New to the Airwaves – Albums Out This Week (October 14)

Fall festival season is in full bloom, PR gods are busy as bees stacking the calendars for your viewing pleasure.  You can hear the cry of the pumpkin spice girls underway as they spear their morning PSL. Jason is peering around one corner and the beautiful laughter of the Sampson sisters is in the air, have you seen Hocus Pocus 2 yet, if not what are you waiting for?. The outdoor season while it’s leaving soon, the line-up for the Fall/Winter season is pretty stellar. Us thick girls sigh a wave of relief to no more terrible moisture and bring out the fishnets with hoodies and boots!

Please wish a very happy birthday to a music superfan Jackson Floyd is 15 today and sure to be on tour soon!

The season of album releases is now upon us. To wrap up this week, we’ve got some much-anticipated arrivals that have us tapping our toes, crossing our arms, and screeching, “Finally!” We’re sure you can see which ones we think you should grab and which ones we think may deserve a pass (cough). Dive in at your own risk, and let’s hear your picks!

**All dates are for U.S. releases unless otherwise noted. Dates are subject to change. 

Honorable mentions from last week as I was out sick with the dreaded. Did you get a chance to pick up any of these albums? Release October 7th, 2022:

• Bush — The Art Of Survival (BMG)
• Charlie Puth — Charlie (Atlantic)
• The Cult — Under The Midnight Sun (Black Hill Records)
• G Herbo — Survivor’s Remorse (A-Side) (Machine/Republic)
• Lamb Of God — Omens (Epic Records)
• Lindsey Stirling — Snow Waltz (Concord Records)

ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR October 14th, 2022

• A.O. Gerber — Meet Me At The Gloaming (Father/Daughter Records)
• Alter Bridge — Pawns & Kings (Napalm Records)
• Austin Meade — Abstract Art Of An Unstable Mind (Snakefarm)
• Babe Rainbow — The Organic Band

• Backstreet Boys — A Very Backstreet Christmas (BMG)
• Betty Who — BIG! (RCA)
• Birds In Row — Gris Klein (Birds In Row)
• Brian Eno — Foreverandevernomore (Verve)
• Black Lips —  Apocalypse Love
• Blue October — Spinning The Truth Around. Part 1 (Up Down Records)
• Boston Manor — Datura (SharpTone Records)
• New Single from album:

• Cerrone — Cerrone By Cerrone (Because Music/Malligator)
• Charlotte Dos Santos — Morfo (Because Music)
• Chris Isaak, Everybody Knows It’s Christmas
• Dexys — Too Rye Ay, As It Should Have Sounded (UMC)
• Dolly Parton —  A Holly Dolly Christmas: Ultimate Deluxe Edition
• Duran Duran — Medazzaland: 25th Anniversary Edition
• Enumclaw — Save The Baby (Luminelle Recordings)
• Fazerdaze — Break! EP (section1)
• Field Medic — Grow Your Hair Long If You’re Wanting To See Something That You Can Change (Run for Cover Records)
• Gift — Momentary Presence (Dedstrange)
• Howard Hewett — I’m For Real – The Elektra Recordings 1986-92
• Howlin Rain – Under The Wheels, Vol. 5: Live from Pioneertown
• Jeremy Squire — Hymnal (Blackbird Record Label)
• Kid Congo Powers & The Near Death Experience —  Live in St. Kilda
• Kodaline — Our Roots Run Deep (Fantasy Records)
• Kool G Rap — Last Of A Dying Breed (Fat Beats)
• Lacuna Coil — Comalies XX (Century Media Records)
• Lightning Seeds — See You In The Stars (BMG)
• Lil Baby — It’s Only Me (4PF/Wolfpack/Quality Control/Motown)
• Logan Farmer — A Mold for The Bell (Western Vinyl)
• Lolo Zouaï — Playgirl (Keep It On The Lolo/RCA Records)
• Lorna Shore — Pain Remains (Century Media Records)
• Louis Cole — Quality Over Opinion (Brainfeeder Records)
• Lucrecia Dalt — ¡Ay! (RVNG Intl.)
• Matt Kivel — Bend Reality ~ Like A Wave (Pedro Y El Lobo)
• Maripool — It All Comes At Once EP (Practise Music)
• Mavi — Laughing So Hard It Hurts (Mavi 4 Mayor Music)
• Meat Wave —  Malign Hex
• Mightmare — Cruel Liars
• Mykki Blanco — Stay Close To Music (Transgressive Records)
• The Natural Lines (aka Matt Pond PA) — First Five EP

• Nothing More — Spirits (Better Noise Music)
• Ocean Alley — Low Altitude Living (Ocean Alley)
• Palm — Nicks And Grazes (Saddle Creek)
• Plains — I Walked With You A Ways (ANTI‐)
• P.O.D. —  When Angels & Serpents Dance (Remaster) – Independent
• Poppy — Stagger EP (Republic Records)
• PVA — Blush (Ninja Tune)
• Queensrÿche — Digital Noise Alliance (Century Media)
• Randy Rogers Band — Homecoming (Thirty Tigers)
• Reba McEntire —  Reba: The Ultimate Christmas Collection
• Rebecca Jade —  A Shade of Jade

