Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Trickery,” Then Comes Silence – April 5
“Set Feux,” Set Feux – April 19
“US,” ULTRA SUNN – April 19
“Meet the Lostines,” The Lostines – April 26
“The Falls of Sioux,” Owen – April 26
“Inevitable Incredible,” Kelly Jones – May 3
“Sharing in the Spirit,” Ana Egge – May 17
“Still Kids,” New Kids on the Block – May 17
“Lady on the Cusp,” of Montreal – May 17
“All You Embrace,” One Step Closer – May 17
“News of the Universe,” La Luz – May 24
“Darning Woman,” Anastasia Coope – May 31
“Dreamachine,” Habibi – May 31
“Dirty Disco,” Nikka Costa – June 7
Reissues
“Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings,” Sonny Rollins – April 26
“Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings,” Art Tatum – April 26
“Central Park 1974,” Melanie – May 3
Vinyl
“Speak Like a Child,” Herbie Hancock – April 19
“Wasteland, Baby!,” Hozier – April 19
“When the Red King Comes,” Elf Power – May 3
“Whatever and Ever Amen,” Ben Folds Five – May 17
“Homesick (15th Anniversary Edition),” A Day to Remember – July 19
New Music Friday: March 8, 2024
DVDs + Blu-ray
“Madame Web,” Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, et al – April 30
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Life’s Going Great,” Games We Play (singer-songwriter-producer Emmyn Calleiro’s debut album; Hear here; Fueled by Ramen)
“Club Shy,” Shygirl (producers: Kingdom, Boys Noize, SG Lewis, Karma Kid, Sega Bodega; geusts: Empress Of, Cosha, Lolo Zouaï; Hear here; Because Music)
“Life Burns,” Gab De La Vega (producers: Simone Piccinelli, De La Vega; Hear here; SBÄM Records / Epidemic Records)
“Embody,” Basement Revolver (new single: “Red Light”; Hear here; Sonic Unyon)
“In Waves,” The Bankes Brothers (Canadian alt-rock group’s six-song debut EP; producer: Steve Bays; new single: “Walkin'”; Hear here; Blue Heron Music)
“The Day We Left Earth,” The Day We Left Earth (Copenhagen instrumental rock band’s debut album; Hear here; GAIN / Fifth Island Music)
“Stand United,” Firewind (producer: Dennis Ward; Hear here; AFM)
“there is a place for me on earth,” Defocus (Aalen/Stuttgart metal quartet’s second album; producer: Vojta Pacesny; Hear here; Arising Empire)
“Brothers in Mind,” Bromsen (Berlin indietronic duo’s debut album; Hear here; Epictronic)
“Set You Free,” Rusty G’s (Hear here; Nub Music)
“Wild Rice,” Leon Frear (Chicago artist’s debut album; Hear here; Leon Frear)
“Stay at Home to Sleep In,” Lonely Gimmick (new single: “Blue Ticked Influencer”; Hear here; Lonely Gimmick)
“The Bird & the Cage,” Western Shout (See here; Western Shout)
There's been a load of compromising / On the road to my horizon
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Secret, Peach PRC
Strange World, La Luz
Legend Legend, Protoje
Coffee, Hinds
Kaiho, A. Blomqvist
Horrors of your Hometown, Kiss Bang
High (When I’m Low), Dylan Chambers, Dave Koz & Lunchmoney Lewis
Working Hard, Dark Mean
The River, Ben Avitra
Crow-Haired Boys, The Cynz
Born in the Wrong Time, Joan & the Giants
Our Home, Burr Island
I Don’t Wanna Surrender, Extra Arms
Dimanche, Caméra
Trying Not to Hurt You, Carmel Mikol
Click, Vicki Lovelee
Lotto, Eric Sleeper
Jumbotron, Set Feux
Ibuprofen, Upploppet
The Pack, Ebba Bergkvist & The Flat Tire Band
Guidance, Errance
Song 2, Pigfarm
Sometimes, Most Nights, Past Life Romeo
Your Heart Is an Empty Street, Dark Miles
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Ronnie King (co-founder and bassist of The Stampeders)
Janice Burgess (creator of Nick Jr. animated musical series “The Backyardigans”)
Eleanor Collins (Canada’s First Lady of Jazz)
Brit Turner (Blackberry Smoke drummer)
This Week In … 2007
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “What Goes Around…Comes Around,” Justin Timberlake
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “If Everyone Cared,” Nickelback (from No. 39 to No. 27)
Highest Debut (No. 4) – “Not Ready to Make Nice,” Dixie Chicks
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Go Getta,” Young Jeezy feat. R. Kelly (from No. 62 to No. 46)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Smile,” Lily Allen
No. 1 Album – “Not Too Late,” Norah Jones
Music News
> Sinead O’Connor Estate Demands Donald Trump Stop Using ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at Rallies | Rolling Stone
> TWICE Achieves First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘With YOU-th’ | Billboard
> Pixies Bassist Paz Lenchantin Says Leaving Band Was Not Her Decision | STEREOGUM
> Ex-Slipknot Drummer Jay Weinberg Officially Joins Suicidal Tendencies | Blabbermouth
> Spice Girls Celebrate 30 Years of the Girl Group with Audition Tape: ‘Friendship Never Ends’ | People
> Radiohead Reunites for Carter Family Tribute Album | The Bluegrass Situation
Tour + Festival News
> Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Noah Kahan Lead Sea.Hear.Now Lineup | Rolling Stone
> Halestorm & I Prevail Announce North American Tour | Metal Injection
> Sublime With Rome Announces Farewell Tour — With None of the Original Members of Sublime | Variety
Dedicated to Winnie G. We miss you, girl.