Summer Music Preview: 37 Key Albums
While there's still no official word on whether the summer will bring long-in-the-works new albums from Arcade Fire, Beck, LCD Soundsystem, or Queens of the Stone Age, the coming months will definitely see new releases from Lorde, Broken Social Scene, Katy Perry, Big Boi, Lana Del Rey, Phoenix, Ride, and more.
Browse our collection of the summer's most notable new albums—as well as several noteworthy re-releases and compilations—below, where you can also listen to songs from each release.
The Mercury Prize-winning English band have been relatively silent since their 2014 sophomore set This Is All Yours, save for a 2016 solo record from drummer Thom Sonny Green). Next month's third album (which returns Charlie Andrew as producer) will be followed by a world tour.
| LISTEN: | "Adeline" |
| WATCH: | "3WW" |
| WATCH: | "In Cold Blood" |
| WATCH: | "In Cold Blood" (live on Jimmy Kimmel Live) |