10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Sturgill Simpson, Clairo, Cassandra Jenkins, and More

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Johnny Blue Skies, Clairo, Cassandra Jenkins, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Remi Wolf, Brijean, Tink, Chris Cohen, Font, and Salute. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)

Johnny Blue Skies: Passage du Desir [High Top Mountain]

Sturgill Simpson once swore that he would release only five albums of original music. Technically, he wasn’t lying. The Kentucky-born singer-songwriter found a loophole by creating Johnny Blue Skies, his new country moniker, and recording an LP of new tracks. Passage du Desir is fittingly wistful and forlorn, a romantic take on the fundamentals that have made bluegrass, Americana, and outlaw country such a key part of American music history.

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