Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Enlisted,” Craig Morgan – Jan. 26, 2024
“NOW That’s What I Call Music! 89,” various artists – Jan. 26, 2024
“I Will Never Let You Down,” Marcellus Hall – Feb. 9, 2024
“Alive,” Honeymoon Suite – Feb. 16, 2024
“Clocks Are Out of Time,” The Jack Rubies – Feb. 16, 2024
“The Pendulum Swing,” Katherine Priddy – Feb. 16, 2024
“Ghost Ranch,” Son of the Velvet Rat – March 22, 2024
“Revelations,” Sara Shook & the Disarmers – March 29, 2024
“Heaven :x: Hell,” Sum 41 – March 29, 2024
Reissues
“Live At Islington Academy” and “Live At Leeds,” Thunder – Jan. 26, 2024
“NOW That’s What I Call 90s R&B,” various artists – Jan. 26, 2024
“Bear Family Records Rocks, Vol. 1,” various artists – Feb. 2, 2024
“Betty Hutton & Co-Stars: The Paramount Years 1938-1952,” Betty Hutton – Feb. 16, 2024
Music Books
“What a Fool Believes: A Memoir,” Michael McDonald – May 21, 2024 – May 21, 2024
New Music Friday: Dec. 15, 2023
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“How Do You Love Me,” Nicotine Dolls (four-song EP; See here; Nettwerk)
“Home,” Amaunet (Swedish indie rock band’s debut album; See here; Lövely)
“Acne Superstar,” Dream Drop (new single: “That’s Not the World At All”; See here; GAIN / Fifth Island Music)
“Funky Garage,” Fardust (five-song EP; Hear here; Cascade)
I guess you wonder where I've been / I searched to find a love within
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Don’t Need to Sleep (from the documentary “We Dare to Dream”), John Legend
Submersibles, Psych Major feat. MidaZ The BEAST & Psych 101
Purple Hearts, King Camil & Ghostface Killah
Devil in Disguise, Town Mountain
Snow, Lizzy and the Palm
Angels We Have Heard On High, Lorena Leigh
Mopho, Leonardo Das Cabrio
Feathers, Jessica Wilde & ZOE Kypri
Trust, Devansh
This Christmas, Royalty Capes
I’m Gonna Change, Shannon Smith
Tell Her I Said Hi, Caroline Romano
Talking to Bonnie, Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra
Souty, EMEL
Q, Don Gog
Warmth, Christine Sako
Secret World, Still Corners
One Before the One, JESSIA
As the Walls Close In, The Silence Industry
Wheels Within Wheels, Selett
Moonshine Man, Rick Monroe & The Hitmen
L-O-V-E, Patrick Davis
Singerman, Neil Leyton
Safer With You, Lake Hills x Frythm
Spell, Piero
Lonely At Christmas, TEENEAR feat. Ronnie V
How Long?, The Bankes Brothers
It’s a Wonderful Life, Bryan Ruby
Ring in the New, Shelley King
Get Out My Hood, KDM
Half Asleep Half Awake, Howlin’ Jaws
Room to Breathe, Forest Violette
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Ricardo Drue (Antiguan soca artist)
Essra Mohawk (“Schoolhouse Rock!” singer-songwriter)
Zahara (South African Afro-pop singer)
Jeffrey Foskett (longtime touring member of The Beach Boys)
This Week In … 1993
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That),” Meat Loaf
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Because the Night,” 10,000 Maniacs (from No. 40 to No. 30)
Highest Debut (No. 40) – “What’s My Name?,” Snoop Dogg
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “All For Love,” Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting (from No. 51 to No. 17)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Jimmy Olsen’s Blues,” Spin Doctors
Music News
> Kanye West Used a Backstreet Boys Sample on New Album Without Permission | NME
> Patti Smith ‘In Good Health’ After Being Hospitalized in Italy | The Guardian
> Trevor Noah to Host the 2024 Grammys for Fourth Consecutive Year | Variety
> 1 Year of ‘SOS’: 8 Records & Achievements for SZA’s Blockbuster Album | Billboard
> The 10 Best Latin Albums of 2023 | Variety
Tour News
> Carrie Underwood Extends Her 2024 ‘Reflection’ Vegas Residency | Rolling Stone
> Wu-Tang Announces First-of-Its-Kind Las Vegas Residency | USA Today
Dedicated to Winnie G. We miss you, girl.