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]]>If we had to single out one album that knocked us off our feet this week, it would definitely be Sufjan Stevens’ Javelin. The indie singer dedicated his tenth studio album to his late partner, Evans Richardson, and gave us ten brand-new songs on the standard edition, including “A Running Start”.
Tems has given us her first single this year with “Me & U”, potently giving us a glimpse of her highly-anticipated debut studio album. Blackpink’s Jennie went back to working on some solo music, and impressed us with her new single “You & Me”.
Our list for this week includes an interesting mix of different genres so check it out to discover new music by everyone from Blink-182 and Paramore to Omar Apollo and Nessa Barrett.
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]]>This week brought several amazing new albums our way, and Mitski’s The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We is definitely the most exciting new release. This LP features a total of 11 songs – each one deserving of a spot on our list – but “My Love Mine All Mine” is our personal favorite.
Diddy also surprised us with his first album in years, The Love Album: Off the Grid, which features countless A-list collaborations. “Other One Of Me” was released as its latest single and it saw the iconic rapper join forces with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and French Montana.
The rest of our list features an interesting mix of genres, ranging from hip-hop and EDM to pop and alternative rock. Drake’s collaboration with SZA, “Slime You Out”, is one of the week’s buzziest new releases, but our list also includes new music from Doja Cat, Tate McRae, Sia, Sufjan Stevens, and All Time Low.
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]]>Stevens joined forces with Third Man Pressings for the 20th-anniversary reissue of Michigan, which will come in three shades: the Great Lakes Blue edition, the University of Michigan/Michigan State AKR edition, and the 1921 Centenary edition.
The new version will feature several songs that even Stevens’ most passionate fans never got to hear, including alternate versions of “Romulus” and “Vito’s Ordination Song,” and never-before-heard cuts like “Marching Band” and “Wolverine”.
This concept album was originally released on July 1, 2003, and Stevens used it to honor his home state of Michigan. It was supposed to be a part of the singer’s Fifty States project and it was followed by Illinois in 2005, but Stevens later admitted this was just a promotional gimmick and that he never actually intended to release 50 albums about all the US states.
The Michigan reissue wasn’t the only thing keeping Stevens busy recently. His latest studio album Reflections hit the shelves last month, and his 2005 album Illinois is currently being turned into a stage musical.
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]]>Reflections is basically a studio recording of a score that Stevens wrote for the ballet by choreographer Justin Peck, performed by Houston Ballet in 2019. This is the sixth collaboration between the duo, who kicked off their collaboration with two ballets for the New York City Ballet: Year of the Rabbit (2012) and Everywhere We Go (2014).
This time around, Stevens’ score was written for two pianos and eleven dancers. Reflections will feature a studio recording of the seven movements, starting with “Ekstasis” because it perfectly captures the energy of the whole album.
“I’m constantly thinking about bodies moving through space when I’m writing for ballet – that is what has informed this music, first and foremost,” said Stevens in a statement.
Reflections will be released on May 19 via Asthmatic Kitty Records, and it’s been described as a record about “energy, light, and duality.” It’s Stevens’ second album consisting of compositions for piano, following The Decalogue in 2019, based on Justin Peck’s ballet of the same name.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>If we had to single out one album that knocked us off our feet this week, it would definitely be Sufjan Stevens’ Javelin. The indie singer dedicated his tenth studio album to his late partner, Evans Richardson, and gave us ten brand-new songs on the standard edition, including “A Running Start”.
Tems has given us her first single this year with “Me & U”, potently giving us a glimpse of her highly-anticipated debut studio album. Blackpink’s Jennie went back to working on some solo music, and impressed us with her new single “You & Me”.
Our list for this week includes an interesting mix of different genres so check it out to discover new music by everyone from Blink-182 and Paramore to Omar Apollo and Nessa Barrett.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>This week brought several amazing new albums our way, and Mitski’s The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We is definitely the most exciting new release. This LP features a total of 11 songs – each one deserving of a spot on our list – but “My Love Mine All Mine” is our personal favorite.
Diddy also surprised us with his first album in years, The Love Album: Off the Grid, which features countless A-list collaborations. “Other One Of Me” was released as its latest single and it saw the iconic rapper join forces with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and French Montana.
The rest of our list features an interesting mix of genres, ranging from hip-hop and EDM to pop and alternative rock. Drake’s collaboration with SZA, “Slime You Out”, is one of the week’s buzziest new releases, but our list also includes new music from Doja Cat, Tate McRae, Sia, Sufjan Stevens, and All Time Low.
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]]>The post Sufjan Stevens Releasing New Edition of “Michigan” to Celebrate Its 20th Anniversary appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Stevens joined forces with Third Man Pressings for the 20th-anniversary reissue of Michigan, which will come in three shades: the Great Lakes Blue edition, the University of Michigan/Michigan State AKR edition, and the 1921 Centenary edition.
The new version will feature several songs that even Stevens’ most passionate fans never got to hear, including alternate versions of “Romulus” and “Vito’s Ordination Song,” and never-before-heard cuts like “Marching Band” and “Wolverine”.
This concept album was originally released on July 1, 2003, and Stevens used it to honor his home state of Michigan. It was supposed to be a part of the singer’s Fifty States project and it was followed by Illinois in 2005, but Stevens later admitted this was just a promotional gimmick and that he never actually intended to release 50 albums about all the US states.
The Michigan reissue wasn’t the only thing keeping Stevens busy recently. His latest studio album Reflections hit the shelves last month, and his 2005 album Illinois is currently being turned into a stage musical.
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]]>The post Sufjan Stevens Announces New Album “Reflections” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Reflections is basically a studio recording of a score that Stevens wrote for the ballet by choreographer Justin Peck, performed by Houston Ballet in 2019. This is the sixth collaboration between the duo, who kicked off their collaboration with two ballets for the New York City Ballet: Year of the Rabbit (2012) and Everywhere We Go (2014).
This time around, Stevens’ score was written for two pianos and eleven dancers. Reflections will feature a studio recording of the seven movements, starting with “Ekstasis” because it perfectly captures the energy of the whole album.
“I’m constantly thinking about bodies moving through space when I’m writing for ballet – that is what has informed this music, first and foremost,” said Stevens in a statement.
Reflections will be released on May 19 via Asthmatic Kitty Records, and it’s been described as a record about “energy, light, and duality.” It’s Stevens’ second album consisting of compositions for piano, following The Decalogue in 2019, based on Justin Peck’s ballet of the same name.
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