Welcome to New Music Mondays, your destination for discovering the latest in music every Monday! Each week, we highlight brand-new releases, explore emerging artists, and share hot tracks across genres to kickstart your week with a fresh soundtrack.
By Jacques Wang On January 10, Thelma & James released their first-ever song, “Happy Ever After You,” which has caught everyone’s attention in the country music world. The duo, consisting of Canadian country-pop star Mackenzie Porter and her husband Jake… Continue Reading
By Hanna Wilson Contemporary folk artist Adrianne Lenker is the only musician I have seen in concert who sings their most heart-wrenching song first, instantly turning her adoring fans into a collective sobbing mess before introducing herself to the crowd. … Continue Reading
By Zackary Kozak In October of 2013, Snarky Puppy performed and recorded their album We Like It Here with a live audience in Utrecht, Netherlands. The album was my introduction to the band’s compositional complexity and worldly blend of jazz,… Continue Reading
By Patricia Stadnik Too Close To Touch’s most recent release will be their last. For Keeps, the Lexington, Kentucky-based post-hardcore band’s third studio album, is as bittersweet as it is brilliant. It acts as a touching final tribute to Keaton… Continue Reading
By Jacques Wang After almost a year since the release of his third major label album, Cody Johnson finally released the extended version of his Leather record on Friday. It features 13 new songs in addition to the 12 tracks… Continue Reading
By Hanna Wilson The Lemon Twigs — a reimagined, modern inspiration of 60s and 70s icons such as Todd Rundgren, Wings, The Beach Boys, and a multitude of other baroque, pop-sounding influences — are an exceptionally talented, upbeat duo of… Continue Reading
By Zackary Kozak This past Friday, October 18th, Canadian music and art project SHEBAD released their fourth single of the year: “Time Takes Time.” The Guelph-based collective is headed by vocalist and visual artist Claire Voy and multi-instrumentalist Ciccio Spagnolo,… Continue Reading
By: Eva Lynch This morning, Manchester born and raised singer-songwriter Pip Millett debuted her newest single ‘Better’ on A COLORS SHOW. ‘Better’ is a melancholic track about insecurity and Millett’s efforts to truly get to know herself. This sentiment was… Continue Reading
By: Rachel Mattingly Beyoncé surprised many with the release of “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” given her sudden genre-shift to country music. After releasing the entire album Cowboy Carter this weekend, the shift doesn’t seem so jarring to me.… Continue Reading
By: Natalie Dumonceaux This morning, amidst my drowning in paper deadlines and final projects, I woke up to a notification from Spotify, adding yet another thing to my to-do list: listening to Olivia Rodrigo’s new extended edition of her latest… Continue Reading