With so much good music released all the time, it can be difficult to determine what to listen to first. Every week Pitchfork offers a number of important new releases for streaming services. This week it features new albums, mixtapes and EPs from Drake, IAN SWEET, Bernice, Arab Strap, Lil Durks Only the Family and Painted Shrines. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All of the publications featured here are independently selected by our editors. However, if you buy something through our affiliate links, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)
drake:: Scary hours 2 EP [OVO/Republic]
Drake shared his first Scary Hours EP back in January 2018. The two song release included “God’s Plan” and “Diplomatic Immunity”. The second Scary Hours are a little longer and include three tracks that run in just under 13 minutes. One of the new songs, “Wants and Needs”, contains Lil Baby and was produced by Cardo and Noah “40” Shebib. The EP’s final track, “Lemon Pepper Freestyle”, is co-produced by Boi-1da and includes Rick Ross.
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IAN SWEET:: Show me how you disappear [Polyvinyl]
Show Me How You Disappear is the third IAN SWEET album from Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Jillian Medford. She succeeded Crush Crusher in 2018 with Andrew Sarlo, Andy Seltzer, Daniel Fox and Chris Coady. Read Pitchfork’s new interview “The Dream-Pop-Transcendence of IAN SWEET”.
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