Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Same Sky,” Cimarron 615 – Aug. 7
“Firebreak,” Adam Rubenstein – Aug. 14
“The Clearing: B Sides,” Wolf Alice – Aug. 21
“Faithfully,” Engelbert Humperdinck – Aug. 28
“MMO3,” Maoli – Aug. 28
“Believer,” Angela Autumn – Sept. 11
“Twilight,” Jesus Jones – Sept. 18
“The Last Season of America,” Seasick Steve – Sept. 18
“Adult DVD,” Adult DVD – Sept. 25
“Everybody Talks About the Weather,” The Yummy Fur – Sept. 25
“Dude Cervantes and the Panchos,” Dude Cervantes and the Panchos – Oct. 2
“The Devil’s Tax Return: Volume 1,” Galantis – Oct. 16
Reissues
“True Confessions (40th Anniversary Edition),” Bananarama – Aug. 28
“The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway,” Genesis – Aug. 28
“At The BBC: The Complete Recordings 1979-1981,” The Selecter – Aug. 28
“Cricklewood Green (Deluxe Version),” Ten Years After – Aug. 28
“Then Came the Dawn: Complete Recordings 1966 to 1969,” The Electric Prunes – Sept. 18
“The Early Years,” Sonny Rollins – Sept. 18
“Runaways: The 1970s Anthology,” Danny O’Keefe – Sept. 25
Vinyl
“Agents of Fortune (50th Anniversary),” Blue Öyster Cult – Aug. 14
“Buena Vista Social Club (30th Anniversary),” Buena Vista Social Club – Sept. 4
“Pet Sounds” (Japanese pressing), The Beach Boys – Sept. 18
“Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’,” “Bell Bottom Country” and “Whirlwind,” Lainey Wilson – Sept. 18
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“SWAG LIVE FROM COACHELLA (Weekend II),” Justin Bieber (23 songs; Hear here; Def Jam)
“Days of Unrest,” Margo Price (guests: Joan Baez, Billy Swan, Memphis Mariachi; Hear here; Loma Vista Recordings / Concord)
“Dheezy Does It LP,” Dheezy (guests: Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Royce da 5’9″, D12, Proof, Kurupt, et al; See here; EDS Collective)
“Shut Your Eyes and See,” All Night Boogie Band (Vermont rock band’s third album; Hear here; All Night Boogie Band)
“Hot Weather, Cold Beer,” Spencer Hatcher (five-song EP; Hear here; Quartz Hill)
Whenever this world is cruel to me / I got you to help me forgive
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Danceteria, Madonna
Bonjour, Pardon, Merci, Celine Dion
Go Again, Riley Green feat. Hannah McFarland
junebug!, GAYLE
Gospel Oak, Wolf Alice
what do i have to do?, Becky Hill
Alive, Jorja Smith feat. Wizkid
Cupcake, Rico Nasty
Jaque, Marina Herlop
Do You Mind, Galantis
so then, Naisha & Ty Dolla $ign
American Dreamin’, Niko Moon
He Can Fly, The Cyrkle
Fall For It Again, Sunken Man
What You Didn’t Say, Erinn Alissa
No Second Chances, Ben Poole
Seventeen, Young Martyrs
Designer Drug, Demi Davis
Seminal, Antony Szmierek
Fall Back to Nothing, Subtronics feat. Saint Monet
STAY COLD, Ollie Hunt
Nothing Right, Katie Fee
Loaded Gun, The Falls
onlooker, saoirse dream
All Along the River, Jesus is the Path to Heaven
Summertime, Hadlie Jo
Oh, Athena, Brad Kaylor & Mineral Bluff Revue
Billion Dollar Art, Dude Cervantes and the Panchos
Is Loving Really Bad?, Liim
Wheel Back, Florian and the Better Hand
Today’s Birthdays
This Week In … 1989
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Baby Don’t Forget My Number,” Milli Vanilli
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Once Bitten Twice Shy,” Great White (from No. 35 to No. 25)
Highest Debut (No. 73) – “It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Never Gonna Be,” Aretha Franklin feat. Whitney Houston
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Cold Hearted,” Paula Abdul (from No. 65 to No. 46)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Fascination Street,” The Cure (peaked at No. 46)
No. 1 Album – “The Raw & the Cooked,” Fine Young Cannibals
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Back to Life,” Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler
No. 1 Album – “Velveteen,” Transvision Vamp
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Pop Singer,” John Cougar Mellencamp
No. 1 Album – “The Raw & the Cooked,” Fine Young Cannibals
Music News
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> Muse Soar to No. 1 on U.K.’s Albums Charts with ‘The Wow! Signal’ | Billboard
> 50 Songs for 50 States | Rolling Stone
> Primary Wave Music Acquires Music Catalog And Records Of The Late Donna Summer | AFROTECH
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.