7 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Soccer Mommy, Christine and the Queens, Caribou, More

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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.

On the way to 22, Sophie Allison, better known as Soccer Mommy, made a collage of the 1990s and 2000s music she was raised on. Pairing the pure-pop innocence of her vocal delivery with distorted, at times screeching guitars, her new album “Color Theory” finds a writer coming to terms with herself in real-time. Her self-evaluations turned into structured, often jarringly direct choruses that feel as natural as conversation.

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With more than 15 years of touring under her belt, KT Tunstall is well accustomed to life on the road.

'To Nashville, With Love' takes place next week

Marathon Music Works is hosting a benefit concert to raise money for the people of Nashville who were affected by the deadly tornado that struck Tennessee earlier this week. The show, called “To Nashville, With Love,” is set to take place on Monday, March 9.

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.

Celebrating her surprise new EP 'La vita nuova'

Soccer Mommy just returned with her sophomore album, color theory. The tracklist includes the previously released songs, ​​“circle the drain,” ​​“yellow is the color of her eyes,” and ​​“lucy.” This is her first LP since 2018’s Clean.

With stellar albums from Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Selena Gomez and Grimes over the past few months, it’s been a hot stretch for the genre inaccurately but conveniently labelled “alt-pop” — and joining the group is this surprise release from France’s Christine and the Queens, who recently collaborated with two of the above artists.

When Héloïse Letissier (a.k.a. Christine and the Queens) started teasing a new project, titled La Vita Nuova, earlier this week on Twitter, fans immediately assumed that a new music was coming their way.

With a guest appearance from Caroline Polachek

Christine and the Queens have surprise released a new six-track EP called La vita nuova (via Because Music). She’s also shared a companion film of the same name, shot at Paris’ Palais Garnier by Colin Solal Cardo with choreography from Ryan Heffington (Sia’s “Chandelier”). Check them both out below. Find physical editions of La vita nuova at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Soccer Mommy visited the Jimmy Kimmel Live! set to play “circle the drain” and “lucy” from forthcoming album color theory. Check out the performances below.

'La Vita Nuova' is on the way

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