{"id":1481831,"date":"2020-09-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1481831"},"modified":"2020-09-08T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T11:00:00","slug":"the-41-most-anticipated-albums-of-fall-2020-cardi-b-sufjan-phoenix-2-chainz-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1481831","title":{"rendered":"The 41 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2020: Cardi B, Sufjan, Phoenix, 2 Chainz, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 41 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2020: Cardi B, Sufjan, Phoenix, 2 Chainz, and More<\/h1>\n
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As this strange summer winds down, it may seem as if the music industry remains in an uncomfortable limbo. But look at that number up there: 41. Nearly twice as many albums appear on this list as did on our upcoming release guides for spring and summer 2020. Live events may still be mostly on hold, but new music continues apace, with many postponed albums finally coming out.\u00a0Here are 41 records to look forward to in the coming months. (As of September 4, all release dates have been confirmed.)<\/p>\n

(All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our retail links, however, Pitchfork earns a commission.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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2 Chainz: So Help Me God<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 25<\/div>\n

Partly thanks to his Verzuz battle against Rick Ross, 2 Chainz nostalgia is in full effect. It\u2019s time to reflect on all of the anthems 2 Chainz has given us, especially since his popularity went into hyperdrive after his 2011 mixtape T.R.U. REALigion<\/em>. Almost every year since, 2 Chainz has given us something to enjoy, and, with So Help Me God<\/em>, the follow-up to his 2019 album Rap or Go to the League<\/em>, 2020 shouldn\u2019t be any different. The first single, \u201cMoney Maker,\u201d features Lil Wayne. \u2013Alphonse Pierre<\/p>\n

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A. G. Cook: Apple<\/em><\/h2>\n
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A. G. Cook had barely released his debut solo project, last month\u2019s 49-track smorgasbord 7G<\/em>, when the PC Music founder unveiled its successor, Apple<\/em>. \u201cThe notion of pure, classic songwriting is one of the core aspects of the album,\u201d the recent J\u00f3nsi collaborator and Christine and the Queens remixer has said. The first bite (sorry) of Apple<\/em>, \u201cOh Yeah,\u201d melds \u201990s-style acoustic guitar balladry with ethereal Auto-Tune vocals and fuzzed-out electronic beats. \u201cI was really inspired by Shania Twain,\u201d Cook said. \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n

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Actress: Karma & Desire<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 23<\/div>\n

Originally announced last year, Karma & Desire<\/em> will mark the seventh proper LP from Actress, aka UK producer Darren Cunningham. Fresh off the release of his surprise prequel mixtape 88<\/em>\u2014available to keen fans who typed \u201ckarma and desire\u201d into his website\u2014Cunningham\u2019s follow-up to 2017\u2019s AZD<\/em> will feature artists such as Zsela and Aura T-09. To date, he\u2019s shared the single \u201cWalking Flames,\u201d featuring Sampha. \u2013Noah Yoo<\/p>\n

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Adrianne Lenker: songs<\/em> \/ instrumentals<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 23<\/div>\n

The latest solo collections from the Big Thief frontperson Adrianne Lenker were recorded back in April, after her band\u2019s tour was cut short. Following the creative rush of Big Thief\u2019s 2019 studio albums U.F.O.F.<\/em> and Two Hands<\/em>, Lenker\u2019s latest is split in two distinct parts. The more traditional songs<\/em> includes several pieces composed entirely during the recording sessions, while instrumentals<\/em> features a collage of improvised solo guitar performances. \u201cThese songs have helped me heal,\u201d Lenker wrote in a press release. \u201cI hope that at least in some small way this music can be a friend to you.\u201d \u2013Sam Sodomsky<\/p>\n

