3,2,1 – New Music Monday / 06-15-26

(3,2,1 New Music Monday Intro)

Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.

This week, we’ve got highly anticipated new sounds from Olivia Rodrigo, Sublime, and blink-182.

Plus, new singles from Europe and Lainey Wilson — and for the turntable, we get to revisit the voice of Chris Cornell on vinyl.

(Countdown Video)

3 major album drops.

First up – since I have a 10-year-old daughter in my household, the countdown on Spotify was absolutely watched for this one:

Olivia Rodrigo with you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.

(“Drop Dead” clip)

That’s “Drop Dead,” the lead single from the album.

But I dug a little deeper, and I want to make sure you check out track twelve – “Expectations.”

(“Expectations” clip)

Next – we all remember and miss Sublime’s former lead singer, Bradley Nowell

(“What I Got” clip)

But now his son, Jakob Nowell, has taken over lead vocals, and Sublime just dropped their first studio album in 30 years:

Until the Sun Explodes.

(“Ensenada” clip)

And then we have blink-182 celebrating the 25th anniversary of Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.

The anniversary edition gives fans six bonus tracks — and because this is blink-182, let’s just call them “edgy.”

So maybe send the kids out of the room, or put the earbuds in for this album.

(“Rock Show” clip)

2 new singles.

The “Final Countdown” band — classic rock legends Europe — have a new song.

(“The Cult Of Ignorance” cut)

That’s “The Cult of Ignorance,” a garage-rock new single from their upcoming album Come This Madness.

Also new this week: Lainey Wilson bends the country genre again with “Phone, Keys, Wallet.”

(“Phone, Keys, Wallet” cut)

And yes, that is John Mayer on the song — not singing, but playing lead electric guitar.

(Record Scratch video)

And finally, 1 vinyl pick.

There’s the reissue of Audioslave’s sophomore album, Out of Exile.

Original vinyl copies had become collector’s items, with some prices getting absolutely ridiculous on the secondary market.

But now, Out of Exile is back on vinyl — newly remastered — and any chance to revisit Chris Cornell is a chance I’m going to take.

Father’s Day, here I come.

(“Doesn’t Remind Me”)

That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.

This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday

Until next time.

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By June 14th of 1995…

alternative radio was getting stranger by the week…

and this song fit perfectly.

Tripping Daisy with:

“I Got a Girl.”

(Music Cut #2)

The song helped Tripping Daisy break through

and eventually land a spot

opening for Def Leppard

on the Slang tour in 1996.

(Music Cut #3 – “Pour Some Sugar On Me” hook)

Unfortunately…

that’s what a lot of Def Leppard fans came to hear:

big ’80s arena-rock anthems.

Instead, they first got Tripping Daisy…

a sweaty, psychedelic,

feedback-heavy band from Dallas.

But honestly?

I would’ve stayed for both.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Well I know, I need, I feel we’re going higher and higher.” – Tripping Daisy

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released back in February of 1995…

By June 13th…

this song was impossible to miss on alternative radio

The Offspring with “Self Esteem.”

(Music Cut #2)

When The Offspring recorded “Self Esteem,”

they were still signed to a small independent punk label

and working with a shoestring budget.

(Music Cut #3)

Despite the song blowing up on MTV,
the band members were still driving
their old, broken-down cars
to arena shows…
because the royalty checks
hadn’t cleared yet.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“The more you suffer
The more it shows you really care
Right?” – The Offspring

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By June 12th of 1993…
one of the biggest songs of the ’60s…
started sounding like alt-rock.

The Lemonheads with “Mrs. Robinson.”

(Music Cut #2)

At first,

the song wasn’t even on

It’s a Shame About Ray

But after “Mrs. Robinson” took off,

the label added it to the album

and pushed it as a single.

(Music Cut #3)

Apparently, Paul Simon disliked

The Lemonheads’ version.

As for Art Garfunkel, he liked it.

And then there’s Evan Dando?

The lead singer of The Lemonheads –

he went with Paul and didn’t really like it either.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.” – The Lemonheads covering Simon & Garfunkel

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By June 11th of 1997…

this song could be heard anywhere

up and down the radio dial.

The Wallflowers with:

“One Headlight.”

(Music Cut #2)

It became the first song

to hit number one

on all three Billboard rock airplay charts:

Modern Rock,

Mainstream Rock,

and Triple-A.

(Music Cut #3)

And years later,

Billboard ranked “One Headlight”

as the greatest Adult Alternative song of all time.

So basically…

this wasn’t just a 90s hit.

It became the king of adult alternative radio.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I’m so alone, and I feel just like somebody else
Man, I ain’t changed, but I know I ain’t the same.” – The Wallflowers

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – Opener to “High”)

On June 10th, 1997…

Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope dropped from

one of the first post-grunge bands

emerging on MTV:

Jimmie’s Chicken Shack.

