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SYNK : PARALLEL LINE - Special Digital Single - EP Album ∙ K-Pop ∙ 2024 aespa

Last Lap Album ∙ Rap ∙ 2024 Rod Wave No matter how hard he appears to try, Rod Wave seems unable to escape the sadness. As the veritable king of pain rap, the St. Petersburg, Florida, artist has frequently sworn off the emotional depths that came to define his catalog, only to return to this thematic well again and again to produce masterful works born of hard times and mired in misery. As such, the trap-soul hybrids his fans continue to expect and, perhaps, demand from him persist on his sixth studio album   Last Lap . Case in point: The finality implied by its title runs counter to the title track’s closing refrain, his inability to let go less a choice than a calling. From the very beginning, Rod shows that he’s still wrestling with demons. Opener “Turtle Race” mourns the lost while fretting over fresh woes, not the least of which being an ominous interaction with law enforcement. “Federal Nightmares” furthers the narrative as he watches loved ones ensnared by a carceral system whil

  Still King (Deluxe) Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2024 BIG30

ENCUENTROS Album ∙ Música Mexicana ∙ 2024 Becky G Becky G’s love for música mexicana used to be one she kept to herself. Prior to 2023’s ambitious   ESQUINAS , the Mexican American superstar had largely limited her Spanish-language work to the pop and reggaetón spaces. Yet as corridos and other related styles surged into the mainstream as part of a genuine, youth-driven movement, her ultimately perfectly timed album transcended the trends to reveal not merely a devotion to this music but a proficiency within it. Triumphant after the warm reception the project received, she returns roughly one year later with the like-minded   ENCUENTROS . Less a follow-up than a companion to its predecessor, the 16-song effort finds her eagerly exploring cultural heritage while making history of her own. Throughout   ENCUENTROS , Becky G expresses herself over themes familiar to música mexicana listeners across generations. The unresolved heartache of “COMO DIABLOS” and the jilted lover’s one-upmanship

Long Player Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2024 Die Fantastischen Vier

Von der Schönheit und Zerbrechlichkeit der Dinge Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2024 LEA

Liebe & Hass Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2024 Symba

13 Organisé 2 Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2024 13 Organisé

BLACKBIRD Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2024 B.B. Jacques

Vivre... Album ∙ French Pop ∙ 2024 Kendji Girac

King Gnu Dome Tour THE GREATEST UNKNOWN at TOKYO DOME Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2024 King Gnu

  Youth - EP Album ∙ K-Pop ∙ 2024 Lee Mujin

Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & 25 Album ∙ Classical ∙ 2024 Yunchan Lim Chopin composed the first of his Etudes when he was 19. By neat coincidence, Yunchan Lim was the same age when he recorded the composer’s fiendishly difficult, musically profound keyboard studies. The Korean pianist’s vision of Chopin’s two dozen pieces blends the fearless virtuosity of youth with a maturity associated with artists three times his age. Lim, who shot to fame in 2022 as the youngest winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, produces a potent blend of showmanship and artistry, subtle voicing and pinpoint articulation, exquisite legato and arresting dynamic shifts, all harnessed to strikingly individual expression. “Chopin’s Etudes were a mountain I had to overcome someday,” he tells Apple Music Classical. “For the recording, I had the compulsion to be technically perfect. But I think every note is like a leaf swaying in the wind and should be as beautiful as nature itself. I feel Chopin

Moon Music (Full Moon Edition) Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2024 Coldplay

24 на всех Album ∙ Hip-Hop ∙ 2024 Jamik

Meanwhile Album ∙ Rock ∙ 2024 Eric Clapton The guitar legend brings an electric mix of bluesy grit and acoustic warmth.

Full Time Job Album ∙ Worldwide ∙ 2024 Phyno With   Full Time Job , seasoned Nigerian MC Phyno resumes his role as cultural flag-bearer and dons the air of elder statesman. Wielding intergenerational and cross-cultural collaborations, Phyno tasks himself with the mission of a global ambassador. At the heart of this fifth studio album is both an unyielding dedication to the craft and a desire to punctuate moments of gratitude, joy, love, and accomplishment with authentic cultural expression. As the project traverses these and other emotions, the artist christened Chibuzo Nelson Azubuike highlights his sonic inventiveness through the album’s invitees. Building on the Afroswing explorations of yesteryear, Phyno reaches across the pond for an array of styles served up by Chip, ArrDee, and the collective NSG. Closer to home, frequent collaborator Flavour joins the homegrown contingent of Cheque, FAVE, Burna Boy, and Johnny Drille in crafting sounds drawn from across the Afrobeats songbook.

