Good evening ladies, gents, theys and everyone else! Apologies for yet another late weekly releases column, I’ve spent my week off work busy with DIY and procrastinating uni applications and other worthwhile things like the column I said I would do a week ago. Oops. It looks like this week is set to be another stormer (as it often is this time of year) with new yeule, Swans, and a suprisingly promising (based on the singles) Miley Cyrus joint to partake in, amongst a wealth of other releases. Oh and I can’t forget the absolute queens Red Velvet had a sub-unit mini-album come out on Tuesday, serving the most lesbian non-lesbian possibly lesbian aesthetics this side of a boygenius fanclub. ‘Til next week!
– List of Releases: May 30th, 2025 –
Aesop Rock – Black Hole Superette
Genre: Abstract Hip-Hop Label: Rhymesayers
Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles – Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles
Genre: Americana / Folk Label: Sub Pop
Amy Millan – I Went to Find You
Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Folk Label: Last Gang
Anyma – The End of Genesys
Genre: Melodic Techno Label: Interscope
Athletics – What Makes You Think This Is How It All Ends?
I might still be riding the high the Daoboys provided, but we have yet another week of music ahead of us! Got a wide variety of releases this week, headlined by the MASSIVE return of the hard rock legends… Hinder (or, Skunk Anansie, whaterver you prefer). As always, please feel free to use the comment section to tell us what you’d like to see reviewed, let us know what we missed and/or wear your jams with pride.
Have you recovered from your trip to Arcadia yet? Good. Even on Sputnik, music never stops. This is a Daoboys, Full of Hell and Pelican type week, but we won’t stop you from indulging in some Zorn. As always, please feel free to use the comment section to tell us what you’d like to see reviewed, let us know what we missed and/or wear your jams with pride.
– List of Releases: May 16th, 2025 –
Aminé – 13 Months of Sunshine Genre: Pop Rap / Contemporary R&B Label: CLBN
Arm’s Length – There’s a Whole World Out There Genre: Emo-Pop / Emo Label: Pure Noise
Ben Frost – Under Certain Light and Atmospheric Conditions Genre: Electronic / Post-Industrial Label: Mute
Bury Tomorrow – Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience Genre: Melodic Metalcore Label: Music for Nations
The Callous Daoboys – I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven Genre: Mathcore / Alternative Metal Label: MNRK Heavy
Causa Sui – In Flux Genre: Psychedelic Rock / Jam Band / Stoner Rock Label: El Paraiso
Confessions of a Traitor – This Pain Will Serve You Genre: Metalcore Label: Facedown
The Dandy Warhols – Rock Remaker Genre: Alternative Rock / Neo-Psychedelia / Alternative Dance (remixed) Label: Sunset Blvd
Dead Chasm – Spectral Tyranny Genre: Death Metal / Death…
Hi. Did you miss Sputnik? Did you miss music? I missed Sputnik. I missed music. Where are the new artists? Not on Sputnik, at least for the moment. Look forward to the fabled one-entry Weekly post coming soon™. In the meantime, here’s new music — while supplies last.
– List of Releases: May 2nd, 2025 –
A Flock Named Murder – Incendiary Sanctum Genre: Black Metal / Post-Metal Label: Hypaethral
Anthony Naples – Scanners Genre: Tech House / Deep House Label: ANS
Bleed – Bleed Genre: Alternative Metal / Nu Metal Label: 20 Buck Spin
Blondshell – If You Asked For a Picture Genre: Indie Rock / Alternative Rock Label: Partisan
Car Seat Headrest – The Scholars Genre: Indie Rock / Rock Opera Label: Matador
Crematory – Destination Genre: Gothic Metal / Industrial Metal/ Melodic Death Metal Label: Napalm
Eli Keszler – Eli Keszler Genre: Electroacoustic / Nu Jazz / Ambient / Avant-Garde Jazz Label: LuckyMe
Enji – Sonor Genre: Vocal Jazz / Contemporary Folk / Urtiin duu Label: Squama
Esther Rose – Want Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Americana Label: New West
The Flower Kings – Love Genre: Progressive Rock / Symphonic Prog Label: InsideOut
Flume & JPEGMAFIA – We Live in a Society Genre: Future Bass / Hip Hop …
Ayup, and welcome to your weekly dose of… ok hold on, let’s address the elephant in the room here first. Provided you have an internet connection fit for the year of our lord 2025, and our server hasn’t crapped itself too badly today, you may have noticed that this page is rather long. That’s because this week we have no less than, read it and weep (I know I did), 70 releases! Mad isn’t it? I don’t want any of you complaining about a lack of good music coming out, because there’s some tasty stuff in here. Sput’s deep house cult hero Stimming has a new one out, Swedish anarcho-conformist pseudo-punks Viagra Boys seem to be going all in on dance-punk revivalism, there’s a surprise Adrianne Lenker live album to have your heart and soul broken to, late ’70s-idolizing soft rock duo Tennis are set to (softly) rock our socks off for one last time, and many, many more. As usual, post below what tickles your fancy this week – and at least something bloody well should, as I make a mental note to trim the list down next time so I’m not two days late again. ‘Til next week!
