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 L.A.-based sister act made waves with their Grammy-nominated 2013 debut album Days Are Gone. Due in July, their long-awaited sophomore set includes the lead single "Want You Back," which Haim recently performed on Saturday Night Live. Producers include Ariel Rechtshaid and Rostam Batmanglij.
| LISTEN: | "Right Now [Album Version]" |
| LISTEN: | "Want You Back" |
| WATCH: | "Right Now [Live Version]" (dir. by Paul Thomas Anderson) |
| WATCH: | "Want You Back" (live on SNL) |