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Alicia Keys: ALICIA<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Since Alicia Keys\u2019 last album, 2016\u2019s HERE<\/em>, the piano-playing R&B singer has hosted the Grammy Awards (twice!), published a best-selling memoir, and even launched her own skincare brand. ALICIA<\/em>, postponed from an earlier 2020 release due to the pandemic, features collaborations with Miguel (\u201cShow Me Love\u201d) and Khalid (\u201cSo Done\u201d), while Ed Sheeran co-wrote the socially conscious acoustic pick-me-up \u201cUnderdog,\u201d which you can safely strum beside an autumn campfire while social distancing. \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Autechre: SIGN<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 16<\/div>\n

Autechre\u2019s new album SIGN<\/em> will be the first proper studio LP from the enigmatic electronic group in seven years, but that\u2019s not to say that the IDM veterans have stayed quiet since the 2013 double album Exai<\/em>. Earlier this year, Autechre shared seven (!) live albums, and, in 2018, they released their landmark NTS Sessions\u2014an eight-hour exploration of generative electronic composition. In classic Autechre fashion, little information has been announced about SIGN<\/em> beyond the tracklist and minimal album artwork. \u2013Noah Yoo<\/p>\n

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beabadoobee: Fake It Flowers<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 16<\/div>\n

Last year, Bea Kristi (who performs under the name beabadoobee) paid tribute to Pavement\u2019s Stephen Malkmus on the straightforwardly titled \u201cI Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus.\u201d The London artist\u2019s full-length debut, Fake It Flowers<\/em>, her first for the 1975\u2019s label Dirty Hit, asserts that Kristi is a rock star in her own right. Led by fuzzy singles \u201cCare\u201d and \u201cSorry,\u201d Fake It Flowers<\/em> is \u201cpretty much my whole life in one album,\u201d Krisi told i-D<\/em>. \u2013Quinn Moreland<\/p>\n

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BLACKPINK: The Album<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 2<\/div>\n

Over the past four years, BLACKPINK have become the most popular K-pop girl group in the United States. The band\u2019s debut, The Album<\/em>, follows last year\u2019s Kill This Love<\/em> EP, as well as a collaboration with Lady Gaga. The Album<\/em> includes the Selena Gomez collaboration \u201cIce Cream\u201d as well as the single \u201cHow You Like That.\u201d \u2013Noah Yoo<\/p>\n

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Black Thought: Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 18<\/div>\n

Since Black Thought\u2019s freestyle on Funk Flex\u2019s radio show in 2017, the longtime lead emcee of the Roots has felt re-energized. In between his time providing the music for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>, he\u2019s used that newfound energy to contribute standout verses on projects from Benny the Butcher, Roc Marciano, and Freddie Gibbs. He\u2019s also released two EPs, and his upcoming Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able<\/em> will be the third in the series. It features appearances from PUSHA-T, Killer Mike, Swizz Beatz, Portugal. The Man, ScHoolboy Q, and more. As evidenced by the single \u201cThought vs. Everybody,\u201d the Philly rapper refuses to let his flame burn out. \u2013Alphonse Pierre<\/p>\n

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BTS have not officially announced a follow-up to February\u2019s MAP OF THE SOUL : 7<\/em>, but according to an August corporate briefing from their label Big Hit, a new album is in the works for a Q4 release. Coronavirus may have derailed their 2020 world tour plans, but when it comes to new music, BTS have not shown any signs of slowing down. The music video for their latest single \u201cDynamite\u201d\u2014a possible first look at their next project\u2014racked up over 100 million views in the first 24 hours after its release, smashing YouTube\u2019s records. It also became the first K-pop song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. \u2013Noah Yoo<\/p>\n

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Cardi B<\/h2>\n
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If Cardi B\u2019s Megan Thee Stallion\u2013assisted hit single \u201cWAP\u201d indicates anything, it\u2019s that Cardi\u2019s upcoming second album will be an event. If it\u2019s anything like 2018\u2019s Invasion of Privacy<\/em>, the records will be big, but Cardi\u2019s personality will shine even bigger. Undoubtedly, she will remain a lightning rod for controversy as she transitions into a higher level of superstardom. \u2013Alphonse Pierre<\/p>\n

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Conway the Machine: From King to a GOD<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 11<\/div>\n

