6 albums you need to hear this week

In the age of streaming, it’s never been easier to listen to new music — but with over 60,000 new songs added to Spotify every day, it’s also never been harder to know what to put on. Every week, the team at Rolling Stone UK will run down some of the best new releases that have been added to streaming services.

This week, we’ve highlighted records by U2, Radie Peat, Dove Ellis, GIRLBAND!, Becky Hill and Snoh Aalegra.

U2 – Carnaval de Luz

On Carnaval De Luz, U2’s first album of original material in nearly a decade, the Irish rock titans are on the finest of form. The soaring ‘Silencio’ will go down as a late U2 classic, while the tear-jerking ‘Torn’ sees them team up with Dolly Parton for one of the most remarkable songs of their career. The result is a band refusing to go gently into that good night and instead grabbing their 50th anniversary year truly by the horns.

Listen on: Spotify | ‎Apple Music | TIDAL | Amazon Music

Radie Peat – No Human Tongue Can Tell

The astonishing debut album from the Lankum singer has been in the works for over a decade. No Human Tongue Can Tell sees one of modern folk music’s most important and distinctive voices tell stories of women from throughout history via dark and swirling instrumentation and her remarkable voice. “I actually find it easier to put really intense emotional experiences and things that have happened to me in my life into these songs,” Peat tells Rolling Stone UK. “I can be very honest in them because they’re universal vehicles for that. If I was sitting down to write a lyric, I’d probably be like, ‘That’s too personal. I’m not going to write that’. But you can just put it into the setting [of an existing song].”

Listen on: Spotify | ‎Apple Music | TIDAL | Amazon Music

Dove Ellis – Live At Alexandra Palace Theatre

After Dove Ellis made waves with Mercury-nominated debut album Blizzard, he has now returned with a vinyl-only live album for War Child Records, recorded live in London earlier this year. Tracks from his debut album are paired with new songs that hint at an even brighter future for this special Irish songwriter.

Buy on: Vinyl

GIRLBAND! – Girlband!

The debut album from GIRLBAND! perfectly encapsulates everything we’ve come to love from the rising Nottingham rockers over the last few years. The unrelenting ‘5AM’ will grab by the throat, while the rousing ‘She Said’ is a vocal highlight. It’s the sound of raw rock and unrelenting fury from a band with something truly important to say.

Listen on: Spotify | ‎Apple Music | TIDAL | Amazon Music

Becky Hill – REBECCA

Becky Hill might be one of Britain’s most ubiquitous pop stars, but REBECCA shows that life isn’t always rosy at the top. ‘l0st the pl0t’ sees her take delicious aim at greedy CEOs, while the unrelenting swagger of ‘More! More! More!’ is among the high points. A self-titled record usually suggests a confessional edge, and that’s certainly the case here. The result is a new direction which fits her like a glove.

Listen on: Spotify | ‎Apple Music | TIDAL | Amazon Music

Snoh Aalegra – Legendary Love

Snoh Aalegra’s new album is the document of a, well, legendary love. On the record, the singer beautifully and honestly distils the nuts and bolts of blossoming love and subsequent heartbreak. With significant nods to the greats of R&B and her own developing voice, it’s an album that looks to both the past and future.

Listen on: Spotify | ‎Apple Music | TIDAL | Amazon Music