Pitchfork’s weekend release shelf points to Tierra Whack, Evilgiane and Sophie’s afterglow

Pitchfork’s latest new-albums guide rolls into the 20 June weekend with a wide release shelf: Tierra Whack’s Whack’s Museum, Evilgiane’s #Heavensgate Vol. 2, Tucker Zimmerman’s final Dream Me a Dream, Big Freedia and SOPHIE’s Released at Last, Swamp Dogg’s afterlife meditation, DJ Haram and Sha Ray’s Critical Thot, Cold Court’s Hands Up EP and Alex Zhang Hungtai’s Orion/Mother. For an indie music digest, the value is not simply listing big names. It is the spread. Rap, experimental pop, folk farewell, bounce history, queer club pressure, no-wave noise and avant-noir all sit in the same weekend conversation. That is what modern independent listening actually feels like: not one lane, but a crowded, brilliant intersection.

Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/9-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-tierra-whack-evilgiane-sophie/