Updates + Additions
New Releases
“I Can Dream Can’t I?,” Melissa Errico – Jan. 30, 2026
“ODYSSEY,” ILLENIUM – Feb. 6, 2026
“3614 Jackson Highway,” Jesper Lindell – March 6, 2026
“Lovesick Sentimental,” Pacific Avenue – March 6, 2026
“Asia — Live in England,” Asia – March 13, 2026
“sentence structure in the country,” more eaze – March 20, 2026
“Porcelain,” Peach PRC – March 20, 2026
“Two Shades of Blue,” Robben Ford – March 27, 2026
“HiGHWAY TO HEAVEN,” Nina Hagen – March 27, 2026
“Echoes of the Emerald Sands,” Monster Rally – March 27, 2026
“Under the Moon,” City of the Sun – April 24, 2026
“New Day,” John Corabi – April 24, 2026
Reissues
“Genuine Negro Jig (15th Anniversary Edition),” Carolina Chocolate Drops – Jan. 23, 2026
“Play,” Squeeze – Jan. 23, 2026
“HITnRUN phase one” and “HITnRUN phase two,” Prince – Jan. 30, 2026
“The Greatest Country Hits of 1951,” various artists – Feb. 6, 2026
“The 1953 R&B Hits Collection,” various artists – Feb. 6, 2026
“Blue Neighbourhood (‘Ten Years On’ 10th Anniversary),” Troye Sivan – Feb. 13, 2026
“Kindling and Beyond: The Solo Recordings 1973-1986,” Gene Parsons – Feb. 20, 2026
“The Albums 1981-84,” Rose Tattoo – Feb. 20, 2026
“The Albums 1978-80,” Sham 69 – Feb. 20, 2026
“Sweet Harmony: 1970s Reggae Love Songs,” various artists – Feb. 20, 2026
“Down the Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story,” Ian Gillan Band – Feb. 27, 2026
“Hawkwind (Deluxe Edition),” Hawkwind – Feb. 27, 2026
“Don’t Look Around: The Recordings 1969-1974,” Mountain – Feb. 27, 2026
“The Temple of the King: 1975-1976,” Rainbow – March 6, 2026
“La Gran Señora (Banda),” Jenni Rivera – March 6, 2026
“SO CLOSE TO WHAT??? (deluxe),” Tate McRae – CD + Vinyl: March 13, 2026
“A Beautiful Lie (20th Anniversary),” Thirty Seconds to Mars – March 27, 2026
“Good Evening, Boys and Girls,” The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – April 10, 2026
“The Studio Album Collection 1982-1995,” Hank Marvin – April 24, 2026
Vinyl
“Diesel and Dust,” Midnight Oil – Jan. 30, 2026
“Just As I Am,” Bill Withers – Feb. 6, 2026
“FanMail,” TLC – Feb. 6, 2026
“Born Again,” Young-Holt Unlimited – Feb. 13, 2026
“Love Wars,” Womack & Womack – Feb. 20, 2026
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Song Sung Blue (Music from the Motion Picture),” Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson (Hear here; Back Lot Music)
“The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (Music from the Motion Picture),” John Debney (Hear here; Milan Records)
“Bad Dream Songs,” Cemento (Hear here; Iron Lung)
So casually cruel in the name of being honest
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Let There Be Shred!, Megadeth
Muévelo, Kali Uchis
Paper Low, DaBaby
Money, Arkells & Portugal. The Man
Yukon, Brett Young
Rivers, Afrojack x Amél
Ave Maria, Alanis Morissette
Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year, Melissa Errico
El Año Viejo, Ruben Ramos feat. Gaby Moreno
Reset, Felsmann + Tiley
Everything Burns, Tom Morello feat. Beartooth
OPR (live), Gesaffelstein
Losing You, Logan Michael
ENJOY THE WAVE, JC Wave feat. Young Deji
Out of My Body, Anyma feat. EJAE
Fit for a King, Hayden Coffman
Wednesday in Brooklyn, Dan Zlotnick
Lit, Jaguero
Daydreams, Club 8
B-Train, Every Us
Pilgrim Chapter 34, Elliott Booe
TOXIC (4), Erika Grapes
Left Alone, SKTM
Move On in My Heart, Anair
London, Eugene McGuinness
Where You Belong, Truthseeker
DECEMBER DREAMS, JeanDeVersailles
Meteor, Charm of Finches
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Max Eider (The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy)
Evelyn Harris (Sweet Honey in the Rock)
Joe Ely (Texas roots-rock legend)
Carl Carlton (R&B singer-songwriter: “Everlasting Love” and “She’s a Bad Mama Jama”)
Abraham Quintanilla (Selena’s father and patriarch of Tejano music)
This Week In … 1980
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Lady,” Kenny Rogers
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “The Tide Is High,” Blondie (from No. 32 to No. 20)
Highest Debut (No. 75) – “Same Old Lang Syne,” Dan Fogelberg
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Giving It Up For Your Love,” Delbert McClinton (from No. 90 to No. 69)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Love T.K.O.,” Teddy Pendergrass (peaked at No. 44)
No. 1 Album – “Kenny Rogers’ Greatest Hits,” Kenny Rogers
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “(Just Like) Starting Over,” John Lennon
No. 1 Album – “Super Trouper,” ABBA
Music News
> Fela Kuti, Whitney Houston, Paul Simon, and More to Receive 2026 Lifetime Achievement Grammys | Pitchfork
> Howard Stern Signs New Deal With SiriusXM | Los Angeles Times
> Bruce Springsteen Remembers Joe Ely: ‘We’ve Lost an American Classic’ | Rolling Stone
> Donna Summer Posthumously Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame | Billboard
> Jelly Roll Receives Full Pardon in Tennessee for Past Crimes | Variety
> Steven Drozd Is No Longer in the Flaming Lips | Pitchfork
> Jane’s Addiction Officially Breaks Up as Perry Farrell Apologizes for 2024 Onstage Fight | Variety
> Höfner – Maker of Paul McCartney’s Iconic Violin Bass – Files for Bankruptcy | Guitar
Tour + Festival News
> George Clinton Teases 2026 Tour, With a Newly Constructed P-Funk Mothership Ready to Soar | Billboard
> Loreena McKennitt Books ‘The Mask and the Mirror’ 30th Anniversary Tour | exclaim!
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.