new music friday / Friday 01-31-25
(New Music Friday Intro)
One month already gone for 2025 – We got a full weekend of February. Goals – keep going everyone! For new music, we’ve got Sleigh Bells, David Kushner, TORRES & Julien Baker, as well as some dude named The Weeknd.
(Countdown Video)
New Music Friday:
- Back in 2010, this duo of band released an album called Treats that I simply loved and unfortunately fell off my radar (“Tell Me”) I’m putting that on my running playlist – when you hear that – how can NOT get hyped up (little more) ANYWAY – the band is Sleigh Bells and they are back with their first new music in basically 3 years (clip) Song is called “Wanna Start A Band?” – now the story that’s been told has a song to go along with it. You see – back in 2008, while Alexis Krauss was eating at a restaurant in Brooklyn with her mom, their server, Derek, eventually asked during the meal – “Wanna Start A Band?” (clip)
- Three years, David Kushner released the song “Miserable Man” and it went viral on TikTok (clip) Between then and now, he’s tallied up his fair share of music (“Daylight”) Today though, via his own label – Miserable Music Group, he’s released “Breathe In, Breathe Out” (“Machinehead” clip) But – that’s not it. That’s Bush. Don’t worry, we’ll get to David’s. His new EP arrives on Valentine’s Day called 20 Years From Now and without any further delay let’s hear that new song from David Kushner (clip)
- Last January, TORRES released an album called: What an enormous room. (“Collect” cut) Also last year, Julien Baker was putting a wrap on her tour with boygenius (clip) After a whole lotta teasing, TORRES and Julien Baker have finally announced their new combo album: Send a Prayer My Way (clip) The indie rockers have turned toward a country sound. Album comes out April 18th. Let’s hear the new song that was released called “Sylvia” (clip)
- Several quick hits of new music: The final entry in a trilogy of albums that began in 2020, The Weeknd has released Hurry Up Tomorrow // Lady Gaga has finally announced the release of her next album (March 7th) which had been known as LG7, but now is offically called Mayhem. FYI – she’s releasing a new song that will premiere during the Grammy’s this weekend – during a commercial break. Don’t be so quick to hit the bathroom. // As we creep closer & closer to Valentine’s Day, The Lumineers are treating us to more of their new album: Automatic. (cut) That’s actually track #1 “Same Old Song” which I’ve totally been digging. Today’s release is called “You’re All I Got” (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.
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! 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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