Easter is right around the corner, and you can finally spend your hard-earned dineros on overpriced molded chocolate to your heart’s content — we won’t judge. Alternatively, here’s some music for your consideration. Wait a second… How did all that exquisite metal get in there? Don’t give me that look! As always, please feel free to use the comment section to request reviews, let us know us what we missed, link to photos of your home-cooked rabbit stew (or plant-based equivalents) and/or tell everyone what you’re hyped for.
– List of Releases: April 18th, 2025 –
Ancient Death – Ego Dissolution Genre: Death Metal / Death Doom / Prog Label: Profound Lore
Beirut – A Study of Losses Genre: Indie Pop / Indie Folk Label: Pompeii
Charles Mingus – In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts Genre: Post-Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz Label: Resonance
Crypts of Despair – We Belong in the Grave Genre: Deathcore / Death Metal Label: Transcending Obscurity
Dormant Ordeal – Tooth and Nail Genre: Death Metal / Black Metal Label: Willowtip
Iron Lung – Adapting // Crawling Genre: Powerviolence Label: Self-released
Julien Baker & TORRES – Send a Prayer My Way Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Indie Rock Label: Matador
Karg – Marodeur Genre: Blackgaze / Atmospheric Black Metal Label: AOP
Greetings sputnikers and welcome to your weekly reminder that there are people out there with the audacity to release new albums despite music peaking with Jane Doe in 2001. I know, kinda cringe. Big hitters this week include a load of metal bands I vaguely recognise and the second half of that Bon Iver project that dropped last year, plus the new Ken Carson album that will definitely release on time. For sure. No doubt in my mind. Oh and Wu-Tang apparently, although the chances of that being real give Bigfoot some competition. Anywho, as usual let us know what you are hyping and why we all should definitely check the new Neptunian Maximalism album – those genre tags look tasty. Feel free to sample a few of these releases in the playlist below. ‘Til next week!
– List of Releases: April 11th, 2025 –
AIR & Vegyn – Blue Moon Safari Genre: Downtempo / IDM Label: Warner Music France
Welcome to my first time doing the weekly releases! Feel free to give my performance a rating on a scale from 1 to 10, comment every single release not here that I didn’t even know existed, and let everyone know what you’re jamming to this week. As always, feel free to request reviews from staff and/or contributors, be sure to skim the release playlist for any songs that catch your eye, and have a great week!
– List of Releases: March 21st, 2025 –
Arch Enemy – Blood Dynasty Genre: Melodic Death Metal Label: Century Media
The Darkness – Dreams on Toast Genre: Hard Rock / Glam Rock Label: Cooking Vinyl
Deafheaven – Lonely People with Power Genre: Black Metal / Blackgaze Label: Roadrunner
Dean Wareham – That’s the Price of Loving Me Genre: Indie Rock / Dream Pop Label: Carpark
Destroyer – Dan’s Boogie Genre: Indie Rock Label: Merge
Decrepisy – Deific Mourning Genre: Death Metal / Doom Metal Label: Carbonized
Envy of None – Stygian Wavz Genre: Alternative Rock / Electronic Label: KSCOPE
girlpuppy – Sweetness Genre: Indie Rock Label: Captured Tracks
Great Grandpa – Patience, Moonbeam Genre: Indie Rock / Alternative Rock Label: Run for Cover
Invent Animate x Silent Planet – Bloom in Heaven Genre: Progressive Metalcore Label: UNFD
3, 2, 1, Weeklies! Unless you’re using the DD/MM format, in which case you’ll be delighted to learn that the number 213 is part of Levine’s sequence. You already knew!? We’ll try to make up for the lack of educational value by surprising you with some of the upcoming releases below. Please feel free to request reviews from staff and/or contributors, let the community know what we’ve missed, brag about your PhD in Mathematics and/or post your jams.
