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’68 – “Intergalactic” (Beastie Boys Cover // Vinyl)
‘Dead Formats : Vol. 3’
Pure Noise Records/Pabst Blue Ribbon – October 17, 2024
*’68 – “Intergalactic” (Beastie Boys Cover // Vinyl) https://purenoise.bandcamp.com/track/68-intergalactic-beastie-boys-cover // https://www.discogs.com/release/32192703-Various-Dead-Formats-Vol-3 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/’68_(band) // Faithful-to-a-tee rendition of the B Boys’ late-era classic by the noise rock duo from Atlanta. From ‘Dead Formats : Vol. 3,’ the covers comp gifted by Rusty.*
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Lorde – “What Was That”
Digital Single
Universal Music New Zealand – April 24, 2025
*Lorde – “What Was That” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UpoZpMBM9Y // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Was_That // https://archive.is/SDoYw // Following a botched in-person NYC single-drop, this just-released song by Lorde is the first preview of her upcoming fourth studio album (TBA), available now via Universal Music New Zealand.*
Sunflower Bean – “There’s A Part I Can’t Get Back”
‘Mortal Primetime’
Lucky Number – April 25, 2025
*Sunflower Bean – “There’s A Part I Can’t Get Back” https://youtu.be/8kCPhNymN_0 // https://found.ee/mortalprimetime // From ‘Mortal Primetime,’ the just-released album by Sunflower Bean, available now via Lucky Number.*
Lana Del Rey – “Bluebird”
Digital Single
Interscope Records – April 18, 2025
*Lana Del Rey – “Bluebird” https://youtu.be/SzXe0H0pr1s // https://lanadelrey.lnk.to/bluebirdID // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebird_(Lana_Del_Rey_song) // https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-26/stagecoach-day-1-lana-del-rey-zach-bryan-paris-hilton // Here’s the second single to preview Lana Del Rey’s upcoming, as-yet-unnamed album, available now via Interscope Records.*
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Ghost – “Peacefield”
‘Skeletá’
Loma Vista Recordings – April 25, 2025
*Ghost – “Peacefield” https://ghost.bandcamp.com/track/peacefield // https://ghost-official.com/Skeleta/ // From ‘Skeletá,’ the just-released album by Ghost that was expertly-timed for the death of Pope Francis!. Available now via Loma Vista Recordings.*
Mt. Joy – “God Loves Weirdos”
‘Hope We Have Fun’
Futures Music Group – May 30, 2025
*Mt. Joy – “God Loves Weirdos” https://soundcloud.com/mtjoyband/god-loves-weirdos // https://mtjoy.ffm.to/hopewehavefun // From ‘Hope We Have Fun,’ the upcoming album by Mt. Joy, due on May 30th via Futures Music Group.*
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Deadstick”
‘Phantom Island’
p(doom) – June 13, 2025
*King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Deadstick” https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/track/deadstick // https://pdoomrecords.com // From ‘Phantom Island,’ the upcoming album by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, due on June 13th via p(doom).*
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Tunde Adebimpe – “Somebody New”
‘Thee Black Boltz’
Sub Pop Records – April 18, 2025
*Tunde Adebimpe – “Somebody New” https://youtu.be/Z_ilbTU5zGQ // https://music.subpop.com/tundeadebimpe_theeblackboltz // From ‘Thee Black Boltz,’ the just-released album by Tunde Adebimpe, available now via Sub Pop Records.*
Cut Copy – “Solid”
Digital Single
Cutters Records – April 23, 2025
*Cut Copy – “Solid” https://youtu.be/iyOjRwmtruM // https://orcd.co/cc-solid // Here’s the just-released first new original music in five years by iconic Australian band, Cut Copy, available now via Cutters Records.*
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Chuck D – “New Gens”
‘Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon’
Def Jam – May 16, 2025
*Chuck D – “New Gens” https://youtu.be/-jrKU0uEnOM // https://chuckd.lnk.to/NewGens // The lead single to preview ‘Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon,’ the first new solo album by Chuck D since 2018, due on May 16th via Def Jam.*
Jeffrey Lewis – “Sometimes Life Hits You”
‘The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis’
Vintage Voltage – March 21, 2025
*Jeffrey Lewis – “Sometimes Life Hits You” https://jeffreylewis.bandcamp.com/track/sometimes-life-hits-you // https://thejeffreylewissite.com // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Lewis // From ‘The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis,’ the just-released album by NYC singer, songwriter and comic book author/artist Jeffrey Lewis, available now via Vintage Voltage.*
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Ramones – “I Wanna Be Sedated” (Vinyl) // “Go Mental”
‘Road To Ruin’
Sire – September 22, 1978
*Ramones – “I Wanna Be Sedated” (Vinyl) // “Go Mental” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0L0jVe0duc // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgXKbwfyTHQ // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_Ruin_(Ramones_album) // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_Sedated // https://medialoper.com/certain-songs-1801-ramones-go-mental/ // “I Wanna Be Sedated” was originally released on the band’s fourth studio album, Road to Ruin (1978). The song was later released as a single in the U.S. in 1980 by RSO Records from the ‘Times Square’ soundtrack album. And “Go Mental” has a guitar solo probably played by Tommy or producer Ed Stasium!*