In addition to being a month filled with colorful leaves, turkeys, and students’ dismay that terms papers are almost due, November is also stacked with great music releases. Here are a few upcoming albums to check out.

The Renaissance, Q-Tip, drops Nov. 2 – The former lead emcee and beat-maker for the legendary A Tribe Called Quest continues to crank out jazzy, soulful, funky grooves in this skillfully produced album. Q-Tip even uses live drums and bass on songs such as “ManWomanBoogie.” The Abstract’s lyrics are always fresh and he also discusses personal matters such as relationship troubles and the memories of friends who died. However, Q-Tip’s serious content is balanced by his always up-beat instrumentals.

Day & Age, The Killers, drops Nov. 25 – This four-man multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated band experiments with more diverse sounds on its third studio album. The album is concise—only 10 songs—but features a range of styles that include electronic-influenced dance tracks and classic, guitar-driven rock. The Killers even incorporates steel drums and saxophone into the poppy, undeniably catchy “I Can’t Stay.” When the album comes out, perhaps we will actually live in the day and age of The Killers.

808s & Heartbreak, Kanye West, drops Nov. 25 – Kanye West’s relentless experimentation will either make him or break him. The super-producer decided to stop rapping on his latest release and just use a T-Pain-esque voice augmentation machine to craft ‘80s-style dance tracks. The music on leaked songs “Love Lockdown” and “Heartless” is masterfully arranged with a seemingly endless amount of instrumental layers. However, Kanye is tone deaf even with technology’s help. The melody is completely lacking. However, the album is worth downloading (not buying of course) to see if he continues to flop and throw away his career.