Kacey Musgraves | photo by Adrienne Raquel

Whether or not you’re ready for knit sweaters and pumpkin carving, there’s no denying the bountiful cornucopia of new albums out this week. Kacey Musgraves leads the way with her multimedia event, star-crossed. The highly anticipated follow-up to Golden Hour is not-so-secretly inspired by the last few years of the singer’s personal life; ups and downs and all. After a few years going solo, Erika Wennerstrom reunites with Heartless Bastards for the sharp and glossy A Beautiful Life. The thirteenth album from acclaimed Minnesota duo Low, Hey What is a towering achievement in sculpted sound and inventive song structures. Los Angeles rocker Colleen Green shows off her effortlessly aloof songwriting on the aptly titled Cool.

As the founder and creative force behind the Spacebomb label, it’s no surprise that Matthew E. White‘s K Bay is a sonic delight. Scorching guitar riffs and occasionally humorous lyrics punctuate Samantha Fish‘s Faster. Produced by Mark Ronson, Dawn is a brilliant debut for soulful singer Yebba. Collecting songs from their recent series of element-themed EPs, Bomba Estéreo present Deja, their first album in six years. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Metallica‘s self-titled “black” album, devotees like Phoebe Bridgers and Jason Isbell pay respects on The Metallica Blacklist. PRESS PLAY on these new releases (and so many more) below…

Kacey Musgravesstar-crossed
WE LOVE: “Justified” “Breadwinner” “Easier Said”

Heartless BastardsA Beautiful Life
WE LOVE: “How Low” “You Never Know”

LowHey What
WE LOVE: “Days Like These” “More”

Colleen GreenCool
WE LOVE: “I Wanna Be a Dog” “It’s Nice to Be Nice”

Matthew E. WhiteK Bay
WE LOVE: “Genuine Hesitation” “Nested”

Samantha FishFaster
WE LOVE: “Twisted Ambition” “Better Be Lonely”

Yebba Dawn
WE LOVE: “October Sky” “All I Ever Wanted”

Bomba EstéreoDeja
WE LOVE: “Agua” “Conexión Total (feat. Yemi Alade)”

Various Artists – The Metallica Blacklist
WE LOVE: Phoebe Bridgers – “Nothing Else Matters” Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – “Sad But True”

EXTENDED PLAYS…
Amyl & the SniffersComfort to Me, Andrew W.K.God is Partying, Béla FleckMy Bluegrass Heart, Berry Vault of Light, Common A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2, Daniel Romano’s OutfitCobra Poems, Elvis CostelloSpanish Model, Foy VanceSigns of Life, Gurrumul The Gurrumul Story, Homeshake Under the Weather, Illinois Shady Lane, Jack Ladder & the DreamlandersHijack!, James BlakeFriends That Break Your Heart, King Krule – You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down, Laura Nyro – Go Find the Moon: The Audition Tape, Manic Street PreachersThe Ultra Vivid Lament, Martin Sexton2020 Vision EP, Martina Topley-BirdForever I Wait, 박혜진 Park Hye Jin – Before I Die, Rufus WainwrightUnfollow the Rules: The Paramour Sessions, Saint EtienneI’ve Been Trying to Tell You, Sam BarronA Prayer for a Field Mouse, Sleigh BellsTexis, Slothrust Parallel Timeline, Sneaker PimpsSquaring the Circle, Spencer.Are U Down?, Steve HackettSurrender of Silence, The StranglersDark Matters, The VaccinesBack in Love City, The Way Down WanderersMore Like Tomorrow, We Were Promised JetpacksEnjoy the View, Various Artists – Home in This World: Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl Ballads