Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Let Us Pray: Chapter X,” DMX – Dec. 13
“Missionary,” Snoop Dogg – Dec. 13
“Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2023,” Iggy Pop – Jan. 24, 2025
“The Life I Got (To My Most Beloved),” Gino Vannelli – Feb. 7, 2025
“Heartache in Room 14,” The Altons – Feb. 14, 2025
“Antibloom,” Silverstein – Feb. 21, 2025
“Spirits,” The Devil Makes Three – Feb. 28, 2025
New Music Friday: Nov. 1, 2024
Reissues
“5 Classic Albums,” Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Dec. 6
“Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Still Barking,” Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – Dec. 6
“Thro’ My Eyes: The Vertigo Years 1970-1974,” Iain Matthews – Dec. 6
“The Columbia Stereo Collection 1964-1983,” Eugene Ormandy – Feb. 28, 2025
“The Second Generation: Live Magic 1968-1993,” John Mayall – March 7, 2025
Vinyl
“Nina Simone In Concert,” Nina Simone – Dec. 13
Gifts | Deals | Decor | Hosting | Festive Favorites | Holiday Looks | Stocking Stuffers | Toys
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“You Only Die 1nce,” Freddie Gibbs (new single: “On the Set”; Hear here; ESGN Records / AWAL Recordings)
“ƎYƎYƎ,” Lykke Li (reverse-engineered version of her 2022 album “EYEYE”; Hear here; Play It Again Sam / Crush Music)
“Electric Honey (Encore),” Tanerélle (four-song EP, a companion piece to her “Electric Honey” EP; Hear here; Republic)
“Distorted Karma,” Forgotten Dream (producer: Riccardo Daga; Hear here; Too Loud)
“Break Out!,” Sarina (EP; producers: Erik Ron, Kevin Thrasher; Hear here; SyrenSong)
“Nachtmusik,” Pøltergeist (Hear here; Metal Blade)
“Rose Colored Glasses,” S.C.A.B. (five-song EP; Hear here; S.C.A.B.)
“Elijah Would!,” elijah woods (six-song EP; Hear here; elijah woods)
“hole,” EXUM (seven-song EP; Hear here; ücke)
“Yellow Sands; Or, Eight Tales of Pixie Mischief,” Cries for Colour (Hear here; Cries for Colour)
“Intertwined,” Overheard (Hear here; Dromedary Records)
“Dream Noise,” SPUN OUT (Hear here; Shuga Records)
“Levitate,” Billie Zizi (Hear here; Billie Zizi)
The world won't get no better / If we just let it be
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
São Paulo, The Weeknd & Anitta
Heart of Gold, Shawn Mendes
Gorgeous, Snoop Dogg & Jhené Aiko
Then I Will (From The Motion Picture ‘Bonhoeffer’), Lauren Daigle
x-ray eyes, LCD Soundsystem
Finishem, Gang Starr
Liberty, Sam Hunt
Blue Christmas … duh, Megan Moroney
Racist Piece of Shit, Fishbone
small, Lauren Spencer Smith
Meet Me Next Christmas, Pentatonix
One By One, Central Cee
trap door, TEHYA
Accuse Me, Eric Hagen
Run & Hide, Gamma Rave
Fragments, Andrei Irimia
Bookstore, Yard Sign
This Heart’s Now Yours, Red Sleeping Beauty
Witches in the Dark, Dumb Crush
Back to You, Anamaria Ferentz
Take You With Me, Ian Fisher
Could Have, Oba
By My Side, Lady Faith feat. Lexy Panterra
Tight!, Sarah Swire
i’m not alright, Shriya
Trust Goddess, Dave Mackay
Scars, Kristen Anzelc
Often, Melz
Aloft on Broken Wings, Erik Lankin
Sweet Thing, GYASI
Today’s Birthdays
This Week In … 1961
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Runaround Sue,” Dion
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Big John,” The Shirelles (from No. 33 to No. 24)
Highest Debut (No. 86) – “Danny Boy,” Andy Williams
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Blue Moon,” The Ventures (from No. 100 to No. 77)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Bright Lights, Big City,” Jimmy Reed
No. 1 Album – “Judy at Carnegie Hall,” Judy Garland
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Walking Back to Happiness,” Helen Shapiro
No. 1 Album – “The Shadows,” The Shadows
In Canada
(Source: CHUM Chart)
No. 1 Song – “Runaround Sue,” Dion
* Canada did not have an album chart at the time
Music News
> Young Thug Released From Prison After Accepting Plea Deal in Georgia RICO Case | Variety
> Ed Sheeran Beats Copyright Appeal Over ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Song | Reuters
> Stevie Nicks Regrets Not Voting Until She Was 70 Years Old | CNN
> Charli XCX’s Brat Summer Will Last Forever Now Thanks to Dictionary’s ‘Word of the Year’ Title | Billboard
> As I Lay Dying Guitarist Quits Too, Only Tim Lambesis Left | Stereogum
> Another Side of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana: ‘MTV Unplugged in New York’ at 30 | Paste
Tour + Festival News
> Scissor Sisters Announce 2025 U.K. Anniversary Tour of Their Self-Titled Debut Album | NME
Dedicated to Winnie G. We miss you, girl.