Upcoming Album of the Week (Ending September 8, 2018)

One of the unfortunate aspects of hip hop culture is the expectation of rivalry between artists, and the frequent delivery on that expectation. A long-brewing rivalry between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B came to a head last night with Cardi attacking Nicki at a Fashion Week event and then being kicked out of the event. Maybe they'll patch things up some day, but for now, I'm awaiting the inevitable barrage of diss tracks between the rappers.

Better things have happened in the music world recently, including a lot of new album announcements. One in particular that I am looking forward to is the upcoming posthumous album from soul man Charles Bradley, Black Velvet.

treblezine.com

Though he had a long performing career, Bradley had a late age surge in popularity and released his first album, No Time for Dreaming, at age 62. He would release two more albums before his death last year.

His latest, and reportedly final, album was announced on September 6. It collects session recordings from all three of his records. The first single and video, "I Feel a Change," was also released.

Black Velvet is set for release on November.

Also announced recently:

27: The Most Perfect Album (September 18)
AlunaGeorge - Champagne Eyes (October 5)
Blondie - BLONDIE: Heart of Glass (October 26)
Bohemian Rhapsody: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (November 2)
D+ - Destroy Before Listening (out now)
Dave Davies - Decade (October 12)
Empress Of - Us (October 19)
First Aid Kit - Tender Offerings (September 14)
Four Tet - Live at Funkhaus Berlin, 10th May 2018 (out now)
Gabby’s World - Beast on Beast (November 2)
Geotic - Traversa (October 19)
Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore - Ghost Forests (November 9)
HAERTS - New Compassion (October 5)
J Mascis - Elastic Days (November 9)
Jerusalem in My Heart - Daqa’iq Tudaiq (October 5)
Joey Purp - QUARTERTHING (September 7)
John Lennon - Imagine - The Ultimate Collection (October 5)
Julia Holter - Aviary (October 26)
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - 12 Bar Bruise Reissue (November 2)
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Eyes Like the Sky Reissue (November 2)
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Float Along - Fill Your Lungs Reissue (November 2)
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Oddments Reissue (November 2)
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Willoughby’s Beach Reissue (November 2)
Liars - Titles with the Words Fountain (September 21)
Logic - Young Sinatra IV (September 28)
Loretta Lynn - Wouldn’t It Be Great (September 28)
LUH - Love Hates What You Become (January 18)
Marie Davidson - Working Class Woman (October 5)
Mark Kozelek with Donny McCaslin and Jim White - Mark Kozelek with Donny McCaslin and Jim White (March 2)
The Mountain Goats - Hex of Infinite Binding EP (out now)
NAO - Saturn (October 26)
Neneh Cherry - Broken Politics (October 19)
The Radio Dept. - “Going Down Swinging” (out now)
The Skiffle Players - Skiff (October 12)
Skylar Spence - “Carousel”/“Cry Wolf” (out now)
Thom Yorke - Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) (October 26)
The Twilight Sad - It Won/t Be Like This All the Time (January 18)
Ty Segall - Fudge Sandwich (October 26)
The Watson Twins - DUO (October 12)
Will Oldham - Songs of Love and Horror (October 19)
Yumi Zouma - EP III (September 27)

You can also view a longer list of upcoming music at my Upcoming Releases page!