As the blossoms of spring make way for summer’s full bloom, it is time to put on some shorts and see where all of that growth and renewal got us. Maybe, like Pulp and Lil Wayne, you are overdue a comeback, preparing a grand return after too long riding past glories. Or perhaps you are a Haim, Lorde, or Turnstile, not so long gone but ready to end a quiet spell and remind everyone why they missed you. Spare a thought, too, for the Ty Segalls, Little Simzes, the Armeds, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizards of the world, always plugging away, keeping us company, never making us guess whether they have gone this time for good. Take a plunge into the new release pool below.
Addison Rae: Addison
June 6
Following a year of attaching herself to some of the biggest it-girls in music, like Charli XCX and Arca, Addison Rae is ready to formally introduce herself in the pop world with Addison, her debut album. The steady release of singles released over the past year—“Diet Pepsi,” “Aquamarine,” “High Fashion,” and “Headphones On,” each tied to their own viral video—helped clue listeners into what the defining traits of her breathy, electro-lite, aughts-primed pop will sound like—a direct contrast to her first EP, 2023’s AR.
–Nina Corcoran
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The Armed: The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed
August 1
Experimental noise-punks the Armed are gearing up to release The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed—their first full-length since 2023’s Perfect Saviors. The Detroit collective drew upon the German term “Weltschmerz” for inspiration, defined by Merriam Webster as a “mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state.” The hard-hitting LP features 11 raw and percussion-heavy tracks that bristle against the more melodic tendencies of the Armed’s 2021 LP, Ultrapop.
–Madison Bloom
A$AP Rocky: Don’t Be Dumb
TBA
Little is known right now about the future of A$AP Rocky’s long-teased Testing follow-up, Don’t Be Dumb. Especially since it’s been a while since he shared the singles “Highjack” and “Ruby Rosary.” For now, what we do know, is that Rocky and his partner, Rihanna, are expecting their third child soon.
–Matthew Strauss
Burna Boy: No Sign of Weakness
July 10
After months of teases (and a regal Met Gala appearance), Burna Boy will release his eighth studio album, No Sign of Weakness, this summer. The announcement came with “TaTaTa,” a Travis Scott collaboration produced by Chillz Chilleaux and with a music video by the appropriately alliterative director Benny Boom. No tracklist has been made public, but look out for Burna Boy’s trademark mix of globe- and genre-trotting influences, as showcased on recent singles “Sweet Love,” “Update,” and “Bundle by Bundle.”
