7 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Grandaddy, Ronald Bruner Jr., Blanck Mass, 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 albums, EPs, and mixtapes from Grandaddy, Ronald Bruner Jr., Blanck Mass, Bleached, Lil Durk, Sleaford Mods, and Talaboman.
Grandaddy: Last Place [30th Century]
Last Place is the first new album from Grandaddy in a decade. The follow-up to 2006’s Just Like the Fambly Cat was produced by frontman Jason Lytle. Check out the video for “Way We Won’t,” starring Jason Ritter of “Parenthood.”
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Ronald Bruner Jr.: Triumph [World Galaxy/Alpha Pup]
Grammy-winning drummer Ronald Bruner Jr. has finally set out on his own with his debut album, Triumph. The album was put together with his brothers Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner and Jameel Bruner (formerly of the Internet), and made during the sessions that produced Kamasi Washington’s The Epic. Triumph features Thundercat, Washington, Mac Miller, George Duke, and more.
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Blanck Mass: World Eater [Sacred Bones]
Blanck Mass is the solo project of Fuck Buttons’ Benjamin John Power. His new album World Eater follows 2015’s Dumb Flesh. Read Pitchfork’s review of the track “Silent Treatment.”
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Bleached: Can You Deal? EP [Dead Oceans]
Can You Deal? follows Bleached’s 2016 LP Welcome the Worms. Along with the EP, the band’s Jennifer Clavin has released a new zine that’s also called Can You Deal?. It features contributions from Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Liz Phair, Alice Glass, Tegan Quinn, White Lung’s Mish Way, Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis, Julien Baker, EMA, and more. All proceeds from the zine go to Planned Parenthood.
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Lil Durk: Love Songs for the Streets [Only the Family Entertainment]
Lil Durk is back with a new mixtape called Love Songs for the Streets. It follows his 2016 mixtape They Forgot, as well as the studio LP Lil Durk 2X. The tape features Young Thug, YFN Lucci, MoneyBagg Yo, and TK Kravitz.
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Sleaford Mods: English Tapas [Rough Trade]
After releasing an EP called T.C.R. last year, Sleaford Mods are back with a new album, English Tapas. It’s the duo’s first full-length since 2015’s Key Markets.
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Talaboman: The Night Land [R&S]
John Talabot and Axel Boman have joined forces as Talaboman. The Night Land is their debut. Read Pitchfork’s review of the track “Safe Changes.”
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