The Plastics Return With New Album ‘The Bright Blue Orchids’

Purity Ring have announced their third LP, WOMB, with a new song called “stardew.” The album is due out April 3 via 4AD. Check out “stardew” and the WOMB tracklist below.

Yves Tumor has announced a new record. Heaven to a Tortured Mind is out April 3 via Warp. Yves Tumor has also shared a new song from the album called “Gospel for a New Century.” Watch the music video, directed by Isamaya Ffrench, below. Find physical editions of Heaven to a Tortured Mind at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

It looks like fan predictions were right – Adele has confirmed the release date for her new album later this year.

Megan Thee Stallion is delebrating her birthday all wrapped up in blue.

With the release of Brand New, veteran singer-songwriter Matthew West has embarked on a new chapter in his successful career: the collection marks the first album under his new deal with Sony’s Provident Music Group since launching his own imprint Story House Music.

After half a decade rising from SoundCloud phenom to bona-fide radio staple, Lauv is ready to finally release his debut studio album. But before ~how I'm feeling~ drops next month, the singer-songwriter-producer held a private listening session and Q&A at the AWAL and Kobal

Bing & Ruth—the ambient music project led by David Moore—has announced a new tour. European dates kick off with a set at the Drogheda Arts Festival in Ireland on May 2, while North American dates begin June 3 with a show at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Moore is set to perform with a live ensemble that features himself on organ. The tour is in support of a new album, due out later this year.

Despite wearing the loudest outfit in an arena crammed with 7,500 Bernie Sanders fans, Julian Casablancas didn’t have much to say about the Democratic Senator from Vermont. The Strokes were the headline entertainment at Sanders’ latest presidential campaign rally on Monday night at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, and Casablancas took to the stage dressed like a lounge lizard who’d just teleported from a Comic-Con in Atlantic City.

After announcing its release date at last night’s Bernie Sanders rally in New Hampshire, the Strokes have detailed their first album in seven years. The New Abnormal, produced by Rick Rubin, arrives April 10 via Cult/RCA. They’ve also shared a song called “At the Door”—watch the Mike Burakoff-directed video below, and scroll down for the album tracklist.

It’s no secret that Rihanna’s fanbase is eager for her ninth album. The Fenty founder has become a fashion mogul in her own right—and it’s been four years since she released her last full-length, ANTi. However, the “Work” singer just offered an update on how her next project is shaping up—and she’ll jump back into the studio with her previous collaborator, Pharrell Williams.

Coach Shakira has a nice ring to it! — Then again, it’s something The Voice fans already dubbed her in 2013 and 2014 as a coach on the popular singing competition. The Grammy-winning Colombian singer, 43, could make a triumphant return to The Voice, following the success of her Super Bowl halftime performance.

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New York experimental quartet altopalo have announced their sophomore album. It’s called farawayfromeveryoneyouknow and it arrives April 24 via Samedi. Ahead of the new record, they’ve shared the new single “honey,” as well as a string of North American tour dates. Listen to Altopalo’s new song, which they call “a love song to Lexapro,” and find their tour dates and album art below.

Duck Sauce are back. The house music duo of A-Trak and Armand Van Helden have returned with a new single, “Smiley Face.” It’s their first piece of new music since the release of their full-length album Quack back in 2014. Take a listen to that below.

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"A brave new anthem for doomed youth"

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy – Photo: Phil Murphy for Governor, via Flickr.

Waxahatchee is back. Katie Crutchfield has announced the new album Saint Cloud and she’s also shared the new song “Fire.” Listen below. Saint Cloud arrives on March 27 via Merge.

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