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 from Megan Thee Stallion, Mabe Fratti, Omar Apollo, Lucky Daye, Channel Tres, Dirty Three, Eiko Ishibashi, Lupe Fiasco, Sour Widows, and the Folk Implosion. 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.)
Megan Thee Stallion: Megan [Hot Girl Productions]
After introducing Megan with three serpentine singles—“Hiss,” “Boa,” and “Cobra”—Megan Thee Stallion has uncoiled the finished product. For her third album, the Houston rapper invites guests including Glorilla and Victoria Monét to fill out a typically raucous collection of brutal bars, infectious hooks, and venomous one-liners.
Listen on Apple Music
Listen on Spotify
Listen on Tidal
Listen on Amazon Music
Mabe Fratti: Sentir Que No Sabes [Unheard of Hope]
