19 albums you need to hear in January, including new works by Iggy Pop, Kimbra, and Sam Smith

Fresh music from the likes of Ladytron, Margo Price, and John Cale, will also get the new year off to a strong start

By Gabrielle Sanchez, Bryan Reesman, Peter Helman, Stephen Thomas Erlewine | December 26, 2022 | 2:00pm

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19 albums you need to hear in January, including new works by Iggy Pop, Kimbra, and Sam Smith

Iggy Pop, Kimbra, Ladytron, Sam Smith Graphic: Karl Gustafson

A new year is just around the corner, with its promises of renewal and a fresh start—and that means we’ve got another whole year of music releases to look forward to. With a solid lineup of new albums in January from the likes of Iggy Pop, Sam Smith, Kimbra, Samia, King Tuff, it looks like 2023 will get off to a strong start.

Iggy Pop, Every Loser [January 6]

Iggy Pop - Frenzy (Official Audio)

This is how Iggy Pop describes his new album: “I’m the guy with no shirt who rocks … The music will beat the shit out of you.” Eschewing the jazz-inflected haziness of 2019’s Free, the godfather of punk returns to his hard-hitting roots on Every Loser, produced by Andrew Watt and featuring backing from Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer, Travis Barker, Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard, Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Chris Chaney, and the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Getting the shit beat out of you has never sounded so appealing. [Peter Helman]

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