From Pitchfork · Nina Corcoran · · 1m 50s
9 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen To Now
New music releases from 2hollis, Ecco2k, Armand Hammer, and U2 arrive this week.
In brief
New music releases from 2hollis, Ecco2k, Armand Hammer, and U2 arrive this week. Nine new albums are available this week on streaming services, including 2hollis' Pirouette, Ecco2k's Echo, Armand Hammer's Snakes and Ladders, and U2's Carnaval de Luz. Originally reported by Pitchfork.
New Music Releases This Week
Pitchfork highlights nine new albums available on streaming services this week including 2hollis, Ecco2k, Armand Hammer, and U2 releases.
2hollis: Pirouette
2hollis' Pirouette is a pop career expansion from underground to mainstream with emo, pop rock, twee revival, ambient, and choral music elements.
Ecco2k: Echo
Ecco2k's Echo is a six-year craft project refining cloud rap while escaping its nebulous borders with industrial synth and cybernetic idm synths.
Armand Hammer: Snakes and Ladders
Armand Hammer's Snakes and Ladders features political, economic, and technological dread with intimate yarns and imperfections like pianos with no keys.
U2: Carnaval de Luz
U2's Carnaval de Luz follows drummer Larry Mullen Jr.'s neck injury and includes a duet with Dolly Parton's final verse.
Fucked Up: Year of the Rooster
Fucked Up's Year of the Rooster continues their Zodiac Cycle and Grass Can Move Stones trilogy with guests including Thurston Moore and Black Flag's Keith Morris.
Snoh Aalegra: Legendary Love
Snoh Aalegra's Legendary Love was recorded over two-and-a-half years with Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq for 1980s and 1990s r&b influences.
Aesop Rock and Blockhead: Trouble Mountain
Aesop Rock and Blockhead's Trouble Mountain reimagines Poconos ski retreats as a place where you might meet your future spouse or fight local ski gangs.
Anna Butterss / John Raymond / Ben Lumsdaine: Beginningless
Anna Butterss, Ben Lumsdaine, and John Raymond revived their campus improvisation series Call and Response after more than a decade.
What matters most
Nine new albums are available this week on streaming services, including 2hollis' Pirouette, Ecco2k's Echo, Armand Hammer's Snakes and Ladders, and U2's Carnaval de Luz.
