While you can easily spend the final days of 2016 scouring year-end lists for new tracks, a few new records will finally hit store shelves this month. As usual, December is a great month for fans of classic artists, with a number of them bolstering their already extensive catalogs with new releases just ahead of the new year.
Fans of hip-hop and soul have a few interesting albums to look forward to, with fresh new music from Chidish Gambino, John Legend, and Yasiin Bey (formerly know as Mos Def) to listen to early in the month.
Those on the hunt for more guitar-laden music should find plenty to enjoy in Pete Doherty and Neil Young’s upcoming albums, both of which offer longtime listeners some interesting concepts to chew on. Speaking of longtime listeners, electronic musician Deadmau5 will release his latest sounds at the beginning of the month, where it will likely be picked apart and remixed by his obsessive listenership en masse by the end of the year.
Follow us below for the full list of brand new albums landing in December:
New Music For December
December 2
- Childish Gambino — Awaken, My Love!
- Deadmau5 — W:/2016Album
- Jean-Michel Jarre — Oxygéne 3
- John Legend — Darkness And Light
- Pete Doherty — Hamburg Demonstrations
- The Rolling Stones — Blue & Lonesome
December 11
- Dec. 99th — December 99th
- Hodgy Beats — Fireplace:TheNotTheOtherSide
- Neil Young — Peace Trail
December 16
- Schiller — Future
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