The rappers of the Buffalo-based Griselda Records have stayed busy this year, dropping albums at steady clips. Conway the Machine\u2019s From King to a GOD<\/em> is one of the most anticipated, as his only 2020 releases up to this point have been brief\u2014his EP with the Alchemist, LULU<\/em>, was seven tracks, and May\u2019s Big Ghost Ltd. collaboration No One Mourns the Wicked<\/em> had nine songs. The album features fellow Griselda figureheads Westside Gunn and Benny the Butcher, plus Freddie Gibbs, Method Man, and more. Griselda will soon be more visible than ever. \u2013Alphonse Pierre<\/p>\n

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Cut Worms: Nobody Lives Here Anymore<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 9<\/div>\n

Cut Worms, the alias of Brooklyn designer and musician Max Clarke, draws from the jangling stride of early Americana while keeping his perspective grounded in the present. On the double album Nobody Lives Here Anymore<\/em>,<\/em> Clarke reflects on the ephemerality of modern American life, as heard on songs like \u201cSold My Soul\u201d and \u201cGod Bless the Day.\u201d \u2013Will Miller<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Deftones: Ohms<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 25<\/div>\n

This summer marked the 20th anniversary of the Deftones\u2019 third album, alt-metal landmark White Pony<\/em>. Although the global pandemic tabled a planned summer tour, the band has teased plans for a reissue with an accompanying remix LP, Black Stallion<\/em>, to feature DJ Shadow. In the meantime, Chino Moreno & co. will release Ohms<\/em>, their first new album since 2016\u2019s Gore<\/em>. Producer Terry Date, who worked on the band\u2019s first four albums, is behind the new one as well. Moreno has billed the record as an effort to expand on everything Deftones have done so far. The title track points to a balance of past and present. \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n

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Drake: Certified Lover Boy<\/em><\/h2>\n
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The Drake machine takes no rests. A busy year of features, \u201cdemo tapes,\u201d and attempted dance challenges has all built anticipation for his sixth studio album, apparently titled Certified Lover Boy.<\/em> The imminent full-length was announced alongside the release of his Lil Durk\u2013assisted single \u201cLaugh Now Cry Later.\u201d Not much is currently known about it, but you can guarantee that it\u2019ll be a moment big enough to keep the machine churning. \u2013Alphonse Pierre<\/p>\n

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Ela Minus: acts of rebellion<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 23<\/div>\n

Ela Minus told Pitchfork last month, \u201cWith this record, I wanted to take a little bit more responsibility for my place in the world.\u201d The Colombia-born, Brooklyn-based artist\u2019s debut album, acts of rebellion<\/em>, is an entirely self-performed and self-produced set of electronic pop that lingers uneasily between the club and the bedroom, between the political and the personal. From the LP, Ela has shared the tracks \u201cmegapunk\u201d and \u201cthey told us it was hard, but they were wrong,\u201d as well as a video for \u201cel cielo no es de nadie.\u201d \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n

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The Flaming Lips: American Head<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 11<\/div>\n

After almost four decades as a band, Oklahoma psych-rock explorers the Flaming Lips still release new music at a brisk pace. The follow-up to last year\u2019s Kings Mouth<\/em> is another co-production with longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann. Early singles \u201cMy Religion Is You,\u201d \u201cDinosaurs on the Mountain,\u201d \u201cFlowers of Neptune 6,\u201d \u201cYou n Me Sellin\u2019 Weed,\u201d and \u201cWill You Return \/ When You Come Down\u201d nod back toward the Lips\u2019 spacey turn-of-the-millennium grandeur. The album also features a collaboration with fellow middle-American mystic Kacey Musgraves. \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n

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Future Islands: As Long as You Are<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 9<\/div>\n

