Daily Newsletter, November 17, 2025

New albums come; new albums go. And next week, there are 410-plus new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and cassettes coming down the pipe — or the pike, depending on your preference. Here we go again:     Ailee | (Me)moir Alessandra | Language of Love Alessandro Alessandron | […]

Home » Music Blogs » Hot Picks 16/3/25 – The Best New Releases Photo: Angie Fights Crime Today we bring to you our hottest finds of the week. We have curated a list of the best releases from our musical travels this week and are putting them all in one place for your listing pleasure! This […]

Five tape labels to know and love even more than you did before you knew they existed.

When Roy Ayers, one of the greatest vibraphonists ever, passed in March , many younger listeners started becoming aware of his influence.

Exploring the cultural importance of Berry Gordy and Motown Records as a method of unifying the increasingly divided society of America during the 1960s.

The 10 new and upcoming country music artists you need to know this month featuring Mackenzie Carpenter, Chanel Yates, Dom Ellis, Janet Devlin, Jake O’Neill, Gareth, Pip Marsh, Jack Browning, CeCe & Kylie Daniel.

A ranked list of Frank Zappa albums released in his lifetime.

ELO were the mad Englishmen who conquered the US in the 1970s – and Jeff Lynne was at the heart of it

For me, there’s only one book coming out next week that matters: Mike Campbell’s memoir about his life before, during and after his years as lead guitarist, co-writer and co-pilot of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. For those whose tastes run more toward Jean Grae, the blues and Lata Mangeshkar, good news: You also have […]

With yet another song reference in the title, 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' looks quite interesting.

Listen to the best new music released this week across indie, rock, pop, punk, folk and beyond, all hand-picked by the team at Far Out Magazine.