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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of January 6th, 2023. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: January 6, 2023 –
Anathematise: Bizarre Tales from the Past and the Future
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Awakening
Beatriz Ferreyra: Senderos de luz y sombras
Genre: Electronic / Modern Classical
Label: Recollection GRM
Cicada: 棲居在溪源之上 Seeking the Sources of Streams
Genre: Post Rock / Modern Classical
Label: flau
Charaxes: Color’s Tease
Genre: Electronic
Label: Self released
Confined: Eternal Fury of the Disillusioned Ones
Genre: OSDM
Label: Vargheist
Despicable: Meditations
Genre: Experimental Hip Hop
Label: Self released
Devouring Famine: Haunting Echoes
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Self released
Earth: Even Hell Has Its Heroes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genre: Drone
Label: Thrones and Dominions
Fireworks: Higher Lonely Power
Genre: Indie Rock / Post Rock / Punk
Label: Funeral Plant Collective
Geolier: Il coraggio dei bambini
Genre: Hip Hop
Label: Columbia / Sony
Esoctrilihum: Funeral
Genre: Black Metal
Label:…
By Sowing
Thursday December 29, 2022
One of my goals in 2022 was to spend more time reading user content, which resulted in the monthly Best User Reviews lists. There is a a lot of talent hidden beneath the “official” ranks of this website, and below is a list containing many of those writers. Consider this a heartfelt thank you to everyone who put time and effort into creating worthwhile content over course of the past year. So without further ado, please join me in congratulating the below users for their efforts!
Category I: User Recognition
Tier 1: These reviewers made one appearance on the monthly “best-of” list for user reviews. We’d love to hear more from you!
anarchistfish, parksungjoon, ramon., Josh D., brendanstupik, Zig, TVC15, JayEnder, JamesW, untitled, theBoneyKing, Toad, deathofasalesman, TooManyFriends, SublimeSound, whitecastle142, brandontaylor, someone, arf, BrushedRed, AmericanFlagAsh, Valzentia, Shamus248, Batareziz, JayEnder, GiaNXGX, SitarHero, 0BSCURA, luci, SunBro, BlazinBlitzer, vult, gimo80, Toondude, nnpoc, thejoelsder, Romulus, 0range, MrToothbrush, combustion07, DePlazz, Poet, libraryofsalt, eMZ, BlackTemplarofAutism, TerraIncognita, SlothcoreSam, ChaoticVortex, nilsson, Boreque, victorhugotoffoli, pjquinones747, kaparoni, Slex, WoahHenny, johndavis33, trackbytrackreviews, Douglas, DoofDoof, MOYA, TheGreatEscaper, Invariance67, Gannoncannon, Edgehog61, LunaticSoul, JonWedge91, Maniac!, JoyfulPlaypus, Permafrost, Drbebop, shemson, GoldenGuy444, Chamberbelain, kildare, e210013, HstroX, ArsMoriendi, XfingTheSullen, counterparts24, Dizchu, frozencarl, claygurnz, pennyroyal22, davidwave4, Tundra, rabidfish, DeanBrown, daemonaria
Tier 2: Double Agents – These writers made the list twice!
PanosChris, NexCeleris, Biscuitborn, LemonBen, NicksMusicList, GarthAlgar, SandwichBubble, theBoneyKing, TheGlowingWeen, Get Low, hobblepot, YatMot, ConcubinaryCode, Purpl3Spartan, Scoot, SpiridonOrlovschi, DadKungFu, Minortimbo12
Tier 3: Triple
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By Sowing
Monday November 28, 2022
Here’s a list of major new releases for the entire month of December 2022. These releases have been condensed into one post as, historically at least, December is a slower time for new musical releases. In the meanwhile, our staff will be working on compiling their highly anticipated “Top Albums of 2022” feature, so stay tuned to see what we anoint as the album of the year. With regards to the below releases, please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums. From our staff and userbase to you, we wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season. We’ll see you in January!
