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"Cruel Summer”
by GOOD Music
HIP-HOP/R&B
Release Date: Sept. 18
If you like: Kanye West, Rihanna
Notable songs: New God Flow, Clique
Popular rap artists such as Kanye West, Common, 2 Chainz,
Pusha T and Big Sean have come together for a collaborative
studio album from the GOOD Music record label. Rappers on
the label make prominent appearances on the album, along
side other guest appearances from the likes of Jay-Z, R. Kelly
and others. West is the head of GOOD Music and makes his
presence known on this album through uniformly strong pro
duction and memorable verses.
ADVISORY
"The Carpenber”
by The Avebb Brobhers
FOLK ROCK
Release Date: Sept. 11
If you like: Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers
Notable songs: Down v/ith the Shine, The
Once and Future Carpenter
The brothers and company have returned
with their seventh full-length album, and sec
ond album with notable producer Rick Rubin,
The album is filled with songs that exude a
sense of poignancy and self-reflection. With
the seriousness
that several of
the songs bring
to the album
overall, there is
a fair share of
rambunctious
folk that will be
sure to get you
going.
"Cenbipede Hz”
by Animal Collecbive
EXPERIMENTALyPSYCHEDELIC
Release Date: Sept. 4
If you like: Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes
Notable songs: Wide Eyed, Amantia
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Following its widely-acclaimed 2009 release,
Merriweather Post Pavilion, the four-piece experi
mental Animal Collective is back with an album
filled with a notably significant jolt of energy and
several unique
sounds swirled
fhroughout. The
beauty of the
album is recog
nizing the delight
and catchiness of
the songs amidst
the chaotic and
dense sounds
that fill them.