Top New Albums Released the Week of May 19, 2015
The best new albums for pop music fans this week. The list is led by electronic dance music star Zedd and his new album True Colors.
In the last two years DJ and dance music producer Zedd has emerged as one of the most commercially successful of all electronic dance music artists. His singles "Clarity," "Stay the Night," and "I Want You To Know" have all reached the pop top 20. This is his second studio album and it includes guest appearances from Echosmith and Jon Bellion.
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The duo Twenty One Pilots are one of the top emerging artists on the Fueled By Ramen label. They blend pop, rock and the occasional rap with a wide range of musical instruments. Their most recent album Vessel broke into the top 10 on the alternative albums chart. Blurryface includes the top 10 alternative radio hit "Tear In My Heart."
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Brandon Flowers is the lead vocalist for rock band The Killers. He is also developing a solid solo career. His first solo album Flamingo appeared in 2010 and broke into the top 10 of the album chart. The Desired Effect has received strong positive critical reviews and includes the top 40 alternative and rock radio hit "Can't Deny My Love."
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Mariah Carey performed live last weekend at the Billboard Music Awards and is now celebrating her new Las Vegas residency with a compilation album of her 18 #1 pop hits. She ranks as the top solo artist of all time in #1 hits. The album also includes her new single "Infinity."
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It has been five years since the last solo album from actor and singer Jamie Foxx. His last three studio releases were all top 10 hits. His new album includes guest appearances from Pharrell Williams, Chris Brown, and rapper Kid Ink.
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UK electronic pop band Hot Chip first came together in London in 2000. They broke into the US album chart in 2008 with the album Made In the Dark. Their most recent In Our Heads broke into the top 100. The band has said their new album gets closer to the sound of the band live.
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Rock band Faith No More broke into the pop mainstream in 1989 with the top 10 hit single "Epic." Sol Invictus is the band's first new studio album in 18 years. The new music was created by the same group lineup as on their most recent studio album Album Of the Year in 1997.
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Tanlines is an electronic music duo made up of Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm. They first came together in 2008. Their debut album Mixed Emotions was released in 2012. It was seen as strongly influenced by 80s dance pop and broke into the top 10 of the dance / electronic albums chart.
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Gerardo Ortiz is an artist of Mexican descent who records in the Norteno style. He earned Grammy Award nominations in 2010 and 2013. Hoy Mas Fuerte is his fifth studio album.
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Paul Weller was a key figure in the evolution of British punk to new wave in the late 1970s. He was a leader of the seminal band The Jam. Later he put together the group Style Council and found success in the US. For more than 20 years he has been a successful solo artist in the UK without earning similar succes in the US. All 11 of his previous studio albums have been top 10 hits in the UK.
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1. Zedd - True Colors
In the last two years DJ and dance music producer Zedd has emerged as one of the most commercially successful of all electronic dance music artists. His singles "Clarity," "Stay the Night," and "I Want You To Know" have all reached the pop top 20. This is his second studio album and it includes guest appearances from Echosmith and Jon Bellion.
Purchase / Download
2. Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface
The duo Twenty One Pilots are one of the top emerging artists on the Fueled By Ramen label. They blend pop, rock and the occasional rap with a wide range of musical instruments. Their most recent album Vessel broke into the top 10 on the alternative albums chart. Blurryface includes the top 10 alternative radio hit "Tear In My Heart."
Purchase / Download
3. Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect
Brandon Flowers is the lead vocalist for rock band The Killers. He is also developing a solid solo career. His first solo album Flamingo appeared in 2010 and broke into the top 10 of the album chart. The Desired Effect has received strong positive critical reviews and includes the top 40 alternative and rock radio hit "Can't Deny My Love."
Purchase / Download
4. Mariah Carey - #1 To Infinity
Mariah Carey performed live last weekend at the Billboard Music Awards and is now celebrating her new Las Vegas residency with a compilation album of her 18 #1 pop hits. She ranks as the top solo artist of all time in #1 hits. The album also includes her new single "Infinity."
Purchase / Download
5. Jamie Foxx - Hollywood: A Story Of a Dozen Roses
It has been five years since the last solo album from actor and singer Jamie Foxx. His last three studio releases were all top 10 hits. His new album includes guest appearances from Pharrell Williams, Chris Brown, and rapper Kid Ink.
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6. Hot Chip - Why Make Sense?
UK electronic pop band Hot Chip first came together in London in 2000. They broke into the US album chart in 2008 with the album Made In the Dark. Their most recent In Our Heads broke into the top 100. The band has said their new album gets closer to the sound of the band live.
Purchase / Download
7. Faith No More - Sol Invictus
Rock band Faith No More broke into the pop mainstream in 1989 with the top 10 hit single "Epic." Sol Invictus is the band's first new studio album in 18 years. The new music was created by the same group lineup as on their most recent studio album Album Of the Year in 1997.
Purchase / Download
8. Tanlines - Highlights
Tanlines is an electronic music duo made up of Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm. They first came together in 2008. Their debut album Mixed Emotions was released in 2012. It was seen as strongly influenced by 80s dance pop and broke into the top 10 of the dance / electronic albums chart.
Purchase / Download
9. Gerardo Ortiz - Hoy Mas Fuerte
Gerardo Ortiz is an artist of Mexican descent who records in the Norteno style. He earned Grammy Award nominations in 2010 and 2013. Hoy Mas Fuerte is his fifth studio album.
Purchase / Download
10. Paul Weller - Saturn's Pattern
Paul Weller was a key figure in the evolution of British punk to new wave in the late 1970s. He was a leader of the seminal band The Jam. Later he put together the group Style Council and found success in the US. For more than 20 years he has been a successful solo artist in the UK without earning similar succes in the US. All 11 of his previous studio albums have been top 10 hits in the UK.
Purchase / Download