For Your Listening Pleasure: New Albums by James Blake, Future, Deerhunter, Toro Y Moi and More

Written by: Christian Jatar

Every Friday, the music world deems it fit to release fresh new albums for us all to digest throughout the weekend. Here at The Mala Noche, we’ve decided to lump all the albums we thought you might like, into one clean, to the point, weekly roundup, called: “For Your Listening Pleasure.” Check back every Friday for some new recommendations from The Mala Noche staff!

james blake.jpg — *Assume Form*

by James Blake

James Blake returns with new album Assume Form. The Beyonce, Frank Ocean and Travis Scott collaborator, brings his distinct pop sensibilities into 2019 with eye-catching features such as Rosalía, André 3000, and (does this guy take a break?) Travis Scott. Blake not only has a stunning voice, but also an incredibly forward-thinking ear for production. Every song, every melody, is absolutely timeless. Don’t miss it.

Auto-tune abuser, Future, is back with his 7th studio album, The WIZRD. He brings his usual electronic growls and moans with signature icy production to hype up your always debauch weekend plans. Features include Young Thug, Gunna and (you guessed it) Travis Scott.

*Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?*

by Deerhunter

In my humble opinion, Deerhunter is one of the more underrated rock outfits of the past couple of decades. They’ve released stunning albums such as Halcyon Digest and Microcastle, but seem to be left out of many discussions involving some of the better tracks of the 2000s (“Nothing Ever Happens” anybody?). Hopefully, their new album won’t disappoint, and if it does, well, there’s always their back catalog. Anywho, be sure not to miss this short but sweet little gem!

Toro Y Moi is a band that completely enamored me with a perfect little single (“So Many Details”) but has constantly failed to gain my utmost devotion through their albums. Every album seems a little to “chill” for its own sake. A little too drowsy for my taste. This time around he seems to have departed from his, of late, signature “chillwave” sound, towards a more electro-funk style. Maybe this time around it’ll works better as a cohesive whole. I don’t know, we’ll see (I know this is a terrible way to recommend an album, but I swear to god “So Many Details” makes the effort of listening to every new Toro Y Moi album a necessity, ‘cause you never know when he’s gotta hit his stride again).

*Remind Me Tomorrow*

by Sharon Van Etten

Singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten returns with a more maximalist, rock sound with Remind Me Tomorrow. The album is already being hailed as one of the year’s best, and if I’m being completely honest, I’ve never heard a Sharon Van Etten album but the singles were really good, so hey, maybe let’s listen to this together? Yeah? No? Ok, that’s fine.