In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on November 15, 2024:
Linkin Park, From Zero
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Linkin Park have released their eighth studio album, From Zero. Following 2017’s One More Light, it marks the band’s first album without vocalist Chester Bennington following his death in 2017, as well as drummer Rob Bourdon due to his departure the following year. It was previewed by the singles ‘The Emptiness Machine’, ‘Heavy Is the Crown’, ‘Over Each Other’, and ‘Two Faced’. “Before LINKIN PARK, our first band name was Xero,” Mike Shinoda explained. “This album title refers to both this humble beginning and the journey we’re currently undertaking. Sonically and emotionally, it is about past, present, and future—embracing our signature sound, but new and full of life. It was made with a deep appreciation for our new and longtime bandmates, our friends, our family, and our fans. We are proud of what LINKIN PARK has become over the years, and excited about the journey ahead.”
Fazerdaze, Soft Power
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Fazerdaze – the moniker of Amelia Murray – is back with a new album called Soft Power. Following the project’s 2017 debut Morningside as well as 2022’s Break EP, the record was preceded by the songs ‘Cherry Pie’ and ‘A Thousand Years’. “Welcome to Soft Power. This is what I created during the darkest, loneliest, most tumultuous years of my life—entering womanhood, navigating the world, the music industry, and what I thought was love,” Murray reflected. “In my scariest moments, this album was my anchor for hope, purpose, and light. I am so relieved and content to finally share Soft Power with you.”
070 Shake, Petrichor
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070 Shake’s latest album, Petrichor, has arrived. The follow-up to 2022’s You Can’t Kill Me was promoted with the single ‘Winter Baby / New Jersey Blues’, and it features former City Girls member JT, country singer Cam, and Courtney Love. (Love appears on a rendition of Tim Buckley’s 1970 single ‘Song to the Siren’.) “It almost feels like wiping off the paint from a canvas, almost,” the artist said in an interview with Crack Magazine. “If a blank canvas represents rawness and just like, purity.”
Wussy, Cincinnati Ohio
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Cincinnati rock band Wussy have returned with a new LP, aptly named Cincinnati Ohio. It marks their first album since the death of guitarist John Erhardt, following 2018’s What Heaven Is Like. Today’s release is accompanied by two EPs, The Great Divide and Cellar Door, the latter of which is credited to Wussy Duo, aka Lisa Walker and Chuck Cleaver. Ahead of the album’s arrival, ‘The Great Divide’ and ‘Cellar Door’ were released as singles, followed by ‘Inhaler’. “It’s very definitely a record for John,” Cleaver told Stereogum. “It’s a mourning record. We had to make it.”
Maxo Kream, Personification
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Maxo Kream has dropped his latest project, Personification. The rapper offered an early taste of the 14-track LP with the solo singles ‘Big Hoe Me’ and ‘Bang the Bus’, as well as a couple of collaborative tracks, ‘Cracc Era’ and ‘Talkin In Screw’ with Tyler, the Creator and That Mexican OT, respectively. The record – Kream’s first full-length since 2021’s Weight of the World – also boasts guest appearances by Denzel Curry, BigXthaPlug, Rob49, Skilla Baby, Z-Ro, and Josh Kream, while Hit Boy, Nick Grand, Beat Butcha, and Cubeatz are among the credited producers.
Full of Hell and Andrew Nolan, Scraping the Divine
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Full Of Hell have joined forces with Toronto industrial artist Andrew Nolan for a new collaborative LP, Scraping the Divine. It follows their 2023 joint LP with Nothing, When No Birds Sang, and was led by the single ‘Burdened by Solar Mass’, which Full of Hell’s Dylan Walker described as “…the first meeting point between Full of Hell and Andrew Nolan. The end product is an amalgam of mangled guitars and dub pulses and an ominous warning about our own insignificance in the universe.” The LP features guest appearances from Taichi Nagura (Endon), GxCx (Contagious Orgasm, BBVGC, ex-Guilty Connector), Justin K Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu, JK Flesh), Intensive Care, and Alex Hughes (Hatred Surge, Holy Money).
FLO, Access All Areas
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FLO – the British R&B group consisting of Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma, and Renée Downer – have dropped their debut LP, Access All Areas. The 16-track effort follows last year’s surprise EP 3 of Us and includes the previously released singles ‘Walk Like This’, ‘Caught Up’, and ‘Check’. “Access All Areas is a labour of love,” the group said. “To us it represents our growth and dedication to making girl group history, to making a project we are truly proud to call our debut album.”
half•alive, Persona
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half•alive have put out their third studio album, Persona. The Long Beach-based trio, made up of multi-instrumentalists Brett Kramer, Josh Taylor, and J Tyler Johnson, laid down the LP with producer Tommy King, enlisting collaborators such as Jordana, Justin Tranter, Skyler Stonestreet, Emma Rosen, and Jonah Shy. “Persona has allowed us to lean into big choices while also learning a valuable lesson in editing,” the group shared in a press release. “Anything that didn’t contribute to telling a story was left on the cutting room floor and we couldn’t be more proud of this album. It is truly the best version of half•alive and we’re so happy these songs are now yours.”
Other albums out today:
Poppy, Negative Spaces; Sofie Royer, Young-Girl Forever; Cordae, The Crossroads; Shawn Mendes, Shawn; Wallice, The Jester; Xeno & Oaklander, Via Negativa (in the doorway light); Adrian Younge, Adrian Younge Presents Linear Labs: Sao Paulo; Blake Lee; No Sound in Space; Tinariwen, Idrache (Traces of the Past); SOLAK, Atlas; Warmduscher, Too Cold to Hold; Lunar Noon, A Circle’s Round; The Spyrals, RETROGRADE; Lara Sarkissian, Remnants.