– List of Releases: March 21st, 2025 –
Bloodywood – Nu Delhi Genre: Nu Metal / Rap Metal Label: Fearless
Cradle of Filth – The Screaming of the Valkyries Genre: Symphonic Black Metal Label: Napalm
Disarmonia Mundi – The Dormant Stranger Genre: Melodic Death Metal Label: Coroner
Dissocia – To Lift the Veil Genre: Progressive Metal Label: Willowtip
Drudkh – Shadow Play Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal Label: Season of Mist
Embrional – Inherited Tendencies for Self-Destruction Genre: Blackened Death Metal Label: Agonia
Floodlights – Underneath Genre: Indie Rock / Post-Punk Label: PIAS
Greentea Peng – Tell Dem It’s Sunny Genre: Neo-Soul / Alternative R&B Label: AWAL
The Horrors – Night Life Genre: Neo-Psychedelia / Gothic / Synthpop / Post-Punk Label: Fiction
Imperial Triumphant – Goldstar Genre: Avant-Garde Metal / Dissonant…
Hello, children. On this silky Pi Day, despite our best efforts, music is not canceled this week. Please feel free to request reviews from staff and/or contributors and let the community know what’s missing and/or what you’ll be jamming this week.
Charley Crockett – Lonesome Drifter Genre: Country Rock / Nashville Sound Label: Island
Circuit des Yeux – Halo on the Inside Genre: Darkwave / Post-Industrial Label: Matador
cleopatrick – FAKE MOON Genre: Slacker Rock / Noise Pop Label: Thirty Tigers
clipping. – Dead Channel Sky Genre: Industrial Hip-Hop / Breakbeat Hardcore Label: Sub Pop
Coheed and Cambria – Vaxis: Act III: The Father of Make Believe Genre: Progressive Rock / Emo-Pop Label: Virgin
Courting – Lust for Life, Or: ‘How to Thread the Needle and Come out the Other Side to Tell the Story’ Genre: Post-Punk Revival / Indie Rock Label: Lower Third
Curren$y & Harry Fraud – Never Catch Us Genre: Gangsta Rap Label: Jet Life
Dorothy – The Way Genre: Hard Rock / Blues Rock Label: Roc Nation
Happy 8th birthday to the Nintendo Switch! Below is a non-exhaustive list of new releases for March 7th. Please feel free to request reviews from staff and/or contributors, feel a sense of pride and accomplishment letting tens of us know what you think is missing, what your Top 3 Switch games by playtime are, or simply let the community know what the hard jams are this week.
– List of Releases: March 7th, 2025 –
Alabaster dePlume – A Blade Because a Blade is Whole Genre: Spiritual Jazz / Jazz Poetry Label: International Anthem
Amber Asylum – Ruby Red Genre: Neoclassical Darkwave / Dark Ambient Label: Prophecy Productions
Arny Margret – I Miss You, I Do Genre: Indie Folk Label: One Little Independent
Black Foxxes – The Haar Genre: Art Rock / Chamber Music Label: oneRPM
Bob Mould – Here We Go Crazy Genre: Alternative Rock / Power-Pop Label: BMG
The Burning Hell – Ghost Palace Genre: Indie Folk / Indie Rock Label: BB*Island
Cryptosis – Celestial Death Genre: Symphonic Black Metal / Technical Thrash Metal Label: Century Media
Dawn of Ouroboros – Bioluminescence Genre: Progressive Metal / Blackgaze Label: Prosthetic
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of February 28th, 2025. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: February 28th, 2025 –
Architects: The Sky, The Earth, & All Between
Genre: Metalcore Label: Epitaph Records
Avantasia: Here Be Dragons
Genre: Power Metal Label: Napalm Records
Banks: Off With Her Head
Genre: Pop Label: ADA Worldwide
Cloakroom: Last Leg of the Human Table Genre: Shoegaze / Post Hardcore Label: Closed Casket Activities
Crown of Madness: Memories Fragmented
Genre: Death Metal Label: Transcending Obscurity Records
Dark Chapel: Spirit in the Glass
Genre: Hard Rock Label: Napalm Records
Deep Sea Diver: Billboard Heart
Genre: Alternative Label: Sub Pop Records
Doves: Constellations for the Lonely
Genre: Dream Pop / Indie Rock Label: EMI
Enemy Inside: Venom
Genre: Metal Label: Napalm Records
Everon: Shells
Genre: Progressive Rock Label: Mascot Label Records
Grima: Nightside
Genre: Post Black Metal Label: Napalm Records
Hanukruunu: Tavastland
Genre: Black Metal / Folk Label: Svart Records
Hope Tala: Hope Handwritten Genre: Folk / Singer/Songwriter Label: Drift Records
Below is a sampling of new releases for February 21st. Please feel free to request reviews from staff and/or contributors, rush to feel a sense of pride and accomplishment in letting tens of us know what you think is missing, or simply let the community know what you plan on jamming this week.