A trio since their foundation, Future Islands change things up on As Long as You Are<\/em> with the addition of drummer Mike Lowry. The band also co-produced the record with engineer Steve Wright. A video for \u201cThrill\u201d shows vocalist Samuel T. Herring in quarantine, singing against a blank white wall; even without a stage to dance and glide across, he still performs with the propulsion and poignancy for which the band is known. \u2013Will Miller<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gabriel Garz\u00f3n-Montano: Ag\u00fcita<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 2<\/div>\n

Gabriel Garz\u00f3n-Montano is nothing if not versatile. The New York-based, French-Colombian artist first drew attention when his grainy croon graced a moody 2015 Drake track; he then glided between hip-hop, soul, and lush retro-pop on his debut album, 2017\u2019s Jard\u00edn<\/em>. \u201cSomeone,\u201d the first single from follow-up Ag\u00fcita<\/em>, leans toward sweltering jazz-funk, and the title track is a brash and rap-centered foray into Spanish lyrics. The rest of the album, at times, veers toward fluttery experimentation, befitting his new label home, Jagjaguwar. Whatever the style, it\u2019s all his, as the label touts \u201cno outside producers\u201d and \u201cno ghostwriters.\u201d \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n

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IDLES: Ultra Mono<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 25<\/div>\n

IDLES\u2019 third album, Ultra Mono<\/em>, was produced by Nick Launay and Adam \u201cAtom\u201d Greenspan, who mixed the Bristol rockers\u2019 2018 breakthrough Joy as an Act of Resistance<\/em>. The new record has additional programming from Kenny Beats. As frontman Joe Talbot told DIY<\/em>, the band wanted to \u201cfind a way to have the record stand up against pop and hip-hop and everything else that\u2019s on the radio.\u201d It features the previously released tracks \u201cModel Village,\u201d \u201cMr. Motivator,\u201d and \u201cGrounds.\u201d \u2013Will Miller<\/p>\n

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J\u00f3nsi: Shiver<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 2<\/div>\n

The 10 years since Sigur R\u00f3s vocalist J\u00f3nsi\u2019s debut solo album, Go<\/em>, have featured soundtrack work, collaborations, multiple album releases from his main band, an augmented-reality experience, and, why not, a line of CBD tinctures. Shiver<\/em> marks another left turn for the Icelandic artist, with production by A. G. Cook and a guest performance by Robyn. Following \u201cExhale\u201d and \u201cSwill,\u201d he shared \u201cCannibal,\u201d which features Sigur R\u00f3s\u2019 sonic guiding light, Cocteau Twins\u2019 Liz Fraser. \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n

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Juicy J: The Hustle Continues<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 14<\/div>\n

Nearly 30 years into his hip-hop career, Juicy J is as relevant as ever. Three 6 Mafia samples are everywhere, and last year, he produced three tracks on Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s breakout mixtape Fever<\/em>. The Hustle Continues<\/em>, his new album arriving this fall, has a head-turning feature list: Megan, Lil Baby, A$AP Rocky, Rico Nasty, and more. The first single, \u201cGah Damn High,\u201d features Wiz Khalifa. \u2013Alphonse Pierre<\/p>\n

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Kevin Morby: Sundowner<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 16<\/div>\n

When the pandemic hit, Kevin Morby was forced to cancel his planned tour for his fifth solo album, last year\u2019s Oh My God<\/em>. In the secluded months that followed, Morby and producer Brad Cook finished Sundowner<\/em>, an album that Morby had written during a similar state of isolation in his Kansas City hometown, and recorded in January 2019 near the Texas-Mexico border. The first video, for the twangy, ruminative \u201cCampfire,\u201d features Morby\u2019s partner, Waxahatchee\u2019s Katie Crutchfield. The lyrics refer to the deaths of Richard Swift, Those Darlins\u2019 Jessi Zazu, and Anthony Bourdain. \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Kylie Minogue: DISCO<\/em><\/h2>\n
November 6<\/div>\n

Kylie Minogue is back, ready to douse the world in glitter. Two years after the country-tinged Golden<\/em>, the aptly named DISCO<\/em> is a return to the dancefloor in a year when most clubs are empty. Little is known about Minogue\u2019s 15th album, but its lead single \u201cSay Something\u201d is definitely club-ready for whenever the rest of us get there. \u2013Quinn Moreland<\/p>\n

