The best releases out this week include Killer Mike's first solo album in more than a decade, the majestic return of Iceland's Sigur Rós, the legendary Bettye LaVette, Asake and more.
Featured Albums:
1. Bettye LaVette —
LaVette!Featured Songs: "Mess About It (feat. Ray Parker & Jon Batiste)," "Hard to Be a Human," "Plan B"
2. Killer Mike —
MichaelFeatured Songs: "Two Days (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)," "Motherless," "Down By Law (feat. Cee-Lo Green)," "Scientists & Engineers (feat. Andre 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane)," "Something for the Junkies (feat. Fabo & Minister Louis Farrakhan)"
3. Sigur Rós —
ÁTTAFeatured Songs: "Klettur," "Skel," "Mór"
4. Asake —
Work Of ArtFeatured Songs: "2:30," "Lonely at the Top," "What's Up My G"
5. Meshell Ndegeocello —
The Omnichord Real BookFeatured Songs: "Georgia Ave. (feat. Josh Johnson)," "Good Good (feat. Jade Hicks & Josh Johnson)," "Call the Tune"
Lightning Round:
Ambré — w
ho's loving you? Hand Habits —
Sugar the BruiseMemorrhage —
MemorrhageWild Up —
Julius Eastman Vol. 3: If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
Other notable releases for June 16:
Balmorhea —
Pendant WorldBen Howard —
Is It?Boris & Uniform —
Bright New DiseaseDeer Tick —
Emotional ContractsKing Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard —
PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation
Kool Keith —
Black Elvis 2Queens of the Stone Age —
In Times New RomanSon Volt —
Day of the DougYusuf / Cat Stevens —
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