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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