Highly anticipated albums from Justin Bieber and Lana Del Rey are released today. Along with new albums from Middle Kids, Benny the Butcher, and Yeek, this week there is new music from artists of a variety of genres.
Today, Justin Bieber releases his new album Justice. This will be Bieber’s sixth album and includes previously released songs “Anyone,” “Lonely,” and “Holy.” Read Dash’s full article on the album’s announcement here. He also released his highly anticipated song “Peaches” featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon.
Lana Del Rey’s long-awaited album Chemtrails Over The Country Club was released today. The album’s release has been delayed for over a year because of COVID-19. The album’s title track, “Chemtrails Over The Country Club,” and “Let Me Love You Like a Woman” have been previously released. Del Rey talked about the new album and described it as “folky, it’s beautiful, it’s super different from Norman [Fucking Rockwell].”
The Sydney trio Middle Kids release their album Today We’re The Greatest today. The alternative rock band is most well known for their hit song “Edge of Town.” Talking about the new album, the lead singer of Middle Kids, Hannah Joy said “[It’s] a positive record with a lot of everything. It’s a declaration that when life is gnarly or boring, which it is for everyone a lot of the time, it’s still great. Owning the messy bits, the dull bits and all the amazing, beautiful bits, that’s when we’re great.” The album will include previously released songs “Today We’re The Greatest,” “Questions,” and “R U 4 Me?”
Benny the Butcher releases a new album today called The Plugs I Met 2. The album will act as a sequel of sorts to the rapper’s 2019 album The Plugs I Met. Harry Fraud is said to have collaborated with Benny on this album. The cover for the album is a picture from the movie Scarface. Benny recently released a track off of the album called “Thanksgiving.”
Guapdad 4000 and producer !llmind connected for a new album titled 1176. The new album features 14 new tracks including guest features from P-Lo, Buddy & Tish Hyman. Earlier this month Guapdad released a visual for the collaboration “She Wanna” with P-Lo.
R&B artist Yeek is releasing his new album Valencia today. On the album, Yeek collaborates with Jeff Ellis, who has worked with Frank Ocean, Snoh Aalegra, and Omar Apollo. The album is said to have themes of “relationship woes and keeping family close.” Yeek previously released the album’s title track “Valencia” which is accompanied by a music video, and another song “3000 miles.”
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