With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums and EPs from Metro Boomin, 100 gecs, RM, Babyface Ray, and Chris Abrahams. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)
Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains [Boominati Worldwide/Republic]
Heroes & Villains is Metro Boomin’s second solo album, following 2018’s Not All Heroes Wear Capes. It was announced on the producer’s birthday (September 16, 2022), and, ahead of its release, Metro Boomin unveiled a short film staring Morgan Feeman and Lakeith Stanfield; Young Thug and Gunna make a brief appearance in the visual, too. The two rappers—who are both currently incarcerated—also feature on the album, as do Future, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, 21 Savage, the late Takeoff of Migos, the Weeknd, and more.
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100 gecs: Snake Eyes EP [Dog Show/Atlantic]
100 gecs announced the release date for their second album, 10,000 gecs, with the surprise Snake Eyes EP. The three-track release features Skrillex on the song “Torture Me,” and includes two other tracks, “Runaway” and “Hey Big Man.” 100 gecs have been performing the latter track live at the start of shows on their latest tour.
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RM—the rapper, producer, and songwriter best known as the leader of K-pop band BTS—has released his first official solo album. The 10-track Indigo follows his 2018 mixtape Mono., and RM ups his guest star ante with the new LP, which features tracks with Erykah Badu (“Yun”), Anderson .Paak (“Still Life”), Paul Blanco and Mahalia (“Closer”), and others. He also tapped producers such as Honne, Pdogg, Docskim, and more.
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Babyface Ray: Mob [Wavy Gang/Empire]
Mob is Babyface Ray’s second album of the year, following January’s Face. The Detroit rapper’s latest features contributions from Lil Durk, Doe Boy, GMO Stax, and more. The 18-track project also includes the singles “Nice Guy” and “Spend It.”
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Chris Abrahams: Follower [Room40]
Follower is a solo album from Australian-based musician Chris Abrahams, who also plays in the experimental jazz trio the Necks. Abrahams’ latest work for Room40 is a collection of ambient and atonal soundscapes built from detuned bells, synthesizers, and washes of organ. Abrahams shared a single track ahead of releasing the four-song record: the unsettling “Costume.”
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