Happy Friday! The biggest album release this week is from British rockers the Arctic Monkeys. Unlike most artists these days who release 3-4 songs prior to dropping the album, the Monkeys declined to release any singles leading up to the new LP, so today is everyone’s first chance to listen to studio versions of all the tracks. Two other interesting releases are the new album from surf-rock group La Luz, and an acoustic album from punk veterans Strung Out.
In singles, one of my favorites, Lucero, have released a new song from their upcoming album. There’s also the first single in years from Dave Matthews Band (a track that has apparently been a live staple for a while), a poppy new single from John Mayer, the new jam from Childish Gambino that all of you have already seen the crazy video for, a new song from Japanese pop-metal ladies BABYMETAL, two new tracks from folk-rockers Dawes, and a whole lot more.
Check them all out below!
ALBUMS
Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
La Luz – Floating Features
Strung Out – Black Out the Sky
SONGS
Snow Patrol – Empress
Dave Matthews Band – Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)
John Mayer – New Light
Rayland Baxter – Casanova
Childish Gambino – This is America
Bastille – Quarter Past Midnight
Kiiara – Messy
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness – Ohio
Courtney Barnett – Sunday Roast
Westerman – Edison
James Bay – Slide
Babymetal – Distortion
Dawes – Living in the Future
Dawes – Crack the Case
Family of the Year – Latchkey Kids
Fantastic Negrito – The Duffler
lovelytheband – These Are My Friends
White Denim – Magazin
Lucero – For the Lonely Ones
Damien Jurado – Percy Faith
Local H – Innocents (Edited for Television)
Gruff Rhys – Limited Edition Heart
The Hunna – NY to LA
The Milk Carton Kids – Big Time
Milo Greene – Move
Johnny Marr – Hi Hello
David Ford – It’s All You
