Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Openness Trio,” Nate Mercereau, Josh Johnson & Carlos Niño – July 11
“When You Come Back I Have So Much To Tell You,” Dream, Ivory – July 18
“Στoν Eλaιώνa / Ston Elaióna,” John Also Bennett – July 25
“In the Heart of the Mountain,” Ben Nichols – July 25
“Deluxe Edition,” Nihilistic Easyrider – July 25
“Life Advice,” Soft Bait – July 25
“New Radiations,” Marissa Nadler – Aug. 15
“Gentō,” Bioscope – Aug. 22
“Fever,” The Imaginaries – Aug. 22
“Barbara,” Old Dominion – Aug. 22
“Songs in the Key of Yikes,” Superchunk – Aug. 22
“Once Upon a Time in California,” Belinda Carlisle – Aug. 29
“Double Infinity,” Big Thief – Sept. 5
“24 Hr Sports,” El Michels Affair – Sept. 5
“Memory Impulse Autonomy,” Rhys Fulber – Sept. 5
“The Art of Loving,” Olivia Dean – Sept. 26
“Perfect Strangers,” Tom Speight – Sept. 26
“Fight Another Day,” James Morrison – Oct. 3
New Music Friday: June 6, 2025
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Vinyl
“His California Album,” Bobby Blue Bland – July 11
“She Hangs Brightly” and “Among My Swan,” Mazzy Star – July 25
“How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (10th Anniversary Edition),” Florence + The Machine – Aug. 29
“Smackwater Jack” and “Body Heat,” Quincy Jones – Sept. 19
“In Colour (10th Anniversary),” Jamie xx – Nov. 14
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Everybody Swoons,” The Hallelujah Ward (Milwaukee-based indie rock band’s debut album; new single: “Social Grace”; Hear here; Foreign Leisure)
“Close to the Knife,” Blue Foundation (guests: Sonya Kitchell, Helena Gao, Scarlet Rae; Hear here; Blue Foundation)
“A Perfect Pearl,” Chad Price Peace Coalition (Hear here; SofaBurn Records / Double Helix Records)
“Dive Bar Beauty Queen,” Ashland Craft (country singer-songwriter’s second album; Hear here; Leo33)
“Sun and Flamingos,” Bedolina (producers: Brian McTear, Amy Morrissey; Hear here; Miner Street Recordings)
“Here We Go Again,” AudioGust (new single: “Seattle”; Hear here; AudioGust)
“ACTIVATE!,” Robots in Love (New Zealand dark electro band’s debut album; Hear here; Robots in Love)
I'll never learn to be just me first by myself
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Incomprehensible, Big Thief
Tell Us Apart, Crying City
Main Character, Chxrry
Defense / Virginia Tech, Panda Bear
The Rope, Wunderhorse
Last Night Was a Mistake, Sohodolls
Miles, Austin Snell
Billboards, Holly Hebe
Godmother, Love Axe
CONTROL, Martin Wave
Stick, Fruit LoOops
No Rain No Tears, Veronica Fusaro
Walk Away, Canyon Lights
Stuck, Baba Pen & The Bim Bam Band
Can’t Be Like This Forever, The Moving Stills
H O L Y, MORGXN
Fire Escape, Superstar Crush
I’m a Mystic, Ishi
Permafrost, KIDSØ
Only Love Will Save Us, Rhys Fulber
hell when you come around, kirby baby
Martyrs, Jack Barksdale with Sarah Jarosz
Have Mercy, Dyer Davis
The One That Got Away, Anthea
The Looking Glass, Mystic Tea Party
Life Without Her, M4TR
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Marcie Jones (lead singer of Australian girl group Marcie & The Cookies)
Pepé Willie (“Godfather of the Minneapolis Sound” and mentor to Prince and Morris Day)
Alf Clausen (Emmy-winning composer for “The Simpsons”)
James Lowe (lead singer of The Electric Prunes)
This Week In … 1982
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Ebony and Ivory,” Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Hurts So Good,” John Cougar (from No. 37 to No. 29)
Highest Debut (No. 52) – “Do I Do,” Stevie Wonder
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Angel In Blue,” J. Geils Band (from No. 87 to No. 70)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Secret Journey,” The Police
No. 1 Album – “Tug of War,” Paul McCartney
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “House of Fun,” Madness
No. 1 Album – “Avalon,” Roxy Music
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Ebony and Ivory,” Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
No. 1 Album – “Asia,” Asia
Music News
> Alex Warren’s ‘Ordinary’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 | Billboard
> Hotel Security Guard: Diddy Paid $100,000 for Hotel Footage of Him Beating Cassie | Vulture
> ‘Our Mission Was to Bring Great Australian Music to the World’: Chapter Music Calls It Quits After 33 Years | The Music Network
> Rick Astley Celebrates ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ Reaching 1 Billion Spotify Streams | People
Tour + Festival News
> Dave Mason Forced to Cancel 2025 Concert Dates Due to ‘Ongoing Health Concerns’ | Parade
> Foo Fighters, Chappell Roan & Linkin Park to Headline Corona Capital 2025 | Billboard
> Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter VI’ Tour Hits 30+ Cities This Summer | Yahoo! Entertainment
> Full Line-up Announced for Jeff Lynne’s ELO’s Final Gig at BST Hyde Park 2025 | NME
> Lola Young Plots 2025 North American Tour | Rolling Stone
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