Daily Newsletter, January 3, 2025

The first weekend of the year edition

Ljubinko Zivkovic
January 03, 2026

The 200 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2026

From rising stars to returning legends, 2026 is shaping up to be an exciting year for music.

stereogum.com/2483786/2026-albums-release-list/lists/album-list

AllMusic is being updated. | Music Search, Recommendations, Videos and Reviews

AllMusic provides comprehensive music info including reviews and biographies. Get recommendations for new music to listen to, stream or own.

www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2025/favorite-archival?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2026-01-02

Favorite 2025 Songs in Indie - Songs 1-10

Here are the 33 favorite songs from the 2025 posts of Indie Obsessive. The list reflects the blog's focus - Indie artists on the ris...

indieobsessive.blogspot.com/2025/12/favorite-2025-songs-in-indie-songs-1-10.html

Favorite Songs from 2025 Posts – Songs 11-20

This is the second set of ten Indie songs of 2025. We acknowledge the fact that it is difficult to rank the tracks. If the process we...

indieobsessive.blogspot.com/2025/12/favorite-songs-from-2025-posts-songs-11.html

Favorite Songs from 2025 Posts – Songs 21-33

This is the third/final set of favorite Indie songs of 2025. We acknowledge the fact that it is difficult to rank the tracks. If the...

indieobsessive.blogspot.com/2025/12/favorite-songs-from-2025-posts-songs-21.html

The Devo song that saw them investigated by the FBI

Devo have always been ones to embrace the strange and bizarre in their work, which once led to an investigation by the FBI. Read more here.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/devo-song-saw-them-investigated-by-the-fbi/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/entertainment

The 21 greatest albums of 1974, the year rock lost its innocence

1974: The year rock got heavy, greasy, and glam, mastering the art of the stadium and the studio alike

www.classical-music.com/rock/1974-albums

Rewind: P.G. Six (Pat Gubler) - Murmurs & Whispers

Folky revels, medieval-style psychedelia and west coast weirdness. These elements are ever-present in the work of P.G. Six - we look back on Murmurs & Whispers, a nuanced, enthralling piece of work.

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“I told Kurt Cobain that I was going to write a song that had more 'yeahs' in it than anything he’d written.” How a joke between R.E.M. and Nirvana's mercurial frontmen resulted in a 90s classic

Stipe had writer’s block on this Automatic For The People standout until a stroll round Seattle opened the floodgates for one of his band’s biggest anthems

www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/how-a-joke-between-michael-stipe-and-kurt-cobain-helped-inspire-an-r-e-m-classic?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/entertainment

The classic rock band Robert Smith hated with a passion

Robert Smith was at the forefront of goth's golden age in the '80s, but he had a vitriol for hair metal group Def Leppard who robbed his band of a hit.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/classic-rock-band-robert-smith-hated-with-a-passion/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/entertainment