Fall 2018 Music Preview: 45 Key Albums

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – September 6, 2018

In the gallery above, get details about (and listen to music from) the most noteworthy albums scheduled for release between now and the end of 2018, including music from Paul McCartney, Muse, Cat Power, Thom Yorke, Elvis Costello, Low, Spiritualized, and more. Only albums with firm (or mostly firm) release dates are included (that means no Childish Gambino or Vampire Weekend, among others), and the albums are listed alphabetically by artist.

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Out September 21 on Invada. Portishead's fourth album does not appear likely to surface anytime soon, but Beak>, the excellent Krautrock side project from that group's Geoff Barrow, will release its third studio album this month on the band's own Invada label. It follows last year's charity single "Merry Xmas (Face The Future)" and the odds-and-ends digital compilation L.A. Playback. A rare U.S. tour begins in October.

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