Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.
This week: Jhené Aiko reunites with Kendrick Lamar, Bloc Party brings back 2000s indie-rock energy, and I make room for a personal favorite, Pokey LaFarge.
Plus, Kings of Leon returns, John Legend teams up with Pharrell, and we’re going Canadian with Celine Dion on vinyl.
(Countdown Video)
3 major album drops.
First up, we have Jhené Aiko giving us her latest album called Westside Whimsy
(“So Good” clip)
And that’s the song to know: “So Good,” because it reunites her with Kendrick Lamar for the first time in more than a decade.
(More “So Good” clip)
Bloc Party also returns with Anatomy of a Brief Romance, giving us a quick shot of 2000s indie-rock energy that helped define that decades guitar revival.
(“Coming On Strong” clip)
And for the third album, I made room for one my favorites: Pokey LaFarge who just dropped his 10th solo album: Rent Money
(“Rent Money” clip)
That’s the album’s title track.
Now, spinning this album, I hear old-school country, blues, and swing come alive again.
Some would even call it West Virginia jazzy blues.
Me – I still just think it’s really, really good.
(“The Thing” clip)
2 new singles.
The “Sex on Fire” band is here again with a surprise new single called “My Whole World”
(“My Whole World” clip)
Yes – the Kings of Leon dudes just busted open the door with their first single off their newly announced album, ’O My Beloved due out early November
Next up, John Legend with “Daylight”
(“Daylight” clip)
This is the first taste of his upcoming album Muse, a new project made in collaboration with Pharrell Williams.
(Record Scratch video)
And finally, one vinyl pick, we’re going up to Canada with Celine Dion’s re-release of Falling Into You. While its 30th Anniversary reissue wave first launched earlier this year with other color variants, Sony/Columbia followed up with an official Pearly White Vinyl 2LP pressing.
(“Because You Loved Me”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 Cut #3 — Dexys Midnight Runners “Come On Eileen”)
But Save Ferris didn’t just borrow their song…
they also borrowed their name from the movies.
“Save Ferris” comes from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off…
and the campaign to…
well…
save Ferris.
(Music Cut #4 – Yello “Oh Yeah”)
And yes…
that’s Yello.
But if you’ve seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off…
you know exactly why it belongs here.
LYRIC OF THE DAY: “You in that dress My thoughts, I confess Verge on dirty Oh, come on, Eileen.” – Save Ferris, via Dexys Midnight Runners, “Come On Eileen”
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Welcome to Movies That Matter, where we look at three movies worth knowing about before the weekend begins.
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are here again under the same spell, Owen Wilson is somehow in a cartel chase, and Oasis is heading to the big screen.
(Countdown Video)
What’s new? After nearly three decades, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return as the Owens sisters for Practical Magic 2.
(Practical Magic 2clip – “Oh good, you have your clothes on”)
Once again dealing with family, romance, and a curse that refuses to take a hint.
This time, Joey King, Lee Pace and Maisie Williams are joining the family.
(Practical Magic 2clip “I won’t ever trust you again”)
And if witches aren’t enough danger for one weekend…
Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson star in Runner.
(Runnerclip – “Are you seeing what I’m seeing”)
Alan Ritchson plays a former soldier trying to make a critical medical delivery when he and his unlikely partner become targets of a cartel.
And yes — that partner is Owen Wilson.
Because when you think action movie… obviously, Owen Wilson.
(Runnerclip – “He blew it up”)
And finally, after splitting in 2009, Liam and Noel Gallagher reunited for the massive Oasis Live ’25 tour.
(Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger– Song clip)
Now Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger brings that comeback to theaters and IMAX
(Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger– Song clip of “I heard you say”)
Apparently, Oasis really meant it when they said, “Don’t look back in anger.”
That’s this weekend’s Movies That Matter. From witches to cartel chases to one of rock’s biggest reunions, there should be something waiting for you at the movies.
Until next time – keep on popping the corn.
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3,2, 1 – New Music Monday (for a Tuesday) / 09-08-26
(3,2,1 New Music Monday Intro)
Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.
This week: ADÉLA debuts, Kasabian hits ACT III, and Ellie Goulding knows way too much – plus Miley, Shania, and a lost Ben Folds Five recording on vinyl.
(Countdown Video)
3 major album drops.
First up, we have ADÉLA with her full-length debut album.
(ADÉLA “Ain’t in LA” clip)
That’s “Ain’t In LA,” which was the first single from PRIMA.
Title was chosen because it connects to prima ballerina – the top dancer in the company.
You can see some of those dancing moves in her newest video, “Nicole Kidman,” which is not safe for me to play here.
Sooooooo… next artist, please.
(Kasabian “Nothing Better Than This” clip)
Kasabian is back with ACT III.
The third act is where everything comes together – and for Kasabian, that makes sense with this being their third album since their guy Serge took over on lead vocals.
(Kasabian – “Superpowers” clip)
And then Ellie Goulding is back with her sixth studio album
(Ellie Goulding – “Black Prada Dress” clip)
From the title alone – I Know Too Much – it sounds like she might have some receipts.
10 tracks in just over 30 minutes- and It’s being described as part heartbreak, part rebirth for Ellie
(Ellie Goulding “Ravers” clip)
2 new singles.
It’s just Miley with “Bass Persuades.”
(“Bass Persuades” clip)
This is the first single from her upcoming album, also called Bass Persuades, arriving September 18th.
Her bass is definitely persuasive.
Also new this week – Kane Brown with Shania Twain on “Boots.”
(“Boots” clip)
This one gives a nod to Shania’s 1995 classic “Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?”
But this time, Kane flips it into more of a guy’s version – and brings Shania herself along for the ride.
(Record Scratch video)
And finally, 1 vinyl pick.
Ben Folds Five’s self-titled debut is back for its 30th anniversary.
which includes the long-lost “Shelved First Attempt.”
Basically, that’s version of the record fans were never supposed to hear.
(Ben Folds Five 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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