2013 Music Preview: 66 Notable Upcoming Albums ↓ 31 user comments by Jason Dietz
Confirmed releases, possible releases, and blatant optimism
Below, we select 66 of the coming year's most noteworthy planned album releases. (Why 66? Why not.) The list is not limited to albums with confirmed release dates, but does include only those releases that have a decent shot at arriving before the end of 2013 (plus, for consistency's sake, The Avalanches and The Wrens); in other words, you won't see artists such as The Stone Roses, where the odds of a 2013 release are miniscule at best. (The Stone Roses, by the way, have managed to record two songs for their next album over the past year, which means that third LP should arrive by 2018.) Release dates (when available) are for the U.S. unless otherwise noted.
Arcade Fire
tbd due late 2013
Average score for the Montreal band's first three albums: 88.
So it's fair to say that expectations are high for Arcade Fire's
currently underway fourth album, which the band hopes to complete in
time for a release late this year. LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy
collaborated on and/or produced a handful of the new songs which could
make it to the upcoming album, while producer Markus Dravs has also been
working with the group. The band has already tested out some of their
new material in a secret show in Montreal last month, while another new track, "Crucified Again", was performed in New York.
Previous album:
Atoms for Peace
Amok (XL Recordings) due February 26
Here's a supergroup that might actually produce something
super. Previously only a live act, this collaboration between Radiohead
frontman Thom Yorke, Radiohead producer/Ultraísta member Nigel Godrich,
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, drummer Joey Waronker (Beck,
R.E.M.), and percussionist Mauro Refosco have recorded a nine-song LP
for release next month, and early tracks suggest a blurring of
electronic and rock elements not unlike Radiohead's recent output.
Listen to the lead single "Default" and its even better non-album B-side "What the Eyeballs Did", as well as the upcoming second single "Judge, Jury and Executioner", on YouTube.
Autechre
Exai 2xCD (Warp) due March 5
Say the title out loud and it sounds like XI, which reveals that Exai
is the glitchtronica duo's eleventh studio album. Clocking in at over
two hours, the new set is filled, as always, with impenetrable song
titles ("irlite (get 0)", "T ess xi", "Flep"), which, coupled with
another Designers Republic album cover, suggests business as usual for
one of Warp's longest-tenured artists.
Previous album:
The Avalanches
tbd
It doesn't seem fair to run our annual music preview
article without our obligatory mention of the mythical second album from
The Avalanches, which, despite rumors about its release surfacing every
six months or so (coupled with hints of Danny Brown and Ariel Pink
collaborations), has yet to materialize. Still, it now seems far more
likely that My Bloody Valentine will release a new album before the
Australian cut-up artists do, and that's saying something.
Previous album:
Devendra Banhart
Mala (Nonesuch) due spring tbd
Four years is a long time between releases for the
L.A.-based indie-folk-rock artist, who typically works at an
album-a-year (or more) pace. But Banhart will finally return this spring
with his debut for new label Nonesuch, which he co-produced with Noah
Georgeson of his touring band. If the rest of the album is as good as
lead single "Für Hildegard von Bingen" (YouTube), we're in for a treat. (Oh, and here's another just-leaked track, "Never Seen Such Good Things", at Soundcloud.)
Previous album:
Azealia Banks
Broke With Expensive Taste (Interscope) due February 12
Signed to a major label (Interscope) at the age of 20,
the now 21-year-old Harlem rapper, singer, and potential breakout star
may finally drop her first full-length album in a few weeks. Originally
expected in 2012, Broke With Expensive Taste follows her Fantasea mixtape and 1991
EP, each released to favorable reviews last year. Don't be surprised if
that release date gets pushed back, though; the album isn't yet listed
for sale on sites like Amazon, which is always a bad sign.
Previous album:
Beck
tbd
While last year's album-in-book-form Song Reader has been performed by everybody but Beck himself,
2013 should finally see the singer-songwriter-artist emerging from the
recording studio with a new batch of songs, which he first started
working on in 2008. In fact, Beck has a second album project, partially
recorded last year in Nashville, that may get a 2013 release in addition
to (or in lieu of) the older material.