– List of Releases: December 2, 2022 –
brakence: hypochondriac
Genre: Hip-Hop/Pop/Electronic
Label: Columbia
Celestial Season: Mysterium II
Genre: Doom/Death
Label: Burning World Records
Galcher Lustwerk: 100% Galcher
Genre: Electronic/House/Techno
Label: Ghostly International
Hammers of Misfortune: Overtaker
Genre: Power/Progressive/Heavy Metal
Label: Metal Blade
Isafjørd: Hjartastjaki
Genre: Post-Rock
Label: Svart Records
John-Allison Weiss: The Long Way
Genre: Indie-Rock/Pop-Punk
Label: Get Better
Leftfield: This Is What We Do
Genre: House/Techno/Electronic
Label: Virgin Music
Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains
Genre: Hip-Hop
Label: Republic
NOFX: Double Album
Genre: Punk/Pop-Punk/Hardcore
Label: Fat Wreck Chords
Olly Murs:…
By Sowing
Wednesday November 23, 2022
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of November 25, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: November 25, 2022 –
Black Lava: Soul Furnace
Genre: Death/Black Metal
Label: Season of Mist
Elder: Innate Passage
Genre: Stoner Rock/Progressive Rock/Doom Metal
Label: Armageddon Shop
Fievel Is Glauque: Flaming Swords
Genre: Indie-Pop/Jazz
Label: MATH
High Command: Eclipse Of The Dual Moons
Genre: Punk/Thrash/Hardcore
Label: Southern Lord
In The Woods…: Diversum
Genre: Progressive Metal/Black Metal
Label: Soulseller Records
Jamie Lenman: The Atheist
Genre: Folk/Metal
Label: Big Scary Monsters
Judicator: The Majesty Of Decay
Genre: Power Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Katia Krow: Julfar
Genre: Ambient/Drone
Label: N/A
Lykotonon: Promethean Pathology
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Profound Lore
Mylène Farmer: L’emprise
Genre: Pop
Label: Stuffed Monkey
Neptunian Maximalism: Finis Gloriae Mundi
Genre: Jazz/Psychedelic/Drone
Label: Utech Records
Ofdrykkja: After The Storm
Genre: Doom/Black Metal
Label: AOP
RZA: Bobby Digital In Digital Potions
Genre: Hip-Hop
Label: MNRK HEAVY
The Smith Street Band: Life After Football
Genre: Folk Punk
Label: Pool House
SpiritWorld: Deathwestern
Genre: Death Metal/Thrash/Hardcore
Label: Century Media
Stormzy: This Is What I Mean
Genre: Grime/Hip-Hop
Label: Hashtag Merky Music 34 Limited
Thy Catafalque: Mezolit – Live at Fekete Zaj
Genre: Progressive Metal/Black Metal
Label: Season of Mist
Waajeed: Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Label: Tresor Records
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Tuesday November 15, 2022
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of November 18, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: November 18, 2022 –
Anna Mieke: Theatre
Genre: Folk
Label: Nettwerk
Candlemass: Sweet Evil Sun
Genre: Doom/Heavy Metal
Label: Napalm
Disturbed: Divisive
Genre: Nu-Metal/Hard Rock
Label: Reprise
Gatherers: ( mutilator. )
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Emo/Progressive Rock
Label: No Sleep
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record
Genre: Folk/Rock
Label: Reprise
Nickelback: Get Rollin’
Genre: Grunge/Pop-Rock
Label: BMG
Pole: Tempus
Genre: Electronic/Techno/Minimal
Label: Mute
Richard Dawson: The Ruby Cord
Genre: Folk/Experimental
Label: Domino Recording Co
Roddy Ricch: Feed tha Streets III
Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
Label: Bird Vision Ent
Röyksopp: Profound Mysteries III
Genre: Electronic
Label: Dog Triumph
Ruby Haunt: Cures For Opposites
Genre: Dream-Pop/Indie-Rock
Label: Haunt
slowthai: UGLY
Genre: Hip-Hop
Label: Interscope
Tallah: The Generation of Danger
Genre: Nu-Metal/Hardcore
Label: Earache
Thaiboy Digital: Back 2 Life
Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
Label: YEAR0001
Threshold: Dividing Lines
Genre: Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast
Weyes Blood: And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
Genre: Folk/Psychedelic/Ambient
Label: Sub Pop
The Wombats: Is This What It Feels Like to Feel Like This?
