Top 10 albums coming in August: Katy Perry's 'Smile' to The Killers' 'Imploding The Mirage', these will rock you
We know you may be anticipating new projects by some of your favorite artists, so we have put together the top 10 albums you can look forward to in August. With studio albums from some of the biggest names in music, such as Katy Perry and The Killers, next month is sure to produce bangers aplenty. Check out our top 10 picks among albums releasing in August below:
Aminé - 'Limbo'
The first in our chronologically ordered list, rapper Aminé's sophomore album 'Limbo', arrives on August 7 and follows his debut LP 'Good for You'.
Featured artists: Young Thug on the track ‘Compensating’
Genre: Hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, trap music
Glass Animals - 'Dreamland'
Originally slated for a release on July 10, 'Dreamland' will now release on August 7. The album will release four years after their latest LP 'How to Be a Human Being’
Featured artists: No confirmed collaborations as of yet
Genre: Psychedelic pop, art pop, indie rock, trip hop
Luke Bryan - 'Born Here Live Here Die Here'
'Born Here Live Here Die Here' is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Luke Bryan and will release on August 7. The LP follows 2017's 'What Makes You Country'.
Featured artists: No special guest artists will appear on the album
Genre: Country
Katy Perry - 'Smile'
The highly anticipated and teased album 'Smile' by Katy Perry is dropping on August 14. Her sixth studio album will release three years after her previous LP 'Witness'.
Featured artists: No collaborations have been confirmed yet
Genre: Pop, disco, rock
Biffy Clyro - 'A Celebration Of Endings'
'A Celebration Of Endings' by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro is releasing on August 14. It will be their ninth studio album and will arrive just a year after their 2019 release 'Balance, Not Symmetry'.
Featured artists: No special guest appearances will feature on the album
Genre: Alternative rock
The Killers - 'Imploding The Mirage'
The Killers' long-awaited sixth studio album 'Imploding The Mirage' will release on August 21, three years after 'Wonderful Wonderful'.
Featured artists: No featured artists are slated to appear on the LP
Genre: Alternative rock, indie rock, heartland rock, new wave, synth-pop, post-punk revival
Erasure - 'The Neon'
The English synth-pop duo, Erasure, will be releasing their eighteenth studio album 'The Neon' on August 21, which will follow their 2018 album 'World Beyond'.
Featured artists: None
Genre: Synth-pop, new wave, dance music
Guided by Voices - 'Mirrored Aztec
American indie rock group Guided by Voices are also releasing their new album on August 21. It will follow their other 2020 album 'Surrender Your Poppy Field', which released in February.
Featured artists: None have been confirmed as of yet
Genre: Indie rock, lo-fi, pop
Bettye LaVette - 'Blackbirds'
American soul singer Bettye LaVette is set to release her new record 'Blackbirds' on August 28. The album follows 'Things Have Changed' which released in 2018.
Featured artists: None have been confirmed yet
Genre: Soul, blues, R&B, funk, country, gospel
My Morning Jacket - 'The Waterfall II'
US rock band My Morning Jacket are releasing their latest album on August 28. The album will mark a followup to their album of the similar moniker, 'The Waterfall' which released in 2015.
Featured artists: None
Genre: Psychedelic rock, indie rock, art rock, Southern rock, alternative country