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.
What if The Decemberists were a traditional 1960s British folk band fronted by English singer Olivia Chaney? The answer would sound exactly like The Queen of Hearts, the debut album for the new collaboration between the Colin Meloy-led indie rock band and Chaney, whose own highly acclaimed debut album The Longest River came out in 2015. Tucker Martine produces.
| WATCH: | "The Queen of Hearts" |