Howdy y’all, we’re trying something new here and hopefully you enjoy it. This year has been full of exciting new releases in the music world, and we at TMS wanted to share in the fanfare in the way we best know how: with a lil’ intersectional flair, and with a touch of nerdism.

Now, I can’t promise this list will give too much attention to more mainstream artists. But that’s not so bad, right? You’re here to learn about someone new, and that’s what I’m here to do. So, the following are some artists who’ve put out some pretty great new music this past month, as well as some soundtracks that are worthy of praise. Please feel free to add your favorite November releases to the comments, I’d love to continue the sharing down there!