New Releases
“How to Start a Housefire (Pt. III),” Housefires – Nov. 3
“Hang Dog,” IV and The Strange Band – Nov. 17
“Before + After,” Neil Young – Dec. 8
“Neck Deep,” Neck Deep – Jan. 19, 2024
Reissues
“Kiki Dee: The Ariola and EMI Years,” Kiki Dee – Jan. 26, 2024
Vinyl
“Vs. (30th Anniversary Edition),” Pearl Jam – Nov. 17“Greatest Hits,” Shania Twain – Nov. 17
“The Story So Far: The Best of Def Leppard,” Def Leppard – Dec. 8
“Let’s Stay Together,” Al Green – Jan. 5, 2024
“Free World: The Best of Kirsty MacColl 1979-2000,” Kirsty MacColl – Jan. 19, 2024
New Music Friday: The Reissues
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“TROLLS Band Together (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack),” various artists (RCA)
“Pain Pills or Pews,” Luke Grimes (eight-song EP; Mercury Nashville)
“COAT OF MANY COLORS,” Brandon Lake (guest: Benjamin William Hastings; Provident Label Group)
“Census Designated,” Jane Remover (deadAir)
“Tight Feathers,” COURSE (Course)
“Are You There, Boy?,” Beharie (Norwegian alt-R&B/soul singer-songwriter’s debut album; new single: “Desire”; Beharie)
“!,” Lara Somogyi (Mercury KX)
Tryna make ends meet / You're a slave to money then you die
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
TOO MUCH, The Kid LAROI, Jung Kook & Central Cee
In the City, Charli XCX & Sam Smith
Sensational, Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
Came the Closest, Sam Hunt
Te Mata, Kalis Uchis
Max Julien, Wale
An American Hero, Dion feat. Carlene Carter
A Night to Remember, beabadoobee + Laufey
23, Lawrence
Cruising Altitude, Uncle Kracker
Plenty, Nighteyes
I Love This Music, The Derevolutions
Fool, Chloe Star
Today’s Birthdays
Music Birthdays for the Week of Oct. 15-21This Week In … 1968
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Hey Jude,” The Beatles
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Hold Me Tight,” Johnny Nash (from No. 38 to No. 19)
Top Debut (No. 43) – “Love Child,” Diana Ross & The Supremes
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Keep On Lovin’ Me Honey,” Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (from No. 69 to No. 38)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Porpoise Song,” The Monkees