Looking forward to 2020! We’ve all been working on new music, can’t wait to share it with you! Hope you have the best new year! xx The xx ? post shared by The xx on at 3:32pm PST Quality Control Music has handled their artists’ releases pretty well so far, so it’s almost certain they won’t let too much time go by without giving the people what they want.– A.W. Baby was one of 2019’s breakout stars (many of whom were incidentally also named “Baby” - even the one that technically wasn’t) and fans have been looking forward to the follow-up ever since. It’s official: The streets need a follow-up to Lil Baby’s debut album Harder Than Ever, especially with “ Out The Mud” and “ Woah” currently making the rounds. It’s not clear if the direction of the production indicates what his upcoming album will sound like, but he released two songs from the show as singles, and they’re both a step in a fascinating and more experimental new direction.– D.R. I’m run towards the lightįollowing 2017’s No Shape, Mike Hadreas has been focusing his efforts on a dance and music performance, The Sun Still Burns Here, in which he stars and for which he wrote new music.
Whole sheets, full fuckin blankets of tears. My album is done and YES nearly every song makes me full on sob.
However he chooses to follow up his second studio album, the breakout record Bloom, Sivan’s voice is a necessary, welcome balm in an already tumultuous year like 2020.- C.W. He’s also an openly queer pop star who writes songs that speak directly to his audience’s experience, and even in an era where a queer star like Frank Ocean is headlining Coachella, that kind of representation matters. Aside from writing the kind of song that can break your heart, get stuck in your head, and turn your tears into joy, Sivan is an electrifying live performer, belting out his hits with pitch-perfect clarity, and keeping the crowd’s attention focused like a laser. If you’ve seen Troye Sivan live, then you know that he has that “it” factor that so many aspiring songwriters and performers hope they’ll find in themselves. That said, Strokes fans should get a new record from the indie legends this year, and hopefully the wait will be worth it.– P.C. The Strokes last released a new album in 2013, and leader Julian Casablancas seems happiest when he’s making music as The Voidz. This record is absolutely not to be missed, I don’t give a f*ck if you don’t normally listen to country.- C.W. If that album title didn’t let you know Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, and Martie Maguire are about to burn it all down, then maybe last year’s selfie with producer savant Jack Antonoff will. While they’re 2006 record Taking The Long Way Home wasn’t exactly a flop (it’s sold around 2.5 million copies), the fourteen-year gap between that release and this year’s Gaslighter has left room for the story of these women to have a different ending than anyone would’ve predicted back in the early aughts. Oh, aside from appearing alongside internationally acclaimed stars like Beyonce and Taylor Swift. After an outspoken political comment - one that’s aged beautifully, by the way - all but tanked their career as country artists vying in a deeply Conservative genre, this wildly talented trio has been resting on their laurels. Reunion albums come and reunion albums go, but the Dixie Chicks are forever.
Whether the acoustic All Mirrors will feature new songs or just rearrangements is yet to be seen, but for anyone that was a big fan of Olsen’s early work, it’s hard not to be excited by this return to her roots.– P.C.Ī post shared by 1nataliemaines on at 9:08pm PDT But with the release of that record, it was revealed that a stripped-down version of the album was also set to be unveiled. Yeah, Angel Olsen just released her excellent All Mirrors a few months back, so ordinarily it would be strange to expect a new album so soon. He has a distribution deal for his No Love Entertainment through Warner Records, so he completely controls his own release schedule - meaning he could very well make his debut this year to capitalize on the success of his viral single, “Shotta Flow.”– Aaron Williams 60. NLE Choppa - Top Shotta (January) Getty Image / Uproxx StudiosĬhoppa made his official debut since becoming one of hip-hop’s hottest rising stars just before the new year began with his Cottonwood EP, but the 17-year-old Memphis rapper is already planning something bigger in 2020.