• Red Hot Chili Peppers — Return Of The Dream Canteen (Warner Records)
• Rival Consoles — Now Is (Erased Tapes)
• Robert Glasper – Black Radio III: Supreme Edition

• Robin Holcomb — One Way Or Another (Elektra)
• Roy Orbison — King of Hearts (30th Anniversary Reissue)
• Sam Gendel — Uroko (Leaving Records)
• Skid Row — The Gang’s All Here (earMUSIC)
• Skullcrusher — Quiet The Room (Secretly Canadian)
• SLEEPING WITH SIRENS — COMPLETE COLLAPSE
• The Snuts — Burn The Empire
• Sparta — Sparta
• Steven Curtis Chapman — Still – Provident
• Steve Queralt and Michael Smith — Sun Moon Town EP (Bytes)
• Tee Grizzley — Chapters Of The Trenches (300 Entertainment)
• THE 1975 —  BEING FUNNY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
• Tindersticks — Stars at Noon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• Titus — Damned If I Do (Repost)
• Todd Rundgren — Space Force (Cleopatra Records)
• Tove Lo — Dirt Femme (Pretty Swede Records)
• Tristan — Wellif (PIAS)
• Various artists — Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (James Taylor, Peter Gabriel, Iggy Pop, Mavis Staples, others)
• The Vince Guaraldi Trio — A Charlie Brown Christmas (Deluxe Edition)

• WE CAME AS ROMANS —  DARKBLOOM
• Wild Pink — ILYSM (Royal Mountain Records)
• Winter — What Kind of Blue Are You?
• Wolfmanhattan Project — Summer Forever and Ever
• Zella Day — Sunday In Heaven (Concord Records)

New Single:

Echosmith embarks on their 25-date headline tour The Hang Around Tour today, October 13th. The opening night of the tour will be livestreamed from Basement East in Nashville via Mandolin, a digital fan engagement platform and concert live streamer that was named Fast Company’s #1 Most Innovative Music Company, overall, for 2022. A portion of the livestream proceeds will be donated to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. In addition to the live stream, add-ons for merch and virtual meet and greets are available. PRESS HERE to purchase tickets.   

Please visit www.echosmith.com for all Hang Around Tour ticket info. 

Echosmith also just released “Cool Kids (our version),” a reimagined take on their ubiquitous triple-platinum hit that trades the original glossy pop production for a more alternative feel and a new bridge, reflecting what the song would sound like if the band wrote it today – nearly 10 years later. 

Echosmith has entered a new era of creative freedom and career independence that is allowing them to make the more alternative-leaning, indie-pop music that has always been at the true heart of the band (as heard on their other new single “Hang Around”). They were inspired to make this new “Cool Kids” version when a TikTok trend exploded right as they were reflecting on their past and gearing up for their new era, where people were using a sped-up version of the original song to look back at their younger selves and appreciate how far they’ve come. A decade later, the song’s message of self-acceptance and self-love is still so important, especially as issues such as bullying, the pressure to “fit in,” and the impact of social media continue to be at the forefront of our culture. 

Echosmith’s new creative period is both a sonic shift and a return to their roots as they stripped back the pop polish, embraced their true indie spirit and take an alt-pop direction that best represents the original musical heart of the band. Re-discovering the joy of making music together as siblings and inspired by their life experiences over the past few years that have brought personal growth and newfound independence, Sydney, Noah, and Graham Sierota are in full creative control with more music to come! 

ECHOSMITH 2022 TOUR DATES 

October 13 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East 

October 14 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft 

October 16 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 

October 17 – New York, NY @ Gramercy 

October 20 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom 

October 21 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club 

October 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live 

October 24 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall 

October 25 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 

October 26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Music Hall 

October 28 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 

October 29 – Minneapolis, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall 

October 31 – St. Louis, MO @ Del Mar Hall 

November 3 – Austin, TX @ The Parish 

November 4 – Houston, TX @ HOB Bronze Peacock 

November 5 – Dallas, TX @ Trees 

November 8 – Denver, CO @ Marquis 

November 9 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell 

November 11 – Boise, ID @ Olympic 

November 12 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater 

November 13 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos 

November 16 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 

November 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey 

November 18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 

November 19 – San Diego, CA @ Wonderfront 2022 Music & Arts Festival 

New Single:

SERJ TANKIAN STREAMS NEW SONG “I SPOKE UP” FROM FORTHCOMING PERPLEX CITIES EP (OCT. 21, SERJICAL STRIKE); PRE-SAVE THE EP HERE

TANKIAN RETURNS TO THE SORAYA AT CSUN FOR

APRIL 29 “INVOCATIONS” PERFORMANCE

New Single:

MACHINE GUN KELLY CELEBRATES HIS BIGGEST WINS

ON THE ROAD WITH NEW MUSIC VIDEO “9 lives”

Until next week!

**Have an album coming out soon we should feature? Let us know! Indie, Regional, National – as long as you aren’t recording on an iPhone, hit us up! PSA – CD RELEASE SHOWS are our jam.