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.
Taking a break from their recent film and television soundtrack work, the Scottish post-rock outfit will return at the end of the summer with their first full-length studio album since 2014's Rave Tapes. The 11-song set is produced by Dave Fridmann, and includes one of the band's few non-instrumental tracks, the yet-to-be-released single "Party in the Dark," which features vocals from guitarist Stuart Braithwaite.
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