Essential Full-Length Releases
 Ariana Grande - positions positions is the sixth album from Grande, and her third in just over two years. The new album, which is primarily focused on the theme of sex, features contributions from the Weeknd, Doja Cat, and Ty Dolla $ign. Watch: "positions" Watch: "34+35" |
 Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full This is an interesting combination, Thou's sludge metal meeting ERR's ambient folk. Together, they present something beyond just Thou with a different lead singer, but a new style that combines them both and brings in elements of 90s-era alternative rock. Listen: "Ancestral Recall" Listen: "The Valley" |
 Mourn - Self Worth This has been a pretty good year for female-led indie rock out of Spain. We got a new album from Melenas in May and one from Hinds in June. Now, Catalonian Mourn is releasing their fourth album, following 2018's Sorpresa Familia. Watch: "This Feeling Is Disgusting" Watch: "Men" |
 Sam Smith - Love Goes Smith's follow-up to 2017's The Thrill of It All was originally supposed to be released in June, but COVID changed a lot of album release plans. Now, they are releasing the record with a new title and new cover art, but still a record that aims to drive them away from the ballad-driven work of prior records and in more of a pop-focused direction. Watch: "How Do You Sleep?" Watch: "Dancing with a Stranger" (featuring Normani) |
 War on Women - Wonderful Hell War on Women is a band about as political as one may assume from their name. They often tackle subjects like abortion, rape, and misogyny. Wonderful Hell is their third album, released in what may be a turning point of a year relative to women's rights. Watch: "Wonderful Hell" Watch: "White Lies" |
Other Full-Length Releases
Autechre - PLUS Listen: "DekDre Scap B" Listen: "ecol4" |
Elvis Costello - Hey Clockface Watch: "We Are All Cowards Now" Watch: "Hetty O’Hara Confidential" |
Jim-E Stack - EPHEMERA Watch: "Note to Self" (featuring Empress Of) Watch: "Can We" (featuring Kacy Hill) |
MadeInTYO - Never Forgotten Watch: "BET Uncut" (featuring Chance The Rapper & Smino) Listen: "Money Up" (featuring Toro Y Moi) |
Nothing - The Great Dismal Watch: "Say Less" Watch: "Bernie Sanders" |
Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never Watch: "Long Road Home" Listen: "Auto & Allo" |
Puscifer - Existential Reckoning Watch: "Apocalyptical" Watch: "Theorem" |
Sinai Vessel - Ground Aswim Watch: "Shameplant" Watch: "Guest in Your Life" |
Singles, EPs, Soundtracks, etc.
Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell Archives Vol 1.: The Early Years (1963 to 1967) Watch: "House of the Rising Sun" Watch: "Urge for Going" |
Okkervil River - A Dream in the Dark: Two Decades of Okkervil River |
OutKast - Stankonia 20th Anniversary Reissue Watch: "B.O.B." Watch: "So Fresh, So Clean" |
Stevie Nicks - Live in Concert: The 24 Karat Gold Tour Watch: "Gypsy" Watch: "Rhiannon" |
Suuns - FICTION Watch: "Pray" Watch: "FICTION" |
Yumi Zouma - Truth or Consequences (Alternate Versions) Watch: "Lie Like You Want Me Back" Watch: "My Palms Are Your Reference to Hold to Your Heart" |
