Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“For All the Dogs,” Drake (producers: Bnyx, BeautifulMvn, SadPony, Wesley Curtis; guests: Bad Bunny, Nicki Minaj, et al; See here; OVO Sound / Republic)
“Re: This Is Why,” Paramore (remix album featuring Bartees Strange, Claud, DOMi & JD BECK, Foals, Julien Baker, Remi Wolf, The Linda Lindas, Panda Bear, Romy, Wet Leg, Zane Lowe; Hear here; Atlantic)
“VOIR DIRE,” Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist (new single: “Vin Skully”; See here; Tan Cressida / ALC / Warner)
“Diamonds,” Micah McLaurin (instrumental piano album; recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios; See here; Micah McLaurin)“Dark Bar Daisy,” Harper O’Neill – 10/6
“Bob Stanley Presents London A To Z 1962-1973,” various artists (24-song compilation; Ace)
New Music Friday: The Reissues
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Out Alpha the Alpha, Megan Thee Stallion
She Calls Me Back, Noah Kahan with Kacey Musgraves
DANCE WITH ME, blink-182
Just Us, James Arthur
Simply Paradise, Mac DeMarco
Planet Express, Cuco
Hands Tied, Majid Jordan
Imagining Everything, Matt Pond PA
Little Bit O’ Soul (from the Amazon Original Movie “Totally Killer”), The Linda Lindas
The Ring, Shanice
Crown On, stardrop
Where Have You Been All My Life, Lily Lane
Fireflies, Mare Berger
At Least I Tried, Sun Room
All So Simple Revisited, Animals in Denial
The Wild Card, King Dream
Roseglass, House of Harm
Just Missed You, Zach John King
Cool Off, Overshare
Today’s Birthdays
Forever I loved you, forever it seemed
R.I.P.
Ron Haffkine (Dr. Hook producer and manager)
This Week In … 1977
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band,” Meco
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “The King Is Gone,” Ronnie McDowell (from No. 28 to No. 21)
Top Debut (No. 80) – “Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (Part 1),” Idris Muhammad
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “How Deep Is Your Love,” Bee Gees (from No. 83 to No. 49) and “Send in the Clowns,” Judy Collins (from No. 88 to Nov. 54)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “I Believe in Love,” Kenny Loggins
Music News
> ‘Taylor Swift: Eras Tour’ Film Surpasses $100 Million in Advance Ticket Sales | Variety> Sufjan Stevens Dedicates New Album, Javelin, to Late Partner Evans Richardson IV | Pitchfork
> Drake Taking Break From Music to Focus on Health | BBC
> Villano Antillano: Tiny Desk Concert | NPR
> Tony! Toni! Toné! Say Reuniting After 25 Years ‘Feels Good’ – And They’re Working on Something New | The Associated Press
> Primary Wave Inks Publishing Administration and Marketing Deal With the Estate of ‘Soul Man’ Songwriter Isaac Hayes | Digital Music News
Tour News
> Bruce Springsteen Plots Return to the Road in Spring 2024 | Rolling Stone
> Queen Kicks Off 2023 U.S. ‘Rhapsody’ Tour | Consequence