PRESS PLAY: New Albums out October 23rd
Discover this week’s newly released albums by Caroline Rose, Michael Kiwanuka, Rayland Baxter, Fenne Lily, and more…
Rattle your bones to the sounds of this week’s chilling, thrilling new albums…
Recapturing the freewheeling energy of Loner and Superstar, Caroline Rose’s Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall is their self-assured (and self-released) seventh album. Shortly after recording the music for FUDGE, Michael Kiwanuka suffered a stroke that sidelined his plans for a world tour; as the British singer continues his recovery, the album is a masterclass in blurry, psychedelic soul.
Rayland Baxter’s process for writing material for True Violet was deceptively simple; crafting songs at his Nashville home, he let the inner and outer world guide him to document his growing appreciation for solitude. Originally from Dorset and now based in Brooklyn, Fenne Lily’s Win Win is a stirring reflection on heartbreak as channeled through what Lily herself describes as “British country music.”
On their first few records, Chicago Multi-instrumentalist Sen Morimoto played just about every instrument and sang nearly every part; Time is on Your Side features contributions from the sturdy band that’s been backing Morimoto’s electric live performances (including their unforgettable IRHP session). There are countless reasons why the first new album from The Olivia Tremor Control in over 25 years is one of the most unlikely releases of 2026; The Same Place is a kaleidoscopic celebration of the collective’s ringleaders, Bill Doss (1968-2012) and Will Cullen Hart (1971-2024).
Listen for spotlights on new records like these (and more) every week on the XPN Morning Show and Indie Rock Hit Parade.
PRESS PLAY on these new releases
Caroline Rose –
Gentling the Horse
at the Walt Whitman Mall
CHECK OUT: “Yip Yip Yow” “Calm”
Michael Kiwanuka –
FUDGE
CHECK OUT:
“Summer Clothes” “Sing”
Rayland Baxter –
True Violet
CHECK OUT: “Better Man” “The Fool”
Fenne Lily –
Win Win
CHECK OUT: “Uh Huh” “Thank You Sorry”
Sen Morimoto –
Time is on Your Side
CHECK OUT: “Overthinker”
“Chewing Gum”
The Olivia Tremor Control –
The Same Place
CHECK OUT: “Garden of Light”
“Advice from the Oceans”
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FURTHER LISTENING
Amy Winehouse – Back to Black (20th Anniversary Edition), Anderson .Paak and Cordae – Heavy is the Crown, Art d’Ecco – Scheele’s Green, Axis: Sova – Flowerage, Bernie Taupin – The Sea Has No Mercy, Bill Nace & Mike Polizze – Live at Pageant : Soloveev, Bow and Arrow – Bow and Arrow, Brothers Osborne – Watertown, The Cat’s Miaow – When You Smiled and Turned Away, Claud – Me and the Music, Dazies – Eyes Repeating, Dis Fig – What to Make of These Moral Hands, Ecce Shnak – Dandy Variances, Fake Names – Punk Ruins, Grumpy – Unfindable Ring, Gus Dapperton – 4 Dear Life, James Brandon Lewis – Calling Antonín, Jimmy Webb – Yours for the Taking: The Found Songs of Jimmy Webb, Josh Johnson – Animative, Michael Nau – Popfly, My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade (20th Anniversary Edition), The Nerves – Best Collection, Niis – Play Niis EP, Pet Fox – Balance, Pinksqueeze – We Can Have It, Porcelain – Today’s Minor Victories, Raffi – Love is Everywhere, Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol – Ca$h Grab, Ryan Hemsworth – Numbskull , Samara Joy – Live at the Blue Note L.A., Savak – Door Deals and Debt: An Essential Collection from the First 10 Years, Savanna Ruth – The Baseball Diaries, Shabazz Palaces – It’s a Style Sport, Small Pond – Soft Burn, Sour Widows – Sigil, Swervedriver – Raise: Demos, Tyler Lyle – The Transcendentalist, William Basinski – Passing the Cup of Sorrows, Various Artists – Everybody’s Got a Song to Sing
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