Previous album:
Beyoncé
tbd
The pop star is expected to collaborate with Pharrell,
Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and The-Dream on her upcoming fifth album,
part of a busy year for Ms. Knowles that has already included a
"performance" of the national anthem at Barack Obama's inauguration this
week. Expect her to unveil at least one new song during her
high-profile gig next month during the Super Bowl halftime show, which
will be followed on February 16 with a new HBO documentary
about her life (which she directed herself). She also recently recorded
a new single ("Nuclear") with her former group, Destiny's Child, which
will be included on their upcoming greatest hits compilation Love Songs (out January 29) and performed at that Super Bowl gig.
Previous album:
The Black Keys
tbd
In a little over a decade, The Black Keys have worked
their way up from little-known Ohio blues-rock duo to Grammy-winning,
arena-filling superstars. 2011's El Camino was their biggest
success to date, and that album's follow-up is almost certain to arrive
in 2013. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have already begun work on the
new set, which they are writing in the studio as they record, and they
hope to have the album completed in March prior to a spring tour.
Previous album:
Black Sabbath
13 (Vertigo) due June tbd
Previous album:Forbidden (1995)
James Blake
tbd
The young English producer/singer-songwriter will finally
release a follow-up to his Mercury Prize-nominated debut sometime this
year. While few details about the still-untitled album are available
(various interviews last year unhelpfully suggested that the second LP
would be either more or less electronic than the first), Blake performed
some of the new tracks during his live sets last month, a few of which
have made their way to YouTube.
Previous album:
David Bowie
The Next Day (Columbia) due March 12
Now this was unexpected. The Next Day, the
66-year-old rock legend's first album in a decade, was recorded in
secret over the past two years with longtime producer Tony Visconti; in
fact, so many tracks were recorded that a second new album could arrive
next year. The album's lead single, "Where Are We Now"
(lyric video at YouTube), is already the artist's first UK top-10 hit
in 20 years, though it isn't necessarily representative of the album as
a whole. Note that Bowie has insisted that he has no plans to tour in
support of the album.
Previous album:
British Sea Power
tbd
The UK indie rockers recently recorded their fifth studio
album and have now completed mixing and mastering, meaning a release is
likely in the first half of 2013. In the meantime, die-hard fans in the
UK can pick up the new DVD release of the documentary film From The Sea To The Land Beyond, which features a score performed by the band.
Previous album:
Danny Brown
Old (Fool's Gold) due tbd
Originally titled ODB, Old is either
the first or the third proper album (depending on how you count) from
Detroit rapper Danny Brown. While a final tracklist hasn't been
confirmed, the new LP is expected to feature A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q,
Ab-Soul, and indie synth-pop band Purity Ring; the latter also
contribute beats, along with Rustie and other producers. Note that,
unlike with the free XXX, you'll have to pay to get a copy of the new album.
Previous album:
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Push the Sky Away (Anti-) due February 19
Though Nick Cave hasn't been completely silent—among other things, he released a second album from his Grinderman side project and wrote the film Lawless—five
years is a long time to wait for a new album from his main gig. But
Cave's 15th album with The Bad Seeds (minus, for the first time,
co-founder Mick Harvey) arrives in just a few weeks. The Nick
Launay-produced Push the Sky Away includes lead single "We No Who U R", the video for which is viewable at YouTube.
Previous album:
Charli XCX
tbd (IAMSOUND) due spring tbd
The 20-year-old English singer-songwriter (known to her
parents as Charlotte Aitchison) is poised to become one of 2013's next
big things, with buzz building on the strength of a handful of singles, a
few mixtapes, and one EP (You're the One)—or, more accurately,
on the strength of her voice, surprisingly mature songwriting, and
eclectic electro sounds that would make early fan M.I.A. proud. Charli
has been working on her debut album since the age of 14, and the LP is
expected to include production work from Clams Casino, Andrew Wyatt
(Miike Snow), and others. Watch the video for "You (Ha Ha Ha)", the first official single released from the still-untitled album, at YouTube.
Chelsea Light Moving
Chelsea Light Moving (Matador) due March 5
While the legendary Sonic Youth appears to be done for good, its members continue to make music. Last year brought a Lee Ranaldo solo album,
and this year sees the debut from Chelsea Light Moving, a new quartet
fronted by SY's Thurston Moore that should instantly appeal to fans of
Moore's former band (hint: you'll recognize his distinctive
guitar-playing immediately). Grab MP3s of the band's "Empires of Time", "Burroughs" and "Groovy & Linda" at Matador, and look for the band's first official U.S. tour this spring.
