NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Sy Smith’s “Slide”

October 13, 2023 Mark Chappelle

“Slide” is the first single to be lifted from Smith’s forthcoming album ‘Until We Meet Again,’ due in stores in December.

NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Lenny Kravitz’s “TK421”

October 12, 2023 Mark Chappelle

Lenny Kravitz TK421 Blue Electric Light — *Photo: Mark Seliger*

“TK421” is the lead single from Kravitz’s forthcoming album ‘Blue Electric Light,’ due in stores March 15th.

NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Duran Duran’s “Danse Macabre”

August 30, 2023 Albumism Staff

Duran Duran Dance Macabre — *Photo: Stephanie Pistel*

“Danse Macabre” is the lead single and title track from the group’s forthcoming album ‘Danse Macabre,’ due in stores October 27th.

NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: DJ Shadow’s “Ozone Scraper”

August 18, 2023 Albumism Staff

DJ Shadow Ozone Scraper — *Photo: Koury Angelo*

“Ozone Scraper” is the first single to be lifted from DJ Shadow’s forthcoming album ‘Action Adventure,’ due in stores October 27th.

NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: LÉON’s “Pretty Boy”

August 18, 2023 Albumism Staff

“Pretty Boy” is the first single to be lifted from the Swedish singer-songwriter’s forthcoming fourth studio album, the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Circles.’

NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Delta Goodrem’s “Back To Your Heart”

August 4, 2023 Albumism Staff

“Back To Your Heart” is Goodrem’s first new music since her 2021 album ‘Bridge Over Troubled Dreams.’

NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Wilco’s “Evicted”

August 1, 2023 Albumism Staff

“Evicted” is the first single to be lifted from Wilco’s forthcoming album ‘Cousin,’ due in stores September 29th.

NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Jessie Ware’s “Freak Me Now” Featuring Róisín Murphy

July 27, 2023 Albumism Staff

Jessie Ware’s Freak Me Now Róisín Murphy — *Photo: Luka McGhie*

The original version of “Freak Me Now” appears on Jessie Ware’s recently released fifth studio album ‘That! Feels Good!’

NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: The Kills’ “New York” & "LA Hex"

July 25, 2023 Albumism Staff

Seven years since the band’s most recent studio album ‘Ash & Ice’ (2016) arrived, the dynamic duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince have reemerged with a pair of striking new singles

NEW MUSIC WE LOVE: Ethel Cain’s “Famous Last Words (An Ode To Eaters)”

July 21, 2023 Albumism Staff

Ethel Cain Famous Last Words (An Ode To Eaters) — *Photo: Ethel Cain*

Originally released via Soundcloud last year, “Famous Last Words (An Ode To Eaters)” now receives a wider release in partnership with the 1017 ALYX 9SM project helmed by Givenchy creative director Matthew Williams.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Debut Album ‘Read My Lips’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

With her debut solo affair, Ellis-Bextor made the dancefloor feel elegant and faintly surreal, a place where heartbreak could wear lipstick and emotional catastrophe could arrive with a four-on-the-floor beat.

Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

Four decades later, ‘Graceland’ remains true to what it was from the start—a beautiful, tangled, genuinely collaborative album that changed what pop music could sound like.

The Rolling Stones’ ‘Tattoo You’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

When listening to ‘Tattoo You,’ you would never know that it is this Frankenstein's monster of an album that was pieced together with songs that came from their most creatively fertile period.