February Music Preview: Paramore, Shania Twain, Gorillaz, and Rebecca Black hit the comeback trail

New albums from Lil Uzi Vert, Andy Shauf, and Tennis also highlight February's new album releases

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February Music Preview: Paramore, Shania Twain, Gorillaz, and Rebecca Black hit the comeback trail
Clockwork from left: Shania Twain (Photo: Louie Banks), Paramore (Photo: Zachary Gray), Andy Shauf (Photo: Angela Lewis), Rebecca Black (Look At You single cover) Graphic: Libby McGuire

This month feels like a comeback moment for several artists, most of whom have not released an album since well before the pandemic. That includes country pop star Shania Twain, whose last record came in the form of 2017’s Now. There’s also modern soul vanguard Kelela, who’s making a return following her 2017 breakthrough. Another group who hasn’t shared a project since 2017? Pop-punk frontrunners Paramore, led by Hayley Williams.

And you can consider Rebecca Black’s debut record, Let Her Burn, a reintroduction. Although she’s pressed into the digital pages of the internet for her viral hit “Friday,” Black has spent the last few years carving out her own space in the pop world. February also brings records from Tennis, Andy Shauf, Gorillaz, Lil Uzi Vert, Caroline Polachek, and Yo La Tengo, among others.

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Lil Uzi Vert - Just Wanna Rock [Official Music Video]

An inherent part of being a Lil Uzi fan in 2023 is possessing a capacity for wishful thinking: realistically, Pink Tape has been “just weeks away” for many years now. But a bevy of new tracks and snippets find Uzi leaping headfirst into a nostalgic club-pop sound that somehow still feels forward—hopefully, it’s only the tip of the iceberg. Following up an opus as extensive as Eternal Atake can’t be rushed, but Uzi seems more poised to leap than ever. [Hattie Lindert]

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