Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Observations From a Crowded Room,” Joy Oladokun – Oct. 18
“Songs for a Nervous Planet,” Tears For Fears – Oct. 25
“Tuxedo IV,” Tuxedo – Nov. 1
“Wolves,” Wonderly – Nov. 1
“brent iii,” Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler – Nov. 1
“Ellington,” Al Jarreau & NDR Bigband – Nov. 8
“Through Storms Ahead,” As I Lay Dying – Nov. 15
“Small Changes,” Michael Kiwanuka – Nov. 15
“The Human Fear,” Franz Ferdinand – Jan. 10
“EUSEXUA,” FKA twigs – Jan. 24
New Music Friday: Sept. 13, 2024
Reissues
“Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat,” Charli XCX – Oct. 11
“In Session (Deluxe Edition),” Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan – Oct. 18
“Legend (40th Anniversary Edition),” Clannad – Oct. 25
“Boo! The Early Recordings 1971-73,” Juliet Lawson – Oct. 25
“YES! (Deluxe Edition),” Jason Mraz – Oct. 25
“We Take No Prisoners: The Singles 1995-2006,” Motörhead – Oct. 25
“King of America & Other Realms,” Elvis Costello – Nov. 1
“Miles in France 1963 & 1964 – Miles Davis Quintet: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8,” Miles Davis – Nov. 8
“The Albemarle Sound (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition),” The Ladybug Transistor – Nov. 8
“The Definitive Collection,” Crown Heights Affair – Nov. 15
“On the Radio – Greatest Hits Expanded,” Donna Summer – Nov. 15
“You’re As Right As Rain: The Capitol Albums (1970-1980),” Nancy Wilson – Nov. 22
Vinyl Releases
“Nilsson Sings Newman,” Nilsson – Oct. 18
“Floodland,” The Sister of Mercy – Oct. 18
“Fisherman’s Blues,” The Waterboys – Oct. 18
“Meet The Beatles!,” “The Beatles’ Second Album,” “A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track),” “Something New,” “The Beatles’ Story,” “Beatles ’65,” “The Early Beatles” and “1964 US Albums In Mono,” The Beatles – Nov. 22
“The Silence in Black and White (20th Anniversary Edition),” Hawthorne Heights – Nov. 22
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce): Expanded Mourner’s Edition,” Eminem (digital-only edition includes new appearances from Westside Boogie, 2 Chainz and Grip; Hear/Read here; Apple Music; Shady / Aftermath / Interscope)
“Up At Night,” Stephen Dawes (seven-song EP; new single: “In His Room”; Hear here; On Tour; Republic)
“Rocka Rolla (50th Anniversary),” Judas Priest (remixed and remastered digital edition of their 1974 debut album; CD and Vinyl out Nov. 22; On Tour; MNRK)
“Pain & More,” Lily Kershaw (See here; Nettwerk)
“Vamos a la Playa,” Rockers Galore (Philadelphia reggae-hip hop collective’s debut album; Blayer Pointdujour)
“Hiding Little Pieces,” Harley Olivia (Toronto-based alt-rock artist’s six-song debut EP; producer: Siegfried Meier; Hear here; Harley Olivia)
“Sequoia,” Kylie Fox (New Brunswick-based singer-songwriter’s second album; Hear here; Kylie Fox)
“Reduction of Man,” Max Jaffe (Hear here; Whited Sepulchre Records)
“Sonora,” Lisa Morales (guests: Kelsey Wilson, The Seratones; new single: “Impostor”; Hear here; Luna Records)
A bottle of white, a bottle of red / Perhaps a bottle of rosé instead
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Dancing in the Flames, The Weeknd
I Can Do It With a Broken Heart (Dombresky Remix), Taylor Swift
Nobody Knows, Shawn Mendes
Bad Dreams, Teddy Swims
You’ll Be OK, Kid (from the Original Documentary “Child Star”), Demi Lovato
Cleats, Finneas
Floods of Triton, Mastodon & Lamb Of God
It’s ok I’m ok, Tate McRae
ALL RED, Playboi Carti
EUSEXUA, FKA twigs
Zombie Love, Razorlight
Another World, Meduza & Hayla
All That Matters, Skillet
black & white, Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler
Stand, Anne Wilson
What Kinda Man, Parker McCollum
Hi Tension, faux real
Teeth, Underoath
Bones Jones, Texas Hippie Coalition
Habibi (My Baby), Yasmina Moonlight
TOGETHER, Miami Horror
It’s a Game, Good Group Thanks For Coming
It Was Written That Way, Wonderly
Venom Veins, Isabella&Sebastian
Love, DanFromUpstairs feat. Luke Matthews
Run Boy Run, The Brothers Comatose
I Wanna Be Loved, Sam Wilkes
Feelings Bleed, Babyfangs
Lonely, Zkeletonz
Trouble, Conchis
My Slippers, Ross Goldstein
Left, Palomino Blond
Wine, Alex Lambert
Neon Angel (Cowboys Never Stay), Sheyna Gee
Miley, Culture Wars
Again & Again, Audii
Hell Is Real, Jenna DeVries
Biohacking My Technology, Ferris Piers & Brother Leo
Bad Habits, Puma June
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Frankie Beverly (R&B/soul legend and leader of Maze)
This Week In … 1989
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Hangin’ Tough,” New Kids on the Block
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Bust a Move,” Young M.C. (from No. 35 to No. 26)
Highest Debut (No. 74) – “Congratulations,” Vesta
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “I Feel the Earth Move,” Martika (from No. 96 to No. 60)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Closer to Fine,” Indigo Girls
No. 1 Album – “Hangin’ Tough,” New Kids on the Block
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Ride On Time,” Black Box
No. 1 Album – “Aspects of Love (Original London Cast Recording),” various artists
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Right Here Waiting,” Richard Marx
No. 1 Album – “The Raw & the Cooked,” Fine Young Cannibals
Tour + Festival News
> Dua Lipa Announces 2025 Tour | Pitchfork
> Dream Theater Announces February/March 2025 North America Tour | Blabbermouth
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