Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Tết 41,” JakoJako – April 25
“Oh What a Beautiful World,” Willie Nelson – April 25
“Glockaveli,” Key Glock – May 2
“At Peace,” Propagandhi – May 2
“Strike Up the Band,” Little Feat – May 9
“Silver Shade,” Peter Murphy – May 9
“Tall Tales,” Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke – May 9
“For Recreational Use Only,” Blake Shelton – May 9
“Even in Arcadia,” Sleep Token – May 9
“Golliwog,” billy woods – May 9
“The Hours: Morning,” Cautious Clay – May 16
“Dissever,” emptyset – May 23
“Piano Composed,” Howard Jones – May 23
“Crooked Wing,” These New Puritans – May 23
“Get Sunk,” Matt Berninger – May 30
“Possession,” Ty Segall – May 30
“Burning Moonlight,” Marianne Faithfull – June 6
“If Nevermore,” Sub Urban – June 6
“SONS,” Sons of the East – June 13
“What’s Not to Love?,” Mister Romantic (aka John C. Reilly) – June 13
“Don’t Die Before You’re Dead,” AJ Tracey – June 13
“Loner,” Barry Can’t Swim – July 11
“Parasites & Butterflies,” Nova Twins – Aug. 29
New Music Friday: March 14, 2025
Reissues
“eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead,” Ariana Grande – March 28
“Laurie Berkner Greatest Hits,” Laurie Berkner – May 2
“The Warner Brothers Anthology,” Larry Carlton – May 16
“The Singles Collection,” Pilot – May 16
“Modern Girl: The Complete EMI Recordings Vol. 1,” Sheena Easton – May 23
“Midsummer Dreaming: An Anthology 1967-1970,” The Flower Pot Men – May 23
“Soul 66 From The Vaults of Atlantic, Atco, Calla, Loma, Reprise, Roulette, Stax, Volt and Warner Bros,” various artists – May 23
“Young & Wild: A Decade of American Glam Metal 1982-1992,” various artists – May 23
“Atomic Rooster (Remastered & Expanded Edition),” Atomic Rooster – May 30
“The Atlantic Years 2002-2005,” The Donnas – May 30
“The Music Never Stopped,” Grateful Dead – May 30
Vinyl
“Barretto (50th Anniversary),” Ray Barretto – May 9
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“I AM MUSIC,” Playboi Carti (his first album in five years; Hear here; Read here; AWGE / Interscope)
“Kerosene (20th Anniversary Edition),” Miranda Lambert (Download; 2005 debut album, with the previously unreleased track “I Don’t Love Here Anymore”; Hear here; On Tour; Epic Nashville / Legacy)
“Bouquet (Deluxe),” Gwen Stefani (Download; 2024 album; with 11 bonus acoustic versions of each album track; Hear here; Interscope)
“Confessions of a Loverboy,” No Guidnce (London-based vocal harmony quartet’s five-song debut EP; Hear here; NG Records / The Orchard)
“WITNESS,” Kronos Quartet & Mary Kouyoumdjian (Download; Hear here; Phenotypic Recordings)
“WARM UP,” Étienne de Crécy (guests: Damon Albarn, Caroline Rose, Frank Leone, Kero Kero Bonti, Sports, et al; Hear here; PIXADELIC)
“Infinity,” Elliott Murphy (his 52nd album; producer: son Gaspard Murphy; Hear here; Murphyland)
“Tamagotchi,” Blue Pilot (six-song EP; Hear here; Blue Pilot)
It's like a jungle sometimes / It makes me wonder how I keep from goin' under
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
The Giver, Chappell Roan
Dreamboy / Big Dummy! / HOTBOX, Lil Nas X
Sunset Blvd, Selena Gomez & benny blanco
Relationships, HAIM
Still Bad, Lizzo
SMOKE THE PAIN AWAY, Calvin Harris
Learn to Let Go, The Doobie Brothers
If Only I Could Wait, Bon Iver feat. Danielle Haim
I’m Movin’ On, Rascal Flatts feat. Kelly Clarkson
RARI, Peso Pluma
Larissa (from the Netflix documentary “Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta”), Anitta
Cold Beer Can, Dierks Bentley feat. Stephen Wilson Jr.
