9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Post Malone, Tinashe, and More
Post Malone, photo by Adam DeGross
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 new albums from Post Malone, Tinashe, Charly Bliss, Chuck Johnson, Wishy, Horse Jumper of Love, Durkalini & Surf Gang, Delicate Steve, and NoCap. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)
Post Malone: F-1 Trillion [Mercury/Republic]
Post Malone: F-1 Trillion
Post Malone pivots to country on F-1 Trillion, following in the fashion of its instantly huge lead single, “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen. The musician’s Austin follow-up is essentially a duets record, as 15 of its 18 songs feature a big-name guest, and here are some of those featured artists: Dolly Parton, Sierra Ferrell, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, and bluegrass newcomer Billy Strings.
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Tinashe: Quantum Baby [Nice Life]
Tinashe: Quantum Baby
Tinashe remains the queen of languid R&B, able to smuggle instant-gratification pop earworms into the rhythms and tones of underground club music. Quantum Baby is the second album in a trilogy that began with last year’s BB/Ang3l, offering a more nuanced overview of her artistry, she said in press materials: “I’ve never been one to be put into a box, so the name Quantum Baby encompasses all the different parts that make up who I am as a creative.”
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Charly Bliss: Forever [Lucky Number]
Charly Bliss: Forever
A five-year break since second album Young Enough has done nothing to blunt Charly Bliss’ claws or sharp ear for an alt-rock pile driver. The quartet storms back to life on Forever, aiming for the cheap seats with mainframe-rattling hooks and Eva Hendricks’ undeniable pop choruses. “Fun is our natural state,” said guitarist Spencer Fox of the album’s playful manifesto. “I honestly think we’re the best band in the world,” added drummer Sam Hendricks.
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Chuck Johnson: Sun Glories [Western Vinyl]
Chuck Johnson: Sun Glories
Chuck Johnson probes the cosmic space between post-rock and Americana on Sun Glories. The pedal-steel guitarist enlisted guests including cellist Clarice Jensen and violinist Emily Packard to populate his stellar soundscapes, layering parts to create a virtual chamber ensemble. The Cole Pulice–featuring single “Sylvanshine,” he said in press materials, “is an appreciative nod to Rachika Nayar, whose recent works have re-opened the electric guitar for me and inspired me to play that instrument again after a hiatus of several years.”
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Wishy: Triple Seven [Winspear]
Wishy: Triple Seven
Wishy fly the flag of the new wave of shoegaze on Triple Seven, the Indianapolis band’s debut, drawing Midwest emo and 2000s pop into a shroud of stellar largesse. “Wishy lean heavily on these nostalgic evocations but aren’t welded to them,” Claire Shaffer writes in Pitchfork’s review. “Contrary to the literal implications of the shoegaze label, you get the sense that [lead songwriters Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites] are looking ever-outward for their inspiration.”
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Horse Jumper of Love: Disaster Trick [Run for Cover]
Horse Jumper of Love: Disaster Trick
Horse Jumper of Love make inroads from indie-rock’s outer reaches on Disaster Trick, the follow-up to the Boston trio’s 2023 mini-album Heartbreak Rules. “I tried the quiet thing on the last album and I realized there's definitely two parts of me: I like really heavy music, and I like really gentle music,” said frontperson Dimitri Giannopoulos in press materials. Both converge on Disaster Trick as the group homes in on epiphanies from dejection and emotional freefall. Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman and MJ Lenderman guest, along with Squirrel Flower’s Ella Williams.
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Durkalini & Surf Gang: Church & Surf [Surf Gang]
Durkalini & Surf Gang: Church & Surf
As Surf Gang continue to make inroads on the wider rap landscape, the production ensemble has partnered with Durkalini for new album Church & Surf. The record, which follows Surf Gang head Evilgiane’s recent collaboration with the Alabama rapper on “Glamorous,” advances Durkalini’s “pluggnb” blend of Atlanta trap and Milwaukee bounce, as showcased on the single “Bottega Boots.”
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Delicate Steve: Delicate Steve Sings [Anti-]
Delicate Steve: Delicate Steve Sings
The guitarist Delicate Steve drew inspiration from Willie Nelson’s covers record Stardust for Delicate Steve Sings, adapting his playing style across 10 songs to evoke a different singer each time. Three actual covers feature—the Beatles’ “Yesterday” and Otis Redding’s “These Arms of Mine” among them—but, for the most part, the guitarist and a band including Jonathan Rado explore nostalgic, instrumental originals as they try to tap into “something universal and in the consciousness of pop music,” as he put it in press materials.
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NoCap: Before I Disappear Again [Atlantic]
NoCap: Before I Disappear Again
NoCap’s new album, Before I Disappear Again, follows a flurry of activity in recent years, including collaborations with Lil Baby, DaBaby, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. The Atlanta rapper led into the record with singles including “Yacht Party” and “Baby Drake.” Guests on the new, 23-track release include Rylo Rodriguez, Sleepy Hallow, French Montana, and longtime Migos rapper Quavo.
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