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 from Anderson .Paak, Mariah Carey, the Smashing Pumpkins, the Good, the Bad & the Queen, Leikeli47, Ryley Walker, City Girls, and ALLBLACK with Kenny Beats. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week.
Anderson .Paak: Oxnard [Aftermath/12 Tone]
For his latest release Oxnard, Anderson .Paak worked closely with Dr. Dre. The follow-up to 2016’s Malibu also features Kendrick Lamar (“Tints”), Pusha-T, J. Cole, Snoop Dogg, Q-Tip, Kadhja Bonet, and others. Watch .Paak and Kendrick cycle through characters in their “Tints” music video.
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Mariah Carey: Caution [Epic/Butterfly MC]
Caution is Mariah Carey’s first release since 2014’s Me. I Am Mariah… the Elusive Chanteuse. Mariah tapped Blood Orange, Slick Rick, Ty Dolla Sign, and Gunna for her 10-track project. The album features her previously released tracks “GTFO,” “With You,” and “The Distance.”
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The Smashing Pumpkins: Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. [Martha’s/Napalm]
Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. features the Smashing Pumpkins’ reunited lineup of Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, and their longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder. The Pumpkins’ previous release, Monuments to an Elegy, arrived in 2014.
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The Good, the Bad & the Queen: Merrie Land [Studio 13]
Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon (The Clash), Simon Tong (The Verve), and Tony Allen are the supergroup the Good, the Bad & the Queen. Merrie Land is their second album, following their self-titled debut, which arrived 11 years ago.
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Leikeli47: Acrylic [Hardcover/RCA]
Brooklyn rapper Leikeli47’s new album Acrylic was released in three installment to reflect the act of getting your nails done: First there was a “Pick a Color” bundle, then “Design,” and lastly Acrylic in full. The album follows her 2017 debut Wash & Set. Check out reviews of “No Reload” and “Girl Blunt.”
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Ryley Walker: The Lilywhite Sessions [Dead Oceans]
The Lilywhite Sessions is a full-album cover of Dave Matthew Band’s famous 1999 bootleg of the same name. Walker’s project features drummer Ryan Jewell and bassist Andrew Scott Young. Ryley Walker released his record Deafman Glance in May.
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City Girls: Girl Code [Quality Control/Motown/Capitol]
Miami rap duo City Girls have followed their 2018 debut Period with the new album Girl Code. The 13-track project features Cardi B, Jacquees, and Lil Baby.
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ALLBLACK / Kenny Beats: 2 Minute Drills [Play Runners Association/D.O.T.S/Empire]
Bay Area rapper ALLBLACK has teamed up with producer Kenny Beats for the new project 2 Minute Drills. Watch their video for “John Madden 2.” Kenny Beats recently produced much of Vince Staples’ FM! He also worked on Rico Nasty’s Nasty, and has lately collaborated with KEY! and JPEGMAFIA.
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