With a lot good music being launched on a regular basis, it may be onerous to find out what to take heed to first. Each week, Pitchfork affords a run-down of serious new releases accessible on streaming providers. This week’s batch contains new albums from Dijon, Cass McCombs, Probability the Rapper, Marissa Nadler, Shield, Pile, Recoechi, Mondo Lava, Pool Children, and Racing Mount Nice. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday publication to get our suggestions in your inbox each week. (All releases featured listed below are independently chosen by our editors. If you purchase one thing by our affiliate hyperlinks, nonetheless, Pitchfork earns an affiliate fee.)
Dijon: Child [R&R/Warner]
Dijon’s again, child! Since releasing his debut album, Completely, in 2021 and the one-off single “Coogie,” in 2023, the songwriter with an unmistakable rasp has lent his voice and pen to Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE, Justin Bieber’s surprise-released Swag, and Two Star & the Dream Police by longtime collaborator Mk.gee (who additionally company right here). His new album, Child, was heralded solely by an internet site with a countdown clock, nevertheless it’s as daring because the rollout was minimal, full with Princely thrives, chintzy gated snares, and double title tracks as well.
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