PRESS PLAY: New Albums out June 9th

At least it’s a good week for new albums, right? Janelle Monae‘s staggering creativity and limitless energy is on full display on her long-awaited fourth album, The Age of Pleasure. Jason Isbell takes the reins as producer of the 400 Unit’s eighth album, Weathervanes, giving each song room to roam. On Joy’all, her fifth solo LP, Jenny Lewis spends one more day up in the canyon (and reflects on growing older in a world full of weirdos). Christine and the Queens continues his transformation into a tender balladeer on the intimate PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE.

Archy Marshall’s fourth album as King Krule, Space Heavy, is a collection of cosmic drone-pop from the breakout singer-guitarist. Following last year’s collab with Katie Crutchfield as Plains, Jess Williamson returns to the solo spotlight with her charming fifth album, Time Ain’t Accidental. For Careful of Your Keepers, her sixth release as This is the Kit, Kate Stables teamed with Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys to give her art-folk compositions a psychedelic edge. Kitchen-sink rockers Squid deliver O Monolith, expanding on the already sprawling sound of their 2021 debut.

PRESS PLAY on these new releases below. Listen for spotlights on new records like these (and more) every Friday on the XPN Morning Show and Indie Rock Hit Parade.

Janelle Monae – The Age of Pleasure
CHECK OUT: “Float (feat. Seun Kuti & Egypy 80)” “Lipstick Lover”

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Weathervanes
CHECK OUT: “Death Wish” “Middle of the Morning”

Jenny Lewis – Joy’all
CHECK OUT: “Psychos” “Giddyup”

Christine and the Queens – PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE
CHECK OUT: “To be honest” “A day in the water”

King Krule – Space Heavy
CHECK OUT: “Seaforth” “Flimsier”

Jess Williamson – Time Ain’t Accidental
CHECK OUT: “Hunter” “Time Ain’t Accidental”

This is the Kit – Careful of Your Keepers
CHECK OUT: “Inside Outside” “More Change”

Squid – O Monolith
CHECK OUT: “Undergrowth” “Swing (in a Dream)”

FURTHER LISTENING:
Alice Cooper – Killer (Deluxe Edition) / School’s Out (Deluxe Edition), Amaarae – Fountain Baby, Andy Stack and Jay Hammond – Inter Personal, Anna St. Louis – In the Air, Benny Sings – Southern Skies, The Boo Radleys – Seeker, Braxe + Falcon – Step by Step Remixes, Captain Planet – Sounds Like Home, Christopher Bear and Daniel Rossen – Past Lives (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Darkside – Live at Spiral House, Dead Milkmen – Quaker City Quiet Pills, Decisive Pink – Ticket to Fame, Dominic Sen – Apparition, Dream Wife – Social Lubrication, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors – Strangers No More, Dudu Tassa and Jonny Greenwood – Jarak Qaribak, Extreme – Six, Feeble Little Horse – Girl with Fish, Geld – Currency // Castration, Girl and Girl, Divorce+ EP, The High Water Marks – Your Next Wolf, James – Be Opened By the Wonderful (40 Years Orchestrated), Jayda G – Guy, Jeff Clarke – Locust, Jimmy Whispers – The Search for God, Keaton Henson – House Party, Laura Cantrell – Just Like a Rose: The Anniversary Sessions, Lightning Dust – Nostalgia Killer, Love and Rockets – My Dark Twin, Milky Chance – Living in a Haze, My Morning Jacket – MMJ Live Vol. 3: Bonnaroo 2004 (Return to Thunderdome), Nicholas Allbrook – Manganese, Noah Kahan – Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever), Olof Dreijer + Mt Sims – Souvenir EP, Queen of Swords – Year 8, Sumbuck – Lucky, Shorty’s Swingin’ Coconuts – Surf Shack Shindig, TEKE::TEKE – Hagata, Wombo – Slab EP, Youth Lagoon – Heaven is a Junkyard, Various Artists – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 5 (Music from the Amazon Original Series)