Fans of grizzled country vignettes would be hard-pressed to find a safer pair of hands than Colter Wall, the Saskatchewan-raised singer-songwriter whose traditional approach to the song form has alienated him from the modern country establishment, but, ironically, won a loyal underground following. As the title suggests, his Little Songs follow-up, Memories and Empties, treads lightly into the big questions with a series of drinking songs and musings of plainspoken existentialism. Longtime collaborator Pat Lyons co-produces with Wall, and the Scary Prairie Boys assist.
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Summer Walker: Finally Over It [LVRN/Interscope]
Summer Walker is hosting a cordial party and everyone’s invited—at the very least to balk. Finally Over It, the R&B singer’s third studio album, is split into two parts, paying homage to the crucial words of a wedding ceremony: For Better and For Worse. As she wades through the trials and tribulations of love, Walker turns to the evening’s guests of honor—Mariah the Scientist, Chris Brown, Anderson .Paak, Latto, Bryson Tiller, 21 Savage, Brent Faiyaz, Glorilla, Sexyy Red, Teddy Swims, and Monaleo—for toasts, words of advice, and helping hands to make it through.