Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Nightmare Tripping,” Don Broco – March 27
“VOiD,” Godsticks – March 27
“Challenging Music for Difficult People,” Stimmerman – March 27
“Age of the Ram,” Charley Crockett – April 3
“Ocean Cabaret,” GALVEZTON – April 3
“Elevator Songs,” Roomful of Teeth & Gabriel Kahane – April 3
“The Master Plan,” Michael Sweet – April 3
“THE HORROR SHOW,” I Am the Avalanche – April 10
“My New Band Believe,” My New Band Believe – April 10
“The Great Big Joy Machine,” The Great Big Joy Machine – April 16
“Fidelity,” Yaya Bey – April 17
“In the Feeling,” Owen Riegling – April 17
“Location Lost,” Failure – April 24
“Don+t Settle (Vol. 1 – Transmissions East),” Glen Hansard – April 24
“In the Last Hour of Light,” Hrishikesh Hirway – April 24
“Shadow Work / Light Work,” Holy Wars – April 24
“Movin’ Shoes,” Emily Nenni – May 1
“Poem 1,” Ana Roxanne – May 1
“Cold World,” The Flatliners – May 8
“Matthew Stevens,” Matthew Stevens – May 8
“The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music,” Marisa Anderson – May 22
“It’s All Good, Sugar …,” The Greenberry Woods – May 29
“EI8HT,” Shinedown – May 29
“Breakfield,” Breakfield – June 12
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Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Days of Ash EP,” U2 (five new songs and a poem – their first new music since 2017; four of the five tracks are about real people whose lives were brutally cut short, including Minneapolis wife/mother Renée Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent; Hear here; See here; Read here; Island)
“petal rock black,” WILLOW (her seventh album; guests: George Clinton, Kamasi Washington, Tune-Yards; Hear here; Three Six Zero Recordings)
“Everywhere Isn’t Texas,” August Ponthier (indie folk singer-songwriter’s debut album; Hear here; Read here; Nowhereland Sounds)
“No Strings Attached,” Oslo Green (new single: “Grand”; Hear here; Oslo Green)
Making mistakes is a part of life's imperfections
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter, Lana Del Rey
Flags, Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest (from War Child’s new compilation “Help(2)”)
Let’s Do It Again!, The Last Dinner Party (from War Child’s new compilation “Help(2)”)
More Than a Lover, Mary J. Blige
Far Away, Labi Siffre
Trimski, NAV & Young Thug
Everything Allocated, Larry June, Curren$y & The Alchemist
Reaching, NMB
Loved You Well, John Muirhead
Drive., Marty Kolls
Aperture, Gem Club
only the best, horsegiirL
Milk, Mary Middlefield
Plus d’amis, Rosier
Touch Me, Ger Carriere
Power to Live, Sun Dont Shine
ERROR_, ColorMeKrazy!
PROMISE, The High Curbs & The Red Pears
You’re My Person, Hallie Grace
Was It All For Nothing?, Morpheus Richards
Roll To G-Town, GALVEZTON
Bone Shaker, Jacquie Roar
Midnight Company, Twinnie
SANTO VALENTINO, Moonchild
Wishing Well, Magic Wands
Jujuy Estrellado, Cazzu
Look Forward In Anger, UltraBomb
Soleil, Takara
I Choose Poorly, Rachel Brooke
Guaranteed, The Publik
On My Belly, Icarus Phoenix feat. Wiseteeth & Virginity Club
Elio, Elio Mei
Carnivore Carnival, M.A.G.O.
Second Place, Sam Ferrara
Delicadeza, Sam Blasucci
HIGH, Violent Vickie
Show Me What You Got, Kat Meoz
Freedom is so divine, Jeff Vidov
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Billy Steinberg (Songwriters Hall of Famer co-wrote “Like a Virgin,” “True Colors,” “Eternal Flame”)
Timothy Very (Manchester Orchestra drummer)
This Week In … 1982
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Centerfold,” The J. Geils Band
Biggest Movers Within the Top 40 – “Open Arms,” Journey (from No. 15 to No. 4) + “Pac-Man Fever,” Buckner & Garcia (from No. 35 to No. 24)
Highest Debut (No. 69) – “Make a Move On Me,” Olivia Newton-John
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “We Got the Beat,” Go-Go’s (from No. 64 to No. 31)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Apache,” The Sugarhill Gang
No. 1 Album – “Freeze Frame,” The J. Geils Band
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Town Called Malice / Precious,” The Jam
No. 1 Album – “Love Songs,” Barbra Streisand
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Centerfold,” The J. Geils Band
No. 1 Album – “Freeze Frame,” The J. Geils Band
Music News
> Bad Bunny Takes On a Leading Role in Residente’s Directional Debut, ‘PORTO RICO’ | The Associated Press
> How the Eagles’ Unwanted Album Ruined Rock Forever | The Telegraph
> Jill Scott: Tiny Desk Concert | NPR
Tour + Festival News
> Bruce Springsteen’s Land of Hope and Dreams Tour Kicks Off March 31 | Rolling Stone
> Iron Maiden Will Celebrate 50th Anniversary With EddFest | Ultimate Classic Rock
> Santana Teams Up With The Doobie Brothers for North American Tour | Pollstar
> Chris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, Kacey Musgraves & More to Headline Kentucky’s Bourbon & Beyond Festival | Billboard
> The Kid LAROI Announces Dates For 2026 A Perfect World Tour | Billboard
> Backstreet Boys Extend Sphere Residency in Vegas for Third Time | USA Today
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