Music / New Music FridayMusic / New Music FridayNew Music Friday: 5 albums to hear this weekIncluding new records by The 1975, Carly Rae Jepsen, India Jordan, and moreShareLink copied ✔️May 22, 2020May 22, 2020TextDazed Digital The 1975’s Notes on a Conditional Form is a messy album – deliberately so. 22 tracks and 80 minutes long, and recorded between 16 different studios in three different continents, the record darts from sweeping cinematic strings to energetic punk to twangy country to Bonobo-esque house rollers to trap drums to yacht rock (in its best moments, you’ll get a lot of these on the same tune). The album was first conceived as a response to our hyperstimulated consumer culture, and it feels kind of like watching one of those 12-part Netflix series: bloated, difficult, and meandering in places; urgent, inspired, and transcendent in others. Elsewhere this week, Carly Rae Jepsen remains consistent with her Emotion Side B album by releasing Dedicated Side B, a collection of complementary songs from last year’s Dedicated, and India Jordan shares For You, a collection of euphoro-bangers. Take a listen below. THE 1975, NOTES ON A CONDITIONAL FORM CARLY RAE JEPSEN, DEDICATED SIDE B INDIA JORDAN, FOR YOU EP MECHATOK, DEFECTIVE HOLIDAY OST NÍDIA, NÃO FALES NELA QUE A MENTES Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORETOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything else Nike Airmaxxing with singer-songwriter Simone RuthA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectThe secret history of Black British musicSilvana Estrada: ‘Bad Bunny is my hero, but Latin America is a continent’ The ultimate guide to music festivals in 2026Stop calling Justin Bieber’s Coachella set ‘lazy’Xaviersobased’s online obsessions: NBA 2K, skate videos and NickelodeonQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsThe rise of Rico Ace in 5 tracksSwedish House Mafia unpack their Miami Ultra festival mega-setEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy