3,2,1 – New Music Monday / 07-13-26

(3,2,1 New Music Monday Intro)

Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.

This week, we’ve got Jack White going full Jack White, Future showing us The Real Me, and The Rolling Stones somehow still rolling.

Plus, Beyoncé opens the B’Day vault, Alabama Shakes return with hope, and My Chemical Romance brings Danger Days back to vinyl.

(Countdown Video)

3 major album drops.

First up – Jack White’s seventh solo studio album has arrived – Frozen Charlotte

(“G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs” cut of “Microphone Check, One-Two, One-Two”)

And this is how excited I was about this album.

(flash vinyl copy)

I already got it on vinyl.

I truly believe that I’ve found one of my favorite albums of 2026.

It’s loud. It’s bluesy. It’s guitars ripping in all the right Jack White ways.

(“You’ll Never Fix Me” clip)

Next, we go from rock to rap with Future and his new album, The Real Me.

This album is a 22-track reminder that his fingerprints are still all over modern hip-hop.

(Future “Radio” clip)

And then, from rap to some original rock legends.

The Rolling Stones are back with Foreign Tongues.

(“In The Stars” clip)

Yes, in 2026, we are still talking about new music from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood.

By the way, Foreign Tongues is their 25th studio album, and it keeps that late-career Stones run moving.

(“Jealous Lover” clip)

2 new singles.

First up — Beyoncé with “Morning Dew (Donk).”

(“Morning Dew (Donk)” clip)

This is a surprise release from the vault, arriving as part of the countdown to the 20th anniversary edition of B’Day.

Also new this week — Alabama Shakes with “I Feel Hope Coming.”

(“I Feel Hope Coming” clip)

This is the first taste of I Must Be Dreaming, their first album in 11 years, arriving August 28th. I’m circling that date.

(Record Scratch video)

And finally, 1 vinyl pick.

When I was in the record store Friday buying my Jack White vinyl, I watched this album leave the bins twice – I had to go over and see what it was.

My Chemical Romance who are back with a 15th anniversary deluxe edition of Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

(“Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” clip)

That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.

This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday

Until next time.

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released back in January of 1999…

by July 12th,

this one was still climbing

on rock radio.

Oleander

with “Why I’m Here.”

(Music Cut #2)

The band name

has a darker edge.

I mean — “Oleander”

might sound pretty…

but Google it,

it’s a poisonous plant

that lines highways

in Northern California.

(Music Cut #3)

By 1999,

that pretty-but-toxic

Sacramento band

was suddenly right in the middle

of late-’90s rock:

opening for Our Lady Peace

and Creed…

and playing Woodstock ’99.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I don’t wanna
Be full of hate
For anybody
But it’s too late.” – Oleander

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released back in February of 1996…

by July 11th,

this industrial rock song

was still thumping

rock radio.

Gravity Kills

with “Guilty.”

(Music Cut #2)

This song sounds like

it crawled out

of a dark industrial nightclub.

But in reality,

it started

as a track

for a St. Louis radio compilation.

(Music Cut #3)

“Guilty” became

one of the station’s

most-requested songs

before Gravity Kills

had really played live.

And soon,

this local radio song

ended up next to

Brad Pitt

and Morgan Freeman

in the movie Se7en

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I’ll tell you something, something new
You’re hearing nothing, nothing true.” – Gravity Kills

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released back in January of 1999…

by July 10th,

good luck avoiding this one

on the radio.

Citizen King

with “Better Days.”

(Music Cut #2)

This song is a potpourri of

late-’90s sunshine –

part rock song,

part hip-hop groove,

and just beachy enough

to make you think of Sublime.

(Music Cut #3 – Sublime cut)

But it wasn’t Sublime.

And it didn’t come from Long Beach.

It came from Milwaukee.

Lead singer Mount Sims said

it came from

a much less sunny place:

working at a dollar store,

being broke,

and deciding music

had to be all-or-nothing.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“One foot in the hole, one foot getting deeper
Crank it to eleven, blow another speaker.” – Citizen King

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

On July 9th of 1996,

Soul Coughing released

“Super Bon Bon.”

(Music Cut #2)

Now before you even get

to the song title,

you have to deal

with the band name.

Soul Coughing.

(Music Cut #3)

And yes –

the story is just as odd

as the name.

It reportedly came

from a Mike Doughty poem – he’s the lead guy.

This poem was about Neil Young

vomiting.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Move aside
And let the man go through
Let the man go through.” – Soul Coughing

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By July of 1996…

this song sounded like denial

set to alternative radio.

K’s Choice

with “Not an Addict.”

(Music Cut #2)

K’s Choice were still trying

to break through in America

when someone watched their set

from the side of the stage

at a festival in Germany.

(Music Cut #3)

That someone

was Alanis Morissette.

She was so impressed,

she invited the Belgian band

to join her North American tour –

Jagged Little Pill

which of course helped introduce K’s Choice

to a much larger audience.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“it’s not a habit, it’s cool, I feel alive
if you don’t have it you’re on the other side.” – K’s Choice

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

On July 7th of 1991…

Pearl Jam released

their debut single:

“Alive.”

(Music Cut #2)

But the music behind “Alive”

actually began before Pearl Jam existed.

Stone Gossard first developed it

during the Mother Love Bone era,

and Andrew Wood

even sang an early version.

(Music Cut #3)

Unfortunately that version was never recorded,

back then, it was called “Dollar Short.”

After Wood’s death,

Gossard placed the instrumental

on a demo tape

that was sent to Eddie Vedder.

Vedder added the lyrics —

so, “Alive” helped turn the end

of one Seattle band

into the beginning

of another.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Oh, do I deserve to be?
Is that the question?
And if so, if so
Who answers? Who answers?“ – Pearl Jam

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By July 6th of 1990…

Billy Idol was back in the Top 10

with one of the biggest rock songs

of the summer:

“Cradle of Love.”

(Music Cut #2)

But – there was a problem – Billy Idol could barely move

in his own music video.

Because just months earlier,

a motorcycle crash

had badly injured his leg.

(Music Cut #3)

So before David Fincher

was directing Brad Pitt in Fight Club,

he was figuring out

how to hide Billy Idol’s broken leg…

inside a picture frame.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“My love starts a rolling train, you can’t stop it
It ain’t in vain, I ain’t nobody’s fool.” – Billy Idol

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3,2,1 – New Music Monday / 07-06-26

(3,2,1 New Music Monday Intro)

Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.

This week, we’ve got one of music’s fastest-rising newcomers, cinematic alternative sounds from MISSIO, and Madonna returning to the dance floor.

Plus, Peter Gabriel looks toward the sky, Michigander calls a “Taxi,” and finally a dance-floor classic from the 2000s makes its vinyl debut.

(Countdown Video)

3 major album drops.

First up – 20-year-old British singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro with her official debut album, Visitor.

(“Die on This Hill” clip)

“Die on This Hill” became her massive breakout song, and it immediately earned her comparisons to voices like Adele and Amy Winehouse.

But the album isn’t all piano ballads.

The song “This Is My House” gives her powerful voice a brighter, full-band soul sound.

(“This Is My House” clip)

Next, Texas alternative duo MISSIO returns with Love & Heartbreak.

(“Bleed” clip)

It’s a 14-track album mixing alt-rock, electronic production, and the kind of cinematic atmosphere that MISSIO has become known for.

And yes, as the title suggests, this one dives into both sides of a relationship – the falling in love and the falling apart.

(“Dreams” MISSIO clip)

And then there’s Madonna.

Twenty-one years after Confessions on a Dance Floor, the Queen of Pop returns with its sequel, Confessions II.

(“Bring Your Love” clip)

Madonna reunited with producer Stuart Price, and just like the original, the songs flow together as one continuous dance mix.

Early reviews are calling it her strongest album in decades.

(“Danceteria” clip)

2 new singles.

First up, Peter Gabriel has been releasing music according to the lunar calendar, and the strawberry full moon brought us “I Belong to the Sky.”

(“I Belong to the Sky” clip)

That’s Bright-Side Mix, Gabriel plans on releasing the Dark-Side Mix during the next new moon.

Also new this week: Michigander with “Taxi.”

(“Taxi” clip)

The new single gives us another preview of his upcoming album, Over Before You Know It, arriving on the last day of this month.

(Record Scratch Video)

And finally, 1 vinyl pick.

Cascada’s Everytime We Touch is celebrating its 20th anniversary – and for the first time ever, the album has been pressed on a limited-edition green vinyl.

(“Everytime We Touch” clip)

That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.

This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.

Until next time.

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released just a couple weeks earlier…
by July 5th of 1995…
Dave Grohl was no longer just the drummer from Nirvana.

Foo Fighters with “This Is a Call.”

(Music Cut #2)

Despite launching

one of rock’s biggest bands,

“This Is a Call”

never had an official music video.

Instead, Foo Fighters made

their network television debut

playing it

on David Letterman.

(Music Cut #3)

But shortly after recording the album,

Grohl played with Tom Petty

and the Heartbreakers

on Saturday Night Live.

Petty offered him

the chance to join full-time.

Grohl turned it down…

instead he chose to bet

on Foo Fighters.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“This is a call to all
This is a call to all my past resignations
It’s been too long“ – Foo Fighters

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