Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Floyd Collins (Original Broadway Cast Recording),” various artists – new release date: Sept. 5
“TYCOON,” Ty Dolla $ign – new release date: Sept. 12
“Play On: A Raspberries Tribute,” various artists – Sept. 12
“Through the Wall,” Rochelle Jordan – Sept. 26
“On This Winter’s Night Vol. 2,” Lady A – Sept. 26
“Nobody’s Girl,” Amanda Shires – Sept. 26
“The King Is Still the King,” Chris Tomlin – Sept. 26
“Twilight Override,” Jeff Tweedy – Sept. 26
“Laguna Road,” Haerts – Oct. 3
“We Are Love,” The Charlatans – Oct. 31
“Vicious Delicious,” Luvcat – Oct. 31
“Love & Fear,” Zac Brown Band – Dec. 5
“Fata Morgana: Dusk,” St. Lucia – Dec. 5
“Wasted On Youth,” The Molotovs – Jan. 30, 2026
New Music Friday: July 18, 2025
Reissues
“Gold & Rainbows: The Warner Bros. Years 1969-1978,” Seals & Crofts – new release date: Aug. 8
“Debbie Downer x Overkill,” LØLØ – Sept. 5
“Lost Dogs + Mixed Blessings (Deluxe Edition),” John Prine – Sept. 12
“Dead & Gone,” Sea Hags – Sept. 12
“In the 1960s,” Art Farmer – Sept. 26
“You’re No Big Deal: Grunge, the U.S. Underground and Beyond 1984-1994,” various artists – Sept. 26
“Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025,” Ronnie Wood – Sept. 26
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“The Dream of the Blue Turtles (Expanded Edition),” Sting (Download; 1985 solo debut album; with 16 bonus tracks; Hear here; A&M / UMe)
“IIcons,” Two Shell (12-song collection of previously unreleased tracks; Hear here; Y̴͍̐o̴̱͋u̶̬͒n̴̹͘g̴̩͆)
“The Nope Out,” Spoils System (Hudson Valley, NY band’s second album; Hear here; Sweet Cheetah Records)
“Now,” Acapulco Lips (Seattle psych-surf trio’s second album; Hear here; Killroom Records)
“The Trouble With Dogma,” Neal Bowen (Hear here; Blue Canoe)
Let your balalaika sing / What my guitar wants to say
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Alambre Púa, Bad Bunny
Don’t Wake Me Up, Margo Price feat. Jesse Welles
A Way It Goes, Amanda Shires
Dandelion, Brooke Lee feat. Lukas Nelson
are you coming over tonight?, kirby baby
Costermonger, Hotel Lux
TIAGDTD , Matt Bachmann
Eve Had the Metallic Shine of Summer, Marie Ann Hedonia feat. Black Kite
Make a Woman, Channing K
Eclipse, Freezing Cold
Nothing to Do, Emmett Jerome
Superman, Neena Rose
Declare Me Dead, Toni Sancho
Somebody to You, Reid Haughton
Hatchets, Coiler
Someday, A Better Place
Rush, Nikkiesha McLeod
Eggshells & Rollercoasters, Rallo
Stuck, Velcro Sunset
Alive, YUNGER
Girl From the Mountain, Joselyn & Don
Pioneers, Larry Keel & Jon Stickley
Stupid Sick, Wenches
Tiempo Música, LOCAL AL
54-46 Was My Number, Fat Produce
In the End, Ray Litfield
Who You Lovin?, Garfield
Never Too Old, XXL
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Matt Keil (former Comeback Kid bassist)
Keith Dobson (World Domination Enterprises)
David Kaff (founding member of 1970s prog-rock group Rare Bird and portrayed keyboardist Viv Savage in “This Is Spinal Tap”)
Dave Cousins (singer-guitarist and founder of The Strawbs)
Norman Marshall Villeneuve (Canadian jazz drummer and bandleader)
This Week In … 1984
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “When Doves Cry,” Prince
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Stuck On You,” Lionel Richie (from No. 33 to No. 21)
Highest Debut (No. 56) – “Lights Out,” Peter Wolf
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “All of You,” Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross (from No. 85 to No. 60)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Such a Shame,” Talk Talk (peaked at No. 89)
No. 1 Album – “Born in the U.S.A.,” Bruce Springsteen
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Two Tribes,” Frankie Goes to Hollywood
No. 1 Album – “Legend,” Bob Marley and the Wailers
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Oh Sherrie,” Steve Perry
No. 1 Album – “Born in the U.S.A.,” Bruce Springsteen
Music News
> Former ‘American Idol’ Music Supervisor, Husband Found Shot to Death in L.A. Home | New York Daily News
> SiriusXM to Launch Ad-Supported Plan for Less Than $7 Per Month | Variety
> ‘Been Busy’: Tame Impala Teases New Music With Social Media Update | Billboard
> Primary Wave Signs Deal With Estate of Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green | Music Week
> What Makes a Summer Song? | NPR’s All Songs Considered
> Bloc Party: Tiny Desk Concert | NPR
Tour + Festival News
> Peter Frampton Will Get Back on the Road With More New Tour Dates | Ultimate Classic Rock
> Margo Price Outlines Fall 2025 Wild At Heart Tour | JamBase
> Queens of the Stone Age Will Headline SEMA Fest in Las Vegas | Billboard
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