10 September Albums We’re Looking Forward To
There are plenty of reasons to get excited about September—the air gets a little crisper, college football and pumpkin-spiced lattes make their triumphant returns. But the changing season also brings with it a slew of new music. We’ve whittled it down to the 10 September albums we’re most looking forward to below.
10. The Raveonettes, Observator
Sept. 11
Danish duo Raveonettes summon gore on their seventh full-length, Observator. Most of the songs dive into the dark night streets, dabbling in the morose and delirious alike. Sune Rose Wagner is very upfront about his personal depression and substance abuse around the time of its recording. Booze, drugs, relapse and general life woes plagued Wagner’s head and jerked his creativity hub from New York to Los Angeles and back again. Although the record’s coast-to-coast freneticism is apparent, Raveonettes recorded the whole dig in just one week flat in LA’s infamous Sunset Sound Studios with Richard Gottehrer (Richard Hell, Link Ray, Blondie).—Beca Grimm (stay tuned for her full review on Tuesday)
9. Turbo Fruits, Butter
Sept. 11
The buzzy, frenetic jams on Butter impressed Jim Eno, drummer and co-founder of Spoon, to produce the record. The unbridled energy and Southern roots made fans out of fellow Nashvillians Kings of Leon, who will release Butter on their new independent label, Serpents and Snakes. Stein’s friend Seth Riddle, General Manager of the record label, “had to play it for all the Kings of Leon boys and I guess they were all for it,” says Stein. “Everyone’s been really supportive. It’s been a blast over there. We’re really happy to have all their help.”—Hilary Saunders (read Hilary Saunders’ Best of What’s Next on Turbo Fruits here)
8. Lupe Fiasco, Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
Sept. 25
The title is not only a mouthful—it’s also a bold declaration, one we can only hope Lupe lives up to. Sure, the album artwork brings to mind a certain Spinal Tap scene, and sure, he’s (rightfully) caught a lot of heat recently for his un-sportsmanly Twitter responses to negative reviews. However, if the music on this much-hyped sequel is as compelling as the original Food & Liquor, we’re all in for a tasty treat.
7. Yoko Ono, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, YOKOKIMTHURSTON
Sept. 25
When Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore ended their decades-long marriage last year, many Sonic Youth fans feared it’d be the end of their professional relationship as well. Thankfully, that’s not the case. The pair have collaborated with Yoko Ono for this six-track album, which includes the 14-minute single “Early in the Morning.”