Genre: Indie-Pop/Alt-Rock
Label: The Wombats
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Friday November 11, 2022
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of November 11, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: November 11, 2022 –
Actress: Dummy Corporation
Genre: Techno/House/IDM
Label: Ninja Tune
Black Eyed Peas: ELEVATION
Genre: Pop/Hip-Hop
Label: BEP Music, LLC
Bruce Springsteen: Only the Strong Survive
Genre: Rock/Americana/Folk
Label: Columbia
Chelsea Grin: Suffer in Hell
Genre: Metalcore/Death Metal
Label: Chelsea Grin
Christine and the Queens: Redcar les adorables étoiles
Genre: Pop/Electronic/Indie-Pop
Label: Because Music
Colin Stetson: Chimæra
Genre: Jazz/Minimal
Label: Constellation Records
Constellatia: Magisterial Romance
Genre: Shoegaze/Black Metal/Progressive Metal
Label: Season of Mist
Dream Unending: Song Of Salvation
Genre: Death/Doom Metal
Label: 20 Buck Spin
Drowse: Wane Into It
Genre: Shoegaze/Ambient/Folk
Label: The Flenser
Drudkh: All Belong to the Night
Genre: Black Metal/Folk
Label: Season of Mist
Dysgnostic: Scar Echoes
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Transcending Obscurity
Epica: The Alchemy Project
Genre: Power Metal/Classical/Gothic
Label: Atomic Fire
Fitz & the Tantrums: Let Yourself Free
Genre: Indie-Pop
Label: Elektra
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of November 4th, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: November 4, 2022 –
Anna Of The North: Crazy Life
Genre: Indie Pop
Label: PIAS Recordings
Big Joanie: Back Home
Genre: Post Punk
Label: Kill Rock Stars
Black Anvil: Regenesis
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Label: Season of Mist
The Blue Stones: Pretty Monster
Genre: Indie Rock
Label: MNRK Heavy
Born Without Bones: Dancer
Genre: Alt Rock / Emo
Label: Pure Noise
Brkn Love: Black Box
Genre: Alt Rock
Label: Spinefarm
Cavetown: Worm Food
Genre: Indie Pop / lo-fi
Label: Warner
Coco Jones: What I Didn’t Tell You [EP]
Genre: Hip Hop / Soul
Label: Def Jam
Daniel Avery: Ultra Truth
Genre: Techno
Label: Phantasy Sound
Dayseeker: Dark Sun
Genre: Experimental indie Rock / r&b / Alternative
Label: Spinefarm
Decius: Decius Vol. 1
Genre: Techno / Acid…
By staff
Friday October 28, 2022
It’s with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Brandon Scott (aka TheSpirit), a longstanding member of the Sputnik community who lost his battle with addiction. Brandon was a member of Sputnik for over thirteen years, over which time he wrote frequently as a site Contributor and made an indelible mark on the site with his kindness, wit and unquellable positivity. He wrote prolifically across the internet for a variety of platforms, significantly InvisibleOranges, and was a talented musician involved in active creative projects. Our thoughts go out to his friends and family. If you are able to, please consider contributing to his funeral expenses here.
