6 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Taylor Swift, Kid Cudi, the Avalanches, and More

Also stream new releases from Nilüfer Yanya, Kamaiyah, and Hotboii
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Taylor Swift, photo by Beth Garrabrant

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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The Avalanches: We Will Always Love You [Astralwerks]

The latest album from the duo of Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi follows the pattern they established on 2016’s Wildflower—it’s packed with guests. Karen O, Blood Orange, Jamie xx, Rivers Cuomo, MGMT, Kurt Vile, Leon Bridges, Cornelius, Perry Farrell, Denzel Curry, Tricky, Johnny Marr, Vashti Bunyan, and Kelly Moran all appear on We Will Always Love You.

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Nilüfer Yanya: Feeling Lucky? EP [ATO]

Following the release of her debut album Miss Universe last year, Nilüfer Yanya is back with a new EP (after 2016’s Small Crimes, 2017’s Plant Feed, and 2018’s Do You Like Pain?). The Feeling Lucky? EP includes “Crash,” which was co-written by Nick Hakim.

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Kamaiyah: No Explanations [GRND.WRK/EMPIRE]

Following her February release Got It Made and September’s Oakland Nights, the Oakland rapper Kamaiyah has returned with her third new project of 2020. No Explanations includes guest spots from Jackboy and Sacramento’s Mozzy.

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Hotboii: Double O Baby [Rebel/Geffen]

Double O Baby is West Orlando rapper Hotboii’s second project of 2020, following his full-length debut Kut da Fan On. The new project includes Lil Mosey, Toosii, and Pooh Shiesty. Read about Hotboii’s single “Dim” in the Ones.

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