Music Monday (3/9): This Week's New Albums + Videos

Metacritic
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This week's new album releases

Each title listed below will go on sale beginning Tuesday, March 10 unless otherwise indicated.

Will Butler
. Policy

The first true solo LP for the Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist (and brother of Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler) follows his Oscar-nominated score to the Spike Jonze film Her (a collaboration with Owen Pallett) as well as a recent stunt for The Guardian in which he recorded a song a day for a week based on each day's news stories. Butler took a comparatively leisurely full week to record Policy, which also features backing by Arcade Fire drummer Jeremy Gara.

Madonna
. Rebel Heart

The pop star's 12th studio album and first since 2012's MDNA features appearances by Nicki Minaj, Chance the Rapper, and noted vocalist Mike Tyson, with production coming from a vast roster that includes Kanye West, Avicii, Blood Diamonds, Ryan Tedder, and Diplo. The album is available in standard, deluxe (which adds five tracks, including a Nas collaboration), and super deluxe (with a second disc adding yet another six tracks) editions.

Matthew E. White
. Fresh Blood LISTEN (NPR)

Virginia-based artist Matthew E. White follows his acclaimed 2012 debut Big Inner with a sophomore set that finds him backed by lush orchestration and a choir (though a deluxe edition comes with a bonus LP featuring a stripped-down, orchestra-free version of the album).

Additional releases

Aero Flynn Aero Flynn LISTEN (The Current)
Produced by Justin Vernon
Marc Almond . The Velvet Trail
Beans On Toast The Grand Scheme of Things
Christophe Beck and Leo Birenberg Red Army OST
The Bright Light Social Hour Space Is Still the Place
Luke Bryan Spring Break...Checkin Out
Cancer Bats . Searching for Zero
Celtic Thunder Very Best Of
Dick Diver Melbourne, Florida
Patrick Doyle Cinderella OST
Kyle Eastwood Time Pieces
Enslaved In Times
Evans the Death . Expect Delays LISTEN (NY Times)
Fences Lesser Oceans
Michael Feuerstack The Forgettable Truth
Gengahr She's a Witch EP
Freddie Gibbs Pronto EP LISTEN (SoundCloud)
Harms Way Rust
Heems Eat, Pray, Thug LISTEN (NPR)
Solo debut from former Das Racist member features contributions from Dev Hynes
Lieutenant If I Kill This Thing We’re All Going To Eat For A Week LISTEN (NME)
Debut for new project from Foo Fighters and Sunny Day Real Estate bassist Nate Mendel
The Minus 5 Dungeon Golds
Peter Buck and Jeff Tweedy join Scott McCaughey for his latest Minus 5 album
Jimmy Napes The Making Of Me EP
Sarah Bethe Nelson Fast-Moving Clouds LISTEN (Stereogum)
Never Young Never Young EP LISTEN (Fader)
No Spill Blood Heavy Electricity
Atli Orvarsson Chicago Fire: Season 1 OST
Atli Orvarsson Chicago Fire: Season 2 OST
Pearson Sound Pearson Sound LISTEN (NPR)
Pope Fiction LISTEN (Stereogum)
Joe Pug Windfall
Sacral Rage Illusions In Infinite Void
Sasha Siem Most of the Boys
Omar Sosa Ile LISTEN (NPR)
Tenement Bruised Music Volume One LISTEN (Noisey)
Compilation of early material
Various Empire: Season 1 OST
Various MusicNOW – 10 Years LISTEN (Pandora)
Laura Welsh . Soft Control
Young Guv . Ripe 4 Luv LISTEN (Spin)
Solo project for Fucked Up guitarist Ben Cook
Yowler The Offer
Yumi Zouma EP II EP

