Updates + Additions
New Releases
“A Kiss for Brazil,” Karrin Allyson – May 17
“Disenchanted,” The Anti-Queens – May 17
“AMANA,” Crumb – May 17
“Anam Cara,” Oliver Wakeman – May 17
“Here Come the Dowsers!,” Ward White – May 17
“Semipermanence,” Joshua Moshier – May 24
“Model,” Wallows – May 24
“Good Grief,” Bernard Butler – May 31
“Project Freedom,” Jordan Hamilton – May 31
“POPtical Illusion,” John Cale – June 14
“Diamanda Galás in Concert,” Diamanda Galás – June 14
“Heat Ray,” Will Gregory Moog Ensemble – June 14
“Daffodils & Dirt,” SAM MORTON – June 14
“Deleted Scene,” Stumbleine – June 14
“TexiCali,” Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore – June 21
“What’s Left Unsaid,” Foreign Hands – June 21
“An Hour Before It’s Dark Live in Port Zelande 2023,” Marillion – June 21
“Stung!,” Pond – June 21
“NOISE FOR NOW: VOL. 2,” various artists – June 21
“Love Heart Cheat Code,” Hiatus Kaiyote – June 28
“early twenties,” Cat Burns – July 12
“Unprecedented Sh!t,” Ani DiFranco – July 12
“Box of Letters,” sparkle*jets u.k. – July 19
“Birthday,” Blues Pills – Aug. 2
“My Town,” Brian Ray – Aug. 2
New Music Friday: March 29, 2024
Reissues
“Manifestation (Deluxe Edition),” Maurice White – May 3
“The Ultimate Live at the BBC,” The Yardbirds – May 3
“Cry Baby (Deluxe Edition),” Melanie Martinez – May 10
“Africa ’80,” The Staple Singers – May 10
“The RCA Albums Collection,” John Denver – May 24
“Boston 1981,” Rainbow – May 24
“Hello Darlin’ / Fifteen Years Ago / How Much More Can She Stand / I Wonder What She’ll Think About Me Leaving,” Conway Twitty – May 24
“ANNO DOMINI 1989-1995,” Black Sabbath – May 31
“Live on Beat Club ’71-’72,” Fanny – June 7
Music Books
“This Is Our Life,” The Tragically Hip – Oct. 1
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“EXIST,” Great Good Fine Ok (five-song EP; Hear here; Nettwerk)
“Tzarina,” Tzarina (producer: Nick Bellmore; Hear here; TLF / Virgin Music Group)
“There’s Still Time,” Doris Club (Nettwerk)
“Good Kid 4,” Good Kid (JUNO-nominated Toronto quintet’s six-song EP; Hear here; Good Kid)
“New Lady,” Bonneville (U.K. singer-songwriter’s debut album; Bonneville)
“Recorda Me: Remembering Joe Henderson,” Lori Bell Quartet (Hear here; Lori Bell Quartet)
“Between Two Worlds,” Gustavo Galindo (Grammy-nominated Latin singer-songwriter’s third album; new single: “Princesa”; Hear here; Gustavo Galindo)
“Children’s Corner,” Dánae Olano (Hear here; Lulaworld)
“Luvabyes,” Incremona (five-song EP; mixed and mastered by Colin Lanz; Hear here; Moderik)
“La Vida Misma,” Ivan Llanes (Hear here; Vydia)
“Slow Down Time,” Illiterate Light (five-song EP; Hear here; Red Books)
“Raveled Veiled Known,” LFZ (four-song EP; Hear here; LFZ)
“On the Green,” Gibson & Toutant (Hear here; Sleepy Cat)
“Collision,” Carpet (Hear here; Kapitän Platte)
I wasn't there that morning when my father passed away / I didn't get to tell him all the things I had to say
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Next Semester, twenty one pilots
I Luv It, Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti
Imouhar, Mdou Moctar
What’s Wrong With the World?, Fairground Attraction
Fake Flowers, Maggie Rose
Walk With Me, bôa
Everyone Out, DIIV
All My Fault, Fantastic Cat
Docket, Blondshell feat. Bully
Mama Said, Zacchae’us Paul
Headlights, Model Child
Will You Do Me a Kindness, Merce Lemon
Heavy Dreams, Marchildon
French Defence, Murdo Mitchell
My God, The Lonely Ones
Swagger, Saint Social
Don’t Give Up on Love, Micah McLaurin
Dirty Little Secrets, Hazel Gaze
The Right Thing, Electric Enemy
Soul Fly, 60 East & Blu feat. Sa-Roc
Pretty Girls Dance, MOVINA
Make Hay While the Moon Shines, Rebecca Frazier
All Changed, The Nomadic
Best Bar in Town, Midnight South
Go On, Hero, Aaron Marlowe
Flame, American Pistil
Horizon’s Glance, Spangled
Here I Am, Caryn Dixon
I Got You Covered, Lil’ Skinny
The Eraser, The Midnight Callers
Runaway Cowboy, HALIE
Too Much, Chavar Dontae
MNSF, MANJA
Legendary, Reality Suite
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Sandra Crouch (Grammy-winning gospel musician and twin sister of the late Andraé Crouch)
Maurizio Pollini (Grammy-winning Italian pianist)
This Week In … 1978
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Night Fever,” Bee Gees
Biggest Movers Within the Top 40 – “Dust in the Wind,” Kansas (from No. 23 to No. 12) and “The Closer I Get to You,” Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway (from No. 39 to No. 28)
Highest Debut (No. 70) – “With a Little Luck,” Wings
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Count On Me,” Jefferson Starship (from No. 58 to No. 35)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “That’s Your Secret,” Sea Level
No. 1 Album – “Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track),” Bee Gees and various artists
Music News
> Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Lawyer Says Rapper Subject to ‘Witch Hunt’ | Reuters
> Bruce Springsteen Becomes First Non-Brit Inducted into Ivors Academy | The Guardian
> Beyoncé Reveals Tracklist for ‘Cowboy Carter’ Featuring Songs ‘Jolene’ and ‘The Linda Martell Show’ | Variety
> Bruce Springsteen Movie Starring Jeremy Allen White in the Works | Pitchfork
> Universal Music To Distribute HYBE Music | The Wall Street Journal
> Pitchfork Lived and Died By the Internet | The Verge
> Recordings by Guns N’ Roses, Lauryn Hill, Donna Summer and More Inducted Into Grammy Hall of Fame: Complete List | Billboard
Tour + Festival News
> Madonna to Stage Free Concert in Rio de Janeiro as ‘Celebration’ Tour Finale | Variety
> twenty one pilots Announce The Clancy World Tour | Kerrang!
> Jhené Aiko Announces ‘The Magic Hour’ Tour Dates With Coi Leray, Tink and More | Variety
> Australia’s Splendour in the Grass 2024 Festival Is Canceled | Billboard
> The Roots Announce First U.K. Shows in Six Years With De La Soul, The Pharcyde and More | NME
> Stray Cats Announce U.S. Summer Tour | antiMusic
Dedicated to Winnie G. We miss you, girl.