New Releases
“Quaranta,” Danny Brown – Nov. 17
“i/o (Bright-Side Mix, Dark-Side Mix),” Peter Gabriel – release date + preorder links, Dec. 1
“The Beautiful Dark of Life,” Atreyu – Dec. 8
“Accompany,” Michael Nau – Dec. 8
“The Hard Line,” Chris O’Leary – Jan. 12, 2024
“Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs,” Alkaline Trio – Jan. 26, 2024
“TANGK,” IDLES – Feb. 16, 2024
Reissues
“Bandstand (Expanded Edition),” Family – Nov. 24
New Music Friday: Oct. 20, 2023
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“My 21st Century Symphony (Live at the Royal Albert Hall),” Raye (feat. The Heritage Orchestra; See here; Human Re Sources)
“My Therapist Told Me,” Junebug (six-song EP; Hear here; Junebug)
“Dig Yourself or Dig a Hole,” PAPA (PAPA)
“Metaterranea,” Old Californio (Old Californio)
“GEL pt. 1,” IRONTOM (seven-song EP; IRONTOM)
“Fertile State,” Blue Ocean (Slumberland)
“Polarity 2,” Nate Wooley & Ivo Perelman (Burning Ambulance)
How can people be so heartless? / How can people be so cruel?
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
All My Broken Pieces, James Bay
What Should I Do?, Kevin Abstract
GLOW / AGNOSTIC, MICHELLE
Name of God, Mustafa
Concrete Love, Nicolas Bougaïeff
Horse of Love, NEEDSHES
Root Canal, Lowertown
What a Beautiful Christmas, Ramirez
Another Summer, Kodiak Arcade
Fingers On My Face, Craig Wedren
Eye in the Sky, Atka
Black Bear, Fake Shape
Hearts Are Opening Up, Casper Caan
Today’s Birthdays
Music Birthdays for the Week of Oct. 15-21R.I.P.
Dwight Twilley (power-pop legend)DJ Mark the 45 King (hip-hop producer)
Carla Bley (jazz pianist-composer)
This Week In … 1978
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Kiss You All Over,” Exile
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “MacArthur Park,” Donna Summer (from No. 21 to No. 11)
Top Debut (No. 70) – “(Our Love) Don’t Throw It All Away,” Andy Gibb
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Time Passages,” Al Stewart (from No. 75 to No. 50)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Dreadlock Holiday,” 10cc
Music News
> Universal, Concord, ABKCO Sue AI Company Anthropic for Copyright Violation | Variety
> Britney Spears Says Diane Sawyer Interview After Justin Timberlake Split Was a ”Breaking Point’ | The Hollywood Reporter
> Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are ‘All In’ and He Plans to Visit Her on Eras International Tour | Entertainment Tonight
> Paramount Cancels 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards Citing Israel-Gaza Crisis | Deadline
> ‘I Had Been Exploited:’ Takeaways From Britney Spears’ Memoir | The New York Times
Tour News
> Bad Bunny Announces 2024 North American Tour | Pitchfork
> U2 Adds Early 2024 Dates to Sphere Engagement in Las Vegas | Variety