Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Blue Veil,” Lucy Railton – April 18
“People Pleasers Pleasing People,” Strange Neighbors – April 18
“Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos,” Yo-Yo Ma – April 25
“Junior,” Rodeo Boys – April 25
“Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes and Wine,” Luke Spiller – April 25
“Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More,” Jo-Yu Chen – May 2
“devil and a prayer,” Tyler Braden – May 16
“Natural Light,” Dan Mangan – May 16
“Something Soft,” M(h)aol – May 16
“Metalhorse,” Billy Nomates – May 16
“Blest,” Yuno – May 16
“Mercy,” Feed the Beast – May 23
“Firedove,” Anna Lapwood – May 30
“Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets,” Rascal Flatts – June 6
“God of Angels Trust,” Volbeat – June 6
“Happy Birthday,” Finn Wolfhard – June 6
“GUSH,” Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Aug. 22
New Music Friday: March 7, 2025
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Still … At Their Very Best,” The 1975 (Download; 30-track live show at the AO Arena in Manchester on Feb. 17, 2024; Hear here; Read here; Amazon UK; Dirty Hit)
“PATTERNS (DELUXE),” Kelsea Ballerini (Download; 2024 album, with five bonus tracks; Hear here; Black River Entertainment)
“PETERSON,” Tory Lanez (Download; imprisoned Canadian rapper-singer’s ninth album; Hear here; One Umbrella Records)
“More Leaks,” YoungBoy Never Broke Again (Download; 20 songs; Hear here; Never Broke Again, LLC)
“Chameleon (Naked),” Jana Mila (Download; acoustic versions of six songs from her 2024 debut album; Hear here; New West)
“The Man My Mama Raised,” Ian Flanigan (Download; “The Voice” finalist’s second album; Hear here; Reviver)
“Ghosts in the Garden,” Kris Delmhorst (Hear here; Vinyl out March 28; CEN)
“Hefty Wimpy,” MAN LEE (Brooklyn art-rock duo’s debut album; Hear here; producer: Arthur Moon)
“HONEYPOP,” TheBabeGabe & The Human (Hear here; Seven Rings Media)
“tongue tied,” Ren Genevieve (five-song EP; Hear here; Pasajes Vista Records)
What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
If You Hadn’t Been There, Dolly Parton … a tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean
Swing for the Fences, Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Sweet Dreams, j-hope feat. Miguel
Only God Knows, Struggle Jennings & Jelly Roll
Marching Jaybird, Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
You Don’t Know Me At All, Mickey Guyton
Innocent Money (Pet Shop Boys Remix), Primal Scream
Beautiful People, David Guetta & Sia
GFU, Landon Smith
i told u, midwxst
I can do what I want, Mei Semones
Yesterday’s Hero, Dean Wareham
Options, Cameron Whitcomb
Smoker, Jack Van Cleaf
GFY, Julia Michaels
Open the F*cking Fantasy, Black Moth Super Rainbow
We Confront the Demon in Mysterious Ways, fantasy of a broken heart
Downtown / I Was a Contender, Kate Vargas
Think About It, Avery Lynch
By Your Side, Paperwhite
Fine Line, Geepers!
Reflections, Sam Paige
Hard is Hard, Tomás Doncker & The True Groove All-Stars
Face Down, Indigo Syndicate
Home Bound, Ross Flora
Metroid Freestyle, ET Boys
Real Bad Day / Lone Pine Hill, Travis Roberts
Listen Up My Son, Marcus I meets aDUBta
Hold On, Tash Sultana
Should’ve Been Doin’, Copper Flats
The Crime, Taylor Bickett
Break Free, Shannon Smith
Rope You In, Mae Powell
Somewhere Up There, Feiertag
Falling, Harkness
Knock the Door, Spek
If We Could Escape, David Cloyd
Perseids, Matt Lazenby
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
D’wayne Wiggins (Tony! Toni! Tone!)
Aaron Rossi (former Ministry and Prong drummer)
Herb Greene (San Francisco rock photographer shot the cover of Jefferson Airplane’s “Surrealistic Pillow”)
Brian James (The Damned’s founding guitarist)
Roy Ayers (jazz-funk pioneer)
DJ Funk (Chicago ghetto house producer)
This Week In … 1988
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Father Figure,” George Michael
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Devil Inside,” INXS (from No. 38 to No. 28)
Highest Debut (No. 67) – “Pink Cadillac,” Natalie Cole
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “Going Back to Cali,” L.L. Cool J (from No. 73 to No. 52) / “Kiss & Tell,” Bryan Ferry (from No. 95 to No. 74)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” R.E.M. (only reached No. 69)
No. 1 Album – “Faith,” George Michael
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “I Should Be So Lucky,” Kyle Minogue
No. 1 Album – “Introducing the Hardline According To …,” Terence Trent D’Arby
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Pump Up the Volume,” M|A|R|R|S
No. 1 Album – “Faith,” George Michael
Music News
> The Hip-Hop World Loved Roy Ayers, and He Found It ‘Wonderful’ | Rolling Stone
> Lady Gaga Returns to Her Dance Floor Roots — and Has a Blast — on ‘Mayhem’: Album Review | People
> Audacy Lays Off About 200 Employees | Variety
Tour + Festival News
> The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo Join Neil Young As Glastonbury 2025 Headliners | Yahoo! News
> Harry Styles Reportedly In ‘Final Negotiations’ For Vegas Sphere Residency | Stereogum
> Rock En Seine 2025 Lineup Includes Chappell Roan, Doechii, and Queens of the Stone Age | UPROXX
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.