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, EPs, and mixtapes from Bruce Springsteen, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vic Mensa, Lil Keed, and more. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week.
Various Artists: Vox Lux OST [Columbia/Three Six Zero]
Vox Lux is a new film starring Natalie Portman as a singer called Celeste. The soundtrack features an original score from Scott Walker and original songs written by Sia. Read the review of the film, “Vox Lux Can’t Figure Out If It’s About a Tortured Pop Star or Mass Shootings,” on the Pitch.
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Bruce Springsteen: Springsteen on Broadway [Columbia]
Bruce Springsteen is wrapping up his run on Broadway. Just before the show closes and the accompanying Netflix special goes live, the Springsteen on Broadway soundtrack has been released. It features 30 songs, including spoken word introductions. Read “Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway Show Is the Loneliest Thing He’s Ever Done” on the Pitch.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg: Take 2 EP [Because]
The latest from Charlotte Gainsbourg is a five-track EP. Take 2 features a cover of Kanye West’s “Runaway” and the previously dropped single “Such a Remarkable Day.” The project was produced by Frank Ocean collaborator SebastiAn. It follows her last full-length album, 2017’s Rest.
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Vic Mensa: Hooligans EP [Roc Nation/Capitol]
Vic Mensa’s Hooligans is a nod to the past. “Growing up we referred to ourselves as the Hyde Park Hooligans,” he said about the eight-track project. It features Ty Dolla $ign, Mr Hudson, Charlie Wilson, G Herbo, G-Eazy, and the Neighbourhood’s Jesse Rutherford. Hooligans follows Mensa’s full-length debut The Autobiography.
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Lil Keed: Keed Talk to ’Em [Young Stoner Life]
Keed Talk to ’Em is Atlanta rapper Lil Keed’s latest effort, following Trapped on Cleveland 2. At 15 tracks, the mixtape features Brandy, 21 Savage, Trippie Redd, Lil Yachty, Lil Durk, and others. It’s out on Young Thug’s Young Stoner Life Records. Read about Keed’s “Nameless” on Levels.
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