6 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Dinosaur Jr., Wild Beasts, Toro Y Moi
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 from Dinosaur Jr., Wild Beasts, Toro Y Moi, Nels Cline, and DJ Snake, as well as the soundtrack for Suicide Squad. But, so far, no new Frank Ocean album.
Dinosaur Jr.: Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not [Jagjaguwar]
Dinosaur Jr. are back with their first new album in four years. Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not follow’s I Bet on Sky. The album includes “Tiny,” which came with a video starring J. Mascis’ dog Beefy, and “Goin Down.” They also released “Solo Extractions,” a 7-minute cut of every single guitar solo that appears on the album. Read about “J Mascis’ Greatest Guitar Shreds on Other People’s Songs” on the Pitch.
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Wild Beasts: Boy King [Domino]
Boy King follows Wild Beasts’ 2014 album Present Tense. Since announcing Boy King in May, the band have shared singles from the record including “Get My Bang,” “Big Cat,” and “Celestial Creatures.”
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Toro Y Moi: Live From Trona [Carpark]
Live From Trona is a live album that documents a concert played beneath the Trona Pinnacles in California, and it features new live arrangements for songs that span Chaz Budnick’s career. This is his latest release since putting out two albums in 2015: What For? and a free mixtape called Samantha. A corresponding film, directed by Harry Israelson, detailing the recording process in the Mojave Desert was also released. Watch the clip for “Grown Up Calls” from the film.
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Various Artists: Suicide Squad: The Album [Atlantic/Warner Bros.]
The soundtrack for DC Comics’ latest movie, Suicide Squad, includes a Rick Ross and Skrillex team-up “Purple Lamborghini,” a collaboration from the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, Action Bronson, and Mark Ronson “Standing in the Rain,” a contribution from Grimes called “Medieval Warfare,” and “Gangsta” a song from Kehlani. It also has tracks from Eminem, Kevin Gates, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, and many more.
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Nels Cline: Lovers [Blue Note]
Wilco guitarist Nels Cline’s new album is a 91-minute effort that features a 23-musician ensemble. Lovers is his first release for Blue Note Records.
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DJ Snake: Encore [Interscope]
The debut LP from William Sami Etienne Grigahcine (aka French hitmaker DJ Snake) features a slew of guests, including Skrillex, Justin Bieber, Young Thug, Jeremih, Travis Scott, Migos, Swizz Beatz, and Mr. Hudson.
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