In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on September 19, 2025:
Wednesday, Bleeds
With a couple of stylistic diversions, Wednesday‘s new album no doubt feeds off the gnarly, blazing energy of its masterful predecessor, Rat Saw God, collaging another tangle of funny, tragic, beautiful stories. But reaching what sounds like a breaking point on the ferocious highlight ‘Wasp’ leads vocalist Karly Hartzman to be just as unsparing on the album’s more intimate moments. The band is about to embark on another tour, but Bleeds sounds like the equivalent of pulling over to let out a good scream. Read the full review.
Joan Shelley, Real Warmth
In press materials, Joan Shelley offers three definitions of her new album’s title: “the warmth of actual bodies,” “a kind of spiritual warmth,” and “the real warmth of the planet.” What makes Real Warmth, produced by Ben Whiteley, so enchanting is just how permeable the boundaries between them are in Shelley’s songwriting. “The songs on this album are a stab at some kind of cocktail for resilience, a recipe for desperate times,” Shelley added. “This from a mother, but also just a person inclined to feel for the faint pulse and strengthen it, to contribute something beautiful in the face of a hostile world.”
Total Wife, Come Back Down
Total Wife, the experimental duo of Luna Kupper and Ash Richter, have come through with a dynamic, mind-melting new album, Come Back Down, via the great Philadelphia label Julia’s War. According to press materials, the follow-up to 2023’s in/out was born from the edge of sleep, with Luna Kupper turning over the songs during late-night mixing sessions between dream and lucidity. “I’m a psychological mixer — I’m trying to think of how someone’s experiencing the sound, versus getting stuck in trying to make all these different tones and using all this gear to make something sound a certain way,” Kupper explained.
Cardi B, Am I the Drama?
More than seven years after her debut album Invasion of Privacy, Cardi B is back. “Since then, I’ve experienced a lot,” the Bronx rapper told Billboard. “The good and bad of fame, the hate, jealousy, drama, balancing my career with my personal life and growing up and maturing. I’ve learned to control my emotions and understand how life works and how to play chess better.” Am I the Drama? includes the promotional singles ‘WAP’, ‘Up’, ‘Outside” and ‘, and ‘Imaginary Playerz’, as well as guest spots from Summer Walker, Selena Gomez, Kehlani, Lizzo, Cash Cobain, Lourdiz, Janet Jackson, and Tyla.
Nation of Language, Dance Called Memory
Nation of Language have followed up 2023’s Strange Disciple with a new album called Dance Called Memory. Reuniting with producer Nick Millhiser, the band expanded the edges of their sound to evoke the nuances of this dance, which is entwined with beauty as much as melancholy. “There is a dichotomy between the Kraftwerk school of thought and the Brian Eno school of thought, each of which I’ve been drawn to at different points,” frontman Ian Richard Devaney said. “I’ve read about how Kraftwerk wanted to remove all of the humanity from their music, but Eno often spoke about wanting to make synthesized music that felt distinctly human. As much as Kraftwerk is a sonically foundational influence, with this record I leaned much more towards the Eno school of thought. In this era quickly being defined by the rise of AI supplanting human creators I’m focusing more on the human condition, and I need the underlying music to support that… Instead of hopelessness, I want to leave the listener with a feeling of us really seeing one another, that our individual struggles can actually unite us in empathy.”
Kieran Hebden and William Tyler, 41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s
Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden and Nashville guitarist William Tyler draw from their mutual love of ’80s country music on their new collaborative album, 41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s. It’s a delight to hear their interplay blurring the line between electronic textures and guitar, rendering it the perfect late-night listen. “I think we both in our own specific ways want to recontextualize a lot of music that we grew up with, regardless of the genre, and I think that’s what this album reflects,” Tyler commented. “It’s a lot of nostalgia, but it’s also very forward focused. I don’t even know what genre I’m supposed to be in at this point, but I trust Kieran, and I love what we’ve done together. He’s become a dear friend, and I can’t wait to see what’s ahead for us.”
Other albums out today:
Nine Inch Nails, TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack); Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Mossy Oak Shadow; Patrick Shiroishi, Forgetting Is Violent; Lola Young, I’m Only Fucking Myself; NewDad, Altar; Lawn, God Made The Highway; múm, History of Silence; Frog, The Count; Jordan Patterson, The Hermit; Biffy Clyro, Futique; Bones Owens, Best Western; Atmosphere, Jestures; Golden Apples, Shooting Star; Winter McQuinn, Where Are We Now?; Motion City Soundtrack, The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World; Golden Sun Trio, Lifecycles, Ritual, Myth; Eades, Final Sirens Call; Yasmine Hamdan, I Remember I Forget بنسى وبتذكر
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