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Beach House Announce New Album Depression Cherry and World Tour Beach House are back with a new album, Depression Cherry, out August 28 via Sub Pop in North America, Bella Union in Europe, and Mistletone in Australia/New Zealand. The follow-up to 2012's Bloom was recorded and produced by Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally with Chris Coady at Bogalusa, Louisiana's Studio in the Country. http://pitchfork.com/news/57120-beach-house-announce-new-album-depression-cherry-and-world-tour/

Grimes Says New Album Coming in October Grimes says that the follow-up to her album Visions is coming in October. In a series of tweets to fans, she revealed that it will be surprise-released this fall, was largely recorded with "real instruments," and "every track is super different." She says that none of the songs resemble her recent singles "Go" and "REALiTi". http://pitchfork.com/news/59687-grimes-says-new-album-coming-in-october/

Destroyer Returns With Poison Season, Shares "Dream Lover" Dan Bejar's last Destroyer album was 2011's excellent Kaputt. In 2013, he shared his Five Spanish Songs EP. On August 28, he returns with the double LP Poison Season (via Merge in the U.S. and Dead Oceans in the UK). The same day, Bejar will release a two-song 12" companion piece to the album. It features a remix of "Forces From Above" and an orchestral version of "Times Square, Poison Season". The latter song opens the album and is reprised twice after that. [video=youtube;uB-KT2f71lg] http://pitchfork.com/news/59652-destroyer-returns-with-poison-season-shares-dream-lover/

Holly Herndon - Platform

Jim O'Rourke - Simple Songs

Jamie xx - In Colour

Jamie xx - I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times) [ft. Young Thug & Popcaan] [video=youtube;IkUKFdacHvo]

Moses Sumney - Seeds [video=youtube;-jbXRhmATJI]

Prurient - Frozen Niagra Falls

Shamir - Ratchet

Four Tet Announces New Album Morning/Evening Four Tet has announced a new album, the follow-up to 2013's Beautiful Rewind. It's called Morning/Evening and it's out in July via his Text imprint. http://pitchfork.com/news/58702-four-tet-announces-new-album-morningevening/

Vince Staples - Señorita [video=youtube;s1KCyCv34cg]

One third of the year in and it's been a really strong start to 2015. Rebounding after a somewhat disappointing 2014. My favorite ten records so far (in alphabetical order): Björk - Vulnicura Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear Kamasi Washington - The Epic Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly Levon Vincent - Levon Vincent Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell Viet Cong - Viet Cong Some other interesting releases: Arca - Sheep GFOTY - Cake Mix Lotic - Heterocetera Novelist x Mumdance - 1 Sec Rabit - Baptizm

Special mention(s) for 2014: Shamir - Northtown Various Artists - PC Music x DISown Radio Mix Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait

2014: 10. Azealia Banks – Broke with Expensive Taste 9. Actress – Ghettoville 8. Objekt – Flatland 7. The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream 6. Arca – Xen 5. FKA Twigs – LP1 4. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead! 3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Piñata 2. Aphex Twin – Syro 1. D’Angelo & The Vanguard – Black Messiah Honorable Mentions:

Frank Ocean Announces New Album It looks like Frank Ocean‘s highly anticipated new album will be out later this year. Today the R&B artist shared a photo on his website along with a few teasing hashtags. Nothing is confirmed yet, but it seems highly likely that Ocean’s new album will be out this July and will be titled Boys Don’t Cry. No music has surfaced from Ocean yet. Last November a track leaked titled ‘Memrise‘ and in December he was in the studio with Lil B. http://www.factmag.com/2015/04/07/frank-ocean-announces-new-album/

Tame Impala Announce New Album Currents, Share "'Cause I'm a Man" Following their very excellent 2012 LP Lonerism, Tame Impala are coming back with Currents, arriving later this year via their new label, Interscope. The band revealed the album tonight on their Facebook page, along with the album artwork. [video=youtube;EyEB2AEqHxc] http://pitchfork.com/news/58849-tame-impala-announce-new-album-currents-share-cause-im-a-man/

Jamie xx - Gosh [video=youtube;pFf3fNAwJsY]

Jamie xx - Loud Places [ft. Romy] [video=youtube;TP9luRtEqjc]

A$AP Rocky Announces New Album At.Long.Last.A$AP, Shares New Verse A$AP Rocky's LongLiveA$AP follow-up is, as promised, coming "seriously soon". According to an interview with GQ, it's called At.Long.Last.A$AP. Rocky, whose birth name is Rakim Meyers, tells GQ, "I'm claiming ownership of my legacy. Look at it: At.Long.Last.A$AP. A-L-L-A. Like slang for 'Allah.' It's the return of the god MC. I'm named after Rakim, and I'm finally facing what it means: I was born to do this shit. And I hope I get to do it for a very long time." As previously reported, the album features Lykke Li, FKA Twigs, Juicy J, and Clams Casino. It was executive produced by Danger Mouse and the late A$AP Yams. According to GQ, the album features actual singing by Rocky, as well as contributions from an unknown British guitarist named Joe Fox, who Rocky randomly met while recording in London. [video=youtube;pHfbf_4QI-0] http://pitchfork.com/news/56968-aap-rocky-announces-new-album-atlonglastaap-shares-new-verse/

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress

Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside

Jamie xx Announces Debut Solo Album In Colour Jamie xx's debut solo album is on the way, Gorilla vs Bear points out. According to a cover story in Mixmag, the album is called In Colour and it's out in June via Young Turks. In addition to the previously released singles "Girl" and "Sleep Sound", the album features collaborations with Jamie's the xx bandmate Romy Madley Croft and Four Tet. http://pitchfork.com/news/57371-jamie-xx-announces-debut-solo-album-in-colour/

Hear Jamie xx’s dreamy new track ‘Alba’ Jamie xx has unveiled ‘Alba’, a melancholy cut that sounds like it was made with the morning after in mind. The track had its premiere on Hopkins’ Radio 1 Residency show last night, appearing alongside music from Daniel Avery, Paula Temple and Fhloston Paradigm, plus Hopkins’ own School of Seven Bells remix from his new Late Night Tales compilation. Stream ‘Alba’ via BBC iPlayer – it appears 58 minutes into the show. The track is coming out as a 7″ on Young Turks this Record Store Day, April 18. http://www.factmag.com/2015/03/20/stream-jamie-xx-alba/

Jam City - Dream a Garden