Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of August 17, 2018. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors. As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the artwork (if we remember…) so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.
Featured Release
![Sweetener [Explicit]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51o6UVDxM8L._SS500.jpg)
Ariana Grande: Sweetener
Genre: Pop
Label: Republic Records
The queen of pop has returned. It’s her first album since 2016’s breakthrough Dangerous Woman, as well as the horrid Manchester Arena suicide bombing that killed 22 at a concert on May 22, 2017. The singles released in advance of Sweetener have fared quite well, with “No Tears Left to Cry” and “God Is A Woman” in particular garnering positive feedback. Regardless of whether or not Sweetener lives up to the milestone that was its predecessor, it’s great to see Ariana back in the game after events that may have paralyzed other artists with fear. Listen to the embedded track below to find out if “God Is A Woman”:
Listen to “God Is A Woman”:
– List of Releases: August 17,
Animal Collective: Tangerine Reef
Genre: Psychedelic/Experimental/Indie-Pop
Label: Domino Recording Co
Ariana Grande: Sweetener
Genre: Pop
Label: Republic Records
Blue October: I Hope You’re Happy
Genre: Alternative Rock
Label: Up Down Records
Circles Around The Sun: Let It Wander
Genre: Rock
Label: Rhino
Conner Youngblood: Cheyenne
Genre: Indie-Rock
Label: Counter
Cullen Omori: The Diet
Genre: Pop Rock
Label: Sub Pop Records
Death Cab for Cutie: Thank You For Today
Genre: Indie/Rock
Label: Atlantic
Stream Thank You For Today here.
Great Lake Swimmers: The Waves, The Wake
Genre: Indie/Folk
Label: Nettwerk Records
Mitski: Be The Cowboy
Genre: Indie/Rock/Pop
Label: Dead Oceans
Moonspell: Lisboa Under the Spell
Genre: Gothic/Black Metal/Industrial
Label: Napalm
The Myrrors: Borderlands
Genre: Psychedelic/Drone
Label: Beyond
![Cool Patrol [Explicit]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/517f8S3LvkL._SS500.jpg)
Ninja Sex Party: Cool Patrol
Genre: Pop Rock/Electronic
Label: Ninja Sex Party
Oh Sees: Smote Reverser
Genre: Psychedelic/Lo-Fi/Noise Rock
Label: Castle Face
Papa M: A Broke Moon Rises
Genre: Post-Rock/Indie-Rock
Label: Drag City
Roy Montgomery: Suffuse
Genre: Psychedelic/Ambient/Drone
Label: Grapefruit
Stream Suffuse here.
![Acts Of Fear And Love [Explicit]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51x6EM3ZVAL._SS500.jpg)
Slaves: Acts Of Fear And Love
Genre: Alternative Rock/Post-Hardcore
Label: Virgin EMI
Still Corners: Slow Air
Genre: Dream Pop/Electronic
Label: Wrecking Light
Trevor Powers: Mulberry Violence
Genre: Pop/Rock/Experimental
Label: Baby Halo
Stream Mulberry Violence here.
Uniform: The Long Walk
Genre: Industrial/Noise Rock/Experimental
Label: Sacred Bones
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