Spring is here, and, with it, a new crop of albums. Replenish your musical flowerbed with a selection of long-dormant shrubs (Vampire Weekend, Beth Gibbons, Justice), prolific perennials (Adrianna Lenker, Khruangbin), and, in Taylor Swift, a climber that seemingly won’t stop growing until the whole garden is in its shade. Look out, too, for keenly awaited returns from Bat for Lashes, Jlin, Julia Holter, Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, St. Vincent, Mdou Moctar, Waxahatchee, Pet Shop Boys, and Les Savy Fav, plus more from sprightly newcomers Blue Bendy and Saya Gray. And, if all else fails, there’s always Beyoncé, whose country album, Cowboy Carter, is due in late March to remind us how to wear summer hats.
New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from Beyoncé, Vampire Weekend, Charli XCX, Yaya Bey, Taylor Swift, and more.
Clockwise from top middle: Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield (Molly Matalon), Charli XCX (Harley Weir), Beyoncé (Mason Poole), Vampire Weekend (Michael Schmelling), Yaya Bey (Nikita Freyermuth), Taylor Swift (Beth Garrabrant). Image by Chris Panicker.