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A sister to her previous album, Norah Jones has released her 9th studio album ‘Visions’.  

The album consists of a vibrant and joyful twelve tracks, celebrating the rollercoaster of life, feeling free, and wanting to dance. 

It's a stark contrast to her previous album, 'Pick Me Up Off The Floor', released early in the lockdown of 2020, foreshadowing many of the dark emotions that period invoked.

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The fifth studio album from American rock band MGMT, 'Loss of Life' is the band's label debut on Mom + Pop, coming six years after the release of 'Little Dark Age'.

The ten track album shifts between genres, Britpop, acoustic folk, power ballads with an 80's flair.

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Jennifer Lopez has dropped her ninth studio album, a sister to her 2003 LP ‘This Is Me... Then’.  

The genre crossing ‘This Is Me... Now’ is a confessional, a deeply personal insight into her love life and relationship with Ben Affleck. 

Released alongside was a 65-minute short film, ‘This Is Me... Now: A Love Story’, a high gloss blend of genres and styles to match the tone of the album. 

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"With five Grammy® wins and sixteen nominations, Howard follows up her massively acclaimed solo debut Jaime—a 2019 LP that landed on best-of-the-year lists from the likes of Pitchfork, the New York Times, and Rolling Stone – with What Now, drawing an immense and indelible power from endless unpredictability. Over the course of its 12 tracks, Howard brings her singular musicality to a shapeshifting sound encompassing everything from psychedelia and dance music to dream-pop and avant-jazz—a fitting backdrop for an album whose lyrics shift from unbridled outpouring to incisive yet radically idealistic commentary on the state of the human condition. At turns galvanizing, cathartic, and wildly soul-expanding, the result is a monumental step forward for one of the most essential artists of our time."

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Bitter Sweet Love is the fifth studio album from British singer-songwriter James Arthur, the thirteen track album releasing late last month.

After a week long race for the top spot, Bitter Sweet Love surpassed the Reytons to take the number one spot on the UK Charts.

The album is full of the contradictions surrounding love, Arthur having written the album during some post-tour blues, unsure if he wanted to continue with music.

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Home-grown in Aōtearoa, Erny Belle released her debut album in 2022.

'Venus is Home' is flavoured with the sounds of alt-folk, country, and Pacific-pop and is an ode to her connection with her grandmother and growing up in rural Aōtearoa.

Her latest album 'Not Your Cupid' expands upon its predecessor, adding new influences. 

The album is less narrative and more focused on imaginings, the throughline a little more cryptic and intuitive. 

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Think Later is the second studio album released by Canadian singer Tate McRae, following from her debut album i used to think i could fly. 

McRae said in an interview with Rolling Stone that the last year has been driven more by her intuition, and she hopes fans can feel that in the music as it covers themes of falling in love and the raw emotions that come with.

The album has a total of fourteen songs with two pre-release singles: exes and greedy.

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Country icon Dolly Parton has matched her Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction with the release of her new rock album Rockstar.

The 30 track album features both covers of iconic rock songs and a few original compositions, each track featuring an accompaniment from a star studded list.

Rockstar is Parton's 49th studio album, and the only one of it's genre that she ever plans to do.

"It's thirty songs! Why would I ever need to do another?"

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‘Are We There Yet?’ is the new, long awaited album from Rick Astley via BMG.

His ninth studio album overall, it’s the third in a row of which Astley has written, recorded, played and produced himself at his home studio in London.

Featuring the single ‘Dippin My Feet’, an invigorating twist on his signature style, ‘Are We There Yet?’ is the sound of Rick reflecting and building upon the experiences he’s gone through since the release of 2018’s ‘Beautiful Life’.

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Angel Face is Stephen Sanchez’s debut album, filled with a collection of ‘50s and ‘60s style songs that chronicles the life of the fictional Troubadour Sanchez.  

It focuses on the love story between the Troubadour Sanchez and Evangeline, who is currently in a love affair with a mobster. 

The album brings a fresh take to old fashion blues, ballads, and rock ‘n’ roll. 

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Ed Sheeran has dropped another album. 

Autumn Variations’ fourteen tracks are based around the life situations of Sheeran’s friends, written from their point of view.  

The title is a reference to Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, fourteen short musical portraits of the composer’s friends and acquaintances.  

The album was released on September 29th, 2023, and had been previewed in concerts and live performances. 

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‘I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1)’ is the debut studio album from American musician Teddy Swims.  

The album is a blend of pop, soul, and R&B, featuring ten songs, two of them singles.  

His music features various heavy topics, substance abuse, mental health, and in an interview with the NZ Herald Swims admitted that he “made a promise to [himself] that when [the album] does come out, [he] will put [himself] into therapy.” 

The title of the album is tongue in cheek reference to that.  

“I named it that to buy myself a couple more months of freedom, of being a traumatised little s***.” 

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Black Rainbows is the fourth studio album by English singer and songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, released on 15 September 2023 by Black Rainbows Music and Thirty Tigers. 

The album is a multi-genre mix of the progressive R&B-neo soul sound of her previous works but it also contains rock, jazz, and electronic elements.

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Guts is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, released on September 8, 2023, by Geffen Records. Two singles preceded the album's release: the lead single, "Vampire", was released on June 30, 2023.

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Auckland based pop-duo Foley have finally released their highly anticipated album ‘Crowd Pleaser.’ They released their EP ‘Crowd Pleaser Pt. 1’ in February of 2023, with the full album releasing on August 25th, six months later.  

The duo have over 100k monthly listeners on Spotify.  

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‘Portraits’ is the fifth studio album released by English singer-songwriter Birdy, and takes influence from the sounds of 80’s pop music.

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Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good) is an extended version of the second EP from American country-pop artist Kelsea Ballerini. The EP was initially released on the 14^th of February 2023, and the extended version was released on the 11^th of August 2023.

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The Ballad of Darren is the ninth studio album by English rock band Blur. It was released on 21 July 2023 by Parlophone and Warner Records. 

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After much anticipation, the Barbie soundtrack has finally been released. The album, which was announced several months ago, features a star-studded lineup of artists, including Billie Eilish, Sam Smith, Lizzo, and Dua Lipa. However, the one powerhouse that the team behind the compilation wanted more than any other was Nicki Minaj. 

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Kiwi musician Alayna has released her debut album titled ‘Self Portrait of Woman Unravelling.’

The album features elements of pop, R&B, soul, and folk, and encapsulates her journey and efforts in understanding herself as a person and an artist.

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