Now that you’ve made yourself a walking punch bowl of Snickers and Pumpkin beer, it’s time to look ahead to brighter days. Welcome to November!

Honestly, it’s kind of a light month. Surprisingly so, considering what a great year it’s been for the roses music.

However, there are a few things worth sticking in your ears. I’m extremely curious about the latest offering from Lady Gaga, and the early returns from Eminem have been encouraging. Plus, we close out the month with Record Store Day. Here’s a handy guide.

[Via CoS]

November 5, 2013:

• Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
• M.I.A. – Matangi
• Midlake – Antiphon

November 12, 2013:

• The Killers – Direct Hits
• Lady Gaga – ARTPOP
• Flume – Flume [Deluxe Reissue]
• Various Artists – Inside Llewyn Davis [Soundtrack]

November 19, 2013:

• Kurt Vile – It’s a big world out there (and I am scared) [EP]
• Various Artists – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

November 26, 2013:

• Neil Young – Live at the Cellar Door

November 29, 2013:

• Atlas Genius – So Electric! When It Was Now (The Remixes)
• Band of Horses – Live at the Ryman [7″]
• Dawes – Stripped Down at Grimeys
• Duran Duran – No Ordinary [EP]
• Elvis Costello and The Roots – Wise Up: Thought Remixes and Reworks
• Father John Misty – The History of Caves [Soundtrack]
• Foals – CCTV Sessions
• Metallica – Through the Never [Soundtrack] [Special Edition]
• NAS – “Halftime” [12″]
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Live From KCRW
• Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork [Black on Black Edition]
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m Beside You
• Sondre Lerche – Public Hi-Fi Sessions
• Stone Temple Pilots – Core [Reissue]
• Tegan and Sara – “Guilty As Charged”/”I Run Empty” [7″]