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 and EPs from Metro Boomin, 100 gecs, RM, Babyface Ray, and Chris Abrahams. 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.)
Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains [Boominati Worldwide/Republic]
Heroes & Villains is Metro Boomin’s second solo album, following 2018’s Not All Heroes Wear Capes. It was announced on the producer’s birthday (September 16, 2022), and, ahead of its release, Metro Boomin unveiled a short film staring Morgan Feeman and Lakeith Stanfield; Young Thug and Gunna make a brief appearance in the visual, too. The two rappers—who are both currently incarcerated—also feature on the album, as do Future, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, 21 Savage, the late Takeoff of Migos, the Weeknd, and more.
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100 gecs: Snake Eyes EP [Dog Show/Atlantic]