Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless

7 years ago

Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless stream of quality new music. But while some of our Editors and Contributors sit down gleefully each week to dive into this newly stocked treasure trove, others find themselves drawing a blank at the end of the month due to the breakneck pace needed to keep up to date with what’s been released. Which brings us to this Heavy Blog PSA: a weekly roundup of new albums which pares down the the day’s releases to only our highest recommendations. Here you’ll find full album/single streams, pre-order links and, most importantly, a collection of albums that could very well earn a spot on your year end list. Enjoy!

Algiers – The Underside of Power (post punk, punk blues/Matador Records)

Bent Knee – Land Animal (art rock, prog rock/Inside Out Music)

Ex Eye – Ex Eye (avant-garde metal, post metal/Relapse Records)

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Father Befouled – Desolate Gods (death doom, death metal/Dark Descent Records)

Goatwhore – Vengeful Ascension (blackened death, blackened thrash/Metal Blade Records)

Guerilla Toss – GT ULTRA (art pop, dance punk/DFA Records)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe (garage rock, heavy psych/Flightless Records)

Municipal Waste – Slime and Punishment (crossover thrash, thrashcore/Nuclear Blast Records)

Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory (hip-hop/Def Jam Recordings)

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Published 7 years ago