From Ari Lennox to Santigold to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, here are 23 albums we can’t wait to hear in September 2022

Other highlights for the month include releases from Death Cab For Cutie, Alex G, and Rina Sawayama

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From Ari Lennox to Santigold to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, here are 23 albums we can’t wait to hear in September 2022
Clockwork from bottom left: Shygirl (Image: “Coochie” Official Music Video/YouTube), Ari Lennox (Image: “Hoodie” Official Music Video/YouTube), Alex G (Image: “Runner” Official Music Video/YouTube), Rina Sawayama (“This Hell” Official Music Video/YouTube), and Young Jesus (Image: “Ocean” Official Music Video/YouTube) Graphic: Libby McGuire

With September comes cooler weather, shorter days, the first of fall harvests, and a plethora of fresh albums to get excited about, including new works from Preoccupations, Santigold, Ari Lennox, The Midnight, Jockstrap, and Sudan Archives—all out on September 9.

The middle of the month sees the return of Rina Sawayama, No Age, Whitney, and Alex G. And September finishes up with new projects from L.A.’s alt-rock band Mamalarky, cutting-edge DJ Shygirl, punk pioneer Pixies, 2000s titan Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and indie rock mainstay Titus Andronicus. And, of course, there are plenty of other artists worth watching for this month. Just read on to find out who they are.

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Preoccupations - Death of Melody

Preoccupations, the great Calgary post-punk band formerly known as Viet Cong, have a lot to be preoccupied with. Arrangements, their first album since 2018’s New Material, is “basically about the world blowing up and no one giving a shit,” according to bassist/vocalist Matt Flegel, one of the former key players in the cultishly beloved late-2000s art-rock quartet Women. With singles “Ricochet” and “Death Of Melody,” Preoccupations make the end of the world sound pretty damn good, merging the labyrinthine tangles of guitar that marked their early work and the synth experimentation of their more recent albums into a deliciously bleary goth-pop churn. [Peter Helman]

13 Comments

  • filthyzinester-av says:

    Don’t forget to check out the newest SPR3 video, friends! It’s a good one, I swear!

  • sonicyogurt-av says:

    The Beths’ “Experts in a Dying Field” is the album I’m most excited about in September.

    • ravenpen-av says:

      I only discovered The Beths a few months ago, while looking for info on the third Alvvays album, and haven’t been this excited from accidentally stumbling across a band in ages.

    • tkincher-av says:

      I like the lead-off single, so I’m in!Of the list here, I’m most excited about Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Mamalarky, who had an excellent debut album. I didn’t know the latter was coming out until this!

  • wrecksracer-av says:

    I really liked Santigold’s first cd. I always take a listen to her new stuff, but always come away disappointed. 

  • erakfishfishfish-av says:

    Two more:Crack Cloud – Tough Baby (their debut album Pain Olympics was my pick for best album of 2020)Fujiya & Miyagi – Slight Variations (pretty hilarious album title given they’re one of those good bands whose songs all sound the same)

  • scortius-av says:

    I love The Midnight. They are one of the best purveyors of a certain sound that is pretty much my favorite stuff to listen to while working since I don’t have to pay much attention to it, but it’s a little more polished and inventive than some of the other acts in that genre.  This looks like they’re going full pop, which is not what I need from them, but best of luck.

  • recognitions-av says:

    15 out of 23!

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