Happy Friday the 23rd! Today, we receive Jack White‘s long-awaited eccentric new album. I’ve felt mixed about the pre-released singles, but White is an artist to be appreciated in the full-album context. On the other hand, George Ezra‘s pre-released singles have all been great, so I have strong hopes for his new album, also released today. Some of the big single releases this week are the new tunes from Panic! At the Disco, Ray LaMontagne and Snow Patrol‘s long-awaited return, but there’s also a new solo song from River Cuomo (Weezer), as well as new songs from classic soul artist Joan Armatrading, mother-son duo Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, indie surf-rockers The Buttertones, songwriter Bob Schneider, and a new piece of music from the Ready Player One score by Alan Silvestri.
And then there’s a band called Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Worth a listen just for the name, right?
Enjoy your listening this weekend.
ALBUMS
Jack White – Boarding House Reach
https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/6btUx9G2BPajQ7P6mpTxId
George Ezra – Staying at Tamara’s
https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/2NaulYO6lGXTyIzWTJvRJj
SONGS
Rivers Cuomo – Medicine for Melancholy
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3uZNBXxgjiN4x3zt0vhJWW
Snow Patrol – Don’t Give In
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2gUe8cQgJj5AfM2O5nuiwq
Panic! At the Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night)
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4qSsjDGXplb6422X2INvFW
Panic! At the Disco – (Fuck A) Silver Lining
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7g58rb2dFDCvcmLBwpHR9F
Pennywise – Live While You Can
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/41pnsTkGHvseS3FUpFdFdm
Ray LaMontagne – Such a Simple Thing
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1fYouLdK3PkOMPnx4CPxTY
Fantastic Negrito – Plastic Hamburgers
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2bmBc4ovS9p18e1IUYHSE9
Alan Silvestri – The Oasis
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3rRiixjnaAoi9N6ZoAcWzJ
The Hold Steady – Eureka
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/36IVZiZa11UIcYchvisyoz
Joan Armatrading – No More Pain
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/0TDXJpp3OsoJnIZsQxGCZ4
The Wind and the Wave – Human Beings
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5XPd9ng5NjWODL5pnEcnGl
Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – Childhood Goodbye
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7GDrUP4BOcsOdZAqFdtJZH
Bob Schneider – Making it Up
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/34qhbAu9CzzszW4VTtmnBJ
The Buttertones – Baby C4
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/14vZ0PJcogtbBc16cJhCus
NONONO – Friends
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/0sosuiuhSF3Az6fNPdhPDv
Grizfolk – Endless Summer
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/24kirWnsEEyGgbl2NuhSVz
Rainbow Kitten Surprise – Hide
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3TfsVu66ckxJyu6Ww93XD2
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