We have compiled a short list of testimonials below; please feel free to share any of your own in the comments (or contact us via sowingsputnik@gmail.com if you would like to be included in this piece):
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Though we were never close, I remember Brandon from my earliest days on Sputnik, and of all the people I’ve come across online, he was easily one of the best-humoured, affable and, no matter the scenario, room-brightening. The longer I spent on Sputnik, the more amazed I became at the way he maintained a cheerful spirit, brought the best out of everyone around him, faced personal hardships with vast openness and optimism, respected mutual differences, never took himself overly seriously, and yet – perhaps above all – did what he loved with total dedication without losing his heart to it. I know
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Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 28th, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: October 21, 2022 –
Abyssic: Brought Forth in Iniquity
Genre: Blackened Doom/Death
Label: Osmose Productions
Ásgeir: Time On My Hands
Genre: Indie Folk / Synth Pop
Label: One Little Independent
Benjamin Clementine: And I Have Been
Genre: Singer Songwriter / Soul
Label: Preserve Artists
Brant Bjork: Bougainvillea Suite
Genre: Desert Rock / Psychedelic
Label: Heavy Psych Sounds
Clamoris: Opus Limbonica
Genre: Death Metal / Melodic Black Metal
Label: Inverse
The Damned: A Night of a Thousand Vampires [Live]
Genre: Punk
Label: earMusic
Darkthrone: Astral Fortress
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Peaceville
Dead Cross: II
Genre: Thrash / Groove Metal
Label: Ipecac Recordings
Defleshed: Grind Over Matter
Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Label: Metal Blade
Demon Hunter: Exile
Genre: Alt Metal
Label: Weapons MFG
Devenial Verdict: Ash Blind
Genre: Dissodeath…
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 21st, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: October 21, 2022 –
a-ha: True North
Genre: Pop
Label: Swinglong Ltd.
Archers of Loaf: Reason In Decline
Genre: Indie Rock
Label: Merge
Architects: The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit
Genre: Metalcore
Label: Epitaph
Arctic Monkeys: The Car
Genre: Indie Rock
Label: Domino Recording Company
Avantasia: A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society
Genre: Power Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast
A Wake in Providence: Eternity
Genre: Deathcore
Label: Unique Leader
Black Math Horseman: Black Math Horseman [EP]
Genre: Doom
Label: Profound Lore
Black Royal: Earthbound
Genre: Sludge / Death Metal
Label: M-Theory
Brutus: Unison Life
Genre: Post Hardcore
Label: Sargent House
Cabal: Magno Interitus
Genre: Death Metal / Deathcore
Label: Nuclear Blast
Carly Rae Jepsen: The Loneliest Time
Genre: Singer Songwriter / r&b / Pop
Label: Interscope
Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn: Pigments
Genre: EDM /…
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 14th, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors and let us know what else you’re looking forward to hearing this week.
Any mistakes in genre/label identification can be blamed on Jom’s illiteracy and/or bad Googling.
– List of Releases: October 14, 2022 –
The 1975 – Being Funny in a Foreign Language
Genre: Art Pop / Pop Rock
Label: Dirty Hit, Polydor
Alter Bridge – Pawns & Kings
Genre: Alternative Metal / Hard Rock
Label: Napalm
Bill Callahan – YTI⅃AƎЯ
Genre: Americana / Singer-Songwriter
Label: Drag City
Birds in Row – Gris Klein
Genre: Post-Hardcore / Screamo
Label: Red Creek
Boston Manor – Datura
Genre: Alternative Rock / Post-Hardcore
Label: SharpTone
Brian Eno – FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
Genre: Ambient Pop
Label: UMC
Daeva – Through Sheer Will and Black Magic…
Genre: Black Metal / Thrash Metal
Label: 20 Buck Spin
Field Medic – Grow Your Hair Long If You’re Wanting to See Something That You Can Change
Genre: Indie Folk / Singer-Songwriter
Label: Run for Cover
Firtan – Marter
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal…
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 7th, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: October 7, 2022 –