(Music Cut #2 – )

After building a following

in the Baltimore, D.C., and Annapolis scene…

and playing the legendary HFStival…

Jimmie’s Chicken Shack landed a two-album deal

with . . . the Rocket Man.

(Music Cut #3 – Elton John’s “Rocket Man”)

That’s right.

The Maryland funk-rock band

with a chicken-pun album title

was signed to Elton John’s Rocket Records.

And yes…

they rocked.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Don’t know what I want to do
And I hope that I never do, Dropping anchor.” – Jimmie’s Chicken Shack “Dropping Anchor”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released yesterday back in 1992…

Faith No More dropped their fourth album:

Angel Dust

And with Mike Patton fully onboard – things got weird.

(Music Cut #2)

One of the album’s biggest songs,

“Midlife Crisis,”

started with a working title connected to Madonna.

Patton later said he was being bombarded

by her image everywhere.

(Music Cut #3 – “Material Girl” cut)

But Madonna wasn’t the only surprise

The drums used Simon & Garfunkel’s “Cecilia.”

And the bridge pulled from Beastie Boys’ “Car Thief.”

So “Midlife Crisis” had Madonna in the working title…

Simon & Garfunkel in the drums…

and Beastie Boys hiding in the bridge.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“You’re perfect, yes, it’s true
But without me, you’re only you.” – by Faith No More “Midlife Crisis”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – “Around the World” guitar intro)

Released on June 8th of 1999 –

this album went on to sell more than 15 million copies worldwide

Californication from the Red Hot Chili Peppers

(Music Cut #2 – “Californication” hook)

But this wasn’t just a comeback for the band.

It was a comeback for someone

many people really believed

might not survive.

The last time we heard him on a Chili Peppers album was Blood Sugar Sex Magik

(Music Cut #3 – “Suck My Kiss” hook)

Guitarist John Frusciante.

After leaving the band,

he went through addiction,

poverty,

and serious health issues.

But he got clean.

He came back.

And Californication became the sound

of the Chili Peppers finding themselves again.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“With the birds, I’ll share this lonely viewing.” – Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Scar Tissue”

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3,2,1 – New Music Monday / 06-08-26

This is a test video that I had to do for television, but I wanted to throw it up on my channel as well. This could be coming back!

(3,2,1 New Music Monday Intro)

Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.

This week: We’re starting with a couple of throwback alt-rock heavyweights, one massive voice from the 2000s, a country surprise from Taylor Swift, a new single from Role Model, and yes — vinyl from the Wizard himself.

(Countdown Video)

3, 2, 1, – New Music Monday:

3 major album drops.

First up — Death Cab for Cutie with I Built You A Tower.

(“Riptides” clip)

This one finds Death Cab reconnecting with some of their indie-rock roots — even calling back to the feel of The Photo Album, which is now 25 years old.

(“Punching the Flowers” clip)

Next — Modest Mouse with An Eraser and a Maze, their first studio album in five years. (“Picking Dragons’ Pockets” clip)

At the start of 2026, I would not have had a new Modest Mouse album high on my radar, but I’m really glad this one is here because I keep going back to listen.

(“Third Side of the Moon” clip)

And Evanescence returns with their sixth studio album, Sanctuary.

(“Who Will You Follow” clip)

“Who Will You Follow” hit number one on Billboard’s Hard Rock Songs chart, but the album closer “Wide Open Heart” is where Amy Lee gets to do what Amy Lee does — build everything toward that huge vocal release.

(“Wide Open Heart” clip)

2 new singles.

Taylor Swift surprised everyone with a return to her country roots for the Toy Story 5 soundtrack.

(“I Knew It, I Knew You” clip)

She wrote “I Knew It, I Knew You” specifically for Jessie the Cowgirl.

Also new this week — Role Model with “High Hopes 3000.”

(“High Hopes 3000” clip)

That one sets up his upcoming concept album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, due later this summer.

(Countdown Reel of 1)

And finally, depending on your generation, when you hear the name Jeff Goldblum, you may think of The Fly, Jurassic Park, or Wicked.

But this week, it’s jazz.

(“Misty” clip)

His new album Night Blooms is streaming now, but collectors may want the exclusive alternate-cover color vinyl, which includes a signed 11-by-11 art card from Jeff himself.

That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.

This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday

Until next time.

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released just a few months earlier…

by June 7th of 1993,

Barenaked Ladies were turning a goofy sing-along

into something much bigger:

“If I Had $1000000.”

(Music Cut #2)

But one lyric in the song

accidentally created a concert tradition…

where the band basically had to beg fans to stop.

(Music Cut #3 of the “Kraft Dinner” line)

Fans started bringing boxes of Kraft Dinner…

Not one or two.

Hundreds.

And then throwing them on stage.

Eventually the band pleaded:

please stop throwing it at us…

and instead donate them to food banks.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“If I Had $1000000,
I’d be rich.” – Barenaked Ladies

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