Neal Francis | photo by Liina Raud, courtesy of the artist
PRESS PLAY: 8 New Albums out November 5th!
A new month brings… you guessed it: a bunch of cool new albums to enjoy! XPN Artist to Watch Neal Francis shows off his love for glammed-up New Orleans-style soul on In Plain Sight. After a four-decade break, Swedish pop icons ABBA reunite for their ninth (and final) studio album, Voyage. Following his latest solo release in 2020, Nathaniel Rateliff returns with the full band in tow for the ferocious Night Sweats outing, The Future. Atlanta-based soul slinger Curtis Harding‘s third solo album, If Words Were Flowers, is a sharp-edged take on psychedelic Southern R&B.
For Valentine, her second full-length as Snail Mail, songwriter Lindsey Jordan recorded with producer Brad Cook to capture her most striking material yet. New Orleans-based ÌFÉ expand their already wide-ranging sound on 0000+0000. At this point, there are few musical achievements that Diana Ross has yet to unlock; Thank You is a well-deserved victory lap for the Motown hitmaker. In collecting definitive editions of their early ’00s albums Kid A and Amnesiac, Radiohead unearth a wealth of rarities on the comprehensive Kid A Mnesia. PRESS PLAY on these new album (and lots more) below…
Neal Francis – In Plain Sight
CHECK OUT: “Can’t Stop the Rain” “Alameda Apartments” “Problems”
ABBA – Voyage
CHECK OUT: “I Still Have Faith in You” “Just a Notion”
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – The Future
CHECK OUT: “Survivor” “Love Don’t”
Curtis Harding – If Words Were Flowers
CHECK OUT: “Hopeful” “Can’t Hide It”
Snail Mail – Valentine
CHECK OUT: “Valentine” “Madonna”
ÌFÉ – 0000+0000
CHECK OUT: “Fake Blood (feat. Robby the Lord)” “Heart Full of Love”
Diana Ross – Thank You
CHECK OUT: “All is Well” “If the World Just Danced”
Radiohead – Kid A Mnesia
CHECK OUT: “If You Say the Word” “Follow Me Around”
EXTENDED PLAYS:
Aimee Mann – Queens of the Summer Hotel, Alan Parsons – The NeverEnding Show: Live in the Netherlands, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings, Barry Adamson – Steal Away EP, Brian Chase, James Ilgenfritz, and Robbie Lee – Loss and Gain, Brian Fallon – Night Divine, Chime School – Chime School, Colin Blunstone – One Year (50th Anniversary Edition), Connan Mockasin – Jassbusters Two, Emma Ruth Rundle – Engine of Hell, Garbage – beautifulgarbage (20th Anniversary Reissue), Gary Numan – 45X15: The Singles Collection 1978-1983, Gregory Porter – Still Rising, Halfnoise – Motif, Hana Vu – Public Storage, Hard Feelings – Hard Feelings, Houndmouth – Good for You, JD Simo – Mind Control, Jennifer O’Connor – Born at the Disco, Jethro Tull – Benefit (50th Anniversary Edition), Joan as Police Woman, Tony Allen, and Dave Okumu – The Solution is Restless, Kristof Hahn – Six Pieces, Margo Cilker – That River, Martha and the Muffins – Marthology: In and Outtakes, Mt. Joy – Live at Red Rocks, Mountain Man – Made the Harbor (10th Anniversary Edition), Nashville Pussy – Eaten Alive, Nation of Language – A Way Forward, Noga Erez – KIDS (Against the Machine), Parcels – Day/Night, Penelope Isles – Which Way to Happy, serpentwithfeet – Deacon’s Grove EP, Spectres – Hindsight, Springtime – Springtime, Tasha – Tell Me What You Miss the Most, The Aubreys – Karaoke Alone, The Black Keys – El Camino (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), The Horrors – Against the Blade EP, The Mary Veils – Somewhere Over the Rowhome EP, The Tragically Hip – Road Apples (30th Anniversary Edition)