Best New Releases: July 2025

My round-up of a strong month - includes Hip Hop, shoegaze, indie pop and jangle

Jul 25 • 

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Be Here Now: The Enduring Influence of Oasis

Echoes of the Manchester band's sound can be heard far beyond the lad rock of Kasabian and White Lies

Jul 18 • 

David Coleman

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Repeat Prescription #4: Not a Best of 2025 So Far

How about a playlist of songs from new under-the-radar releases instead?

Jul 9 • 

David Coleman

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Best New Releases: Early Summer Edition

The highlights from May and June, combined into one bumper round-up

Jul 1 • 

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June 2025

Approaching Perfection #4: The Wrens - "The Meadowlands"

The Wrens only released one album between 1996's "Secaucus" and their 2021 split - at least it was a stone-cold classic.

Jun 25 • 

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Ben Kweller, Sufjan Stevens, and the Challenge of Reviewing a Grief Album

Grief is an unavoidable part of the human experience, but is it too personal to critique?

Jun 11 • 

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May 2025

In Defence of Music Criticism

We live in a world of unrelenting negativity, but is there still a role for music criticism alongside curation? And where is the line?

May 16 • 

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April's Best New Releases

The focus is on quality over quantity this month

May 2 • 

David Coleman

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April 2025

The Flaming Lips and the Lure of Nostalgia

Old and new memories will collide when the band performs Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

Apr 24 • 

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I'm Hopelessly Addicted to Sharp Pins' "Radio DDR"

And it's making me feel nostalgic for how music discovery used to be

Apr 18 • 

David Coleman

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March's Best New Releases

A quarter of the way through 2025 and the great music keeps on coming

Apr 1 • 

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March 2025

New Music Round-Up: The Horrors, Brian D’Addario, YHWH Nailgun, PremRock, Saba & No I.D.

With so much great music this week, it would be rude not to write about it.

Mar 25 • 

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