new music friday / Friday 12-20-24
(“Christmas Tree” Song)
Lady Gaga has a new Christmas song out. It’s not that one, but it made me think about it.
(“Christmas Tree” Song)
(New Music Friday Intro)
Happy Final Weekend before the Santa Claus is Coming to Town (clip) That’s the newest holiday tune from Lady Gaga. The other song I played is called “Christmas Tree” (clip) Yes – she is singing how her Christmas tree is delicious. I am so ready for the holidays.
(Countdown Video)
New Music Friday:
But first! New Music Friday – I put together a Spotify playlist of the songs that I talked about and thought about today for New Music Friday. Click here for that!
Big album drops aren’t coming, but we still have some new music.
- (clip) Marcus King had his Mood Swings album released this past April (clip) Incredible album filled with bluesy rock sounding music along with his rich guitar. (Hero clip) He’s been touring but a bigger one is coming this Spring 2025. So, how do you celebrate the announcement? By releasing a new song called “Saturday Sinner” (clip)
- This past June, Barns Courtney released 10 songs under the album title: Supernatural (“National Treasure” cut) That’s one of them. “National Treasure.” Today, we got another new song called “Mother Theresa” (clip) Via Instagram he comments about the song: “It is quite possibly the least commercially viable thing I’ve ever made and I love it.” (clip) I’m enjoying it as well. Sorta reminds me of that MIA “Paper Planes” sound with the guns (clip)
- Katy Perry left an early gift under the tree this year. Wait – is she under the tree? (“Woman’s World”) Ahhh, it’s a surprise deluxe edition of her 143 album, re-dubbed 1432. Has all the original hits (“Lifetimes”) This is the special gift from Katy – a previously unreleased tune “OK” (clip)
- The Talbott Brothers have already released a couple new songs from their upcoming album (clip) That’s “Kerosene”. The new album Borderlands arrives on Friday, May 2nd. In the meantime, they keep giving us pieces of the album. Here’s “Easy Love” (clip)
- Several quick hits of new music: 32 years later, the Prince and Kylie Minogue Lost 1992 Collaboration called ‘Baby Doll’ has leaked online – it’s not on any of the digital platforms, but it’s out there if you want to hear it. // Aphex Twin has put together the limited-edition singles he sold on tour between 2016 and 2023 onto a new album labeled: Music From the Merch Desk (2016 – 2023) – available digitally as well // Jimmy Fallon has been hosting (non-stop DJ) a holiday channel on SiriusXM called Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Radio. (clip) He also released a holiday album called: Holiday Seasoning – was that planned? The songs are good. Original. And very funny. One of the ones that amused me was “Christmas Ding Dong” (clip)
Thank you to Spotify, Rolling Stone, Apple Music, uDiscoverMusic, Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork, Louder, Spill Magazine, Dan Deluca of the Philly Inquirer & I know there’s more.
Be sure to check out the playlist on Spotify. As I mentioned in the beginning, it’s a playlist of songs that I’ve talked about and thought about: so, you’ll see some new music there from and anything that I really messed up and missed – well, that’s why I’ll be doing Missed Music Monday on Monday.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I’m not here to be perfect; I’m here to be myself.” – by Lady Gaga