New Music Weekend / 9/26-9/28/25
(New Music Weekend Intro)
Happy Weekend! There is so much goodness that’s been released – I’m just going to say:
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And then who’s coming up for New Music Weekend: Robert Plant, Olivia Dean, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and a new release that I want for Christmas.
(Countdown Video)
New Music Weekend:
- Robert Plant released nine studio albums as a member of Led Zeppelin before it all came to an end on December 4th – 1980 (clip of “Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night”) Today, the Rock Legend just dropped his first album in nearly a decade – I mean, if you want to be specific – it’s been 8 years. (“Everybody’s Song” clip) Saving Grace is the 12th studio album with Plant playing the role of solo musician. However, Saving Grace was named after the band he had been performing with for over six years, which includes singer Suzi Dian (“As I Roved Out” clip) The album is a collection of ten cover songs that have been reinterpreted and reimagined, while digging into folk, blues, gospel, and alt-country. A deeper cut that I’ve enjoyed showcases the unique Saving Grace band chemistry and has Suzi Dian’s Lead Vocals – don’t worry, Robert Plant is still there. Here’s “Too Far From You” (“Too Far From You” clip)
- Back in August, I highlighted Olivia Dean on my Missed Music Monday – I wasn’t going to miss on her a 2nd time around with the arrival of the album – The Art of Loving (“Nice To Each Other”) My daughter loves belting out her own rendition of that one to the room whenever it’s played – “Nice To Each Other”, which was one of the early released singles. Here’s a newer one that I’ve been enjoying (“So Easy” clip) and yes with those warm and smoky vocals, it is “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” with Olivia Dean. Her sound is a genre-fluid mix of soul, jazz, and classic pop. (“Man I Need” clip) That’s the late-summer smash single, ‘Man I Need’ which has already made this record a huge success. However, let’s go even deeper. (“A Couple Minutes”) The track is “A Couple Minutes” and I feel it really showcases her smooth, classic pop side. If you haven’t already, get to know Olivia Dean or maybe I should say Olivia Lauryn Dean – her middle name is an homage to her parents’ favorite – Lauryn Hill. Let’s hear one more from the album: The Art of Loving and I really like these lyrics of hers stating that the silence is so loud (“Loud”)
- Just like Olivia Dean, here’s another band that I highlighted on a Missed Music Monday back in August. (“Dang”) “Dang” is the name of that song, which definitely gives you that signature, lyrical, RKS energy. RKS being Rainbow Kitten Surprise. (“bones”) That’s the album’s title track – “bones”. Now, the season is officially – Autumn – but I’m still enjoying that 2nd release off of bones called “100 Summers” (“100 Summers”) To go a little deeper on the album – by the way – 10 tracks in all. And – we’re going to go to track #10 which is also the longest song on the album. For this – you have Rainbow Kitten Surprise showing a moodier, more expansive sound. This is “Tropics” (“Tropics”)
- Several quick hits of new music: Tate McRae released a surprise single called “Tit For Tat.” Does she have a video of that one yet? // Five albums to drive around and listen to this weekend – I always love doing that with every album: Amanda Shires, Doja Cat, Geese, Jeff Tweedy, and Mariah Carey (Christmas clip) Sorry – I know it’s still September, but it’s getting closer. // The 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was released (clip). That’s old time Genesis with Phil Collins still on drums and Peter Gabriel at the mic. Available as 4CDs or 5LPs – Christmas wish has officially been placed. (more Christmas 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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