What do Swans and Danny Brown have in common? You already know the answer: They both announced new albums on Thursday. Detroit rapper Brown’s uknowhatimsayin¿ drops on Oct. 4, though he was good enough to share the first single Dirty Laundry (below) along with the announcement. “This is my version of a stand-up comedy album,” he said. “Most of my close friends now aren’t rappers — they’re comedians and actors. So I wanted to create something that mixed humor with music. Something that was funny but not parody.” At the polar opposite of the humour scale, Michael Gira’s doomtastic Swans 15th studio set Leaving Meaning arrives on Oct. 25, but they also dropped a preview with the audio for the totally appropriate first single It’s Coming It’s Real (above). “Swans is now comprised of a revolving cast of musicians, selected for both their musical and personal character, chosen according to what I intuit best suits the atmosphere in which I’d like to see the songs I’ve written presented,” Gira said. “In collaboration with me, the musicians, through their personality, skill and taste, contribute greatly to the arrangement of the material. They’re all people whose work I admire and whose company I personally enjoy.” As always, there’s plenty more new albums where those came from. Peep all of today’s adds below, and visit the Upcoming Releases page for the whole fall lineup.
September 20
Blinker the Star | Careful With Your Magic
Chastity Belt | Chastity Belt
Prissy Whip | Swallow
Alex Whorms | Burgundy
September 27
Chron Goblin | Here Before
October 4
Danny Brown | uknowhatimsayin¿
Crossed Keys | Saviors
Daniel Martin Moore | Never Look Away
Rhi | The Pale Queen
Swans | Leaving Meaning
October 11
Alunah | Violet Hour
Freddie Mercury | Never Boring: The Solo Box Set
October 18
Dead Soft | Big Blue
DJ Spinn | Da Life EP
Taminio | Amir Deluxe Edition
October 25
Editors | Black Gold
Zack Walther | The Westerner
Yung Guv | Guv II
November 1
The Deer | Do No Harm
96 Back | Issue in Surreal
Sudan Archives | Athena
November 8
Ben Bryden | Figure Of Eight
November 15
Gabriel Birnbaum | Not Alone
David Bowie | Conversation Piece
November 29
Byzanthian Neckbeard | Minaton
Jesper Lindell | Everyday Dreams
