Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Rich Man,” aespa – Sept. 5
“Level-Headed Even Smile,” Dylan Earl – Sept. 19
“Vol. 3: Ancestros Futuros,” Cochemea – Sept. 26
“Hillbilly Ragas,” Sir Richard Bishop – Sept. 26
“9 Lives,” Adam and the Hellcats – Oct. 3
“Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…,” AFI – Oct. 3
“Don’t Sell Your Soul,” Michael Schenker Group – Oct. 3
“A lifetime of riding by night,” Rhett Miller – Oct. 10
“Can We Talk?,” elijah woods – Oct. 14
“Celebrator,” Dear Boy – Oct. 17
“Heartland,” Sam Ryder – Oct. 17
“Second Wind,” Alexandra Kay – Oct. 24
New Music Friday: Aug. 8, 2025
Reissues
“I Can’t Let Go,” Evie Sands – Aug. 29
“Tous les garçons et les filles,” “Le premier bonheur du jour” and “Mon amie la rose,” Françoise Hardy – Sept. 12
“Faust,” Faust – Sept. 26
“The Decca Years,” Hazell Dean – Oct. 24
“Strut: The Complete EMI Recordings Vol. II,” Sheena Easton – Oct. 31
“The Epic and Creation Years,” Nick Heyward – Oct. 31
“So, Here We Are: Best of Doves,” Doves – Nov. 14
Vinyl
“One Fine Morning (Anniversary Edition),” Lighthouse – Nov. 7
Music Books
“Art Sleeves: Albums Cover by Artists,” DB Burkeman – March 17, 2026
“Run-DMC and Raising Hell: 40 Years,” JayQuan – April 28, 2026
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Care to Look,” Keller Cox (five-song EP; Hear here; Deep Roots Records / Make Wake Records)
“45s The Best,” Fernando Perdomo (32-song career retrospective; Hear here; Forward Motion Records)
“Way Too Much,” Superstar Crush (Hamilton, ON-based band’s debut album; Hear here; Superstar Crush)
“La Nouvelle Musique,” La Nouvelle Musique (London-based folk-noir duo’s debut album; Hear here; Fruits de Mer Records)
“Tremor,” Superseed (Bristol rock band’s second album; new single: “Mage Rager”; Hear here; Savage Magic)
“It’s Always Sunny in LA,” LLOREN (new single: “Pretty Stranger [A Love Like This]”; Hear here; A&G Records)
“If I’m Being Honest,” Colatura (four-song EP; Hear here; Easy Does It Records)
“Sour Cherry,” Niloo (Hear here; Niloo)
“Swallow You Whole,” The Albert Square (four-song EP; Hear here; Sneak Dog)
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New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Chevy Silverado, Bailey Zimmerman
Refuge / Ur Alive, Illenium feat. Norma Jean Martine & Wylde
Earn It 2 Burn It, Dizzy Reed
After All, Dear Boy feat. Rocket
Low, Claire Morales
Molly’s Song, Anand Wilder
Sixth Sense, Retirement Party
orphan//, KennyHoopla
Hollywood Dream, Eighty Ninety
PILE DRIVER, Cazwell & 808 BEACH
neckdeep, Charlotte Sands
High Note, Malvika
Art Piece, El Gant feat. Ras Kass
Garbage Day, MELONBALL
You Pick the Flowers, Robby Johnson
Don’t Wait, John DeNicola
Strange Weather, Richard Frenneaux
Power Cut, moonsea
BONDAGE, Black Polish
Imaginary Girl, Nadia Tagoe
Love Isn’t Always, Echomatica
Dirty, JCK
Sunshine Sue, Wild Wild Wets
Son of the River, Garrett Hendricks
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Jane Morgan (“Fascination” singer and “Ed Sullivan Show” staple)
Terry Reid (British singer turned down Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple)
David Roach (lead singer of Junkyard)
This Week In … 1985
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Shout,” Tears for Fears
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “The Power of Love,” Huey Lewis & The News (from No. 16 to No. 7)
Highest Debut (No. 64) – “There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart),” Eurythmics
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Do You Want Crying,” Katrina and the Waves (from No. 83 to No. 52)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Through the Fire,” Chaka Khan (peaked at No. 60)
No. 1 Album – “Songs from the Big Chair,” Tears for Fears
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Into the Groove,” Madonna
No. 1 Album – “Brothers in Arms,” Dire Straits
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Every Time You Go Away,” Paul Young
No. 1 Album – “Boy in the Box,” Corey Hart
Music News
> Ozzy Osbourne Died of a Heart Attack, Death Certificate Reveals | Stereogum
> Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter Lead 2025 MTV VMA Nominations | Rolling Stone
> John Fogerty to Receive BMI’s 2025 Troubadour Award | Billboard
> The Who’s Roger Daltrey Clarifies Zak Starkey’s Firing, Calls His Comments ‘Character Assassination’ | People
> Netflix Unveils Full Cast for ‘The Twits’ Movie, Original Songs by David Byrne and Hayley Williams | The Hollywood Reporter
> Dionne Warwick Says Her New Year’s Eve 1964 Performance of ‘Walk on By’ ‘Feels Like Yesterday’ | Variety
Tour + Festival News
> Doechii Announces ‘Live from the Swamp’ Tour Dates | Variety
> Tour News: The Jesus Lizard, Yaya Bey, Dying Wish, Cavalera play Sepultura, Fred Armisen, The Hacienda, More | Brooklyn Vegan
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