  Honey Album ∙ Electronic ∙ 2024 Caribou More than 20 years into his career, Dan Snaith continues to shape-shift as an artist. His sixth proper album as Caribou finds the 46-year-old electronic pop polymath diving headlong into big-room dance sounds, more so than ever before: French-touch-indebted synths, city-flattening wub-wub basslines, and the type of clipped-vocal UK garage melodies that pop artists like PinkPantheress have favored as of late. Snaith is taking clear inspiration from his acclaimed full-length under his dance-floor-focused Daphni moniker, 2022’s   Cherry , as well as the recent stadium-pleasing gestures from left-of-center contemporaries Jamie xx and Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden. The result is the sound of an artist newly invigorated and truly having fun with the music they’re making. Honey   isn’t the first time that Snaith has turned his attention towards body-moving music. 2010’s   Swim   fused techno’s intensity with his career-long penchant for all things psychede

A Modern Day Distraction Album ∙ Singer/Songwriter ∙ 2024 Jake Bugg The singer-songwriter plugs in for a bracing callback to his rock roots.

The New Sound Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2024 Geordie Greep UK rock polymaths black midi accomplished so much in such a short time—and at such a young age—that the group’s sudden announcement of their indefinite hiatus in 2024 couldn’t help but raise questions. Geordie Greep’s solo debut   The New Sound   doesn’t so much provide answers as it does multiple pathways forward. black midi acolytes will recognize a few stylistic touches here and there that have carried over to Greep’s boundless musical map: jazz fusion breakdowns; multi-suite songwriting indebted to prog’s knotty weirdness; and Greep’s increasing penchant for all-caps storytelling, which previously reared its head on black midi’s swan-song-for-now   Hellfire   in 2022. Otherwise,   The New Sound   lives up to its title by reintroducing Greep as a musically omnivorous showman, as he leaps into the spotlight with outsized bravado and a wild-eyed sense of sonic fearlessness. Featuring an expansive cast of supporting players and ses

Post Traumatic Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2024 Tee Grizzley After 2023’s  Tee’s Coney Island  scored him his second Billboard Hot 100 career hit in the R&B-infused “IDGAF,” Tee Grizzley was once again primed for big moves. So, it makes sense that the Detroit rapper would subsequently lean into high-profile collaborations with J. Cole on “Blow for Blow" and Future on “Swear to God” in the lead-up to  Post Traumatic . Spanning two dozen tracks, the sonically diverse album finds him comfortable yet resolute over homegrown Michigan beats while thriving across styles from rugged trap to even poppier hybrids. Starting with an intro that recalls the energy of his original breakthrough “First Day Out,”  Post Traumatic  projects his potent blend of genuine lyricism and authentic street themes at nearly every turn. He approaches the game from a heightened vantage point on “Deposits Crazy” and flexes with a vengeance over the Wheezy-helmed “We Dem.” Forever tied to the trenches, he adds two m

Forever Goin In Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2024 Rich Homie Quan

  Amor Perdido Album ∙ Música Mexicana ∙ 2024 Eslabon Armado Eslabon Armado fans are used to a reliable flow of annual projects from the música mexicana stars. After a relatively muted year and a half,   Amor Perdido   arrives just in time for cuffing season. Following 2023’s guest-heavy   DESVELADO   and its corresponding smash hit “Ella Baila Sola,” this demonstrably more concise and intimate effort largely puts leader Pedro Tovar back into the spotlight to shine on his own. Beyond impressive appearances by Gabito Ballesteros on the empowering single “La Fresa” and ERRE on the far gloomier “Bandolera,”   Amor Perdido   returns focus to the band’s central voice over a series of covers and originals. Opener “Faldita” provocatively propositions a night of unbridled passion, while “Tú Me Encantas” offers romantic sentiments in place of merely lustful ones. Reinventing a Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga signature, they strip down “Me Gusta Todo de Ti” to its heartfelt core. That method s

Deep Thoughts Album ∙ Rap ∙ 2024 Lil Durk

JAGUAR II : Deluxe Album ∙ R&B/Soul ∙ 2024 Victoria Monét Victoria Monét is known throughout the industry for her songwriting skills, the brains behind hits for Ariana Grande, BLACKPINK, Chloe x Halle, and many more. “I moved to LA to pursue artistry and just all of the things that I dreamed for myself, and life takes you in different turns, so I ended up songwriting a lot more than recording my own music,” she tells Apple Music. Although the Sacramento native spent most of her career writing, she still released music independently with her 2014 and 2018 EP series   Nightmares & Lullabies   and   Life After Love , but it wasn’t until 2020’s   JAGUAR   that Monét came into her own as an artist of the same stature as the ones she’d worked for. Named after the fierce jungle cat—known for lurking undetected until they’re ready to pounce—the project introduced a motif that Monét created to show her transition from illustrious songwriter to full-fledged R&B star. “ JAGUAR I   and