September to November always seem to be one the better times of the year for album releases. From the hotly anticipated GaGa re-release to the top secret Rated R, album sales will be brought back to life. Below, are not any of the releases mentioned previously but are some previews of some pretty hot ones. You have Ryan Leslie’s Transition, Amerie’s In Love & War, John Mayer Battle Studies and Leona Lewis’ Echo.

Okay, you have Rihanna’s Rated R which is probably the most anticipated album this quarter of the year and then you look at the other end of the spectrum then there’s Leslie’s Transition. It just seems that absolutely no one is interested in this album but that’s to be expected when you’re dealing with a mature and classy guy. Leslie is talented and it shows from the preview clips. The music is signature R. Les; lots of mid-tempos, keyboards and synths. If you haven’t picked up his debut album yet, go out an get Ryan Leslie. PRE-ORDER HERE.

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Was that Amerie? I think this is the first Amerie album that we like as a whole. We never really liked her music despite her being a true talent but this album is sticking with us. Even “Why R U” sounds good listening to it in the context of the album and that song was not our thing. We’d have to say that our favorite from the preview clips has to be the Jim Jonsin produced “Swag Back”. PRE-ORDER HERE.

It seems like Leona Lewis has gone the route for a lot more uptempo songs this time. From all the previous leaks we definitely feel this album does not live it up to Spirit. After listening to the snippets, the album sounds a lot better but at the same time the portions of the songs they chose has made us realize that whilst Lewis’ voice is incredible her music is just too safe and soulless. Eveything is too structured and manufactured. With that said we’re still looking forward to hear the complete album. PRE-ORDER HERE.