– List of Releases: February 21st, 2025 –
Abduction – Existentialismus Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal Label: Spinefarm
Anxious – Bambi Genre: Alternative Rock / Emo-Pop Label: Run for Cover
Baths – Gut Genre: Indietronica / Art Pop Label: Basement’s Basement
Califone – The Villager’s Companion Genre: Alt-Country / Americana Label: Jealous Butcher
God Complex – He Watches in Silence [EP] Genre: Metalcore / Deathcore Label: SharpTone
IDER – Late to the World Genre: Synthpop / Indietronica Label: Nettwerk
Imagine Dragons – Reflections [Compilation] (From the Vault of Smoke + Mirrors) Genre: Pop Rock / Alternative Dance Label: KIDinaKORNER
Kelora – Sleepers Genre: Dream Pop / Ambient Pop Label: True Panther
Killswitch Engage – This Consequence Genre: Melodic Metalcore / Alternative Metal Label: Metal Blade
Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of February 14th, 2025. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff and/or contributors.
– List of Releases: February 14th, 2025 –
Alessia Cara: Love & Hyperbole
Genre: Pop / R&B Label: Def Jam
Bartees Strange: Horror
Genre: Hip Hop / Indie Label: 4AD
Bleeding Through: Nine
Genre: Metalcore / Black Metal Label: Sharptone Records
Brother Ali & Ant: Satisfied Soul Genre: Hip Hop Label: Mello Music Group
Decline of the I: Wilhelm
Genre: Post Black Metal Label: Agonia Records
The Delines: Mr. Luck and Ms. Doom
Genre: Country / Dream Pop Label: El Cortez Records
Denison Witmer: Anything at All
Genre: Folk Label: Asthmatic Kitty Records
Hands Like Houses: Atmospherics
Genre: Alt Prog Label: Civilians
Hangman’s Chair: Saddiction
Genre: Alt Goth / Doom Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Horsegirl: Phonetics On and On
Genre: Indie Rock / Noise Rock Label: Matador Records
Lacuna Coil: Sleepless Empire
Genre: Metal Label: Century Media Records
Mallrat: Light My Face Like a Straight Right
Genre: Indie / Electronic Label: Nettwerk Records
Here’s a small list of new releases for February 7th. Please feel free to request reviews from staff and/or contributors, impress everyone with your ability to usesearchenginesandcopy-pasteinthecomments, and let the community know what you plan on jamming this week.
– List of Releases: February 7th, 2025 –
Biig Piig – 11:11 Genre: Dance-Pop Label: Sony
Dream Theater – Parasomnia Genre: Progressive Metal Label: InsideOut
FACS – Wish Defense Genre: Post-Punk / Krautrock Label: Trouble in Mind
Guided by Voices – Universe Room Genre: Indie Rock Label: GBV Inc.
Heartworms – Glutton for Punishment Genre: Post-Punk Revival / Gothic Rock Label: Speedy Wunderground
Impending Doom – Towards the Light (EP) Genre: Deathcore Label: [self-released]
Inhaler – Open Wide Genre: Indie Rock / New Wave Label: Polydor
Jinjer – Duél Genre: Metalcore / Alternative Metal Label: Napalm
Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist – Life Is Beautiful Genre: Jazz Rap / Drumless Label: ALC
