Welcome to a new column! Each week at X-Press we’ll give you the freshest album release news, as well as all the important local, national and international artists dropping albums that you’ll want to know about.
This week we’re particularly excited about the announcement of a new Neko Case record proper, with Hell-On set to be released on June 1. To get us warmed up for it, Case has dropped the title track; listen to it below.
Also high on our radar is Tame Impala and Pond member GUM‘s latest effort The Underdog, set for release next Friday, April 6, with stunning singles The Blue Marble, S.I.A and the title track having already been released.
If that’s too long to wait, this week there’s big releases from Mount Eerie, Frankie Cosmos and The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas’ side project The Voidz dropping.
Here’s a few of the upcoming records we’re already getting excited about:
Frankie Cosmos Vessel March 30
Mount Eerie Now Only March 30
The Vaccines Combat Sports March 30
The Voidz Virtue March 30
Eels The Deconstruction April 6
GUM The Underdog April 6
Hinds I Don’t Run April 6
Kylie Minogue Golden April 6
Manic Street Preachers Resistance is Futile April 6
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Sex & Food April 6
Galloping Foxleys No Future. Forever. April 12
The Damned Evil Spirits April 13
Racoo Airport Hospital April 13
A Perfect Circle Eat The Elephant April 20
Alexis Taylor Beautiful Thing April 20
Kimbra Primal Heart April 20
Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer April 27
Okkervil River In The Rainbow Rain April 27
Iceage Beyondless May 4
Jon Hopkins Singularity May 4
Middle Kids Lost Friends May 4
Peace Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll May 4
Beach House 7 May 11
Parquet Courts Wide Awake! May 18
Courtney Barnett Tell Me How You Really Feel May 18
CHVRCHES Love Is Dead May 25
Neko Case Hell-On June 1
