Best New Music This Week: Vampire Weekend, Mount Kimbie, Wine Lips, And More

Every Friday, we challenge ourselves to sift through new music releases and curate a list of albums we think you should be listening to.

This week kicks off with Vampire Weekend's fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us, inviting listeners to explore the complexities of the past while embracing the promise of the future. Mount Kimbie paints a vivid sonic landscape with The Sunset Violent, an immersive journey through ambient textures and experimental soundscapes. Wine Lips unleashes Super Mega Ultra, a raucous celebration of garage rock energy and infectious hooks, promising a wild ride from start to finish. Erra offers a dose of sonic catharsis with Cure, delivering a potent blend of metalcore intensity and melodic intricacy. Lastly, Thrice's Dustin Kensrue transports us to the desert plains with Desert Dreaming, an album filled with haunting melodies and poignant storytelling, capturing the essence of solitude and longing amidst the vast expanses of the desert landscape.

Tap your favourite music app, put those headphones on, and listen to some new music you hopefully discover for the first time. See below for this week's recommendations.