5 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Burial, Childish Gambino, Hamilton, More
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums and soundtracks from Burial, Childish Gambino, Mica Levi, and Worm Ouroboros, plus the Hamilton Mixtape.
Burial: Young Death / Nightmarket [Hyperdub]
On Black Friday, a Toronto record shop “accidentally” sold a new Burial 12” vinyl. Two days later, Hyperdub released the EP digitally. The tracks are Burial’s first solo cuts since 2015’s “Temple Sleeper.”
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Childish Gambino: “Awaken, My Love!” [Glassnote]
On the heels of his success as creator, co-writer, producer, and star of the FX series “Atlanta,” Donald Glover has released his third album as Childish Gambino. “Awaken, My Love!” follows the 2013 album Because the Internet, as well as 2014 mixtapes STN MTN and Kauai. Read our review of the record’s “Redbone.”
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Various Artists: The Hamilton Mixtape [Atlantic]
Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Roots’ Questlove have curated a mixtape of new versions of songs from the musical. It features Chance the Rapper, Nas, Sia, Miguel, Ashanti, the Roots, Queen Latifah, Wiz Khalifa, Regina Spektor, and many others across its 23 tracks.
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Mica Levi: Jackie OST [Milan]
Mica Levi (of Micachu and the Shapes) has scored the new biopic Jackie about First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The film stars Natalie Portman in the title role, as she deals with the aftermath of her husband’s assassination in 1963.
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Worm Ouroboros: What Graceless Dawn [Profound Lore]
What Graceless Dawn is the third album from California metal outfit Worm Ouroboros. It’s their first in four years, following 2012’s Come the Thaw.
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