Updates + Additions
New Releases
“These Are the Days That Turn In To Years,” Pharis & Jason Romero – June 12
“Static,” Taxi Girls – June 26
“Alone Together,” Show Me the Body – July 10
“Heavenly Body: If I’m the Bottle You’re the Message,” Eartheater – July 14
“Daughter from Hell,” Gracie Abrams – July 17
“Beautiful Mess,” Gin Wigmore – July 17
“Tally,” Body Type – July 24
“Late to Set,” Alex Cameron – July 24
“Threads of Another Life,” Man Mountain – July 24
“Little Miss Twain,” Shania Twain – July 24
“The New World,” Shearwater – July 31
“Same Sun / Same Sky,” The Darling Buds – July 31
“Days,” The Mountain Goats – Aug. 7
“Pure Devotion,” Overmono – Aug. 7
“The Aftermath,” Wade Forster – Aug. 14
“Acrobats,” Sondre Lerche – Aug. 21
“Rhinestone Cowgirl,” Ok Cowgirl – Aug. 21
“Stages,” Lauren Alaina – Aug. 28
“Country Desire,” Alicia Blue – Aug. 28
“The Fatal Flaw,” Paris Paloma – Sept. 4
“Anatomy of a Brief Romance,” Bloc Party – Sept. 11
“Cursum Perficio,” Anthrax – Sept. 18
“Signs,” Luke Bryan – Sept. 18
“Love Stories,” Thee Sinseers – Sept. 18
“ESTRUS,” Tove Lo – Sept. 18
“Pull Up the Roots,” The Boneshakers – Sept. 25
“Pure,” Delta Goodrem – Nov. 6
“Old Flames,” La Roux – Nov. 6
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DVDs + Blu-ray
“EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert,” Elvis Presley – new release date: Aug. 11
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Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Är du nöjd nu?,” Året Var (Swedish indie duo’s four-song debut EP; title translated: “Are You Happy Now?”; Hear here; Sony Music Sweden)
“Stop and Take a Minute,” The Woggles (12-song collection of B-sides and rarities; Hear here; Wicked Cool)
“Stop Hangin’ On Me EP,” Nora Kenny (five songs; Hear here; Soggy Anvil Records)
“Sur la même longueur d’onde,” Mélisande (Hear here; Quartier Général)
“Love and Power,” Lola Bates (L.A. singer/multi-instrumentalist’s debut album; producers: Bates, Maxwell Joseph; Hear here; Gravel & Echo Recordings / Virgin Music Group)
“Catalyst,” Victory Kid (producer: Michael Pepe; Hear here; SBÄM Records)
“Dark Harvest Live,” Nick Mulvey (Hear here; Supernatural Records)
“Black Soul Sickness,” Karcius (progressive rockers’ seventh album; producers: Karcius; Hear here; Karcius Records)
Now I know what Brian Wilson meant every time I step outside
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Dirty Rosie, Shania Twain
Fallin’, Brad Paisley
Falling Out of Love, The Strokes
Third Side of the Moon, Modest Mouse
Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds, The Mountain Goats
quisiera, Sparklmami
Cabin Fever, La Roux
Superbus, Emperor X
Soft Cover, Widowspeak
Rent Money, Pokey LaFarge
They’re There, ALeeN ROSE feat. Willie Nelson
Same Old Song, Lila Drew
These Are the Days, Pharis & Jason Romero
Unspoke, Park Hills Circle
25 Years, Paper Pools
INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS, Casi
empty house, she’s green
Blue Around You, Babehoven
Lead Paint, Lucy Frost
Bad Song, CFCF
Special, ME.
A Little More Time, Pickle Juice
Mexico Unlimited, NORMANS
Alternate Reality, SusAF
Dirty Laundry, Murray and the Movers
HABIT, Porches
What Happened to the World, Christian Balvig & Ensemble Hermes
Perimeters of Love, Bustié
Haqq Pulse, Akhavelli
Adelaide, Girl Is The New Boy
Heavy Rain, Taihr
Occupation, Heist
Break the Machine, Bastion Rose
Marlene, Scott C. Park
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Jack Douglas (producer worked with John Lennon, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick)
Buddy Flett (Southern blues singer-guitarist)
Jo Ann Castle (pianist and longtime performer on “The Lawrence Welk Show”)
This Week In … 1966
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Monday, Monday,” The Mamas and the Papas
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore,” The Walker Brothers (from No. 39 to No. 24)
Highest Debut (No. 62) – “I Am a Rock,” Simon & Garfunkel
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Love Is Like an Itching In My Heart,” The Supremes (from No. 62 to No. 26)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Till the End of the Day,” The Kinks (peaked at No. 50)
No. 1 Album – “!!!Going Places!!!,” Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Pretty Flamingo,” Manfred Mann
No. 1 Album – “Aftermath,” The Rolling Stones
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Monday, Monday,” The Mamas and the Papas
No. 1 Album – “Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass),” The Rolling Stones
Music News
> Grammys Set 2027 Ceremony, Nomination Dates | The Hollywood Reporter
> ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Broadway Musical in the Works | Pitchfork
> Sam Opoku Wins ISC Grand Prize | Pause & Play
> Top 10 Jack Douglas Albums | Ultimate Classic Rock
> Foo Fighters: Tiny Desk Concert | NPR
Tour + Festival News
> ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Global Concert Tour Set by Netflix and AEG Presents | Variety
> Journey Add 40 Additional 2026 Dates to Final Frontier Farewell Tour | Rolling Stone
> KATSEYE Announces ‘Wildworld’ 2026 Tour Dates | Variety
> ‘One More for the Road’: Roger Daltrey Announces 2026 U.S. Solo Tour | JamBase
> Duran Duran Won’t Play Glastonbury Unless They Headline | Consequence of Sound
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