Dark Thoughts, Lil Tecca
Different, Barry Can’t Swim
Nobody, Freddie Gibbs
She Drives Away, Jon Pardi
Let Me In, Dermot Kennedy
How Many Times (oh how You love me), Newsboys
Rhythm of Love, Frankie Grande (half-brother of Ariana Grande)
East Coast, Morgan Wade
ALTAGAMA, rusowsky
Honky Tonk Blue, William Beckmann
Familiar, Aminé
The other shoe, Maddie Regent
Little Ray of Light, Rich Brian
will I ever learn?, Ash Molloy
Back to Back, Reid Parsons
If You Want My Time, Current Swell
Amphetamine Queen, Upset Boy and the Queens
Speed, The Wrecks
Rescue Me, Sons of the East
Magic Then, Gold Child
BIG 45, Protoje
Leave the Pieces, Erin Gibney
bandz, Florence Sinclair
That’s Not Me, Nad Sylvan
Woah Man, Twinnie
Malibu #2, Whitehall
F33D TH3 B3AST, Gilanares
More & More, Ghost & Berry
All Kinds of Time (Rehashed Version), Little Falls Trophy
Working On the Next Life, Club 8
Aguanile, Natalis
Mozart Was Buried in a Pauper’s Grave, Elle Belle
Out of the Blue, Nick Cain
Never Let Go, LeLucas Lyrical Legacy
We Both Know, Echo Riders
Damned Old Sun, Casper Allen
Used to Breathe, Sophia Kaloustian
Best Be Leaving, Tei Shi
Time to Rock, Bonafide
What You’re Made Of, Noah Thompson
God Forsaken, Mel Bryant & the Mercy Makers
Vile Child, Bunnies
Shine, Omni of Halos
Note in the Afternoon, Eric Douglas
Where I Died, Into the Outside Box
Together, Xamount
Hard, Vox Rea
No Way Out, Forgetaboutit
Randy, Autogramm
Take the Rain, Creepzz
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Doug Kiker (“American Idol” season 18 contestant)
Stedman Pearson (Five Star singer)
Sofia Gubaidulina (Russian composer who provoked Soviet censors)
Choi Wheesung (South Korean singer)
This Week In … 1978
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “(Love Is) Thicker Than Water,” Andy Gibb
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “If I Can’t Have You,” Yvonne Elliman (from No. 29 to No. 21)
Highest Debut (No. 70) – “Count On Me,” Jefferson Starship
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “The Closer I Get to You,” Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway (from No. 63 to No. 48)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “That’s Your Secret,” Sea Level
No. 1 Album – “Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track),” Bee Gees + various artists
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Wuthering Heights,” Kate Bush
No. 1 Album – “The Album,” ABBA
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Stayin’ Alive,” Bee Gees
No. 1 Album – “Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track),” Bee Gees + various artists
Music News
> Universal Music Stock Drops After Bill Ackman’s Hedge Fund Cuts Stake | The Wall Street Journal
> Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Pleads Not Guilty to New Criminal Indictment | Variety
> Justin Bieber Shares Post About Feeling ‘Unworthy’ | CNN
> Iron Maiden Making Official Documentary to Mark 50th Anniversary | The Guardian
> Joan Baez Turns Serious On John Mulaney, Decrying “Incompetent Billionaires” Running The Country | Deadline
> Oasis Movie to Be Filmed During Reunion Tour From ‘Peaky Blinders’ Creator | Variety
> Unsigned Only Evolves Into Music Awards | Unsigned Only
> No, That’s Not Taylor Swift on Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem’ | Rolling Stone
Tour + Festival News
> Cyndi Lauper Plots Final Leg of Farewell Tour | Rolling Stone
> 2025 Music Festivals: How to Buy Tickets to Coachella, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo and More | Variety
> Everything But the Girl Announces First Live Shows in 25 Years | Billboard
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