New Music Weekend / Friday 08-08-25
(New Music Weekend Intro)
Happy Weekend! You know with my summer vacation officially over and having seen my Eagles live and in person playing some American football already. I couldn’t help myself – I looked into when Pumpkin Spice flavors would be arriving to Starbucks and Dunkin. (parody clip of “Pumpkin Spice Latte”) For Starbucks, the magical date for their Pumpkin Spice Latte is August 26th. As for Dunkin, they deliver the pumpkin flavor glory a bit earlier on August 20th. I won’t lie – I’m excited.
I am also excited for what’s coming up on New Music Weekend: Goose and Geese, you’ll see, Ethel Cain, G. Love, Yungblud, and More
(Countdown Video)
New Music Weekend:
- This past April – Jam band – Goose released their album, Everything Must Go (“Give It Time” clip) Goose, is not to be confused with Geese, which is the plural of Goose, but is also an entirely different band altogether (“Taxes” clip) By the way, Geese have a new album arriving on September 26th, but back to Goose (“Your Direction” clip) We received a brand new original song called “Royal” which appears to be a standalone single and not a part of a Deluxe verison of this past spring’s release. (“Royal” clip) The lyrics are about the passing of a loved one and the lasting legacy that they leave behind. It’s a tribute to someone who was “royal” in the eyes of who wrote it. “Royal” is definitely, a slower, more reflective track, from Goose. (another “Royal” clip)
- Ethel Cain just dropped a prequel to her breakthrough album, Preacher’s Daughter (“American Teenager” clip) New album is called: Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You and it’s being described as a collection of songs about a fictional love story (“Nettles” clip). Ethel Cain is actually a character, a persona created by the artist Hayden Anhedönia. While the stories are fictional, they’re deeply inspired by her own experiences growing up in a religious Southern Baptist family. Did I ever tell you that I was a son of preacher man? (“Son of a Preacher Man” clip) Yeah, I did a little selfish tangent there. The topic is Hayden Anhedonia aka Ethel Cain. Her unique blend of gothic Americana and indie-folk has a dedicated following. And this album – again called Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You is a project for listeners who appreciate deep storytelling and unique sonic palettes. Here’s the song being highlighted on Spotify – “Dust Bowl” (clip)
- Several quick hits of new music: G.Love & Special Sauce just released “Feel Me Better” but this isn’t just a standalone single; it’s the first track from his new album, Ode To R.L., which is scheduled for a full release on November 14th. // Five new albums to check out this weekend: The Jonas Brothers, Halestorm, Gunna, Good Charlotte (clip of the “Anthem”) – yup – those guys, Good Charlotte, and The Black Keys // Yungblud visited Hansa Studios in Berlin, Germany, which is a place where David Bowie recorded his albums Low and “Heroes”, and where U2 recorded Achtung Baby. Yungblud did a rerecording of a recent track released off of his Idols album – which for me is album of the year so far. Here’s that track “Zombie”. (clip)
I put together a Spotify playlist of the songs that I talked about and thought about today for New Music Friday. Click here for that! Anything that I really messed up and missed – well, that’s why I’ll be doing Missed Music Monday on Monday.
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