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 projects from Alvvays, Gilla Band, Sorry, Daphni, Open Mike Eagle, Courtney Marie Andrews, Macula Dog, Sofie Birch & Antonina Nowacka, and Shabason & Krgovich. 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.)
Alvvays: Blue Rev [Polyvinyl/Transgressive]
Alvvays, the darlings of dreamy indie pop, tear through a set of punchier, scuzzier anthems on their third album, helped along by festival-prepped producer Shawn Everett. The Toronto quintet, fresh from a five-year break after Antisocialites, layer haywire noise and distortion over yearning melodies from frontwoman Molly Rankin, in evidence on standout single “Pharmacist.” Tracks including “Very Online Guy,” “Belinda Says,” and “Easy on Your Own” also preceded the record.
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Gilla Band: Most Normal [Rough Trade]