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 releases from Travis Scott, Carly Rae Jepsen, Aphex Twin, Post Malone, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Jessy Lanza, and Bethany Cosentino. 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.)
Travis Scott: Utopia [Cactus Jack/Epic]
The long-teased Travis Scott album Utopia did not arrive quietly. The night of its release, a companion movie made in collaboration with some big name directors screened in theaters across the United States. Utopia was to be presented at a concert that would livestream from the Pyramids of Giza, but was canceled. The lead single “K-Pop” featured two of the biggest artists in the world: the Weeknd and Bad Bunny. Scott’s first full-length since the 2021 Astroworld tragedy features an all-star lineup of artists including Beyoncé, SZA, Bon Iver, Drake, Sampha, Young Thug, Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, and Future.
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Carly Rae Jepsen: The Loveliest Time [604/Schoolboy/Interscope]
