1. Tove Lo – "Cool Girl"
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Will Gyrating On Top Of An Old Car Outside Of A Motel Somewhere In The Desert Make You Cool: No. Please get off of my car.
Lady Wood is out October 28 on Island Records.
2. Angel Olsen – "Shut Up Kiss Me"
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Will This Song's Title Convince Your Crush To Kiss You: If you name is Angel Olsen, yes. For everybody else, probably not. Angel Olsen's forthcoming album is already being hyped as one of the best of 2016.
My Woman is out September 2 on Jagjaguwar.
4. Danny Brown – "When It Rain"
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Perfect For: Curling up next to the fireplace on a rainy fall day....and then destroying your house.
Atrocity Exhibition is out September 30 on Warp.
5. Against Me! – "Crash"
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Are The Late 70s/Early 80s Back: I sure hope so. Laura Jane Grace and crew have crafted a power-pop hit that wouldn't sound out of place next to The Cars.
Shape Shift With Me is out September 16 on Total Treble Music.
6. Sleigh Bells – "It's Just Us Now"
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More Like SLAY Bells Amirite: Ugh. Let's ignore that and just appreciate the fact that Sleigh Bells is releasing their first album in three years.
Jessica Rabbit is out November 11 on Torn Clean.
8. M.I.A. – "Go Off"
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Is This Really M.I.A.'s Last Album: It's hard to say. Maya Arulpragasam has a history of saying what she means. But, can you imagine a world without M.I.A.? Who else would give the finger to America during the Super Bowl?! But if this is the last album, its first two singles, "Borders" and "Go Off" suggest that M.I.A.'s final LP may be one of her best yet.
AIM is out September 9 on Interscope/Polydor.
10. Green Day – "Bang Bang"
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Nice: Right? Green Day turned 30 years old this year, and three decades in, you just can't count these guys out.
Revolution Radio is out October 7 on Reprise.
17. Honeyblood – "Ready for the Magic"
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OMG Who: A pretty kickass punk duo from Glasgow.
OMG Why Haven't I Heard Of Them Before: I know right? Their 2014 self-titled album is pretty awesome too!
Babes Never Die is out November 4 on Fat Cat.
19. Bon Iver – "33 'GOD'"
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What Happened To Bon Iver: Well, he seems to have mostly dropped the sad singer-songwriter guy schtick and adopted a massive, reverb-y sound that sounds like it's sucking you into an uncomfortable cloud. But don't worry – his trademark falsetto hasn't gone anywhere.
22, A Million is out September 30 on Jagjaguwar.
20. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam – "1000 Times"
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Who: The singer from The Walkmen and the guy from Vampire Weekend who left earlier this year.
OK: Yeah, it's a little more Walkmen than Vampire Weekend, which, if you have Hamilton Leithauser on the mic, can only be a good thing. "1000 Times" is an earworm.
I Had A Dream That You Were Mine is out September 23 on Glassnote.
21. Fudge feat. Alex Mali - "In My Shoes"
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WTF Is This: Fudge is a collaboration between producer Prefuse 73 (who's worked with the likes of The Flaming Lips, GZA and TV On the Radio) and rapper Michael Christmas. Their debut is set to be one of the best headphones hip-hop albums of the year.
Lady Parts is out September 9 on Lex Records.