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Marie Davidson & L\u2019\u0152il Nu: Renegade Breakdown<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 25<\/div>\n

Montreal-based producers Pierre Guerineau and Asa\u00ebl R. Robitaille comprise L\u2019\u0152il Nu. The two have collaborated with Marie Davidson for years, and Renegade Breakdown<\/em>, a joint project with the producer, explores new genre experiments as a result of Davidson\u2019s \u201cdisenchantment\u201d with club culture. The trio drew on their wide creative circle to complete these tracks, including Berlin-based composer Yair Elazar Glotman and the multi-disciplinary artist Jesse Osborne-Lanthier. \u2013Noah Yoo<\/p>\n

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Mary Lattimore: Silver Ladders<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 9<\/div>\n

Silver Ladders<\/em>\u2014Mary Lattimore\u2019s follow-up to her beloved 2018 album Hundreds of Days<\/em>\u2014was recorded in collaboration with Slowdive\u2019s Neil Halstead. Lattimore, who typically self-records her material, flew to Halstead\u2019s studio in South West England, where they recorded the seven-song album over the span of nine days. The title track was inspired by a trip to Croatia, during which Lattimore swam off the coast of Hvar. \u201cI spent some days there just swimming in the bay,\u201d Lattimore recounted. \u201cSilver ladders right into the sea.\u201d \u2013Noah Yoo<\/p>\n

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Matt Berninger: Serpentine Prison<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 2<\/div>\n

With Aaron Dessner\u2019s prominent role on Taylor Swift\u2019s folklore<\/em> and Bryan Devendorf\u2019s Royal Green<\/em>, the members of the National found ways to keep themselves busy, even in this socially distanced year. Continuing their streak, Serpentine Prison<\/em>, the debut solo album from frontperson Matt Berninger, arrives this fall. Produced by Booker T. Jones, the album was inspired by Berninger\u2019s recent one-off contributions to film soundtracks and art projects. \u201cI liked doing that,\u201d he explained in a statement, \u201cbut I was ready to dig back into my own garbage and this was the first thing that came out.\u201d \u2013Sam Sodomsky<\/p>\n

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The Mountain Goats: Getting Into Knives<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 23<\/div>\n

John Darnielle\u2019s long-running band completed their latest album at Memphis\u2019 legendary Sam Phillips Recording earlier this year, just before lockdown sent everyone home. The 13-track record highlights their full-band energy and features a guest appearance from Al Green organist Charles Hodges on the lead single \u201cAs Many Candles as Possible.\u201d It follows the home-recorded Songs for Pierre Chuvin<\/em>, a solo collection that Darnielle released to raise money for his bandmates and crew back in April. \u2013Sam Sodomsky<\/p>\n

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Open Mike Eagle: Anime, Trauma and Divorce<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 16<\/div>\n

Open Mike Eagle is never one to hold back, and the new album from the rapper-turned-Comedy Central-star promises to be even more unguarded. Eagle has cited personal crises as inspiring Anime, Trauma and Divorce<\/em>, which was executive produced by Jacknife Lee. The album features \u201cBucciarati\u201d with Kari Faux, plus the \u201cI\u2019m a Joestar (Black Power Fantasy)\u201d and \u201cThe Edge of New Clothes.\u201d It follows 2018\u2019s What Happens When I Try to Relax<\/em> EP and 2017\u2019s Brick Body Kids Still Daydream<\/em>, a riveting tour of a now-demolished Chicago housing project. \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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October 23<\/div>\n

