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.
Another year, another Mike Patton project. Dead Cross finds the Faith No More singer reuniting with his former Fantômas bandmate (and Slayer co-founder) Dave Lombardo—plus The Locust bassist Justin Pearson and Retox guitarist Mike Crain—for a quick 10-song debut album followed by a summer tour.
| LISTEN: | "Grave Slave" |