Kali Uchis Announces New To Feel Alive EP, Out This Week

Keith Urban will release his new studio album, The Speed of Now Part 1, on Sept. 18. The four-time Grammy winner announced the release in a clever clip exclusively via Billboard today (May 8).

Get ready for new Katy Perry music!

Bestselling author Stephenie Meyer is giving fans something to celebrate 15 years after she released the first book in the series! On Monday morning, Meyer announced that she's releasing another book from the young adult series, and this time if will be in the voice of vampire heartthrob Edward Cullen. 

Drake has shared a new mixtape featuring Future and Young Thug, as well as confirming he will release a new album later this summer.

Local Afrikaans pop group Die Heuwels Fantasties have become a vital part of South African music culture in recent years, and the success of their recent singles ‘Jy Stel My Teleur’ en die ‘Mejuffrou Sonneblom’ has only proven that the group is, without a doubt, one of the country’s most talented and versatile bands.

Michael Bublé is making good use of his time social distancing.

Esther Rose has announced a new EP with a cover of Nick Lowe’s “Blue on Blue.” My Favorite Mistakes is due out May 29 via Father Daughter and comprises covers of four of Rose’s favorite melancholic songs. Check out “Blue on Blue” below.

Chelsea Peretti, the stand-up comedian who starred in the original run of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has announced her first musical project. The new album of comedic songs—a concept album about coffee—arrives in June.

Kali Uchis has announced the release of a new EP. To Feel Alive is out this Friday. "can’t give you my album yet, ‬‪but i recorded some demos in my room for u," Uchis wrote of the project on Instagram.

Recorded from isolation

Matthew Dear has announced a new techno project called Brain, as Resident Advisor points out. He’s also shared “Boss,” the lead single from Brain’s forthcoming release The World EP, which arrives May 15 via Detroit label Planet E Communications. Listen to “Boss” below.

John Frusciante is back in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but that doesn’t mean he’s slacking on his solo music. The next album under his Trickfinger alias is called She Smiles Because She Presses the Button and it arrives June 5 via Acid Test Records sub-label Avenue 66. Check out two tracks from the release, “Amb” and “Brise,” below.

Naeem Juwan, the Baltimore-born and Los Angeles–based artist formerly known as Spank Rock, has announced his new album Startisha. The LP is out June 12 via 37d03d. According to a press release, Naeem began working on Startisha four years ago in Philadelphia. He later continued work on the record at Justin Vernon’s home studio. Startisha features contributions from Vernon, Francis and the Lights, Ryan Olson, Swamp Dogg, Velvet Negroni, Amanda Blank, and Micah James.

Bing & Ruth, the project led of New York composer David Moore, has announced a new album. Species is out July 17 via 4AD. Moore’s also shared a new video for the new song “I Had No Dream.” Watch it below.

Amnesia Scanner—the Berlin-based duo of Ville Haimala and Martti Kalliala—are back with a new album. It’s called Tearless and it’s set to arrive on June 5 via PAN. Listen to “AS Going” from the LP below. The new album, which follows up their 2018 full-length Another Life, features Lalita, Code Orange, and LYZZA.

Dominican-born, Bronx-based rappers Chucky73 and Fetti031 have announced the debut from their label Sie7etr3 (Siete Tres or 73). The EP, also called Sie7etr3, is out April 17. The eight-song release includes “Dili” and “Colombiana.” Check out the music videos for those tracks below.

Phoebe Bridgers has announced her sophomore solo album: Punisher is out June 19 via Dead Oceans. The follow-up to Stranger in the Alps includes “Garden Song,” as well as a new track called “Kyoto.” Check out Bridgers’ new “Kyoto” video below. Find physical editions of Punisher at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Back in 2011, Baths released Pop Music / False B-Sides, a collection of tracks that did not make the cut for his 2010 debut Cerulean. Now, he’s back with a sequel: Pop Music / False B-Sides II features songs that were considered for 2013’s Obsidian and 2017’s Romaplasm. The new collection is out May 29 via Baths’ own Basement’s Basement label. Below, watch Baths’ new music video for “Mikaela Corridor” (directed by Dan Streit).