Daily Newsletter, April 21, 2025

Happy Easter. I have neither chocolate nor dyed eggs for you; just a list of the 510-plus new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and cassettes arriving in the coming days. Sorry to disappoint you. But hey, you could probably do without all that sugar and cholesterol anyway. You’re welcome. […]

One song would see John Lennon turn his back on rock and roll tropes and write from the heart. It's feature on The Beatles 'Rubber Soul' signified a change

The Beach Boys are one of the most important bands in rock history. See what are the legendary California band's best albums

One of the influential country-rock groups, The Flying Burrito Brothers were destined to make great music when one considers their line-up.

Another Monday Morning Brew Playlist: ft. Blind Yeo, Adrian Crowley, Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko, Constant Follower, Dhafer Youssef, Stranded Horse & Boubacar Cissokho, Aaron Dooley, Eishan Ensemble, Ohtis, Shannon Lay & more.

As the principal songwriter for The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson always knew how to bring a tear to the eye, but it was a solo track that made producers cry.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, that beloved comic strip by Charles Schulz about a boy, his dog and the group of kids they hang out

And then there were three: Yep, three. There are only a trio of books arriving in the next seven days, and unless you’re a fan of Arkells’ Max Kernan, Prince of whatever the hell the ‘punk explosion’ is, maybe it’s a good week to binge all those TV shows in your PVR. Just sayin.’   […]

Just a few days ago, the elusive yet prolific UK indie-soul collective SAULT dropped four new songs with very few additional details. Yesterday — keeping in line with their tendency to surprise-release albums — they went ahead and put a full LP called 10 on streaming services. (After first appearing on Spotify on Friday, before being taken down after a few hours, the album is now back on the platform.) It’s a fitting release for Easter weekend, coming from a band who lean heavily on gospel influences.