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 Dijon, Cass McCombs, Chance the Rapper, Marissa Nadler, Protect, Pile, Recoechi, Mondo Lava, Pool Kids, and Racing Mount Pleasant. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)
Dijon: Baby [R&R/Warner]
Dijon’s back, baby! Since releasing his debut album, Absolutely, 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 also guests here). His new album, Baby, was heralded only by a website with a countdown clock, but it’s as bold as the rollout was minimal, complete with Princely flourishes, chintzy gated snares, and double title tracks to boot.
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Cass McCombs: Interior Live Oak [Domino]
