Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of February 2, 2018.  Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.  As our staff post reviews of these albums, links will appear below the art work so that you can read about the release, see how we scored it, and more.

Justin Timberlake: Man of the Woods

Genre: Pop/R&B // Label: RCA

Background:

For many, The 20/20 Experience was one of the best pop albums in recent memory. It would be a tough act to follow, but that doesn’t appear to be the aim for Man of the Woods.  A preliminary trailer advertising the record hinted towards a folksy, electronic venture not all that dissimilar from the works of Justin Vernon. While those expectations haven’t exactly been mirrored by the singles released so far, it’s a 16-track album – so there’s plenty of room for JT’s 5th LP to either follow the “personal” path described, or to become a haphazard mix of electronica, pop, and middling attempts at an experimental folk album.  I guess we’ll see.

“Man of the Woods” Trailer:

– Full List of Releases: February 2, 2018 –

AWOLNATION: Here Come The Runts
Genre: Electronic/Indie-Pop // Label: Red Bull Records

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Bat Fangs: Bat Fangs
Genre: Alternative Rock // Label: Don Giovanni

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DZ Deathrays: Bloody Lovely
Genre: Punk/Indie-Rock // Label: I OH YOU

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Efrim Manuel Menuck: Pissing Stars
Genre: Post-Rock/Ambient // Label: Constellation

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EMA: Outtakes From Exile [EP]
Genre: Indie-Rock/Lo-Fi // Label: City Slang

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Hookworms: Microshift
Genre: Psychedelic/Ambient // Label: Domino

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James Hunter Six: Whatever It Takes
Genre: Soul // Label: Daptone

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Justin Timberlake: Man of the Woods
Genre: Pop/R&B // Label: RCA

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Kyle Craft: Full Circle Nightmare
Genre: Indie-Rock/Pop-Rock // Label: Sub Pop

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Marcus Marr: Familiar Five EP
Genre: Pop/Indie-Rock/Electronic // Label: DFA

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Montero: Performer
Genre: Alternative Rock // Label: Chapter Music

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Pearl Charles: Sleepless Dreamer
Genre: Indie/Lo-Fi // Label: Kanine

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Rae Morris: Someone Out There
Genre: Pop // Label: Atlantic

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Red River Dialect: Broken Stay Open Sky
Genre: Folk // Label: Paradise of Bachelors

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Rich Brian: Amen
Genre: Hip-Hop // Label: Empire

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Rhye: Blood
Genre: Indie-Pop/Soul // Label: Loma Vista

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Simple Minds: Walk Between Worlds
Genre: Alternative Rock/Pop-Rock // Label: BMG

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Skyzoo: In Celebration of Us
Genre: Hip-Hop // Label: Empire

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Steve Reich: Pulse/Quartet
Genre: Minimal/Classical/Experimental // Label: Nonesuch

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U-God: Bring Back God II
Genre: Hip-Hop // Label: Babygrande

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