Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Dead Dads Club,” Dead Dads Club – Jan. 23, 2026
“Hyperlove,” MIKA – Jan. 23, 2026
“Yoo-hoo,” Shintaro Sakamoto – Jan. 23, 2026
“Cynthia,” Sydney Ross Mitchell – Feb. 13, 2026
“A Love For Strangers,” Chet Faker – Feb. 13, 2026
“Forward Into Light,” Sarah Kirkland Snider – Feb. 27, 2026
“Dreamers in Exile,” Voxtrot – Feb. 27, 2026
“Lean In,” Art School Girlfriend – March 13, 2026
“S.P.Q.R. (Live from Sala Sinopoli, Roma),” Steve Hogarth – March 13, 2026
“Only You Left,” The Orielles – March 13, 2026
“Lost on You,” Tigers Jaw – March 27, 2026
New Music Friday: Dec. 5, 2025
Reissues
“Soul to Soul (Music From the Original Soundtrack),” various artists – Feb. 20, 2026
Music Books
“Clowns in the Burying Ground: The Grateful Dead, Literature, and the Limits of Philosophy,” Christopher K. Coffman – Feb. 10, 2026
“The Who: Song By Song,”Christian Suchatzki – March 30, 2026
“Gary Stewart: I Am From the Honky-Tonks,” Jimmy McDonough – April 2, 2026
“Easy: A Hard Look at Soft Rock,” Timothy Gray – April 28, 2026
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Masquerade,” Thomas Raggi (Måneskin guitarist’s debut solo album; producer: Tom Morello; guests: Chad Smith, Kapranos, Matt Sorum, Luke Spiller, et al; Hear here; Epic)
“undux,” Kaskade (his first album in 10 years; Hear here; Read here; Monstercat & Arkade)
“Cook,” Lettuce (Hear here; Lettuce Records)
“Blizzard,” Dove Ellis (Irish singer-songwriter’s debut album; Hear here; Black Butter / AMF Records)
“sankofa,” redveil (Hear here; Fashionably Early Records)
“All the Rest,” Fields of Jake (Hear here; Fields of Jake)
“34,” ryan john clary (five-song EP; Hear here; ryan john clary)
“¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe.,” Zemog El Gallo Bueno (NYC’s powerhouse Latin X-Perimental band’s seventh album; Pinch Records)
“Subtropical Personality,” Singer. Mattress. Cat. (Hear here; Singer. Mattress. Cat.)
Love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Eternity, Alex Warren & Gigi Perez
Atlas / Nothin’, Guns N’ Roses
Giving Her Away, Luke Combs
Wild Woman (Lainey Wilson Version), Aerosmith, YUNGBLUD & Lainey Wilson
MARCH, GloRilla
What U Want, JYT
Proving Me Right, Tucker Wetmore
Deeper, Disclosure & Leon Thomas
Guardian, Poppy
Zero IQ Freestyle, YoungBoy Never Broke Again
A Plea, Flea
Afterthought, The Band CAMINO
New Wave, Silversun Pickups
The Sharpest Blade, Big Big Train
Change of the Wind, The Paper Kites
Volatile Child, Dead Dads Club
Body Down, Stanley Simmons
Special Kind of Woman, Yellow Days
Wild Again, Terra Renae
Paper Towels, Blacklite District
Andy Warhol, Plain Mister Smith
Photograph, Gregory McLoughlin
Gone Darkside, Greg Weeks
I Don’t Believe in Ghosts, Krooked Tongue
Levi’s and Leather, Kyle Kelly
Les mots, Lolo Zouaï feat. Dinos
Falling Apart, ARK IDENTITY
War in Silence, Me The Machine
Yield Not To Temptation, Mike Van Eyes Big Band
WITH YOU, Pretty Moi feat. Free Parking
Nothing Lasts Forever, Nick Amadeus
Will You Accept My Gift This Christmas?, Brittany Campos
One Kiss, David Ramano
Incurable, Biscay
Say My Name, Dat Kid Deuce
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Phil Upchurch (legendary guitarist)
This Week In … 2010
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Only Girl (In the World),” Rihanna
Biggest Movers Within the Top 40 – “F**k You (Forget You),” CeeLo Green (from No. 22 to No. 9) and “Grenade,” Bruno Mars (from No. 30 to No. 17)
Highest Debut (No. 11) – “Forget You,” Glee Cast feat. Gwyneth Paltrow
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Dog Days Are Over,” Florence + The Machine (from No. 89 to No. 69)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Little Lion Man,” Mumford & Sons
No. 1 Album – “The Gift,” Susan Boyle
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Heroes,” X Factor Finalists 2010
No. 1 Album – “Progress,” Take That
In Canada
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “The Time (Dirty Bit),” The Black Eyed Peas
No. 1 Album – “Loud,” Rihanna
Music News
> Sabrina Carpenter’s Wild Year of ‘Man’s Best Friend,’ Taylor Swift and Growing Up | Variety
> The Best Music Books of 2025 | The Guardian
Tour + Festival News
> Rosalía Announces International Lux Tour Following Record-Breaking Album Release | People
> Lily Allen to Perform ‘West End Girl’ in Its Entirety on 2026 North American Tour | Rolling Stone
> Megan Moroney Announces the Cloud 9 International Arena Tour | People
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.