October music preview: From Taylor Swift to The 1975, here are 20 albums you need to know about

We've also got incoming records from Arctic Monkeys, Alvvays, Brian Eno, Carly Rae Jepsen, and more

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October music preview: From Taylor Swift to The 1975, here are 20 albums you need to know about
Clockwork from bottom left: Carly Rae Jepsen (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images for YouTube); Tove Lo (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella); Taylor Swift (Photo:Catherine Powell/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global); Arctic Monkeys (Photo: Zackery Michael); and Matt Healy of the 1975 (Photo: Mackenzie Sweetnam/Getty Images) Graphic: Libby McGuire

The first chills of fall have officially crept in, and with it comes a wave of new album releases. The biggest and most elusive record comes from Taylor Swift, who’s kept nearly every detail about the forthcoming Midnights under wraps. Swift’s quickly become a fall mainstay, with the cozy Evermore and Folklore, so get those cardigans ready.

For folks seeking out a big pop sound to carry them through the cooler days, we’ve got new works from Canada’s pop princess Carly Rae Jepsen, as well as alt-pop artists Tove Lo and Betty Who. Finally, those who were teenagers during the peak Tumblr era of 2013-2014 are truly in for a treat this month, with new records from tastemakers Arctic Monkeys, The 1975, Tegan and Sara, and Alvvays.

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Broken Bells - Love On The Run (Official Video)

Broken Bells is the duo of the Shins frontman James Mercer and producer Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse. Mercer and Burton are both students of classic pop history, and on their first full-length collaboration in eight years, they pay tribute to over half a decade of 20th-century music. Spanning ’60s psychedelia, ’70s disco, ’80s synth-pop, and ’90s trip-hop, and all of it tinged with a slight dream-world surreality, Into The Blue is an atmospheric, immaculately arranged and produced collection of songs that present pop music’s past as its present—and quite possibly its future. [Peter Helman]

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