Against unbeatable odds, we have somehow made it another week around here! Thanks very much for tagging along for the ride. Below is an underdeveloped snapshot of new releases for September 19th, 2025. Please feel free to jam the playlist below, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week (in music or otherwise), and remember: call this an unfair generalization if you must, but old people are no good at everything. That might be why these updates smell like eau de elderly. Until next time, fare thee well, you chronically-online whippersnappers, geriatric Tiger Balm connoisseurs, and everyone in-between!
– List of Releases: September 19th, 2025 –
38 Special – Milestone Genre: Southern Rock / AOR Label: 38 Special
Afternoon Bike Ride – Running with Scissors Genre: Indie Folk / Dream Pop Label: Friends of Friends
American Television – You Are Not Alone [EP] Genre: Skate Punk / Pop-Punk Label: Smartpunk
Arrows in Action – I Think I’ve Been Here Before Genre: Alternative Rock / Alt-Pop Label: Nettwerk
It may have been a few months, but we are back with another edition of Sputnikmusic’s release of the month for August 2025! This month’s winner is ‘Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You’ by Ethel Cain! One of our contributing reviewers, Matty (mkmusic1995), put together a nice blurb about the album for all of you to enjoy!
“There’s nothing like the changing of the seasons; summer to autumn introduces colder breezes, the slow decay of the vibrant greens and yellows into browns and grays and truthfully, no other modern artist soundtracks this time of the year better than Hayden Anhedonia, better known as Ethel Cain. From the gentle plucky acoustic cuts drenched in reverb and dreamy atmosphere to the more tense, visceral monolithic songs that carry the backend of the record, Hayden makes use of all her experiences, pain, grief and love to create something that is immensely gratifying to listen to while being musically and sonically impressive. Following up a beloved record is no easy task, yet Hayden Anhedonia made easy work of it enchanting her rabid fans with a second helping of southern gothic tinged americana. ‘Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You’ takes some of the most experimental ambient tones and textures from her lengthy EP ‘Perverts’ and applies it aptly to her solidified sound for a dense, nuanced and highly emotive collection of tracks with a whole new story to tell.”
Happy Turn the New DGD Album Review into an NBA 2025-2026 Discussion Thread for all those who celebrate! Somehow we’ve made it another week, and through the sheer power of will on this hamster wheel, we’ve compiled another we-never-claimed-to-be-thorough batch of new releases for September 12th, 2025. Feel free to Czech the playlist below, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week (in music or otherwise), and remember: when something’s bothering you and you’re too damn stupid to know what to do, just keep your fool mouth shut — at least that way you won’t make things worse. Happy trails to you until we meet again!
– List of Releases: September 12th, 2025 –
Acceptance – Phantoms / Twenty Genre: Alternative Rock / Emo-Pop Label: Equal Vision
Algernon Cadwallader – Trying Not to Have a Thought Genre: Midwest Emo / Math Pop Label: Saddle Creek
Ariel Pink – With You Every Night Genre: Hypnagogic Pop / Psychedelic Pop Label: LAC
Ashen – Chimera Genre: Alternative Metal / Metalcore Label: Out of Line
Barrens – Corpse Lights Genre: Post-Metal / Post-Rock Label: Pelagic
Baxter Dury – Allbarone Genre: Art Pop / New Rave Label: Heavenly
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, and in the immortal words of Arthur and friends: having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card! An additional thank-you goes to the legends who keep saving our weekly playlists. Some might say 3 saves are considered rookie numbers and we have to pump those numbers up, but we’re not Endor, don’t you know? It’s time for another imperfect curation of new releases, this time for September 5th, 2025. Feel free to jam the tunes below, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week (in music or otherwise), and remember: blue M&M, red M&M, they all wind up the same color in the end. Have a good week and we’ll catch you on the flip side!
– List of Releases: September 5th, 2025 –
Before the Dawn – Cold Flare Eternal Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Gothic Metal Label: Reaper Entertainment
Big Thief – Double Infinity Genre: Neo-Psychedelia / Indie Rock Label: 4AD
Somehow, we’ve made it another week and descending down Q3’s mountain. Time flies when you’re having fun! Below is a non-exhaustive heads-up of new releases for August 29th, 2025. Feel free to jam the playlist, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week (in music or otherwise), and remember: weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals. Except the weasel. In the meantime, we’ll keep things chuggin’ along and we’ll catch you next time!
