Daily Newsletter, June 29, 2025

Looking back at the last three months.

These 25 albums reflect a collective mood that’s far more nuanced than the almighty algorithm would have us believe.

From Cardi B's new album to the return of Blood Orange and Sabrina Carpenter's god-approved artwork, here are the five news stories The FADER editors are talking about this week.

Brian Wilson was a sonic genius, but with this came a heavy dose of weirdness and musical eccentricity. Here we dive into five of his most bizarre tunes.

You’ve spent countless hours perfecting your music, so why does it feel like no one’s listening? The truth is, we’re in a new era of music promotion. Talent alone won’t break through. You need a game plan. Here are 7 brutal (but necessary) truths about getting your music heard in 2025. 1. The Algorithm Doesn’t […]

Madison McFerrin. Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas. Durand Jones & The Indications. KALW's Wonway Posibul joins NPR Music's Stephen Thompson to share their favorite new releases of the week.Intro:• Bruce Springsteen, 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' (Read our guide to the box set on npr.org)• Lorde, 'Virgin' (Read our review on npr.org)The Starting 5:• Laura Stevenson, 'Late Great'• Adrian Quesada, 'Boleros Psicodélicos II'• Madison McFerrin, 'Scorpio'• Durand Jones & The Indications, 'Flowers'• Herbert & Momoko, 'Clay'The Lightning Round:• Frankie Cosmos, 'Different Talking'• Dana and Alden, 'Speedo'• Brighde Chaimbeul, 'Sunwise'• Mocky, 'Music Will Explain (Choir Music Vol. 1)'• Tim Barnes, 'Lost Words / Noumena'Check out our Long List of new albums out June 27 and sample more than 50 of them via our New Music Friday playlist on npr.org.CreditsHost: Stephen ThompsonGuest: Wonway Posibul, KALWProducer: Simon RentnerEditor: Otis HartExecutive Producer: Suraya Mohamed

Since reforming a few years back, the '60s icons announced three special screenings for their documentary, The Zombies: Hung Up On A Dream.

On his website, The Beatles icon Paul McCartney has listed his three favourite albums of all time which includes cuts from neil Young and The Beach Boys.

Titled 'Point Blank (Quick Studies)', Bob Dylan's new art book collects nearly 100 black-and-white drawings created in 2021 and 2022.

If Talking Heads have a magnum opus, it is surely 1980’s Remain in Light. More than a mere maturation in the band’s sound, the album marks the culmination of frontman David Byrne’s intellectual tête-à-tête with producer Brian Eno. The two met in London in May 1977 while the Heads were on tour with the Ramones. […]