Mitski, Spoon, and 25 more albums we can’t wait to hear in February

Plus, new releases from Animal Collective, Saba, Big Thief, Eddie Vedder, and Beach House are arriving over the next 28 days

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Mitski, Spoon, and 25 more albums we can’t wait to hear in February
Clockwise from left: Mitski (Photo: Ebril Yildiz), Saba (Photo: C.T. Robert), Eddie Vedder (Photo: Danny Clinch), Big Thief (Photo: Alexa Viscius) Graphic: Rebecca Fassola

We’ve had a few weeks to settle into 2022 at this point, and while it’s definitely still a struggle to adapt to The New Normal of pandemic life, little things like a great new album can make a world of difference. Whether it’s to cope with the winter blues or just because your nincompoop of a boss is making life unreasonably hard, we all deserve some good company—and this next month, a bunch of superlative artists are putting out records that could fill that void nicely. Looking for bangers? Conway The Machine’s long-awaited Shady Records debut is coming. In the mood for some ethereal beauty? Beach House’s Once Twice Melody project is complete in just a few days. Want to yearn? Mitski’s ready to drag you to Laurel Hell.

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If a nine-minute opus that slowly builds from guitar-based minimalism to Godspeed!-like levels of volcanic orchestral bombast—albeit with simple, drawled vocals and absolutely wild drums—doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, perhaps you’re not quite ready to jump on Black Country, New Road’s wavelength just yet. The London seven-piece has become one of the brightest new stars in the universe of stately, grandiose post-rock, and on the strength of its debut album, last year’s acclaimed For The First Time, the group’s blend of folksy rock and compelling, Chicago-in-the-late-’90s instrumental grooves, it should pull in even more fans this time around. [Alex McLevy]

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