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, projects, and EPs from Taylor Swift, Kid Cudi, the Avalanches, Nilüfer Yanya, Kamaiyah, and Hotboii. 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.)
Taylor Swift: evermore [Republic]
As with July’s folklore, Taylor Swift announced the arrival of her ninth album evermore with less than a day’s notice. She returned to work with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, as well as Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner, all of whom worked on folklore. HAIM also appear on the record, which Swift called a “companion” to folklore. Check out the full credits.
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Kid Cudi: Man on the Moon III: The Chosen [Republic]
The third installment of Cudi’s long-running Man on the Moon series has arrived. It features guest spots from Phoebe Bridgers, the late Pop Smoke, Skepta, and Trippie Redd. FINNEAS is among the producers who contributed to the album, which samples both Tame Impala and Tom Hanks.
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