Updates + Additions
New Releases
“I’m Not Your Punchbag,” PUNCHBAG – May 2
“Dreamsicle,” Maren Morris – May 9
“saturated solace,” Tremosphere – May 16
“Map of a Blue City,” Marc Ribot – May 23
“Something Beautiful,” Miley Cyrus – May 30
“Very Human Features,” The Bug Club – June 13
“My sunny oath!,” Jahnah Camille – June 13
“Adventure Club,” Laura Jane Grace In The Trauma Tropes – July 18
“EURO-COUNTRY,” CMAT – Aug. 29
More Upcoming Releases
“Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You,” Ethel Cain – summer 2025
New Music Friday: March 28, 2025
Vinyl
“Hey Stoopid,” Alice Cooper – May 2
“The Muppets: The Green Album,” various artists – May 9
“Roll Call,” Hank Mobley – May 16
“Look Out!,” Stanley Turrentine – May 16
“To Pimp a Butterfly (10 Year Anniversary Edition),” Kendrick Lamar – May 30
“Trouble (20th Anniversary Remaster),” Ray LaMontagne – June 13
Spring Cleaning | Home Goods | Beauty & Personal Care | Garden & Outdoor | Sporting Goods | Fashion + much more
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Almost Home,” Ghost Hounds (country roots-rock band’s fifth album; guests: Lainey Wilson, Patty Griffin; Hear here; Gibson Records)
“Warlord of the Weejuns,” Goya Gumbani (London-based artist’s debut album; Hear here; Ghostly International)
“Some Nights,” Brock Geiger (guests: Sam Gendel, Amaara; Hear here; Brock Geiger)
Welcome to the human race / With its wars, disease and brutality
New Songs Playlist
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Superlover, Allison Russell feat. Annie Lennox
Big Red Apple, Allison Asarch
Aeolian, Photay
Foolish Pleasure, The Knocks & Dragonette
Jealous Boy, The Bug Club
If It’s On, I’m In, The Airport 77s
Been All Around This World, Special Consensus feat. Josh Williams, Robbie Fulks & Ashby Frank
Cast a Line, Robert Thomas and the Sessionmen
Born Perfect, Richard Evans
Trouble, King Ludd
Skyscraper, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett
Meet My Shadow, Swimming Bell
Split, Pixel Grip
Bad Attitude, MonoNeon
Human, The Ramona Flowers
Place I Hate, Evan Honer
God Help Me Cope, Eugene Kurolap
Favorite Joke, The Gromble
The Ballad of Righteous and Wrong, Trey Calloway
I Know You, Junker
Met a Girl, Satellite Park
Wisteria, Michael Brook & Devika
Below It All, Worldwide Panic
Stereo, Angelina Curtis
Big Hurt, Lisa Thörnqvist
Sophia, Delilah Rose
created me, Charlotte Morris
Fumbled, Maiya Blaney
Turn Back Now, Peter Landi
Montenegro on Ice, Penny & The Pits
Tags, Ali and the Hilljack Stompers
2B1, Gemini Syndrome
Space, Way To Go Radio
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Marty Callner (music video director worked with Cher, Aerosmith, Stevie Nicks, et al)
Leanne Cowie (drummer for The Scientists)
Larry Tamblyn (The Standells)
Andy Peebles (former BBC Radio 1 DJ)
This Week In … 2009
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Right Round,” Flo Rida
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Halo,” Beyoncé (from No. 37 to No. 32)
Highest Debut (No. 21) – “Home Sweet Home,” Carrie Underwood
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “Here Comes Goodbye,” Rascal Flatts (from No. 76 to No. 11)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “The Fear,” Lily Allen
No. 1 Album – “All I Ever Wanted,” Kelly Clarkson
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
No. 1 Album – “Songs For My Mother,” Ronan Keating
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Right Round,” Flo Rida
No. 1 Album – “No Line on the Horizon,” U2
Music News
> Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood Reunite for the First Time in 7 Years During Studio Session | People
> Members of British Punk Rock Band UK Subs Denied Entry Into the U.S. | The Guardian
> Beatles Audition Tape Discovered in Vancouver Record Store | Billboard
> Kenny Chesney, June Carter Cash, Tony Brown Named 2025 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees | The Tennessean
> Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ Becomes First Rap Album of 2025 To Sell One Million Units | HYPEBEAST
Tour + Festival News
> Lady Gaga Announces Tour of North America and Europe | Pitchfork
> The All-American Rejects & Boys Like Girls To Tour With Jonas Brothers | Rock Sound
> Tyler, the Creator, Doja Cat, Hozier to Headline Outside Lands Festival | Variety
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.