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        <title><![CDATA[4 new album releases to look forward to this summer]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sadly, there probably won&#8217;t be many — or any — <strong>concerts or festivals</strong> this summer, given the ongoing pandemic. But that doesn&#8217;t mean there won&#8217;t be music in the air.</p><p>While some artists postponed releases earlier in the <strong>coronavirus</strong> lockdown, they are still letting the sounds flow this season.</p><p>Here are the albums to look forward to this summer that, hopefully, will give you happy feet — and a happier heart.</p><h2>Lady Gaga, &#8220;Chromatica&#8221; (May 29)</h2><p>Gaga&#8217;s first album since &#8220;A Star Is Born&#8221; made her a movie star was <strong>originally scheduled to come out April 10</strong>, but it was <strong>postponed due to the coronavirus crisis</strong>. But Little Monsters won&#8217;t have to wait much longer for the fifth solo studio LP from their beloved Mother Monster. The <strong>hit first single, &#8220;Stupid Love,&#8221;</strong> found Gaga returning to the kind of disco-stick-riding dance-pop that launched her to stardom with 2008&#8217;s &#8220;The Fame&#8221; and 2011&#8217;s &#8220;Born This Way.&#8221;</p><p>Now &#8220;Rain on Me&#8221; — the second single from &#8220;Chromatica,&#8221; which drops Friday — pairs her up with Ariana Grande for a divalicious duet. Gaga has indicated that &#8220;Chromatica&#8221; will be a party affair, and heading into the summer season with so much uncertainly still, it would be good to have a reason to just dance.</p><h2>Norah Jones, &#8220;Pick Me Up Off the Floor&#8221; (June 12)</h2><p>Can it really be 18 years since her Grammy-sweeping debut, &#8220;Come Away with Me,&#8221; first had us keeping up with this Jones? While she&#8217;s never matched the crazy heights of that blockbuster LP — and <strong>its sublime single &#8220;Don&#8217;t Know Why&#8221;</strong> — <strong>the singer-pianist</strong> has had a consistently cool career. So there&#8217;s plenty of reason to be optimistic about &#8220;Pick Me Up Off the Floor,&#8221; a title that many of us might relate to in these trying times. The haunting single &#8220;Tryin&#8217; to Keep It Together&#8221; — we feel you, Norah — is certainly the kind of sonic tonic that soothes the soul.</p><h2>John Legend, &#8220;Bigger Love&#8221; (June 19)</h2><p>Having just wrapped his latest season as a coach/judge on &#8220;The Voice,&#8221; it&#8217;s time for Legend to remind us of why he has one of the best voices — pop or R&amp;B — of his generation. On the breezy, reggae-tinged title track of his upcoming album, Chrissy Teigen&#8217;s hubby spreads an uplifting message, perfect for boosting spirits right now: &#8220;The world feels like it&#8217;s crumbling/Every day, another new something/But in the end, in the end/Can&#8217;t nobody do us in.&#8221; Meanwhile, &#8220;Actions&#8221; soulfully brings home that &#8220;actions speak louder . . . than love songs.&#8221;</p><h2>Jessie Ware, &#8220;What&#8217;s Your Pleasure?&#8221; (June 19)</h2><p>In the age of Adele, Ware —&nbsp;<strong>another soulful chanteuse from England</strong> — has floated somewhat under the radar. But those who know about Ware are intoxicated by her mysterious, Sade-meets-Lisa Stansfield allure. I know that I sure was when I last saw the singer at Brooklyn Steel in 2018. She casts yet another sensual spell on <strong>&#8220;Save a Kiss,&#8221;</strong> the new, electro-infused single from her upcoming album. Here&#8217;s hoping that, when the rest of Ware&#8217;s new LP arrives, the pleasure will be all ours.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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