While making fourth album Forgotten Days<\/em>, Arkansas doom metal titans Pallbearer did some looking back. \u201cThis record has a lot of thematic ties to our first record,\u201d songwriter and bassist Joseph Rowland said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s taken me all of this time to take a really good look at myself.\u201d The eight-track record was produced by Randall Dunn and features songs with titles such as \u201cVengeance & Ruination\u201d and \u201cThe Quicksand of Existence.\u201d Heavy stuff for heavy times. \u2013Sam Sodomsky<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been a quiet few years for France\u2019s enduringly fashionable indie rock band. In 2019, Phoenix documented their career with a lovingly curated oral history and photo book. They also saw a resurgence in interest for their 2009 song \u201cLisztomania\u201c thanks to a resurfaced dance video featuring Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Phoenix returned this summer with the release of \u201cIdentical,\u201d a song dedicated to their late collaborator Philippe Zdar and released for the upcoming Sofia Coppola movie On the Rocks<\/em>. The track marked the band\u2019s first new music since 2017\u2019s Ti Amo<\/em>. Hopefully there\u2019s more where that came from. \u2013Sam Sodomsky<\/p>\n

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Public Enemy: What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 25<\/div>\n

When Public Enemy announced What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?<\/em>, their first album on Def Jam in more than 20 years, Chuck D said in a press release, \u201cIt\u2019s time\u2014it\u2019s necessary\u2014to bring the noise again from a place called home.\u201d The first product of Public Enemy\u2019s label homecoming is \u201cFight the Power: Remix 2020,\u201d which debuted at the BET Awards and features Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, YG, Jahi, and Questlove. That updated take on a hip-hop classic follows the DJ Premier-produced, Trump-trolling \u201cState of the Union (STFU).\u201d Other guests on the album include the Beastie Boys\u2019 Mike D and Ad-Rock, George Clinton, Cypress Hill, and Run-D.M.C. Public Enemy\u2019s previous album was 2017\u2019s Nothing Is Quick in the Desert<\/em>. \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n

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September 25<\/div>\n

Irish dance music legend R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy has been delivering soulful, sultry jams for a quarter-century now, first in the trip-hop duo Moloko, and then as a solo artist and a collaborator with producers like Maurice Fulton and DJ Koze. Her first solo record in four years, R\u00f3is\u00edn Machine<\/em>, is a joint album with legendary Sheffield producer DJ Parrot. The LP features \u201cSimulation,\u201d \u201cMurphy\u2019s Law,\u201d and \u201cSomething More.\u201d \u2013Noah Yoo<\/p>\n

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Sad13: Haunted Painting<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 25<\/div>\n

Four years after her solo debut, Slugger<\/em>, Speedy Ortiz frontperson Sadie Dupuis returns with a follow-up, Haunted Painting<\/em>. Inspired by a ghostly German Expressionist painting and recorded across the country, the record tackles topics including sexism, mental illness, and loss. On Haunted Painting<\/em>, Dupuis worked exclusively with female engineers, and the LP also features guests like Helado Negro\u2019s Roberto Lange, Tune-Yards\u2019 Merrill Garbus, Deerhoof\u2019s Satomi Matsuzaki, and Pile\u2019s Rick Maguire. \u2013Quinn Moreland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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October 23<\/div>\n

Last month, Chicago artist Sen Morimoto made headlines for criticizing Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot, which resulted in his removal from a livestreamed event in the city. Morimoto\u2019s music reflects his righteousness: He examines himself and society at large over a colorful backdrop of hip-hop, bedroom pop, and jazz. Following his 2018 debut Cannonball!<\/em>, Morimoto looks to continue that interrogation on the upcoming Sen Morimoto<\/em>: \u201cThe album highlights the way our learned habits, such as shameful desires and righteous ideals, are inherited by everyday notions of American life,\u201d Morimoto said in a statement. \u2013Will Miller<\/p>\n

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Shamir: Shamir<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 2<\/div>\n

Over the past few years, Shamir has been extremely productive, self-releasing several albums of introspective indie rock. As foreshadowed by the single \u201cOn My Own,\u201d October\u2019s Shamir<\/em> is a return to the off-beat pop of his 2015 debut, Ratchet<\/em>. (As for the album\u2019s title, the Philadelphia musician said in a press release, \u201cI felt like it didn\u2019t need a name, cuz it\u2019s the record that\u2019s most me.\u201d) It\u2019s Shamir\u2019s second full-length of 2020, following Cataclysm<\/em>. \u2013Quinn Moreland<\/p>\n

