New Releases
“ECHOES – ANCIENT & MODERN,” Trevor Horn – Jan. 12, 2024
“Statler Made,” Wilson Fairchild – Jan. 12, 2024
“KIDZ BOP 2024,” KIDZ BOP Kids – Jan. 19, 2024
“Limitless,” Any Given Day – Jan. 26, 2024
“Smoky Mountains,” Conner Smith – Jan. 26, 2024
“1 2 3 4,” Modern English – Feb. 23, 2024
“Body of Work,” Albert Hammond – March 1, 2024
“another year,” brother bird – March 8, 2024
“The True North,” Peter Garrett – March 15, 2024
“girlfriend material,” Lauran Hibberd – March 22, 2024
Reissues
“Live At The Bottom Line, 1979,” The Babys – Jan. 5, 2024
“The Albums 1968-1979,” Archie Bell & The Drells – Jan. 19, 2024
“Control I’m Here: Adventures on the Industrial Dancefloor 1983-1990,” various artists – Jan. 19, 2024
“Non-Stop (Expanded Edition),” B.T. Express – Jan. 26, 2024
“The Singles A’s & B’s,” Firefall – Jan. 26. 2024
Vinyl
“Body Language (20th Anniversary Edition),” Kylie Minogue – Feb. 23, 2024
Giving Thanks
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Paradise,” Foxtide (six-song EP; Hear here; UnderCurrent)
“Slow Emotion,” Mardi Lumsden (new single: “Sermons and soda”; Hear here; Mardi Lumsden)
“The Time Traveler,” Duncan Daniels (five-song EP; Dunkishrock Production)
“Winnebago Dreams,” Dan Pallotta (new single: “Pieces”; See here; CThings)
“It Goes On,” WAASH (five-song EP; Hear here; Light Organ)
“Legends,” Tarel Tala (eight-song EP; Hear here; Black Market)
My life, my love and my lady are the sea
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Broke Christmas, Lauren Spencer Smith
I Hate That I Care, Lloyiso
Corridors, Donna Lewis & Holmes Ives
Wish, GUISE
Wild Love, Joanne Shaw Taylor
Ruins, Eighty Ninety
Nepeta, Beth Baines
St. Paul’s, Kandle
Christmas Peace, Joe Normal
Same Song, Different Dance, Zach John King
Boys, Soda Blonde
Worst in Me, Ava King
Tears on the Dancefloor, KSHMR feat. Hannah Boleyn
Petty, Yakiyn
That Is Me, Aloysius Bell
Left to Go, Fellow Camper
Tia, Modern Love Child
Willing to Lose, Max Doud
6AM, Kelz2Busy
Stardust, Yung Laced
Hard Times, Armchair Boogie
hey boy, Michael Isaak
Athelone, Just Graham
Overexposure, SOHMA
Bad Man Do, Johnny Benzx, Emilian Starz & LBK Nandeboy
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Mars Williams (saxophonist for The Waitresses and Psychedelic Furs)
Abe Stoklasa (Nashville musician and songwriter)
This Week In … 1971
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 –“Theme From Shaft,” Isaac Hayes
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Respect Yourself,” The Staple Singers (from No. 37 to No. 23)
Highest Debut (No. 74) – “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Part I,” The Honey Cone
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “An Old Fashioned Love Song,” Three Dog Night (from No. 77 to No. 39)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Life Is a Carnival,” The Band
Music News
> Public Enemy, Tracy Chapman, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart, Steely Dan Among 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees | The Associated Press
> Father of Taylor Swift Fan Who Died in Brazil Speaks Out on Tragedy | E! News
> Taylor Swift Is Billboard’s Top Artist of 2023 | Billboard
> Move Over, Mariah: ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ Is Top Holiday Hit | AXIOS
> WAR Declares 50th Anniversary Celebration of ‘The World Is a Ghetto’: ‘We Shot Rhythms and Harmonies’ | Billboard
> Shucked: Tiny Desk Concert | NPR
Tour + Festival News
> Rolling Stones Announce 2024 North American Tour Dates | Variety
> Lana Del Rey, Pulp and SZA to Headline Primavera Sound 2024 | Variety