Stream upcoming albums and new tracks

Action Bronson
TRACK "Baby Blue" (feat. Chance the Rapper) streaming at SoundCloud.
Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield
ALBUM Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith streaming until its 3/17 release at NPR.
Braids
TRACK "Taste" streaming at SoundCloud.
Chastity Belt
ALBUM Time to Go Home streaming until its 3/24 release at NPR.
Chromatics
TRACK "I Can Never Be Myself When You’re Around" streaming at SoundCloud.
The Dear Hunter
ALBUM Live (out 5/5) streaming at YouTube.
Death Cab for Cutie
TRACK "The Ghosts of Beverly Drive" streaming at Stereogum.
Bill Fay
TRACK "Something Else Ahead" streaming at NPR.
Girlpool
TRACK "Ideal World" streaming at SoundCloud.
Houndmouth
ALBUM Little Neon Limelight streaming until its 3/17 release at NPR.
Inventions
TRACK "Escapers" streaming at SoundCloud.
ALBUM Maze of Woods streaming until its 3/17 release at NPR.
Jay Electronica
TRACK "Road To Perdition" streaming at SoundCloud.
Jenny Hval
TRACK "That Battle Is Over" streaming at SoundCloud.
Tobias Jesso Jr.
TRACK "Without You" streaming at YouTube.
Jamie Lidell
TRACK "Believe in Me" streaming at SoundCloud.
Lightning Bolt
ALBUM Fantasy Empire streaming until its 3/24 release at NPR.
Laura Marling
TRACK "I Feel Your Love" streaming at SoundCloud.
M.I.A.
TRACK "Can See Can Do" streaming at SoundCloud.
Modest Mouse
TRACK "Of Course We Know" streaming at YouTube.
Van Morrison
TRACK "Some Peace Of Mind" (feat. Bobby Womack) streaming at YouTube.
James Murphy
TRACK "Only the Stars Above Welcome Me Home" (from the While We're Young OST) streaming at Pitchfork.
My Morning Jacket
TRACK "Big Decisions" streaming at YouTube.
Nosaj Thing
TRACK "Cold Stares" streaming at SoundCloud.
Speedy Ortiz
TRACK "The Graduates" streaming at SoundCloud.
Sun Kil Moon
TRACK "Ali/Spinks 2" streaming at Spin.
Tanlines
TRACK "Slipping Away" streaming at YouTube.
Thee Oh Sees
TRACK "Web" streaming at SoundCloud.
Toro y Moi
TRACK "Buffalo" streaming at SoundCloud.
Violent Femmes
TRACK "Love Love Love Love Love" streaming at SoundCloud.
Kanye West
TRACK "All Day" streaming at Spotify.
Woodkid feat. Lykke Li
TRACK "Never Let You Down" (from the Insurgent OST) streaming at YouTube.

On TV this week (new episodes only)

  • Monday: The Afghan Whigs (Kimmel), Alabama Shakes (Letterman)

  • Tuesday: Will Butler (Letterman), Keith Urban (Kimmel)

  • Wednesday: AWOLNATION (Kimmel), Common (Daily Show), Stevie Wonder (Letterman)

  • Thursday: Earth, Wind & Fire (Kimmel), Andy Kim with Kevin Drew (Letterman)

  • Friday: Airborne Toxic Event (Letterman)

Recent artist and industry news

  • Listen to Zane Lowe's final BBC radio show.

  • On March 30th, a Led Zeppelin concert film will screen in theaters around the country. More info at Fathom Events.

The latest music videos

Carly Rae Jepsen, "I Really Like You" (starring Tom Hanks):

Sam Prekop, "Weather Vane":

Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West , "Blessings":

Kelela, "A Message":

Tinashe, "Bated Breath":

Grimes, "REALiTi":

Hozier, "Someone New":

Stars, "Trap Door":

Kaiser Chiefs, "Falling Awake":

In the studio / coming soon

  • According to , Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated upcoming album will be titled [Untitled] and will be released on March 23rd. "The Blacker the Berry" is the only song confirmed to appear on the album so far.

  • Violent Femmes have ended a 15-year recording hiatus and will release a 4-song EP, Happy New Year, for Record Store Day (April 18th). The band (with new drummer Brian Vigilone from Dresden Dolls) may also record more new material in the spring.

  • A new Thee Oh Sees album (Mutilator Defeated At Last) arrives on May 18th.

  • The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket's first LP in four years, arrives on May 4th.

  • Kurt Vile is at work on his next album. Spin has some details, but there's still no word on a release date.

  • A new Zac Brown Band album titled Jekyll + Hyde will hit stores on April 28th. - Rolling Stone

  • Rumored since last year, that album collaboration between Franz Ferdinand and Sparks is heading closer to reality. - Stereogum

  • Pink Floyd's David Gilmour will release a solo album later this year, likely in the fall. - Rolling Stone

  • Matthew Herbert has a new album, The Shakes, arriving soon. - Resident Advisor

  • Wu-Tang Clan's one-of-a-kind Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album, which is in the process of being auctioned off, comes with a restriction: the owner cannot release it commercially for 88 years. Method Man isn't exactly a fan of that strategy.

  • Does Bob Dylan have a second album of Frank Sinatra covers yet to come? - Exclaim

  • Animal Collective will head to the studio later this year to begin work on a new album. - NME

Visit Metacritic's Album Release Calendar for a full listing of upcoming release dates, updated daily.

Tours and festivals

  • Here's the lineup for Wilco's Solid Sound festival this June.

  • ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead will be on the road this spring. - Pollstar

  • Built to Spill kick off their tour in April. - CoS

  • Kelly Clarkson's 36-date Piece by Piece Tour launches in July. - Billboard

  • Iceage's world tour runs through June. - Matador

  • Modest Mouse have announced new live dates in support of their new album (which hits stores next week). - Pitchfork

  • Prince will bring his Hit & Run tour—with venues kept a secret until the last minute—to the U.S. beginning next week.

  • TV on the Radio on the road: coming this spring. - CoS

  • Shania Twain's first tour in a decade is set for this summer. - Billboard

  • Brian Wilson will tour this summer in support of his upcoming album. - Billboard