– List of Releases: August 29th, 2025 –
Agalloch – Oddities & Rarities (2001 – 2004) [Compilation] Genre: Dark Folk / Neofolk Label: Eisenwald
AJR – What No One’s Thinking [EP] Genre: Indie Pop / Pop Rock Label: AJR
The Beaches – No Hard Feelings Genre: New Wave / Indie Pop Label: AWAL
Belinda Carlisle – Once Upon a Time in California Genre: Adult Contemporary / Pop Rock Label: Demon Music
The Beths – Straight Line Was a Lie Genre: Indie Rock / Power Pop Label: ANTI-
If last week was a 3.8/5, just imagine the possibilities this week! Somehow we have made it to another Monday, so thank you for hanging out with us. Below is a hefty, yet incomplete list of new releases for August 22nd, 2025. Feel free to jam the playlist, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week (in music or otherwise), and remember: if you don’t like your job, you don’t go on strike — you go in every day and do it really half-assed. That’s the Sputnik way! For now, we’ll keep this ball rollin’ and catch you next time!
– List of Releases: August 22nd, 2025 –
Adrian Sherwood – The Collapse of Everything Genre: Dub / Experimental Label: On-U
Arcadea – The Exodus of Gravity Genre: Sci-Fi Synth Metal / Neo-Psychedelia Label: Relapse
Ashen – Leave the Flesh Behind Genre: Death Metal / Groove Metal Label: Redefining Darkness
Ava Max – Don’t Click Play Genre: Synthpop / Dance-Pop Label: Atlantic
Bask – The Turning Genre: Stoner Rock / Psychedelic Rock Label: Season of Mist
Blackbriar – A Thousand Little Deaths Genre: Symphonic Metal / Gothic Metal Label: Nuclear Blast
Ciara – CiCi Genre: Alternative R&B / Trap Soul Label:…
The legendary pop-punkers have released another song in advance of their upcoming October 10th release, Better Days. It’s a nostalgic, chorus-driven banger reminiscent of the band’s Ocean Avenue prime.
Other Tracks to Highlight:
Black Honey – “Vampire in the Kitchen”
“If No Doubt went indie rock. –Tundra” –Sowing. All jokes aside, this just about sums up my thoughts…but also check the sick guitar riffs/solo here.
Pile – “A Loosened Knot”
“Equal parts serene and brutal – often all at once. Pile not only return to their post-hardcore roots but they return with what they’ve learned in their more linear and experimental detours from the past couple releases. Lush strings, beautiful duets clash with harsh scramz, filthy guitar licks, and angular melodies.” –baseddook
ivri – “erosion”
Beautiful, shoegazey indie-rock from a no-name artist will always pique my interest, and this song/album was no different!
Rise Against – “Black Crown” (ft. Manchester Orchestra)
The album’s average rating/score isn’t sitting too pretty thus far, but any song with Andy Hull writing credits and vocal contributions will be a cut above the rest.
Editorial Preface: The following is an interview conducted between the artist …and Oceans and our Contributing Reviewers, Ryan P. (Hawks) and Zach (Dedes). …and Oceans recently released their seventh full-length LP, The Regeneration Itinerary. The new album can be streamed or purchased via their official Bandcamp page.
RYAN: Hey guys! Me and one of my colleagues on the site, Zach, will be conducting this interview and we’re hyped to be able to speak to you! Thank you for taking time out of your schedule to fit us in! First, please just give us a bit of information on the origin of the band and some of the bands that influenced you.
Timo: We started some time ‘95 a years after we stopped with our death metal band Festerday. Sure …And Oceans started with a bit different line-up. But had partly same members as Festerday. These are not the same band as understood wrong in many places online. Our first stuff was a bit mixed with death metal and more technical stuff. Soon we started to take more bm influences into our songs. That was quite natural since that music was coming strong at that time. Emperor for example had an impact with synths taken along etc. We did a few demos and with ‘96 promo we got a deal with Season of Mist and not before long we already recorded our debut. The after we had already that split album and the next album out and went…
From a meteorological lens, some of us are starting to feel the dog days of summer, so hopefully those of you upside-down are persevering through the cat nights of winter. Below is an ostensibly incomplete list of new releases for August 15th, 2025. Feel free to jam the playlist, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week, and thank you for teaching kids everywhere a valuable lesson: if things don’t go your way, just keep complaining until your dreams come true. Until then, we’ll catch you for the next one!
– List of Releases: August 15th, 2025 –
The Aces – Gold Star Baby Genre: Dance-Pop / Nu-Disco Label: SoundOn
Good news, everyone! mm/dd/yyyy and dd/mm/yyyy are the same this week! This won’t happen again until… 10/10. Hopefully we’ll get there if we stack ’em one week at a time! All we can do is try, and trying is the first step towards failure. In the meantime, below is a not-exactly-comprehensive list of new releases for the week of August 8th, 2025. Feel free to jam the playlist, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week, and we’ll catch you on the next one!
