This Week in Music is a weekly column that details the music album releases that week. This week’s column features albums released from Nov. 16 to Nov. 22, 2014.
Release Date: Nov. 17, 2014
The British boy band returns for their fourth studio album with Four since last year’s Midnight Memories.Released by Columbia Records, the record includes the singles “Steal My Girl” and “Night Changes.” The album was produced by Julian Bunetta and reunites band members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson.
Release Date: Nov. 17, 2014
Indie rock band TV on the Radio returns for their fifth studio album since 2011’s Nine Types of Light. Released by Harvest Records, this is also the first album since the death of the band’s bassist Gerald Smith, who died of lung cancer on April 20, 2011. Band member Dave Sitek produced and played on the album along with Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malon, and Jaleel Bunton.
Release Date: Nov. 17, 2014
Celebrating the music of legendary artist Sir Paul McCartney, the two-disk album features covers from such notable artist such as Billy Joel, Bob Dylan and Alice Cooper. Produced by Ralph Sall, the album was also included with a special edition box set that included a documentary of the making of the album and an illustrated guide to the album’s release.