PRESS PLAY: New Albums out September 15th

With the heat of summer almost entirely behind us, it’s time to embrace a new season of new albums. Mitski dials up the majesty on her intimate and intense seventh LP, The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We. Chrissie Hynde regroups the Pretenders for Relentless; the long-running group’s 12^th album is full of signature energy and emotion. As seen at their recent Free at Noon appearance, The Record Company are firing on all cylinders on their aptly titled 4^th Album. Progressive bluesman Buffalo Nichols embraces (and bucks) tradition on The Fatalist, his bold sophomore release.

New Wave revivalists Nation of Language channel wide-eyed ‘80s hitmakers like OMD and Ultravox on their third album, Strange Disciple. Vagabon teamed up with former Vampire Weekend member Rostam for a major sonic shift away from her folk roots; Sorry I Haven’t Called is a rewarding slice of modern electronic R&B. Despite its imposing title, End marks a new beginning for Texas instrumental rockers Explosions in the Sky; their first album in seven years is waiting for you to get lost in its grandeur.

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.

Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
CHECK OUT: “Bug Like an Angel” “Heaven”

Pretenders – Relentless
CHECK OUT: “Let the Sun Come In” “I Think About You Daily”

The Record Company – The 4th Album
CHECK OUT: “Talk to Me” “Dance on Mondays”

Buffalo Nichols – The Fatalist
CHECK OUT: “Love is All” “You’re Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond”

Nation of Language – Strange Disciple
CHECK OUT: “Sole Obsession” “Too Much, Enough”

Vagabon – Sorry I Haven’t Called
CHECK OUT: “Carpenter” “Lexicon”

Explosions in the Sky – End
CHECK OUT: “Ten Billion People” “Moving On”

FURTHER LISTENING:
Alan Palomo – World of Hassle, Bahamas – Bootcut, Barenaked Ladies – In Flight, Baroness – Stone, Beck, Bogert & Appice – Live in Japan 1973 / Live in London 1974, The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field (Deluxe), Bombino – Sahel, Brian Setzer – The Devil Always Collects, Briscoe – West of it All, The Brook & The Bluff – Bluebeard, Brothers Osborne – Brothers Osborne, Carly Simon – These Are the Good Old Days: The Carly Simon and Jac Holzman Story, Corinne Bailey Rae – Black Rainbows, Demi Lovato – Revamped, Dengue Fever – Ting Mong, FIZZ – The Secret to Life, Gum – Saturnia, Herb Alpert – Wish Upon a Star, Jesse Colin Young – Songs for Juli (Reissue), Kid Cudi – Insano, K.Flay – MONO, Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter – SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree, Lizdelise – I Swore I Heard You Laughing, Luluc – Diamonds, Margo Cilker – Valley of Heart’s Delight, NEEDTOBREATHE – CAVES, Pharoah Sanders – Pharoah (Reissue), Ralphie Choo – Supernova, Rina Sawayama – Hold the Girl (Reissue), S. Carey & John Raymond – Shadowlands, Sextile – Push, Shakey Graves – Movie of the Week, Steve Miller – J50: The Evolution of The Joker, The Strangers – The Stranglers, Sydney Sprague – somebody in hell loves you, Thirty Seconds to Mars – It’s the End of the World But it’s a Beautiful Day, The Who – Who’s Next/Life House (Deluxe Edition), Will Johnson – No Ordinary Crown, Willie Nelson – Bluegrass, Woods – Perennial, Worriers – Trust Your Gut, Yann Tiersen – Kerber Complete