highway in North America this fall to assist Extra, together with a pair of exhibits in Los Angeles with LCD Soundsystem.
Stream Extra on Apple Music, Amazon Music, or Spotify | Purchase on Vinyl/CD
Turnstile — By no means Sufficient
Hardcore crossover heroes Turnstile have lastly arrived with the follow-up to their acclaimed 2021 launch GLOW ON. The brand new album, NEVER ENOUGH, continues the band’s foray into new soundscapes, diving additional into the sounds of shoegaze and indulging in different stylistic influences — all, in fact, with a punk rock edge.
Stream By no means Sufficient on Apple Music, Amazon Music, or Spotify | Purchase on Vinyl/CD
Numerous Artists — Anthems: A Celebration of Damaged Social Scene’s You Forgot it in Individuals
It’s tough to dispute the influence of Damaged Social Scene’s sophomore album, You Forgot it in Individuals. 22 years after its launch, unbiased document label Arts & Crafts (who additionally revealed the unique LP) have introduced collectively quite a few artists to honor the tracklist with covers of all 13 songs. Anthems contains of reinterpretations of fan favorites by Hovvdy, Toro y Moi, Maggie Rogers, and Sylvan Esso, amongst a number of others.
Stream Anthems: A Celebration of Damaged Social Scene’s You Forgot it in Individuals on Apple Music, Amazon Music, or Spotify | Purchase on Vinyl/CD