Lav's Music Corner

It's our lucky day. And hopefully some of that luck will rub off on these albums and a huge success will break out. 3. Haim -"Somethint To Tell You" Haim's debut album was met with critical scepticism, but found crossover appeal with their indie and pop rock blends. Something To Tell You's singles have been met with the same shakyness but the album could ultimately be a fan favorite. 2. Broken Social Scene - "Hug Of Thunder" Broken Social Scene are back and they have all the momentum in their favor. Feist put out one of her better albums this year and the singles for this album have followed suit. Don't expect Hug Of Thunder to sound like anything else you'll hear this year, for better or for worse. 1. Public Service Broadcasting - "Every Valley" PSB has the tought task of following up their fantastic 2015 concept album The Race For Space. But lead single People Will Always Need Coal may have proven that they're up to...

After a severely disappointing week last week I've combiend that list with this week, which was plentiful with releases but pitiful with quality. 10. St. Vincent - "New York" If you're a St. Vincent fan check this out. Anne brings her voice but leaves behind her trademark cutting edge pop signature. It sounds like a Katy Perry song, but a pretty good one. 9. Foster The People - "Loyal Like Sid & Nancy" Foster The People are coming off an EP that was nothing short of phenomenal. This song leaves me unsure what to think in many different ways, I've heard it 10 times and can't pin it down. From the Sex Pistols inspired title to the futuristic groove its a sound you have to decide for yourself if you like. 8. Liam Gallagher - "Chinatown" It's an Oasis fans throwback song, and there's no better way to describe it.  If you're not afraid to admit you love Wonderwall and tell people not to forget about The Masterplan...

1. Jay-Z - 4:44 Jay-Z has taken his time recovering from the blunder that was Magna Carta Holy Grail and maybe that time is exactly what he needed to put together a great new album. There's been no singles and little info leading up to the album which makes it all the harder to pin this thing down. But there's always the hope that the man who gave us "Reasonable Doubt" can assemble a great rap project. 2. Beach House - B-Sides & Rarities If there is one thing you can't deny Beach House has been, it's consistent. 6 Albums in they all meet a quality standard of deep and passionate dream pop. Even their most recent Amnesiac like follow up to Depression Cherry was fantastic and spawned fan favorite Elegy To The Void. There's no reason to expect this to be album of the year, it's just B Sides but if Untitled Unmastered tought us anything it's that the best artists have more good songs than just what we hear on the album. 3. Mark Kozelek...

1. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory The rap industry darling is back after his 2015 studio debut Summertime '06. Last years Prima Donna EP didn't exactly blow anyone away but with the single BagBak Vince seemed to prove he was back on track. The two singles since have had questionable features on the hook, but Vince's versus have dominated all the same. With Kendrick Lamar, Damon Albarn, A$AP Rocky, Bon Iver, Flume, SOPHIE and of course Kilo Kish credited on the album there's a lot of talent here to put together an unmissable album. 2. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Murder Of The Universe Regardless of how you felt about the underwhelming Flying Microtonal Banana the singles towards Murder Of The Universe have been excellent and from a band that takes quantity over quality dude are to be expected. That's why you can expect them to bounce back from their dud to make their second album of the year a great one.

5. Coldplay - "All I Can Think About Is You" The Kaleidoscope EP won't be where Coldplay turns it all around and returns to the quality of their first 4 albums I'd the Chainsmokers feature is any indication. But this song proves thay they're not as one sided as the indie heads would like you to believe. It's not full on Rush Of Blood To The Head but for the first time in a while Coldplay takes a step back from the pop charts and delivers a genuinely well crafted song. 4. Queens Of The Stone Age - "The Way You Used To Do" QOTSA has one of their most impressive outings ever in 2013 with Like Clockwork but they're seemingly returning to a late 2000's radio rock band form with this new single. It's not ambitious, or explosive, or game changing. It's just rock and it should please long time fans. 3. Arcade Fire - "Creature Comfort" If you weren't big on "Everything Now" and the move towards full on disc...

Had a rough Thursday night? There's new music for you. 7. The Drums - Abysmal Thoughts The Drums have been counting down members since their inception and breakthrough in the late 2000's and it hasn't resulted in higher quality music. Abysmal Thoughts may be the last chance for Jonathan Pierce to save his band from obscurity, maybe expect some risks on the album. 6. Big Boi - Boomiverse With almost every single released for Boomiverse Big Boi feels even further from his OutKast origins. Setting aside "Kill Jill" the singles have been rough around the edges and over all lackluster attempts to capture the modern rap audience using old school flow and production. It's hard to expect much out of this project but with a diverse list of features and the potential for throwback sound around every corner every rap fan should be able to find something they like here. 5. Young Thug - Beautiful Thugger Girls If we've learned anything from Barter 6 and ...

10. Sia - Free Me In support of the #endhiv Sia dropped "Free Me" a power ballad that doesn't hit quite as hard as som of her other songs but goes full in on the vocal strain as Sia lets out powerful and passionate touching lyrics. A can't miss for fans that will likely be swept under the pop radar. 9. Manchester Orchestra - The Gold Manchester Orchestra has some ground to recover after the dissipointing Cope and Hope, but let's not forget the bands great trilogy of albums their career opened up with. They don't storm back but crawl back into a familiar form. The song is enough to satisfy after a three year drought but an attempt at an album is going to have to pack a little more punch to recover their reputation. 8. Torres - Skim Torres is nothing if not interesting, and the cover, snappy production choices and lyrics of the song represent this in full. Don't expect this to be a perfect song but it demands to be listened to. 7. Roy...