A.A. Williams: As The Moon Rests
Genre: Singer Songwriter / Doom / Post Rock
Label: Bella Union
Aenaon: Mnemosyne
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Agonia
Alvvays: Blue Rev
Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Polyvinyl
Armed For Apocalypse: Ritual Violence
Genre: Sludge
Label: Candlelight
Avantdale Bowling Club: Trees
Genre: Hip Hop
Label: Years Gone By
The Bobby Lees: Bellevue
Genre: Punk / Garage Rock
Label: Ipecac
Bonny Light Horseman: Rolling Golden Holy
Genre: Americana
Label: 37d03d
Borealis: Illusions
Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: AFM
Broken Bells: Into the Blue
Genre: Indie Rock
Label: Awal
Bush: The Art Of Survival
Genre: Alt Rock
Label: BMG
Charlotte Wessels: Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II
Genre: Goth Rock / Symphonic Metal
Label: Napalm
Cloud Rat:…
By Dewinged
Wednesday September 28, 2022
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 30th, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: September 30, 2022 –
Acausal Intrusion: Seeping Evocation
Genre: Black Metal / Death Metal
Label: I, Voidhanger
Acephalix: Theothantology
Genre: Black Metal / Doom / Death Metal
Label: 20 Buck Spin
Alice Cooper: Live From The Astroturf
Genre: Hard Rock
Label: Good Records
Autopsy: Morbidity Triumphant
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Peaceville
The Bad Plus: The Bad Plus
Genre: Jazz
Label: Edition Records
The Big Pink: The Love That’s Ours
Genre: Indie Pop / Shoegaze
Label: Project Melody
Björk: Fossora
Genre: Electronic / Experimental
Label: One Little Indian
City of Caterpillar: Mystic Sisters
Genre: Post Hardcore
Label: Relapse
Clark: 05-10
Genre: Electronic
Label: Warp
Darkest Era: Wither On The Vine
Genre: Progressive Metal / Doom
Label: Candlelight
The Dead Daisies: Radiance
Genre: Hard Rock
Label: Ward
By Nocte
Wednesday September 21, 2022
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 23rd, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: September 23, 2022 –
5 Seconds of Summer – 5sos5
Genre: Pop
Label: BMG
Alex G – God Save the Animals
Genre: Indie Folk
Label: Domino
Beth Orton – Weather Alive
Genre: Folktronica / Ambient
Label: Partisan
Big Scary – Me and You
Genre: Alternative / Art Pop
Label: Pieater
The Comet is Coming – Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
Genre: Nu Jazz / Jazz Fusion
Label: Impulse!
Courting – Guitar Music
Genre: Art Punk
Label: PIAS
death’s dynamic shroud – Darklife
Genre: Vaporwave
Label: 100% Electronica
Editors – EBM
Genre: Post-Punk
Label: Play It Again Sam
Future Teens – Self Help
Genre: Indie Rock / Emo
Label: Triple Crown
Gaerea – Mirage
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Season of Mist
Jake Blount – The New Faith
Genre: Bluegrass
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
KEN mode – Null
Genre: Noise Rock
Label: Artoffact
By Nocte
Thursday September 15, 2022
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of September 16th, 2022. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: September 16, 2022 –
Behemoth: Opvs Contra Natvram
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast
The Beths: Expert In A Dying Field
Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Ivy League Records
BLACKPINK: Born Pink
Genre: Pop
Label: Interscope
Clutch: Sunrise On Slaughter Beach
Genre: Stoner Rock
Label: Weathermaker Music
Crack Cloud: Tough Baby
Genre: World
Label: Tin Angel Records, Meat Machine, Unheard of Hope.
Death Cab for Cutie: Asphalt Meadows
Genre: Rock
Label: Atlantic Records
The Devil Wears Prada: Cold Decay
Genre: Metalcore
Label: Solid State Records
Epoch Of Unlight: At War With The Multiverse
Genre: Melodic Black Metal
Label: Independent
Jesca Hoop: Order Of Romance
Genre: Indie Folk
Label: Memphis Industries
The Mars Volta: The Mars Volta
Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Universal, Warner
Michelle Branch: The Trouble With Fever
Genre: Pop Rock
Label: Audible Eagle
Noah Cyrus: The Hardest Part
Genre: Singer Songwriter
Label: Colombia Records
No Devotion: No Oblivion
Genre: Alt Rock
Label: Banquet Records
The Proclaimers: Dentures Out
Genre: Rock, Pop
Label: Cooking Vinyl Limited
Rina Sawayama: Hold The Girl
Genre: Pop
Label: Dirty Hit
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