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Sufjan Stevens: The Ascension<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 25<\/div>\n

What will a Sufjan Stevens record in the year 2020 resemble? Will it take the shape of a heart-shattering folk memoir like 2015\u2019s Carrie & Lowell<\/em>? Will there be maximalist electronic experimentations as on 2010\u2019s The Age of Adz<\/em>? The Ascension<\/em>\u2019s sprawling 12-minute lead single, \u201cAmerica,\u201d is a quietly furious protest song, while the synth-poppy \u201cVideo Game\u201d encourages listeners to follow their hearts. However it might turn out, The Ascension<\/em> promises to be compelling, to say the least. \u2013Quinn Moreland<\/p>\n

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Sylvan Esso: Free Love<\/em><\/h2>\n
September 25<\/div>\n

Sylvan Esso, the electronic pop duo of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, notched a Grammy nod for their sophomore album, 2017\u2019s What Now<\/em>. Then, Meath reunited for an album with her folk trio, Mountain Man, and lent her voice to a Real Estate single. She and Sanborn have now returned to the (metaphorical) dance floor with Free Love<\/em>\u2019s first single, \u201cFerris Wheel,\u201d which she also performed while dancing on the back of a moving pickup truck for Full Frontal With Samantha Bee<\/em>. Follow-up \u201cRooftop Dancing,\u201d meanwhile, is a comfy sweater of squeaks, bloops, and playground chants, befitting the Four Tet bricolage they recently told Pitchfork they\u2019d been listening to in lockdown. \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n

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September 25<\/div>\n

Fear of Death<\/em>, the latest collection of earnest songwriting from comedian Tim Heidecker, is the result of an all-star recording session featuring Weyes Blood, the Lemon Twigs, Jonathan Rado, and more. It finds Heidecker and Weyes Blood\u2019s Natalie Mering duetting over laid back \u201970s rock arrangements. The lyrics, however, frequently turn toward existential concerns. From the jammy title track to an upbeat, country revamp of the Beatles\u2019 \u201cLet It Be,\u201d it makes for Heidecker\u2019s most cohesive collection of music to date. (Check out an interview with Heidecker and Mering about the album here.) \u2013Sam Sodomsky<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Touch\u00e9 Amor\u00e9: Lament<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 9<\/div>\n

After 2016\u2019s harrowing Stage Four<\/em>, Touch\u00e9 Amor\u00e9\u2019s follow-up, Lament<\/em>, is described as \u201cthe light at the end of the tunnel\u201d\u2014well-deserved after four albums of explosive, melancholic noise from the titans of post-hardcore. Even if Lament<\/em> doesn\u2019t pursue the same depressive heights, the anthemic single \u201cLimelight,\u201d featuring vocals from Manchester Orchestra frontperson Andy Hull, shows their ambition hasn\u2019t dimmed. \u2013Will Miller<\/p>\n

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YG: MY LIFE 4HUNNID<\/em><\/h2>\n
October 2<\/div>\n

YG released his fourth album, 4REAL 4REAL<\/em>, just last year. He hasn\u2019t slowed down since, teaming up with Kehlani on \u201cKonclusions,\u201d waxing introspective on \u201cLaugh Now Kry Later!,\u201d and decrying police brutality with \u201cFTP\u201d (Fuck the Police). (The accompanying \u201cFTP\u201d video was filmed at a Black Lives Matter protest in Hollywood, which YG co-organized.) He even dressed as Colin Kaepernick in the video for \u201cSwag.\u201d In late August, YG announced MY LIFE 4 HUNNID<\/em> and shared the boisterous \u201cEquinox,\u201d which features 4REAL 4REAL<\/em>\u2019s late-album scene-stealer, fellow L.A. rapper Day Sulan. \u2013Marc Hogan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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