With so much great music being released all the time, it can be difficult to know what to listen to first. Each week, Pitchfork provides an overview of the significant new releases available on the streaming service. This week’s batch includes new albums from Stormzy, Fievel Is Glauque, Lykotonon, Wisdom Teeth and Waajed.subscribe to pitchfork new music friday newsletter To receive our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. However, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission when you purchase something through an affiliate link.)
Stormzy: this is what i mean [0207 Def Jam/Interscope]
Grime superstar Stormzy is back with his third album. Evolving from the acerbic early bars to a more cosmopolitan and mellow sound, his London MC calls the album “Mel Made Me Do It‘, a video featuring Usain Bolt, Jose Mourinho and more. He wrote most of the album during a retreat to Osea Island, a small island in the Blackwater Estuary. “When I hear about his camp music, it always sounds intense and sombre,” he said in a press release. “But it felt beautiful and free.” Guests included Sanhua, Nao, and Amarae.
Listen with Apple Music
Listen on Spotify
listen on tidal
Listen on Amazon Music
Purchased at rough trade
Fievel Is Glauque: flame sword [Math Interactive]