– List of Releases: August 8th, 2025 –
Ada Lea – when i paint my masterpiece Genre: Indie Folk / Neo-Psychedelia Label: Saddle Creek
Amaarae – BLACK STAR Genre: Jersey Club / Dance-Pop Label: Interscope
Anamanaguchi – Anyway Genre: Slacker Rock / Indie Rock Label: Polyvinyl
It might seem tragic that August is both Romance Awareness Month and National Catfish Month, but we figure the latter has to do with the fried-in-Old Bay-and-cornmeal variety. Below is a non-exhaustive list of new releases for August 1st, 2025. Jam the playlist, tell us your favorite sandwich/panini (since those are celebrated this month as well), and we’ll catch you next time!
– List of Releases: August 1st, 2025 –
ACCVSED – Dealers of Doom Genre: Metalcore / Alternative Metal Label: Arising Empire
Almost An Island – Almost An Island Genre: Ambient / Drone Label: Past Inside the Present
Below is a partial list of some new releases for July 25th, 2025. It’s also Shark Week this week. Jam the playlist, vote on the best shark, and let us know what the haps be in your neck of the sea — and we’ll catch you next time!
– List of Releases: July 25th, 2025 –
16volt – More of Less Genre: Industrial Rock / Electro-Industrial Label: Metropolis
Alessi Rose – Voyeur [EP] Genre: Alt-Pop / Indie Pop Label: Atlantic
Alice Cooper – The Revenge of Alice Cooper Genre: Hard Rock / Psychedelic Rock Label: earMUSIC
Anchor & Braille – New Mexico Genre: Alternative Rock / Post-Punk Label: Equal Vision
Beheaded – Għadam Genre: Brutal Death Metal / Technical Death Metal Label: Agonia
Blankenberge – Decisions Genre: Shoegaze / Dream Pop Label: Automatic Music
Bleary Eyed – Easy Genre: Shoegaze / Noise Pop Label: Born Losers
Below is a partial list of notable new releases for July 18th, 2025. What are you looking forward to this week? Jam the playlist (or the DK Rap in honor of Donkey Kong Bananza‘s release) and let us know what the haps be — and we’ll see you all for the next one!
– List of Releases: July 18th, 2025 –
Abigail Williams – A Void Within Existence Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal / Melodic Black Metal Label: Agonia
Above & Beyond – Bigger Than All of Us Genre: Melodic House / Progressive Trance Label: Anjunabeats
Alex G – Headlights Genre: Indie Folk / Americana Label: RCA
Ba’al – The Fine Line Between Heaven and Here Genre: Post-Metal / Atmospheric Sludge Metal Label: Road to Masochist
Billie Marten – Dog Eared Genre: Bedroom Pop / Indie Pop Label: Fiction
Bush – I Beat Loneliness Genre: Alternative Rock / Post-Grunge Label: earMUSIC
Clairvoyance – Chasm of Immurement Genre: Death Metal / Black Metal Label: Carbonized
Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway – Addicted to the Violence Genre: Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock Label: Scarred for Life
Welcome back to our humble abode, rife with intrusive boner pill ads and a roller grill featuring products that might survive a nuclear holocaust. We’re sorta like 7-Eleven: we’re not always doing business, but we’re always open. Jam the playlist below, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week, and we’ll catch you on the flippity-flip.
– List of Releases: July 11th, 2025 –
Amy MacDonald – Is This What You’ve Been Waiting for? Genre: Power Pop / Pop Rock Label: Infectious
Born of Osiris – Through Shadows Genre: Metalcore / Djent Label: Sumerian
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out Genre: Gangsta Rap / Experimental Hip-Hop Label: Roc Nation
Disembodiment – Spiral Crypts Genre: Death Metal / Death Doom Metal Label: Everlasting Spew
Gina Birch – Trouble Genre: Post-Punk / Art-Pop Label: Third Man
Happy Pride, Happy Canada Day, Happy 4th of July — July is also Social Wellness Month and UV Safety Awareness Month, so please wear sunscreen and stay properly hydrated when you’re out touching grass during National Picnic Month! Here are some new releases on deck for the week of July 4th. Jam the playlist and let us know what you’re looking forward to this week!
– List of Releases: July 4th, 2025 –
Divine Sentence – Killing is a Cycle Genre: Metalcore / Sludge Metal Label: Blood Blast Distro
Haarvöl – Horizons of Suspended Zones Genre: Experimental / Dark Ambient Label: Crónica
Jonny Nash – Once Was Ours Forever Genre: Ambient / Modern Classical Label: Melody as Truth
Kae Tempest – Self Titled Genre: Conscious Hip-Hop / Electro Hop Label: Island / EMI
