Updates + Additions
New Releases
“HARDCORE HEALING,” horsegiirL – Oct. 30
“Doom Country,” Hudson Freeman – Nov. 6
“Blink,” Odette – Nov. 6
“Saints in the Wethouse,” Blackhaine – Nov. 13
“The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album),” various artists – Nov. 13
“o\i,” Peter Gabriel – release date + preorders: Nov. 27
“45,” Yelawolf – Dec. 4
“Flying Blind,” Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators – Feb. 26, 2027
“The Distance Between the Killer and the Killing,” David Sylvian – Feb. 26, 2027
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Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Vacancy: Late Checkout,” Ari Lennox (expanded edition of her third studio album, with nine new tracks; Hear here; Interscope)
“Recuerda Tu Muerte,” Sponge (Detroit rock band’s final studio album; Hear here; On Tour, with Candlebox; Three One Three Records)
“Contra-ICE Vol. 1: ICE OUT,” various artists (proceeds from the 47-song album will go to political and social activist organizations National Day Laborer Organizing Network and Unión del Barrio; Hear here; Read here; SoundsGood Records)
“Stephen Day,” Stephen Day (Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s sixth album; producers: Micah Tawlks, Ian Fitchuk; Hear here; Vinyl; On Tour; Riser House)
“when no one’s watching,” wilt (L.A. alt-rock group’s debut album; producer: Carlos de la Garza; Hear here; AWAL Recordings)
“RE/SOLVE,” 2ŁØT (guests: Jon Batiste, Robert Randolph, Eric Krasno, Cameron McCloud of Cure for Paranoia, Elise Trouw, Frank Moka, The Funky Knuckles, et al; Hear here; 2ŁØT Records)
“FAMINE THE DESOLATE,” Sleep Nation (six-song EP; Hear here; Heart Songs Corporation)
“Why in the World,” Maddie Lenhart (Nashville-based country singer-songwriter’s six-song debut EP; producer: Brad Hill; Hear here; Maddie Lenhart)
“Alyssa Weinberg: Pieces of Light,” Gabriel Cabezas (Hear here; Mass MoCA Records)
“Passing Fires,” Jeremy Cunningham (Chicago-based drummer and composer’s fifth album; producers: Cunningham, Paul Bryan, Josh Johnson, Jeff Parker; Hear here; Northern Spy)
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New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Snakeskin Boots, Miranda Lambert & Ella Langley
Draw You Out (from “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping”), Noah Kahan
Mr Charm / Bad Luck Hideaway, The Rolling Stones
World’s Greatest!, Lil Nas X
CATastrophe, Hilary Duff
The X-panded Universe, Father John Misty
Summer Clothes, Michael Kiwanuka
Man in the Box, HARDY
GIRLS, jennylee feat. Johnny Marr
DANGER DANGER, Dom Dolla, Solomun & Skepta
Falling Star, Yelawolf
Right Here, Alison Limerick
Good Morning, Donna Dafi
CRAZY?, earthsignchels
skin&skin, Orca
Ensorcelée, Dominique Fils-Aimé
A Bigger Picture Pt. I (Truth), Mathis Picard & The Sound Orchestra
Y.W.A.War, Mind Incision
Memory Lane, Paul Minnich
Boulder, The Dutch Kills
Carrie, REII
Impossible, Bridey Costello
Brackish, Your Sister’s Apartment
It’ll Be Alright, Daimen Seid
Bad Vibes, Treety
Midnight Chess Club, Sam Palladio
GLP-One Punch Man, Adjust the Sails
Melody, Den Baurin
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Conrad “Cronos” Lant (lead singer-bassist of Venom)
This Week In … 1964
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Oh, Pretty Woman,” Roy Orbison
Biggest Movers Within the Top 40 – “When I Grow Up to Be a Man,” The Beach Boys (from No. 34 to No. 21) and “Let It Be Me,” Betty Everett & Jerry Butler (from No. 40 to No. 27)
Highest Debut (No. 66) – “I Like It,” Gerry and the Pacemakers
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Have I the Right?,” The Honeycombs (from No. 90 to No. 61)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “There’s Nothing I Can Say,” Rick Nelson (peaked at No. 47)
No. 1 Album – “A Hard Day’s Night – Original Motion Picture Sound Track,” The Beatles
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “I’m Into Something Good,” Herman’s Hermits
No. 1 Album – “A Hard Day’s Night – Original Motion Picture Sound Track,” The Beatles
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Oh, Pretty Woman,” Roy Orbison
No. 1 Album – “A Hard Day’s Night – Original Motion Picture Sound Track,” The Beatles
Music News
> Olivia Dean Accused in Lawsuit of Copying Bill Withers Song | The Guardian
> Why Wynonna Judd Is ‘In Shock’ Over Friend Rosie O’Donnell’s Comments About Her Political Beliefs | People
> Kennedy Center Honors to He Held at Capital One Arena Amid Fight Over Adding Trump’s Name | The Associated Press
> After Decades of Michael McDonald Concerts, A Fan Finds Out He’s His Son | CNN
> Dolly Parton Broadway Musical Sets Its Lead Cast With Katie Rose Clarke As Dolly | Deadline
> K-Pop Giants Stray Kids Join BTS in Boycotting the Grammys | BBC
Tour + Festival News
> Carly Rae Jepsen to Tour ‘Day and Night’ in 2027 | Pitchfork
> Greta Van Fleet announces 2027 Into the Beginning Tour | Consequence
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