Just Released
(surprise releases + more)
“Sundial,” Noname (her second album, five years after her debut; Hear/Read here; AWAL Recordings)
“Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good),” Kelsea Ballerini (seven-song EP; Black River Entertainment)
“The Dark,” The Band CAMINO (Nashville-based trio’s second album; new single: “Novocaine”; See here; Read here; DBLBLK Records / Elektra)
“Don’t You Dare Make Me Jaded,” Olive Klug (L.A.-based queer folk artist’s debut album; producer: Ehren Ebbage; Nettwerk)
“Mississippi,” Jason Eady (producer: Band of Heathens’ Gordy Quist; Hear here; Old Guitar Records)
“The Cabin,” Haley Blais (five-song EP; Arts & Crafts)
New Music Friday: The Reissues
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
bad idea right?, Olivia Rodrigo
Give Her That, Carrie Underwood
Goodbye Never Felt So Bad, James Bay
Southern and Slow, Luke Bryan
SUPPOSED TO BE LOVED, DJ Khaled feat. Lil Baby, Future & Lil Uzi Vert
Still Gonna Miss You, Colbie Caillat
Country Music Made Me Do It, Carly Pearce
Snakelife, Allison Russell
On Fire, Switchfoot x Ingrid Andress
Fool For You, Blues Traveler
Now It’s Real, Gucci Mane
Nothing Is Perfect, Metric
I Rise, Pentatonix
Breathe With Me, Lacey Sturm feat. Lindsey Stirling
Pools and Palm Trees, Claire Rosinkranz
The Painter, Cody Johnson
Mississippi or Me, Riley Green
Don’t Leave Yet, Eric Nam
Fire of Mercy, Hot Chip & Yunè Pinku
adore u, Fred again.. & Obongjayar
Elevator Eyes, Tove Lo
Big in the World, Shakey Graves
Take Me With You, Neck Deep
Kansas, Whitney
Silver Lining, Maya Delilah
Bartender, Misty Dawn
Chevy, Ashlie Amber
A Billion Rooms, Low Country Hill
You take what you need and you leave the rest / But they should never have taken the very best
Today’s Birthdays
Music Birthdays for the Week of Aug. 6-12This Week In … 1976
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” Elton John & Kiki Dee
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Play That Funky Music,” Wild Cherry (from No. 34 to No. 22)
Top Debut (No. 58) – “One Love In My Lifetime,” Diana Ross
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Roots, Rock, Reggae,” Bob Marley & The Wailers
Music Headlines
> Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor Says New Cancer Drug Has Given Him Five More Years | Rolling Stone
> boygenius Share Massive 82-Song Playlist of Influences and Favorites | FLOOD Magazine
> The 150 Greatest Hip-Hop Videos of All Time | Rolling Stone
> Little Dragon: Tiny Desk Concert | NPR
Tour News
> Paramore Cancels Remaining U.S. Tour Because Of Singer Hayley Williams’ Illness | Variety