Check out these new albums coming to HPL!
Americana
Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Lana del Ray
Critics call this album her “folksiest” (Tavakoli, Pitchfork) and the tracks on it stray from her usual coastal tribute to instead pay that particular kind of Lana-esque, sentimental homage to the Heartland. Aside from her phenomenal vocals, Del Ray’s 6th album also includes a Joni Mitchell cover.
Release date: 03/21
Folk
Revolutionary Love
Ani DiFranco
DiFranco is quoted in the album’s press kit as stating, “My songs have always reflected an acute connection between my personal life and the life of my society.” And that is why critics of this latest album (number 22!) have hailed the production as mop and sponge for these last few years of tension and frustration. The sound is a mix of folk, soul, jazz, and that iconic Ani DiFranco voice.
Release date: 01/21
RnB/Soul
This compilation album includes five tracks each from After Hours and Beauty Behind the Madness, three tracks from Starboy, two from House of Balloons, one from My Dear Melancholy, and two tracks that were not on previous Weeknd albums: Black Panther’s “Pray for Me” and Ariana Grande’s “Love Me Harder”.
Release Date: 02/21
Busy artist Batiste wrote this album while simultaneously being the band leader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, creating the score for Pixar’s Soul– which earned him an Oscar nomination, and writing tracks for a new musical about New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Release date: 03/21
Hip Hop/Rap
Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon (Deluxe Edition)
Pop Smoke
Posthumous edition featuring fifteen additional tracks and three remixes; produced by 50 Cent. Collaborators brought in for the production include Gunna and Young Thug, as well as Burna Boy, Jamie Foxx, Fivio Foreign, Davido, PnB Rock, Queen Naija, BloodPop, and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie.
Release date: 07/20
Country
Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1
Barry Gibb
Revisit the celebrated music of the Bee Gees and the Gibb Brothers. Additionally featuring Alison Krauss, Brandi Carlile, Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow and more.
Release date: 01/21
Still Woman Enough
Loretta Lynn
Her 50th studio album, the work is a tribute to both herself, as well as to the many talented women of country music who have come before and after her. Includes vocals by Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood.
Release date: 03/21
The first of three albums, collectively titled “Heart & Soul”; the second ampersand album will only be available to members of the Church Choir, the singer’s fan club.
Release date: 04/21
The third of three albums, collectively titled “Heart & Soul”; the second ampersand album will only be available to members of the Church Choir, the singer’s fan club.
Release date: 04/21
Country Folk/RnB/Roots
The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers
Valerie June
The Memphis singer-songwriter and guitarist has laid-bare her phenomenal range, both as a lyricist, storyteller, and hauntingly beautiful vocalist.
Release date: 05/21
Rock/Pop
Such Pretty Forks in the Road
Alanis Morissette
Her first album in eight years, the singer-songwriter is still producing poignant, lyrical ballads to go alongside her unique brand of sound- which always works.
Release date: 07/20
Critics have called this album, the second in the ushering-in of the Miley rock-era, as a “genuinely pleasing pop-rock record” (D’Souza, Pitchfork).
Guest vocals include Billy Idol, Dua Lipa, Joan Jett, and Stevie Nicks.
Release date: 11/20
Live in Concert: The 24 Karat Gold Tour
Stevie Nicks
Covering most of her career, Nicks’ album includes 17 live tracks of her solo, as well as Fleetwood Mac, classics. Also, the album has the first live recording of “Crying in the Night” and some other surprises.
Release date: 01/21
Medicine at Midnight
Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters have presented nine new songs into this, their 10th studio album. And for fans of the charismatic and entertaining rock group, it is sure to not disappoint. It includes their new single, “Shame, Shame,” which again holds the record for most No. 1 Airplays (Billboard).
Release date: 02/21
When You See Yourself
Kings of Leon
Their 8th album, the KoL stick to their arena-rock sound. Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone stated of the album, that once again the Followill sound glorifies fevered guitar and soulful bass, and that the trio was “as sexily en fuego as ever.”
Release date: 03/21
The Battle at Garden’s Gate
Greta Van Fleet
Writing most of the album from the road, the band’s emphasis lyrically is on their wide-ranging and eye-opening experiences during their three year, 1 million concert ticket, world tour across 5 continents. Oh, and throw in earning a Grammy, as well.
Release date: 04/21