Cloud Nothings
tbd due fall tbd
With the Cleveland indie rock band's third album still a very recent memory (and one that appeared on many critics' best of 2012 lists), it's a bit surprising to find them here in our 2013 preview. But band leader Dylan Baldi informed MTV Hive
a few weeks ago that he has already written much of the follow-up LP,
and the plan is to record the new tracks in April for a release this
fall. Expect the new material to be "noisier" and "less melodic,"
influenced by early punk.
Previous album:
Daft Punk
tbd
Tron soundtracks aside, the helmeted French duo haven't released an album since 2005's Human After All. Could 2013 finally be the year of their return? The answer is a big fat peut-être.
The good news is that recording sessions have occurred in recent months
(if not years), and if even half of the confirmed collaborators—Panda
Bear, disco-era legends Giorgio Moroder and Nile Rodgers, Muppet Movie songwriter Paul Williams, Chilly Gonzales—appear on the finished album, we could be in for something worth the wait.
Previous album:
D'Angelo
tbd (RCA)
Previous album:Voodoo (2000)
Deltron 3030
Event II (EMI) due tbd
Previous album:Deltron 3030 (2000)
Depeche Mode
tbd (Columbia) due March tbd
Depeche Mode have been on an album-every-four-years pace
for the past two decades, which means their still-untitled spring
follow-up to Sounds of the Universe will arrive right on
schedule. (Before that, the first single, "Heaven," will drop February
5th.) Produced by the band's Martin Gore with Ben Hillier (who also was
behind the boards for the previous two albums), the new set will be
mixed by Flood, who is working with the band for the first time since Songs of Faith and Devotion,
and frontman Dave Gahan has suggested that the latter album is a good
reference point for the blues-influenced new LP. Expect a massive world
tour to follow.
Previous album:
The Dismemberment Plan
tbd
The Washington, D.C. indie rockers have a pretty good
excuse for their lack of new material over the past dozen years: the
band broke up in 2003. But a few reunion shows in January 2011 turned
into a few more later that year, which turned into even more live dates
in 2012. And those performances last year included eight brand new
songs, representing the Plan's first new material since 2001's Change. (Watch fan-shot footage of most of the new songs at Consequence of Sound.)
A tweet from frontman Travis Morrison last fall confirmed the obvious:
the band was in the process of recording a new album. With recording
nearly complete at the end of next year, you probably won't have to wait
too much longer to hear the new LP.
Previous album:
Drake
tbd
The one-time child actor's first two LPs have combined to
sell more than 5 million copies worldwide, though the past year has
seen Drake showing up on other artists' albums rather than his own. But a
tweet last fall confirmed that he was at work on a third album, and the
first taste could arrive soon in the form of "Started From the Bottom",
"No New Friends", or both.
Previous album:
Earl Sweatshirt
Doris (Tan Cressida/Columbia) due tbd
A member of L.A.'s Odd Future collective follows a
well-received free mixtape with an official major-label debut album. The
formula that worked so well for Frank Ocean last year will be followed
in 2013 by 18-year-old rapper Earl Sweatshirt (perhaps OF's strongest
MC), who is set to drop the album Doris three years after his free debut Earl. Expect Ocean to be just one of many Odd Future members guesting on Doris, which could also include contributions from The Alchemist and the Neptunes. Listen to the likely album track "Chum" at NPR. Speaking of chums, Earl's OF colleague Tyler, the Creator could finally release his third album Wolf this year, though we wouldn't put money on it.
The Flaming Lips
The Terror (Warner Bros.) due spring tbd
While the Lips have spent the last few years creating
24-hour songs, playing eight concerts in a day, covering King Crimson,
and collaborating with artists ranging from Ke$ha to Yoko Ono, we
haven't seen a real studio album from the band since 2009's Embryonic 81. When it arrives (perhaps as soon as this spring), The Terror will be the band's 15th studio album. The Lips' Steven Drozd told Stereogum
last year that the record will feature a low-fi, synth-based sound that
will mark a shift from the prior album's more psychedelic approach.
Previous album:
Foals
Holy Fire (Transgressive/Warner Bros.) due February 12
Following two well received LPs and a Mercury Prize
nomination, Foals return with their third album in just a few weeks.
