Juliana Hatfield | photo by David Doobinin, courtesy of the artist
PRESS PLAY: New Albums out December 12th
The last album roundup of the year is ready for you…
If you can believe it, it’s the last edition of PRESS PLAY for this year! There are already plenty of albums on our radar for early 2026, but don’t let the calendar page turn before you check out these releases…
Indie rock lifer Juliana Hatfield has spent nearly a decade alternating between single-artist tribute albums and collections of new originals; after 2023’s salute to Electric Light Orchestra, Lightning Might Strike was born out of a period of uphill personal struggles but is nonetheless lively and resilient. Nate Amos already released a standout album this year as one half of experimental duo Water from Your Eyes; on his own as This is Lorelei, he revisits his deep archive of solo material on Holo Boy.
Shifting their focus away from full-length albums for the time being, Andy Butler’s long-running neo-disco project Hercules & Love Affair deploy dancefloor-ready anthems on their latest EP, Someone Else. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd’s ninth album is given a multimedia reissue that includes early takes and live performances; it’s highlighted by a new mix of “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” that fuses the song’s parts (which bookend the original LP) into one mammoth suite.
For a dose of seasonal jollity, check out MERRY PRESSMAS, our roundup of new holiday music releases for 2025.
PRESS PLAY on these new releases
Juliana Hatfield –
Lightning Might Strike
CHECK OUT: “Fall Apart” “Scratchers”
This is Lorelei – Holo Boy
CHECK OUT: “Name the Band”
“Holo Boy”
Hercules & Love Affair –
Someone Else EP
CHECK OUT: “Someone Else is Calling”
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here 50
CHECK OUT: “Shine on You Crazy Diamond
(Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix)”
The PRESS PLAY-list
FURTHER LISTENING
Andy Bell – The Crown Jewels (Box Set), The Band – The Best of The Band (Reissue), Baths – Cerulean R, Billy Joel Jr. – Ur a Star, Blue Tomorrows – Weather Forever, Blur – The Great Escape (30th Anniversary Edition), Caitlin & Brent – Caitlin & Brent, Dark Sky Burial – The Sacred Neurotic, Fat White Family – Konk If You’re Lonely: Fat White Family Live at Konk Studios, Fuzz – Fuzz’s Fourth Dream: Singles, Demos, and Rarities, Gary Numan – Telekon (45th Anniversary Expanded Edition), HEALTH – Conflict DLC, Hollyy – The Weight of This Heart, Joe Newman – The Canyon, Oliver Coates – Pillion (Original Soundtrack), Pebe Sebert – Pebe Sebert