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Sunday, August 2, 2026

Buffalo Traffic Jam, Pete Yorn, Teenage Fanclub, Lake Street Dive, plus Muse & Ellie Goulding

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:
  • Buffalo Traffic Jam - Pictures Of You - The title track of the Montana duo's first full-length LP, following last year's EP and several singles.
  • Pete Yorn - Never Said No - The singer-songwriter told Magnet Magazine he sees this opening song on All The Beauty "as saying yes to life—even though life is crazy." 
  • Teenage Fanclub - Day In The Sun - From Do Not Dare to Dream, the Scottish band's 13th studio album, this track is billed as a "melodic meditation on renewal and shifting perspective."
  • Lake Street Dive - You're Never Around - The band’s first new original track since 2024's Good Together seems to signal a new album is in the works.
  • Muse & Ellie Goulding - Hush - An unlikely combination collaborate on this track from The Wow! Signal.

Sunday, July 26, 2026

New Music: The Jayhawks, Slothrust, Grace Potter, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Foo Fighters

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:
  • The Jayhawks - American Midnight - The Minnesota band's Gary Louris says his move to Canada gave him a new perspective on his native country. From the band's next LP, Sanctuary Park.
  • Slothrust - Ring the Bell - Now a duo, Leah Wellbaum and Will Gorin say the upcoming What They Grow in the Garden is their "biggest and wildest record to date."
  • Grace Potter - Run, Baby, Run - Advice to an unhappy friend, from the new album Tresspasser, Potter's seventh.
  • St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Mess I Made - Paul Janeway says he was in an "overwhelming and generally sad time" when he wrote this song. Hopefully it helped.
  • Foo Fighters - Window - Another single spins out from Your Favorite Toy. Yes, Dave Grohl actually wrote "I saw your face there in the window / You were a window cleaner letting in the sun."

Saturday, July 11, 2026

New releases from U2, Peter Gabriel, Joe Jackson, Bywater Call, Dominique Fils-Aime

Another eclectic batch of tracks just added to our New Music bin:
  • U2 - Street of Dreams - The first single to emerge from an upcoming studio album, expected around their 50th anniversary later this year. (Photo by Viviane Sassen)
  • Peter Gabriel - I Belong to the Sky (Bright-Side Mix) - The seventh in this year's cycle of singles making up the album O/I. The track expands in many directions over its 7 minutes plus.
  • Joe Jackson - Welcome to Burning-By-Sea - Catching up with this spring's Hope and Fury album. This opening track is a postcard from a "tart of a town."
  • Bywater Call - Ain't No Friend of Mine - A blistering track from the Canadian roots band's upcoming album Broken Souvenirs.
  • Dominique Fils-Aime - Phoenix Rising - The Quebec artist's new album, My World Is The Sun, is "a musical bubble bath," says The Indy Review. Let it wash over you.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

The latest from Muse, Phoebe Bridgers, Valley, Pete Yorn, Brooke Annibale

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:
  • Muse - Nightshift Superstar - A disco-tinged track from The Wow! Signal, which The Irish Times approvingly describes as "a glam odyssey that fuses metal, techno, science fiction and prog rock into an overstuffed inferno of absurdity."
  • Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Boys - The first single from Lost Weekend, Bridgers' first album in six years.
  • Valley - Vending Machine - The Toronto alt-pop trio says it's latest single is "a song about transactional relationships."
  • Pete York - Idyllwild - From the upcoming album All The Beauty, this song's lyrics suggest making happy memories with one's child.
  • Brooke Annibale - Make You Mine - We previously featured a couple of early singles, and now add this track from the just-released album, Bolder Font.

Sunday, June 21, 2026

New by Icarus Phoenix, Temples, Paul McCartney, Broken Social Scene, Kiwi Jr.

The latest tracks added to our New Music bin:
  • Icarus Phoenix - Oh, The Joy Of Life! - This Baltimore outfit is headed by singer-songwriter Drew Danburry. Their new EP, Gallop, "explores boundless optimism and joy all through a DIY lens," writes New Noise Magazine.
  • Temples - Jet Stream Heart - Critics are calling this the best track on the English band's fifth album, Bliss, which otherwise is getting mixed reviews.
  • Paul McCartney - Mountain Top - Amid the sweet nostalgia of The Boys of Dungeon Lane is this echo of late-Beatles psychedelia. McCartney says he wrote it about summer music festivals, "people going off for the weekend to trip out and get stoned." 
  • Broken Social Scene - Relief - Lisa Lobsinger takes the vocal lead on this track from Remember the Humans.
  • Kiwi Jr. - Blowin' Up - The title track from the Toronto band's fourth LP, due in August.