Still a bit more popular in their native England than in the States
(though the new album's American release sees them jumping from indie
label Sub Pop to the larger Warner Bros.), the indie rockers worked with
veteran producers Flood and Alan Moulder on Holy Fire, which the band has described as "swampy" and "stinky." Videos for album tracks "My Number" and "Inhaler" can watched at YouTube.
Previous album:
HAIM
tbd (Columbia) due spring
Without releasing a single album, the Los Angeles-based sister trio have already landed on the cover of NME
and topped the BBC's Sound of 2013 poll, while their harmony-drenched,
radio-friendly pop (think Fleetwood Mac meets '90s R&B) in early
songs like "Forever" earned them a major-label contract. Their
album-less status should change in May or June, and their debut should
be a good one, with producers James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco) and Paul
Epworth on board. Watch the videos for "Forever" and "Don't Save Me" at YouTube, or listen to "Better Off" at Soundcloud.
How to Destroy Angels
Welcome Oblivion (Columbia) due March 5
With Nine Inch Nails on hiatus, Trent Reznor has busied himself in recent years with soundtrack work, including his acclaimed score for The Social Network
with collaborator Atticus Ross. Reznor also founded a new project, How
to Destroy Angels, with Ross and vocalist Mariqueen Maandig (Reznor's
wife), and, following a few EPs released over the last few years, the
trio are finally ready to issue their full-length debut. Watch a video
for their recent EP track "The Loop Closes" at Vimeo.
Previous album:
Iceage
You're Nothing (Matador) due February 19
The Copenhagen-based teen punk band released one of the better debut albums in recent memory in the form of 2011's New Brigade. What will they do for an encore now that they are have entered their twenties? The 12-song You're Nothing marks the band's debut on the legendary Matador label, and early track "Coalition" (free MP3 at Pitchfork) suggests that they haven't lost any of their youthful energy.
Previous album:
Jay-Z
tbd
After collaborating with Kanye West on 2011's Watch the Throne 76
(and its associated, never-ending tour), Jay-Z would seem to be due for
an album of his own. Indeed, reports of studio time (with the likes of
Pharrell, Timbaland, Q-Tip, and pal Kanye) have surfaced recently, so a
2013 release is not so far-fetched.
Previous album:
The Knife
Shaking the Habitual (Rabid/Mute) due April 8
We haven't heard from the Swedish electronic duo since their collaborative 2010 release Tomorrow, In a Year (featuring music written for a Danish opera), and, before that, their underrated 2006 studio album Silent Shout, though the band's Karin Dreijer Andersson released an excellent solo album under the name Fever Ray. Consider Shaking the Habitual,
then, one of the most anticipated electronic releases of 2013. The
Knife have revealed little about the upcoming release, though Light
Asylum's Shannon Funchess is expected to guest on the album, the band's
fourth. A nine-minute single, "Full of Fire," comes out next week, but,
in the meantime, you can watch a trailer for the album at YouTube.
Previous album:
Lady Gaga
ARTPOP (Interscope) due spring tbd
While Lady Gaga released nothing more than a fragrance in
2012, she has promised a new album in 2013. And we're willing to
guarantee that it will be called ARTPOP, given that she had the name tattooed on her body. Though MTV
recently reported that the constantly-touring Gaga still has major work
to do on the new songs (throwing that spring release window into
question), it is conceivable that the pop star could release both ARTPOP and a previously announced collaboration with Tony Bennett in 2013.
Previous album:
Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell (Warp) due February 18
Unlike most Warp artists, Jamie Lidell is known for his
soulful vocals, though his R&B songs are occasionally married to
the glitchy IDM beats more typical of the label. The British singer has
relocated to Nashville, where he recorded his self-titled fifth-album,
and based on the tracks released so far, it could be his most diverse
set yet. Listen to the funky album cut "why_ya_why" at Soundcloud or the glitchier "What a Shame" at YouTube, and feel free to ignore the complaints about Lidell turning dubstep.
Previous album:
Low
The Invisible Way (Sub Pop) due March 19
By now, you know what to expect from Low: slow, sparely
instrumented tunes filled with the wondrous harmonies of Alan Sparhawk
and Mimi Parker. The Invisible Way looks unlikely to change the
trio's formula, though the album does add a new element in the form of
production from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, whom the band enlisted after
hearing his recent work with Mavis Staples. Hear the album track "Plastic Cup" at NPR, or stream "Just Make It Stop" at Soundcloud.
