Updates + Additions
New Releases
“I’m No Longer Afraid of Heights,” Sungaze – May 22
“Mission of Mercy,” Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs – June 12
“Signal Fire,” Genghis Tron – June 12
“Khemmis,” Khemmis – June 12
“Dirty Blonde,” Bebe Rexha – June 12
“CASI,” Casi – June 19
“Saturday Night, Sunday Morning,” PJ Morton – June 19
“Pink Pocket Pistol,” Willow Avalon – June 26
“Lau,” Lau Ro – June 26
“Confessions II,” Madonna – July 3
“Set of All Sets,” Parts & Labor – July 10
“Homage,” Tesla – July 17
“The Thread,” Family Stereo – July 31
“WILD,” KATSEYE – Aug. 14
Reissues
“Behind Your Blue Fields,” The Laughing Chimes – May 22
“The Beau Brummels,” The Beau Brummels – June 5
“Armagideon Time: When Punk Met Dub 1978-1984,” various artists – June 26
“Digging Your Scene: New Pop and All That Jazz 1982-1987,” various artists – June 26
“Remix | Remodel: The Vince Clarke Remixes,” various artists – June 26
Vinyl
“Another Side of Bob Dylan,” “John Wesley Harding” and “New Morning,” Bob Dylan – May 22
“Blunted on Reality,” Fugees – May 22
“Marvin Gaye Collected,” Marvin Gaye – May 22
“35 Biggest Hits,” Toby Keith – May 22
“Inception,” McCoy Tyner Trio – May 22
“Sinner (25th Anniversary Edition),” Drowning Pool – June 5
“All Eyez On Me (30th Anniversary Edition),” 2Pac – June 26
Music Books
“The Dead Milkmen,” Tyler Sonnichsen – June 30
“Prince: A Sign o’ the Times,” John McKie – Sept. 29
“The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect: The Last Indie Music Scene 2000-2010,” Janine Warren – Oct. 13
“Buddy Guy: The Life of ‘The Legend’ and a Story of the Chicago Blues,” Sandra B. Tooze – Oct. 20
“I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me,” Lil Jon – Oct. 20
“For the Love of You,” Ronald Isley – Nov. 10
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Lucid Dreams,” DANNA (five-song EP; Hear here; Universal Music Group México)
“Loon & Thrush,” Club d’Elf (Hear here; Face Pelt Records)
“Native Companion,” Ryan O’Reilly (Berlin-based artist’s fourth album; new single: “Fear of Flying”; Hear here; Crownstone Records)
“Pinocchio,” We Stood Like Kings (Belgian post-rockers’ sixth album; Hear here; Kapitän Platte)
“Box Elder,” Box Elder (Salt Lake City-based band’s debut album; Hear here; Steadfast Records / Sweet Cheetah Records)
“Whatever Happens Next,” Blacklite District (Hear here; AK19 Entertainment)
“Masterflow,” Truckfighters (Hear here; Fuzzorama Records)
What the people need / Is a way to make 'em smile
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Lions at the Gate, Peter Frampton feat. Tom Morello
Mercy, PJ Morton
Temptation, Roger Sanchez & Low Steppa feat. Ragdoll
Hang It on the Shelf, Jalen Ngonda
I Had a Baby Not a Lobotomy, The Anchoress feat. Gwenno
Too Good To Be True, Bay Simpson (“The Voice” contestant)
Don’t Let Go, Joey Quiñones
Wahala, Dmc Reigns
Sinking/Soaring, Blums
I’ve Endured, Benny Bleu
Gentian, Paper Pools
Ride the River, Still Insane
Bruise (made of glass version), Lauren Minear
Jewel Case, Hayley and the Crushers
Say a Little Prayer For Me, Sunken Man
Adeline, Neon Sines
Closer, ARK IDENTITY
The Road to Nowhere, Gayle Skidmore
Bird Suite II – Praesentia, Christian Balvig
Always Changing, Thanks Light
The Idiots Have Taken Over, General Chaos
SANTA ANA, Bryan Senti
Lap of Luxury, Onra
Cyclone, Dolly Creamer
Faith’s Window / Past Life Parable, Advent Horizon
Won’t Let Go, Satya
paper thin, Pietro Pavan & Iris Kain
Lonesome Sound of a Fiddle, Danny Joines feat. Sandy Shortridge
Playing House In Suburbia!, Ash Ruder
Loaded, SIIN
Brain Rot, I C RED
Electric Roots, Nadav Tabak
Beyond Blue, Don Denaburg & Friends
What Happens in the Dark, Black Market Heart
Stir the Pot, Charly Reynolds
404, Red Sky
Skin & Bones, Violent Vickie
Gucci Boots, Christian Parker
Runaway, Dani Jack
The Sound, Ava Claire
EVERYthing to EVERYone, Sarantos
Capitol Hill, The City Gates
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Moya Brennan (Clannad singer-harpist)
Alain Lefebvre, aka Al Gunn (former Men Without Hats bassist)
Felipe Staiti (guitarist and founding member of rock en español band Enanitos Verdes)
Donald K. Tarlton (Canadian concert promoter, label head and producer)
Sid Kroftt (partnered with brother Marty to create and produce “H.R. Pufnstuf,” “Land of the Lost,” “Donny & Marie,” etc.)
Asha Bhosle (Bollywood recording legend and subject of Cornershop’s “Brimful of Asha”)
This Week In … 1995
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “This Is How We Do It,” Montell Jordan
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Ask of You,” Raphael Saadiq (from No. 37 to No. 29)
Highest Debut (No. 62) – “Come Back,” Londonbeat
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Can’t You See,” Total feat. The Notorious B.I.G. (from No. 66 to No. 44)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “For Your Love,” Stevie Wonder
No. 1 Album – “Me Against the World,” 2Pac
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Back For Good,” Take That
No. 1 Album – “Greatest Hits,” Bruce Springsteen
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “I Know,” Dionne Farris
No. 1 Album – “Greatest Hits,” Bruce Springsteen
Music News
> Police Investigating Ruby Rose’s Assault Claim Against Katy Perry | USA Today
> Jury Finds That Ticketmaster and Live Nation Had an Anticompetitive Monopoly Over Big Concert Venues | The Associated Press
> Taylor Swift Leads 2026 American Music Awards Nominations | Billboard
> ICYMI: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2026 Inductees: Oasis, Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Billy Idol, Wu-Tang Clan and More | Variety
> RZA Wants Barack Obama to Induct Wu-Tang Clan Into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | Rolling Stone
> Ye Postpones Marseille Concert After French Authorities Say They Will Seek a Ban | The Associated Press
> ICYMI: Alexia Jayy Is Crowned the Winner of ‘The Voice’ Season 29 | People
> Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool Launch Green Day’s Idiot Nation on SiriusXM | Billboard
> This Vinyl-Listening Club in Brooklyn Slows Down for the Whole Album | The New York Times
Tour + Festival News
> sombr Announces ‘You Are the Reason’ North American Fall Tour | Rolling Stone
> The Strokes Announce Extensive Global Tour | HYPEBEAST
> Jessie Ware Plots Fall 2026 Tour | Pitchfork
> ENHYPEN Announce ‘Blood Saga’ World Tour | Consequence
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.