Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Are You Smiling Yet?,” Artikal Sound System – Feb. 7, 2025
“Paganini: 24 Caprices,” María Dueñas – Feb. 14, 2025
“Stand Together,” Aloe Blacc – Feb. 28, 2025
“Cimarron 615,” Cimarron 615 – Feb. 28, 2025
“Fata Morgana: Dawn,” St. Lucia – March 14, 2025
“Remains to Be Scene,” The Seldom Scene – March 14, 2025
“Limited Deadition,” Lordi – March 21, 2025
“Cover the Mirrors,” Ben Kweller – May 30, 2025
New Music Friday: Dec. 20-27, 2024
Reissues
“The Hits Album: The 70’s Love Album,” various artists – Jan. 17, 2025
“NOW 12” 80s: 1984 – Part One,” various artists – Jan. 17, 2025
“Autumn Lady,” Melanie – Feb. 7, 2025
“The MCA Years,” Nik Kershaw – New release date: Feb. 21, 2025
“Foster & Allen: 50 at 50,” Foster & Allen – Feb. 28, 2025
“Hallelujah: 1973-1983,” Humble Pie – Feb. 28, 2025
Vinyl
“GÉNESIS,” Peso Pluma – Jan. 24, 2025
“Alfie (Original Music From the Score),” Sonny Rollins – Feb. 7, 2025
“Behind the Front,” Black Eyed Peas – Feb. 28, 2025
“Cudi: The Memoir,” Kid Cudi – Aug. 5, 2025
Music Books
“American Girl, American Dreams: My Life with Tom Petty,” Jane Benyo Petty – May 5, 2025
“Songs of Nashville: The Real Stories Behind Country Music’s Greatest Hits,” Jake Brown – June 24, 2025
“Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories,” Alan Nevin – June 24, 2025
“Cudi: The Memoir,” Kid Cudi – Aug. 5, 2025
“Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion,” Chris DeVille – Aug. 26, 2025
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Music From the Merch Desk (2016-2023),” Aphex Twin (38-song digital compilation of tracks previously only available for purchase on vinyl during his live shows and DJ sets; Hear here; Warp)
“Nebulous Nights – An Ambient Excursion into Profound Mysteries,” Röyksopp (30-track ambient reinterpretation of the electronic duo’s “Profound Mysteries”; Hear here; Dog Triumph)
“Songs For The Trees,” Chris Garner (four-song EP; Hear here; Crixx Music)
“TAPE 3,” BAYEM (four-song EP; Hear here; Absorb.)
“Then & Now,” MOVIELAND (first installment of 604 Decades — a newly launched archival series within 604 Group; Hear here; 604 Records)
I just hope you understand / Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Bundle by Bundle, Burna Boy
Archangel, Olly Alexander
WHOUWITHHO+, Pink Siifu & Kal Banx
Optimystic, Ben Kweller
Split, 41 feat. Kyle Richh & Skilla Baby
Don’t Throw Me in the Corner, Black Eyed Sons feat. Chip Z
High Tide, Blood Lemon
The Lonely Avenue, Tristan Armstrong
Diorama, Timbeau
Vogue, Alabama Barker
Close to the Knife, Blue Foundation
Painting Colors Bold, Sun Is Out
Be a Lady, Eilis Frawley
I’m Not Gonna Cry, JESSIA
Moon, Dreamstruck feat. Mathias Bertelsen
Insomniac (But Hopeful), Suns Out
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
David Mallett (Maine singer-songwriter wrote “Garden Song”)
Zakir Hussain (Indian tabla legend)
This Week In … 1984
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Out of Touch,” Daryl Hall & John Oates
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Run to You,” Bryan Adams (from No. 23 to No. 16)
Highest Debut (No. 42) – “I Would Die 4 U,” Prince and the Revolution
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Operator,” Midnight Star (from No. 71 to No. 57)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Heaven (Must Be There),” Eurogliders
No. 1 Album – “Purple Rain,” Prince and the Revolution
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” Band Aid
No. 1 Album – “The Hits Album,” various artists
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run),” Billy Ocean
No. 1 Album – “Purple Rain,” Prince and the Revolution
Music News
> Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ & ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Are Top Two Billboard 200 Albums of 2024 | Billboard
> Olivia Rodrigo Donates More Than $2 Million from GUTS World Tour to Global Women’s Charities | People
> Heavy Metal Docuseries Coming to Hulu in 2025 | Consequence
> Unheard Michael Jackson Recordings Discovered In Abandoned Storage Unit | Stereogum
> Dua Lipa Reacts to 2025 Grammys Snub, Says She’s ‘Proud’ to See ‘So Many’ Female Artists Nominated | People
> Kevin Cronin Talks Solo Career After REO Speedwagon Split: ‘I Never Quit the Band’ | Billboard
> SoundCloud Launches New Artist Subscription Plan for $3.25 Per Month | Variety
> The Best Music Books of 2024: Joni Mitchell, Lisa Marie Presley, Kathleen Hanna, Rolling Stones and More | Variety
> Waxahatchee: Tiny Desk Concert | NPR
Tour + Festival News
> System of a Down Expand 2025 Stadium Trek | Spin
> Ice Nine Kills Announce Spring 2025 U.S. Tour | Consequence
Dedicated to Winnie G. We miss you, girl.