Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Enjoy the Ride,” Colby Acuff – Oct. 3
“SickElixir,” Blawan – Oct. 10
“Pretty Idea,” Amber Mark – Oct. 10
“Piano Book 2,” Lang Lang – Oct. 17
“Deadbeat,” Tame Impala – Oct. 17
“CAOS,” Miguel – Oct. 23
“The Rock ‘N’ Roll Philosopher,” Dion – Oct. 24
“Without Wind / Without Air,” Roger Eno – Oct. 31
“Off the Record,” Makaya McCraven – Oct. 31
“Dance to the Rhythm,” Ana Popovic – Oct. 31
“ICONOCLASTS,” Anna von Hausswolff – Oct. 31
New Music Friday: Sept. 5, 2025
Reissues
“Jon Savage’s 1986-1990 Rollin’ Under the Melody,” various artists – Sept. 26
“Trouble in Paradise (Expanded Edition),” Randy Newman – Oct. 17
“Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition,” Bruce Springsteen – Oct. 17
“Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (50th Anniversary Edition),” Elton John – Oct. 24
“The Last Record Album (Deluxe Edition),” Little Feat – Oct. 24
“Different Class (30th Anniversary Edition),” Pulp – Oct. 24
“No Exit (Remastered & Expanded),” Blondie – Oct. 31
“The Art of Falling Apart (Super Deluxe Edition),” Soft Cell – Oct. 31
“Who Are You,” The Who – Deluxe Edition + Super Deluxe Edition: Oct. 31
“A’s, B’s & Rarities,” Suzi Quatro – Nov. 7
“Too Nutty to Be Naughty: Studio Recordings 1977-2002,” Ian Dury – Nov. 14
“Silent Alarm (20th Anniversary Edition),” Bloc Party – new release date: Nov. 21
“Journeyman (Deluxe Edition),” Eric Clapton – Nov. 21
“Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings,” Bill Evans Trio – Nov. 21
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“SWAG II,” Justin Bieber (23 tracks; producers: Dijon, Mk.gee, Carter Lang, Bieber, et al; guests: Gunna, Lil B, Tems, Bakar, Hurricane Chris, Eddie Benjamin, et al; Hear here; Read here; Def Jam)
“KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) – Deluxe Version,” various artists (Download; include unreleased tracks “Prologue (Hunter’s Mantra)” and “Jinu’s Lament,” in addition to new sing-along, instrumental, and acapella versions of the film’s hit songs; Hear here; Visva / Republic)
“Live from A Mile High,” Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band (husband-and-wife team says it’s putting the band on hiatus to have a baby; 15-track album recorded in October 2024 at Denver’s Ogden Theatre; Hear here; Read here; Thirty Tigers)
“Glad We Met,” Avery Lynch (L.A.-based singer-songwriter’s nine-track EP; Hear here; RECORDS Label / Sony Music)
“Oswego Park,” Chore (Dunnville, Ontario band’s fourth album; Hear here; Sonic Unyon)
“Belles,” Belles (country singer-songwriter Kelli Belles’ six-song EP; producers: Sam Grow, Johnny Gates; Hear here; East Music Row Records)
“The Upward Bird,” bat zoo (six-song debut EP; Hear here; Lekker Collective)
“Generation Jean,” Jean Caffeine (Hear here; Flak Records)
“Young Guns,” Forester (three-song EP; Hear here; Forester)
“Clearly It’s All Staged,” Late Again (six-song EP; Hear here; Late Again)
“Space to Roam,” Olivia Reid (Brooklyn singer-songwriter’s six-song debut EP; Hear here; Breeze Street Media)
“Opaque,” Street Eaters (Oakland post-punk rockers’ first album in eight years; Hear here; Dirt Cult)
“Growing Pains,” Anaïs & The Hoops (Brooklyn-based artists’ six-song EP; producer: Ben Coleman; Hear here; The Noise of Anaïs)
“Not yet (The E.P.),” Daniel Jeffers (country singer-songwriter’s debut EP; four songs; Hear here; Daniel Jeffers)
“The Grief Case,” Lexxi Raine (six-song EP; Hear here; Lexxi Raine)
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Loser, Tame Impala
Big Crime, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts
The Scythe, The Last Dinner Party
Heartlands, Marcus King Band
End of You, Poppy, Amy Lee & Courtney LaPlante
Hot Goblin, Em Beihold
UH OH!, Loud Luxury & Natalie Jane
Real Good Night, Runaway June
Gózalo, The Animeros
Izimpisi, Madala Kunene & Sibusile Xaba
Obsession, Oliver Sim
Born Middle End, Brodie Christ
21, Little Big + Pixl Girl
superSTAR, Trill & Sāde Frame
Get It Together, Kid, APPALOOSA
West End Queen (Abattoir), Duke & Goldie
Bittersweet, Raphaela
Goddamn Outer Space, Lorraine Leckie and Her Demons
Limerence, Saint Avangeline
Only If You Want, frown line
Girls in Hollywood, Lola Wild
Man in the Sky, Mark Winters
This Is Ours, Mugger
Break Down, Chris Andreucci
stitched on my tongue, Sienna Melgoza
Honky Tonk Heartbeat, Annie Bosko
Parking Lot, Lakelin Lemmings
Electric Bloom, The Indie Pea
for me, ilham & Fridayy
Fly Far, Biscay
Red Riptide, WHITEHORSE
Long Tall Shadow, Ben Arnold
Galvanized, Clone
L train vintage, osquinn & FearDorian
Bug on Head, Kai Korven
If I Needed You Now, Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits
Red, Dustin O’Halloran
Other Side, Jacquie Roar
Sheep, Lil’ Jimmy
Entropy, Lost Signal
Spell, Joyer
Ganymede, The Quality of Mercury
Meltdown, Greenness
When You Did, KIANA
Spirits Are Up!, Frightful Places
Digital Ghost, Amber Hotel
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Mark Volman (Turtles co-founder and “Happy Together” singer)
Tom Shipley (Brewer & Shipley)
Ray Mayhew (Sigue Sigue Sputnik drummer)
This Week In … 1966
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Sunshine Superman,” Donovan
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Respectable,” The Outsiders (from No. 29 to No. 15)
Highest Debut (No. 71) – “I Chose to Sing the Blues,” Ray Charles & The Raelets
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Cherish,” The Association (from No. 66 to No. 27)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “That’s Enough,” Rosco Robinson
No. 1 Album – “What Now My Love,” Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby,” The Beatles
No. 1 Album – “Revolver,” The Beatles
Tour + Festival News
> Ariana Grande Announces ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Tour | Rolling Stone
> Radiohead Reuniting for 20-Date Tour in Late 2025 | Billboard
> Ed Sheeran Announces Winter 2025 U.K. and European Tour Dates | Billboard
> Tame Impala Announce U.S. Tour | Pitchfork
> Laufey Sets 2026 U.K. and European Arena Tour | NME
> Of Monsters And Men Announce European and U.K. Tour Dates | Pollstar
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.