Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Defiant Life,” Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith – March 21
“The Bywater Sessions,” Jon Cleary – April 25
“Deep Water,” Cosmic Cathedral – April 25
“Dream Into It,” Billy Idol – April 25
“Come and Find Me,” Robin Trower – April 25
“Ten Crowns,” Andy Bell – May 2
“Iris Silver Mist,” Jenny Hval – May 2
“Love & Light,” Maddie & Tae – May 2
“Altogether Stranger,” Lael Neale – May 2
“The Freedom Affair,” The Freedom Affair – May 9
“Rose Thorn Necklace,” Ghost Bath – May 9
“Alamut,” Laibach – May 9
“Lotus,” Little Simz – May 9
“good night, los angeles,” Dan Wilson – May 9
“Manhunter,” Hooveriii – May 16
“1978: Revenge of The Dragon,” José James – May 16
“Another Place,” Pachyman – May 23
“The Painful Truth,” Skunk Anansie – May 23
“MAD!,” Sparks – release date + preorder links – May 23
“Birthing,” Swans – May 30
“World on Fire,” Reed Turchi – May 30
“Rituals,” Watchhouse – May 30
“DEFIANT,” Jimmy Barnes – June 6
New Music Friday: Feb. 28, 2025
Reissues
“Honey Lingers (Deluxe Edition),” Voice of the Beehive – April 4
“Complete Danny Wilson,” Danny Wilson – new release date: April 11
“Jazz Impressions of ‘A Boy Named Charlie Brown’ (Expanded Edition),” Vince Guaraldi Trio – April 11
“American Spirit: The Last Drag,” Fancy Hagood – April 11
“Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – April 18
“Phaedra (50th Anniversary Edition),” Tangerine Dream – April 18
“Pink Floyd At Pompeii – MCMLXXII,” Pink Floyd – May 2
“That’s How We Choose to Remember,” It Rilo Kiley – May 9
Music Books
“Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run,” Paul McCartney & Ted Widmer – Nov. 4
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Whirlpool, Before and After,” Chapterhouse (Download; 1991 debut album “Whirlpool”; with 26 bonus tracks and demos; Hear here; Dedicated)
“Until the Light Takes Us,” Rapt (Hear here; Z-Tapes)
“The Mustache Stays,” Gaytheist (Portland, OR-based noise-punk trio’s seventh album and first since 2020; Hear here; Hex)
“Little Acts of Violence,” Ray Bull (Brooklyn duo’s seven-song EP; Hear here; AWAL Recordings)
“Muzosynth Orchestra, Vol. 1,” Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim & Joey Chang (Hear here; Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim)
“Shatta Ting,” Blaiz Fayah (new single: “Money Pull Up”; Hear here; Creepy Music)
“Lemuria,” Optometry (L.A.-based electronic duo’s second album; Hear here; Palette Recordings)
“Lunarwave,” Resthaven (Hear here; Dystopolis Arts)
“Boxed,” Then Comes Silence (Swedish post-punk/goth act’s seven-song EP; Hear here; Metropolis)
“Gut,” Baths (Hear here; Basement’s Basement)
“3L1ZA,” Ebonii (Hear here; Biggie Tiddy Committee)
“Dark Horse,” Tony Logue (Hear here; Tony Logue)
“Songs Plucked From the Air,” Brett Horton (Hear here; Willie Cry Records)
We dreamers have our ways / Of facing rainy days / And somehow we survive
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Last Man Standing, Buddy Guy & Switchfoot
Tuesday, Julien Baker & TORRES
Still Dancing, Billy Idol
How to Win at Rock Paper Scissors, The Streets
Fedayeen, Laibach
Cadillac, Colin Miller
Felicity, Miya Folick
If I Had Never Lost My Mind…, Carter Faith
(I Wonder) What We’re Made Of, Uwade
Dancing with your eyes closed, Jane Remover
Hello, It’s Me Again, Moving Into Tucson
Rainwater, Not the Same
Fatal Attraction, The Charities
Growing Up With You, Luke Marzec
void, glass egg
School Bus, Dan Pallotta
The Next Ramana Maharshi, Jont
When Night Equals Day, Phonseca
Strong, Paige Barnard
dastardly, j.o.y.s.
Blue Eraser, Gryphon Rue
Hold You to It, Ryan Nelson
Bring Back the Weekend, The Inciters
Searching, Bakar
FANTASÍA, ROA
Tin Blvd, Semihelix
Summer Storm, Okonski
BLOW, Kety Fusco
Troubled Waters, The Speakeasy
SURV1V3, REDDSTAR
Quiet in This House, Gareth
Belong to the Past, SURE
Make It Sound French, Last Hyena
Please Pick Up the Phone, Tyler Herwig
Fiesta for My Failure, Erik Flaa
Stupid Little Life, whenitsmytime
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Robert John (“Sad Eyes” singer)
Chris Jasper (The Isley Brothers)
Coburn Pharr (former Annihilator vocalist)
Roberta Flack (Grammy-winning R&B legend)
Larry Appelbaum (jazz journalist, historian and broadcaster)
Gordon Henry “Snowy” Fleet (drummer for The Easybeats)
Bill Fay (English cult folk artist)
Gwen McCrae (disco star and “Rockin’ Chair” singer)
This Week In … 1967
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Kind of a Drag,” The Buckinghams
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “For What It’s Worth,” Buffalo Springfield (from No. 39 to No. 25)
Highest Debut (No. 57) – “Dedicated to the One I Love,” The Mamas & the Papas
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “Darling Be Home Soon,” The Lovin’ Spoonful (from No. 59 to No. 27)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “One, Two, Three,” Ramsey Lewis
No. 1 Album – “More of the Monkees,” The Monkees
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “This Is My Song,” Petula Clark
No. 1 Album – “The Monkees,” The Monkees
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Kind of a Drag,” The Buckinghams
No. 1 Album – “More of the Monkees,” The Monkees
Music News
> Kate Bush & More Artists Protest UK’s AI Stance With Silent Album | Billboard
> American Music Awards Returning to Air for First Time in Three Years, on Memorial Day From Las Vegas | Variety
> iHeartMedia Probed for ‘Secretly Forcing’ Musicians to Work Without Pay | Newsweek
> Lauryn Hill Will ‘Forever Be Grateful’ to Late Singer Roberta Flack: ‘Rest in Grace Beloved One’ | People
Tour + Festival News
> Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts Announce North American Tour | Brooklyn Vegan
> Rilo Kiley Add Reunion Tour Dates | Pitchfork
> Shaky Knees 2025 Lineup Has My Chemical Romance, Deftones, Blink-182, “Weird Al” Yankovic, More | Stereogum
> Borderland Festival Confirms Vampire Weekend, Khruangbin, Mt. Joy & More For 2025 Lineup | JamBase
> Drake Cancels Remaining Australia, New Zealand Tour Dates | The Hollywood Reporter
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.