Previous album:
Madvillain
tbd (Stones Throw)
The duo of MF DOOM and Madlib collaborated on the acclaimed Madvillainy
LP in 2004—which remains one of the all-time highest-scoring hip hop
records in our database—but a long-rumored follow-up has yet to surface,
with the pair's only other output in the interim consisting of a 2008
remix album (Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix). But DOOM
reported last fall that a new album was "almost done," and who are we to
question someone who is constantly wearing a mask?
Previous album:
Major Lazer
Free the Universe (Mad Decent/Downtown) due February 19
One-time member Switch is gone, but producer Diplo has
enlisted a pair of newcomers (Walshy Fire, Jillionaire) to fill out his
Major Lazer project, which releases album #2 next month. Guests on the
party-ready Free the Universe include Santigold, Peaches, Ezra
Koenig (Vampire Weekend), Danielle Haim (HAIM), Wyclef Jean, Bruno Mars,
Shaggy, and Ms. Dynamite, though rumored collaborations with Lykke Li
and Lee "Scratch" Perry appear not to have made the final cut. Listen to
the album's first two singles, "Get Free" (featuring Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman) and "Jah No Partial", at YouTube.
Previous album:
Johnny Marr
The Messenger (Sire) due February 26
Over three decades into his music career, former Smiths
guitarist Johnny Marr has finally recorded a solo album. Marr serves as
writer, producer, and, yes, lead vocalist on The Messenger, a
12-song set that follows recent years spent playing with bands ranging
from Modest Mouse to The Cribs, as well as his own short-lived band, The Healers (which also featured Marr on vocals). Watch the video for lead single "Upstarts" at YouTube
Matmos
The Marriage of True Minds (Thrill Jockey) due February 19
You'll notice a few minor changes when the sample-loving
experimentalists return next month with their first album in five years.
For one thing, the duo have jumped to Thrill Jockey after releasing
their previous seven albums on Matador. And the new album features a
larger roster of collaborators than is the norm; Dan Deacon, Jenn Wasner
(Wye Oak), and Jason Willett (Half Japanese) are just a few of the
names that appear. But what hasn't changed is Matmos' love of an
overarching concept, and on the new record, that concept is telepathy,
which even worked its way into the album's unusual recording process.
Fittingly, the diverse set closes with a cover of the Buzzcocks'
"E.S.P.," which is taken in an unexpected doom metal direction.
Previous album:
The Men
New Moon (Sacred Bones) due March 5
Nearly a year after releasing their adventurous critical hit Open Your Heart—which
continued to earn the band comparisons to The Replacements—Brooklyn
indie rockers The Men will return with their fourth album. Streaming now
at YouTube, the garage-punk lead single "Electric" suggests that their emphasis is still clearly on the "rock" part of indie rock.
Previous album:
MGMT
tbd
The indie rockers have been in the studio this month to
complete work on tracks for their upcoming third album, and while the
new material might not go down well with kittens,
it should be welcomed by fans who have waited nearly three years for a
follow-up to MGMT's less user-friendly second album. Dave Fridmann is
serving as producer, as he did on MGMT's lauded debut Oracular Spectacular. The band have been spotted performing a new track, "Alien Days"
(YouTube), in concert, though it is unclear whether that song will be
included on the new album, which may or may not be titled MGMT.
Previous album:
M.I.A.
Matangi (Interscope) due April tbd
Originally set for release late last year, M.I.A.'s
fourth LP has been delayed to April so that the artist could rework the
album in response to complaints from her label that it was sounding "too
positive." (Yeah, that's a first for us, too.) The album was originally
set to include year-old single "Bad Girls"
(which should remain, given its lack of positivity), but the rest of
the previously announced tracklist now should be considered tentative,
and the artist was last seen heading to India for further recording
sessions.
Previous album:
Modest Mouse
tbd
While there is nothing official about a new Modest Mouse
album arriving in 2013, the band has been testing new material in its
live shows over the past year. (Here's a fan-shot video of one such
track, "Heart of Mine".) And
there have been studio sightings as well, including at least one session
with OutKast's Big Boi, an unlikely collaboration that seems too
intriguing to be kept away from the public for long. Unfortunately,
progress has been slow going; after all, there's a reason frontman Isaac
Brock named his label Glacial Pace.
