Every week, Consequence plays on New Music Friday highlighting new albums to stream.
Among today's highlights is a massive boxed reissue of Talking Heads' debut album and Primal Scream's first album in eight years, along with new music from Girl Scout and XG. Plus, Ab-Soul is back with a feature-packed album and The Body has released an exciting ninth album.
Here are six new albums to stream today.
Ab-Alma – Soul burger
Ab-Soul is back with Soul burgerand he brought some friends with him: Vince Staples, Doechii, JID, Ty Dolla $ign and Lupe Fiasco are all guests on the album, as is TDE label boss Punch. But Ab-Soul is front and center, and the Los Angeles rapper works well in the spotlight.
stream: apple music | Spotify | Amazon Music
The body – The cry of things
Experimental extreme metal duo The Body are back with a new album of punishing tunes. The cry of Things. The ninth full-length from masterminds Chip King and Lee Buford, the record follows its 2021 release. I've seen everything I need to seeas well as his collaboration with Dis Fig from earlier this year, Gardens of a useless sky.
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girl scout – Headache PE
Swedish indie rock quartet Girl Scout is back with another impressive statement, and this one has some fire. Headache is a brief but gigantic document of frustration, with some of their most poignant and unabashed songs yet. Lead single “I Just Needed You to Know,” which made our list of the best songs of 2024 so far, is a great place to start.
stream: apple music | Spotify | Amazon Music
Primordial Cry – Forward
Forward is Primal Scream's first new album in eight years and arrives with an undercurrent of disillusionment and anger. The band’s Bobby Gillespie described its theme as “one of conflict, whether internal or external,” and lead single “Love Insurrection” definitely carries that weight.
stream: apple music | Spotify | Amazon Music
Talking heads – Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition)
47 years after its debut Talking heads: 77Talking Heads are releasing a 4xLP box set of the album. This deluxe reissue includes a remastered version of the album, never-before-heard demos, live recordings from their 1977 show at CBGB's, an acoustic version of “Psycho Killer” and more. If you are a big Talking Heads fan, this album is a must.
stream: apple music | Spotify | Amazon Music
Buy: Vinyl
XG – FEAR
Right in the middle of an ongoing world tour (get tickets here), international pop group XG is releasing their latest music collection. After 2024's hard-hitting single “WOKE UP” and the brighter “IYKYK,” the latter of which appears on the album, FEAR is ready to show off what makes the seven-member group so unique. Their combination of stars, strong vocalists, and confident rappers has made them impossible to ignore.
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