Updates + Additions

New Releases

“A Day to Remember’s Big Ole Album Vol. 1,” A Day to Remember – surprise release: Feb. 21

“Tresor,” Oslo Twins – March 14

“First Dance,” Maddox Batson – March 21

“The Place After This One,” Underoath – March 28

“Strangeland,” Eyed Jay – April 4

“Nobody Lives Here,” SYML – April 4

“… And What Was Left Behind,” Muscadine Bloodline – April 11

“Waves,” Frank Popp Ensemble – April 11

“Fimbulvinter,” Bjørn Riis – April 11

“We’re All Gonna Live,” Tony Kamel – April 18

“Thunderball,” Melvins – April 18

“Blurring Time,” Bells Larsen – April 25

“UNATØNED,” Machine Head – April 25

“Dylanology Live,” Joan Osborne – April 25

“Face Down in the Garden,” Tennis – April 25

“I’M A HURRICANE I’M A WOMAN IN LOVE,” Låpsley – May 2

“maybe it’s fine.,” Moncrieff – May 9

“There’s a Whole World Out There,” Arm’s Length – May 16

“Plæygirl,” MØ – May 16

“Cruel Joke,” Ken Pomeroy – May 16

“Afterglow,” Sleep Theory – May 16

“Confessions,” Louise – May 23

“Oar On, Penelope!,” The Minus 5 – May 30

“All the Quiet (Part II),” Joe Armon-Jones – June 13

New Music Friday: Feb. 21, 2025

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Reissues

“Now That’s What I Call Now That’s What I Call Fantastic Cat (Deluxe Edition),” Fantastic Cat – April 11

“The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition),” Genesis – new release date: June 13

“Millennium 2.0,” Backstreet Boys – July 11

Vinyl

“Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” k.d. lang – March 28

“The English Patient (Original Soundtrack Recording),” Gabriel Yared – March 28

“Flight of the Conchords,” Flight of the Conchords – May 16

“Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: Everasking Edition,” Caroline Polachek – July 18

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Wicked

Just Released

(Surprise releases + more)

“The Little Ones,” James Felice (his debut solo album; new single: “The Giantess”; Hear here; Million Stars)

“Melody of a Memory,” Eem Triplin (Hear here; RCA)

“Ponyhustle,” Ponyhustle (Burlington, VT-based honky tonk band’s debut album; Hear here; Ponyhustle)

“Window Seat,” Cuchulain (Hear here; Kookadooks Productions)

“Be Real With Me,” Chatham Rabbits (producers: Austin McCombie, Saman Khoujinian; Hear here; Chatham Rabbits)

“Troubled Delight,” SICKY (British alt-pop artist’s third album; Hear here; SICKY)

“The Story of Sam Buckett,” Sounds of New Soma (Krautrock band’s 13th album; Hear here; Tonzonen Records/ Cargo)

“The Ray Bradbury Chronicles,” Levente (producer: Levente; new single: “There Will Come Soft Rains”; Hear here; Routenote)

If you believe in forever / Then life is just a one-night stand

New Songs Playlist

(Click on title to stream)

Rearrange My World / There’s a Field (That’s Only Yours), Daniel Caesar & Rex Orange County 
All the Love Is Gone, Underoath 
Confession, Louise 
tonight, Nate Sib 
Confines, Pan Amsterdam 
Pure Love, Moe Bandy 
doing my best, Hazlett 
Love That’ll Never Be, The Dead Daisies 
Slipping Away, Sons of Levin 
Why Wouldn’t You Say So, Tora Luna feat. Deslynn Smith 
life, Carla Aakre 
Turtleneck, Maddie Regent 
Wind, MAN LEE 
Absence Makes the Heart Grow, Daffo 
Worst Kind of Crush, Twinnie 
be my love, Sarah Quintana feat. Emily Mikesell 
Flowers, Satellite Park 
Lykke, KIDSØ 
When Night Equals Day, Phonseca 
You Know Where I Belong, JSP 
Lonely Hearts Club, LLOREN 
What You’re Getting Yourself Into, Katie Fee 
Coming Home, The Jaws of Brooklyn 
Let the Praying Begin, Jamie James 
Big Stage, Jon Lindsay 
No Words Needed, June Rest 
I Wanna Be, freroq feat. Lewy V 
Red Eyes, Quicche 
ForEva, Julian Shah-Tayler 
Daydreams, Nadia Tagoe 
Flower, MORE THAN JOHN 
Unfolded, yamazaki 
Dichotomy, Dave Miles 

R.I.P.

Rick Buckler (The Jam drummer)

Jamie Muir (King Crimson percussionist)

Paquita la del Barrio (iconic Mexican singer-songwriter)

This Week In … 1987

(Source: Billboard)

No. 1 Song – “Livin’ On a Prayer,” Bon Jovi 

Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Respect Yourself,” Bruce Willis (from No. 26 to No. 18) and “Mandolin Rain,” Bruce Hornsby & The Range (from No. 35 to No. 27) 

Highest Debut (No. 45) – “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight,” Genesis 

Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “The Finer Things,” Steve Winwood (from No. 95 to No. 72) 

Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “If I Say Yes,” Five Star 

No. 1 Album – “Slippery When Wet,” Bon Jovi 

In U.K.

(Source: Official Charts)

No. 1 Song – “Stand By Me,” Ben E. King

No. 1 Album – “The Phantom of the Opera (Original Cast Recording),” Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, et al 

In Canada

(Source: RPM)

No. 1 Song – “At This Moment,” Billy Vera & The Beaters 

No. 1 Album – “Slippery When Wet,” Bon Jovi 

Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls. 

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