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Music Shopping List: AFI & More

The return of AFI (AFI (The Blood Album)) marks the biggest new music release of a quiet January 20, 2017 release date.

The xx return with cool, calm, and collected third album, ‘I See You.’ Chemistry, production, and vocals are major selling points.

Goth-rock vets AFI returns with AFI (The Blood Album), their first album since 2013. “Snow Cats” serves as one of four pre-release singles.

The Chainsmokers return in 2017 with another likely hit single, “Paris.” “Paris” is enjoyable, but not particularly game changing.

Underrated urban contemporary artist August Alsina returns with addictive, passionate new single, “Drugs.”

The Flaming Lips tap Miley Cyrus for the assist on “We a Famly,” the fourth single from ‘Oczy Mlody.’

Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK delivers a hit with “I Was King,” arguably the strongest single from their latest album, ‘Ambitions.’

Ahead of album I See You, The xx releases a second intriguing single, “Say Something Loving.”

With “The Castle,” The Flaming Lips deliver another compelling single from the highly anticipated album, ‘Oczy Mldy.’

“New Day” arguably gives up-and-coming rapper/singer PnB Rock his best single to date from GTTM: Goin’ Thru The Motions.

Migos and Lil Uzi Vert earn their first no. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Bad and Boujee.”

Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lips are introspective on clever single “Sunrise (Eyes of the Young).”