Previous album:
Morrissey
tbd
What is standing in the way of Morrissey's first album in
four years? It's certainly not a lack of material; he's playing plenty
of new songs on his current tour—as well as on the talk show circuit,
where he recently performed "Action Is My Middle Name" on Letterman—and as far back as 2011, the artist reported that the follow-up to Years of Refusal
was in the can. The obstacle, rather, is Morrissey's own years of
refusal of whatever record contracts he has been offered, and he remains
label-less for the moment. But a change of heart—or a better deal—could
bring a new LP this year. Also in limbo is Moz's 600+-page
autobiography that he claims to have written but is—wait for it—still
awaiting a publishing deal. (Stop me if you think you've heard this one
before.)
Previous album:
My Bloody Valentine
tbd
"On 21-12-12 we finished mastering the new album!" read
the post on the legendary shoegaze band's Facebook page last month,
suggesting an imminent end to the long global nightmare that saw the
world's music fans lacking a third My Bloody Valentine album. Over the
past few years, tours, album reissues, and a rarities comp saw the Kevin
Shields-led project slowly come back to life (and sounding just as good
as ever), and while Shields has been hinting at a new album for over a
decade (with recording commencing way back in 1996), 2013 is looking
like the year it finally arrives. A few live 2013 dates are already
confirmed; cross your fingers for a full tour.
Previous album:
The National
tbd
Another band with nothing confirmed for the new year,
Matt Berninger & co. have reportedly been in the studio over the
past year, and were spotted as recently as December working up to five
new songs into their live sets. That adds up to an album arriving sooner
rather than later, which should delight fans of intelligent indie rock
and NPR music coordinators everywhere.
Previous album:
Neon Neon
tbd
The duo of Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys and
producer Boom Bip was supposed to be a one-off (the result being an
excellent 2008 concept album about John DeLorean). But the collaboration
appears to have a second life, with the pair dropping recent hints
of a new album, possibly themed this time around the life of
Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, an Italian communist, avant-garde publisher,
and revolutionary.
Previous album:
Phoenix
Bankrupt! (Glassnote) due April tbd
After giving the world some of the catchiest songs of the past decade on 2009's Grammy-winning Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, the French band took their time in recording a follow-up. All that we know so far about Phoenix's fifth album is its title (Bankrupt!,
revealed last week), and that it has a tentative April release date.
The band indicated a few years ago that they were headed in a less
pop-oriented, more experimental direction, though that was prior to the
final recording sessions. A few scattered festival dates have already
been announced for 2013, so there is hope for a full tour.
Previous album:
Primal Scream
More Light due May tbd
David Holmes (working with Primal Scream for the first time since their brilliant XTRMNTR) produced the band's recently completed follow-up to 2008's Beautiful Future.
The new album—the band's 10th overall—sees bassist Debbie Googe of My
Bloody Valentine replacing the departed Man, who has returned to the
Stone Roses. Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant is expected to contribute
vocals to at least one track on More Light, with My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields and Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) also guesting.
Previous album:
Queens of the Stone Age
tbd
It might be easier to name who won't be
contributing to the Josh Homme-led band's sixth studio album and first
new release in six years rather than list who will. That short list
includes drummer Joey Castillo, who has left the project after a decade
and has been replaced by original QOTSA drummer Dave Grohl. Otherwise,
the ever-growing roster of contributors who have been in the studio with
Homme over the past year includes Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor,
Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears, and fired former QOTSA bassist
Nick Oliveri. In a recent interview, Homme suggested that the still
in-progress LP would be "deeper", "richer", and "stranger" than past
outings.
Previous album:
ScHoolboy Q
Oxymoron (Interscope) due tbd
Like his fellow Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar did
last year, Los Angeles rapper Schoolboy Q is looking to make a big
impression with his major-label and commercial debut. While it obviously
might be tough to match Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city, Q will have some help from A$AP Rocky and Danny Brown on Oxymoron.
You can also expect at least one new release in the coming year from
Q's fellow Black Hippy member Ab-Soul, likely starting with Unit 6, a collaboration with producer JMSN.
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Sebadoh
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