Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Sting 3.0 LIVE,” Sting – April 25
“Windser,” Windser – May 16
“Back to Life,” Hinder – May 23
“VII,” Budos Band – May 30
“Easy Does It,” Dylan Scott – May 30
“Made to Wander,” Crowe Boys – June 6
“Death Mask,” Death In Vegas – June 6
“New Roses,” Ben de la Cour – June 6
“Spun,” Wavves – June 6
“Planting by the Signs,” S.G. Goodman – June 20
“Déjà vu (We Have All Been Here Before),” The Wandering Hearts – June 20
“moisturizer,” Wet Leg – July 11
“Double Life,” Night Moves – July 25
“Pillars,” Jack Garratt – Aug. 15
“No Hard Feelings,” The Beaches – Aug. 29
New Music Friday: April 4, 2025
Reissues
“Solitude & Sunshine: The Songs of Rod McKuen,” Petula Clark – May 9
“Love Forever: Demo Recordings 1966-68,” Jackie DeShannon – May 9
“The Shroud of Touring: Live in 1985,” The Bongos – May 23
“Miles Davis Quintet 1965-’68: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings,” Miles Davis Quintet – May 30
“Running Hard: The Albums 1974-1976,” Renaissance – May 30
“Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition),” Sufjan Stevens – May 30
“Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971,” Dionne Warwick – June 27
“Heartbreak Weather (5 Year Anniversary Expanded Edition),” Niall Horan – Aug. 15
Vinyl
“Geek the Girl,” Lisa Germano – May 23
Mike + The Mechanics | The Waterboys | Djo | Panchiko | Teddy Edwards | Black Country, New Road | Smith / Kotzen + many more
DVDs + Blu-ray
“Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (The Criterion Collection),” Colm Feore, Derek Keurvorst, Katya Ladan, et al – June 24
Music Books
“Star of the Show: My Life on Stage,” Dolly Parton – Nov. 11
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“F**K U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!!,” Skrillex (Hear here; OWSLA / Atlantic)
Say the word / And I'll summon the band with my hand
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Prelude, Miley Cyrus
Death Wish (Live from The O2 Arena), Gracie Abrams
Drowned in a Sea of Tears, Sparks
Enough Is Enough, The Hives
Ballad of the Last Payphone, The New Pornographers
Goner, Wavves
Our House, The Wandering Hearts
Take It to the Limit, Leif Vollebekk & Angie McMahon
Tricky Questions, Allo Darlin’
Shameless, The Bones of J.R. Jones
Hear My Voice, Jon Muq
Satan’s Son, Eyedress feat. Matt Sweeney
Crooked Line, Close Talker
Wait 4 U Again, Sherwøød
Everything Was New, Faint Louis feat. Ilse
Her Ghost In Limbo, Altesia
The Maggot’s Grin, Kristofer Axén
Tie My Shoes, John Kolar
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Johnny Tillotson (1960s pop star)
George Freeman (Chicago jazz guitarist)
Troy Seals (country songwriting legend)
Dick Damron (Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer)
Richard Chamberlain (“Dr. Kildare” and miniseries actor also had a few early 1960s pop hits)
This Week In … 1989
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Eternal Flame,” The Bangles
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Like a Prayer,” Madonna (from No. 25 to No. 11)
Highest Debut (No. 62) – “Electric Youth,” Debbie Gibson
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “Voices of Babylon,” The Outfield (from No. 97 to No. 71)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “End of the Line,” The Traveling Wilburys (peaked at No. 63)
No. 1 Album – “Electric Youth,” Debbie Gibson
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Like a Prayer,” Madonna
No. 1 Album – “Like a Prayer,” Madonna
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Lost in Your Eyes,” Debbie Gibson
No. 1 Album – “Mystery Girl,” Roy Orbison
Music News
> Bruce Springsteen Teasing Release Of ‘Lost Albums’ | SPIN
> Shannon Larkin and Tony Rombola Officially Quit Godsmack | Consequence
> Bruce Springsteen Pays Tribute to Joe DePugh, ‘Glory Days’ Inspiration | USA Today
Tour + Festival News
> The Pogues Announce 1st U.S. & Canadian Tour Dates In 13 Years | JamBase
> Sparks Announce 2025 Tour Dates | Consequence
> The Hives Plot World Tour to Accompany New Album | Billboard
> Yo La Tengo and Built to Spill Announce Co-Headline Summer Tour | Pitchfork
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