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.
Described by the artist as "a love letter to Nashville," the second solo album from the Black Keys frontman/guitarist is culled from five dozen songs that Auerbach recently recorded in his Nashville studio with guests including Duane Eddy, Gene Chrisman, John Prine, and Mark Knopfler. It's the debut release for his new label, Easy Eye Sound. A second album from Auerbach's side project The Arcs could also be in the works, though the Black Keys themselves remain on a break.
| LISTEN: | Full album stream |
| WATCH: | "King of a One Horse Town" |
| WATCH: | "King of a One Horse Town" (live on The Late Show) |
| WATCH: | "Shine on Me" |
| WATCH: | "Shine on Me" (live on The Late Show) |
| WATCH: | "Waiting on a Song" |