Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Mayhem,” Lady Gaga – album title, release date + preorder links: March 7
“Second Wind,” Daniel Seavey – March 7
“Better Living Through Static Vision,” Staticlone – March 7
“FAKE MOON,” cleopatrick – March 14
“Lonesome Drifter,” Charley Crockett – March 14
“THE WAY,” DOROTHY – March 14
“Wrath and Ruin,” Warbringer – March 14
“Appalachia Borealis,” Phil Cook – March 21
“Lonely People With Power,” Deafheaven – March 28
“OUT THERE,” Hiromi – April 4
“Welcome to My Blue Sky,” Momma – April 4
“Welcome to the Future,” H.E.A.T – April 25
“BAD STAR,” HIMALAYAS – April 25
“Carolina Blue,” John Morgan – April 25
“Sea Glass,” Candice Night – April 25
“Family,” Southern Avenue – album title, release date: April 25
“The Sh*t ov God,” Behemoth – May 9
“Squeeze Me,” Sophia Kennedy – May 23
“Roses,” Stars Go Dim – July 11
New Music Friday: Jan. 31, 2025
Reissues
“Everybody Is A Star: The Sly Stone Songbook,” various artists – Feb. 28
“Eric Burdon & WAR – The Complete CD Collection,” Eric Burdon & WAR – March 7
“Good Timin’: The Singles Collection 1956-62,” Jimmy Jones – March 7
“Autobahn (50th Anniversary Edition),” Kraftwerk – March 7
“Lament (Deluxe Edition),” Ultravox – March 7
“Hits and Classics: The Singles Collection 1944-62,” Dinah Washington – March 7
“Fleetwood Mac 1975 to 1987,” Fleetwood Mac – March 28
“The RCA Victor Recordings 1935-42,” Eugene Ormandy – April 25
Vinyl
“Songs to No One 1991-1992,” Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas – March 7
Music Books
“High Hopes: Bruce Springsteen and Me – A Memoir,” Anne Abel – Sept. 23
“Around the World in 80 Record Stores: A guide to the best vinyl emporiums on the planet,” Marcus Barnes – Oct. 14
“Don’t Stop: Why We (Still) Love Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours,” Alan Light – Nov. 4
“Swifterature – A Love Story: English Literature, and Taylor Swift,” Elly McCausland – Nov. 4
“Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers,” John Lingan – Nov. 11
Gifts
Deals
Decorations
Greeting Cards
Flowers
Candy
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Companion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” Hrishikesh Hirway (Hear here; WaterTower Music / Warner)
“Asphodels,” The Veils (their seventh album; Hear here; V2)
“Charles Costa,” Charles Costa (artist formerly known as King Charles; Hear here; Buffalo Gang)
“Give Way,” Emily Mikesell & Kate Campbell Strauss (six-song EP; Hear here; ears&eyes)
“Words We Can’t Read,” Whale Feral (Hear here; Whale Feral)
“This Is Not an Exit,” The Backfires (Hear here; The Backfires)
“Can You Keep a Secret?,” Diva Bleach (Hear here; InVogue Records)
I need you more than I want you / And I want you for all time
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
But I’ll Keep Trying, Snow Patrol
Wanna Start a Band?, Sleigh Bells
Trembling Level, Poison the Well … their first new song in more than 15 years
Afterlife, HIMALAYAS
Into Your Eyes, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Rodeo, Sophia Kennedy
REACHING FOR THE SKY, MAN WITH A MISSION
look what you’re doing to me, ratbag
Anyu, Blue Pilot
Simplify, Ynana Rose
El Día Más Triste, Alex Cuba
Leaving Home Again, Dana Gavanski
Selenge, Céline Dessberg
Big Tings, JayWood feat. Tune-Yards
This Kind of Rain, Blue Cactus
Kaputt, ROTZE
All Cylinders, Yves Jarvis
Keep On Living, SURE
Arrested, Lucy Liyou
Black Cherry, Brandi & The Alexanders
Shirley Temples, Isabel Pless
Crooked Teeth, Hauntu
Waking Up to a World Unknown, City Cycles
Rain, The Orphaned Bee
Today’s Birthdays
Music Birthdays for the Week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1 … check out the new layout of that page!
R.I.P.
Ryan Whyte Maloney (“The Voice” season 6 alum)
Kazuyoshi Akiyama (longtime Tokyo Symphony Orchestra conductor)
DJ Unk (Atlanta hip-hop artist)
This Week In … 1996
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Soon As I Get Home,” Faith Evans (from No. 38 to No. 28)
Highest Debut (No. 69) – “Everyday & Everynight,” Yvette Michele
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “Not Gon’ Cry,” Mary J. Blige (from No. 59 to No. 21)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Cruisin’,” D’Angelo
No. 1 Album – “Waiting to Exhale (Original Soundtrack Album),” various artists
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Spaceman,” Babylon Zoo
No. 1 Album – “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?,” Oasis
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “One of Us,” Joan Osborne
No. 1 Album – “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?,” Oasis
Music News
> Grammys Add 12 Performers: Stevie Wonder, Cynthia Erivo, Chris Martin, Lainey Wilson and More | Variety
> Former MTV VJ and Radio Host Matt Pinfield Suffers Massive Stroke | Variety
> Report: Layoffs Hit SiriusXM As It Looks For Cost Savings | Insideradio
> Madonna Slams Trump Administration for ‘Slowly Dismantling All the Freedoms We Have Been Fighting For’ | The Hollywood Reporter
> Blake Shelton to Host Grand Ole Opry 100th Anniversary Special on NBC | Variety
> COIN Break Up Following Allegations Against Two Members | Stereogum
> Eagles Guitar Sideman Steuart Smith Retires From Band After 24 Years, Due to Parkinson’s Diagnosis | People
> MJ Lenderman: Tiny Desk Concert | NPR
Tour + Festival News
> Dave Matthews Band Plot 2025 North American Tour | Rolling Stone
> Modest Mouse Announce 2025 North American Tour | Consequence
> Minnesota Yacht Club Festival Announces Green Day, Hozier, Fall Out Boy As 2025 Headliners | Star Tribune
> Deafheaven Announce 2025 North American Tour | Pitchfork
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.