May Music Preview: The Jonas Brothers return, and Alison Goldfrapp goes solo

New albums from the likes of Atmosphere, IAMX, Sparks, SQÜRL, and Tanlines are also on tap for May

By Hattie Lindert, Peter Helman, Gil Macias  |  April 27, 2023 | 12:00pm
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May Music Preview: The Jonas Brothers return, and Alison Goldfrapp goes solo
From left to right: Alison Goldfrapp (Photo: Mat Mailand), Jonas Brothers (Photo: Pamela Littky), IAMX (Photo: Gretchen Lanham) Graphic: Libby McGuire

Beautiful spring weather? You know what that means. It’s officially “blast music from your car with the windows rolled down” season, and if you’ve got some wheels to blast music from, May offers plenty of options worth cranking up the volume: indie rock, experimental pop, underground rap, electronic, disco-house, and ambient classical. Get excited for the return of artists like Atmosphere, Jonas Brothers, and Tanlines and debut albums from the likes of Alison Goldfrapp, Jim Jarmusch’s drone-rock side project SQÜRL, and Mandy, Indiana.

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Atmosphere - Okay (Official Video)

Atmosphere, the Minneapolis underground hip-hop institution made up of rapper Slug and producer Ant, have been making music together for over 25 years. Their new album, So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously features guest appearances from Sa-Roc, Murkage Dave, Shepard Albertson, Bat Flower, and cover art from Michael Alan Alien. The project is being billed as “an almost unnerving excavation of paranoia inspired by the general malaise of a pandemic weary society full of civil unrest.” Judging from the songs we’ve heard so far, it’ll have plenty to offer longtime fans and newcomers alike. [Peter Helman]

3 Comments

  • fireupabove-av says:
    April 27, 2023 at 12:56 pm

    Alison Goldfrapp is the queen, I’m all in on whatever she’s doing. Alex Lahey rocks my doors off, so yes to that. And Arlo Parks is really good, looking forward to the new one. I’m holding out hope for a someday Arlo Parks x Little Simz collab which I think would be quite epic.

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  • mavar-av says:
    May 5, 2023 at 11:06 pm

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  • sugandha921-av says:
    May 8, 2023 at 1:03 pm

    Hi I am AstroKabir from India. I feel Awesome, I will pick it up then. I was thinking about replaying it this
    morning when that “Isolated” song from the soundtrack amazingly popped into my head.

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