Dove Ellis | photo by Xander Lewis, courtesy of the artist
PRESS PLAY: New Albums out December 5th
Cozy up with the first new albums of December…
As the year winds down, you may be tempted to look ahead to the new albums due out in early 2026. But don’t overlook these late-breaking releases!
A recent discovery for those who attended Geese’s sold-out tour, Irish singer Dove Ellis makes his showstopping debut with the haunting Blizzard. Shape-shifting Parisian Melody Prochet gives her long-running project, Melody’s Echo Chamber, a soulful revamp on Unclouded. Songwriter/actor Ronnie D’Addario has led an eclectic, decades-long career; his well-earned Written By is a collaborative effort with his sons, Brian and Michael D’Addario of The Lemon Twigs.
Anna Lotterud’s fourth collection of electronic pop as Anna of the North, Girl in a Bottle, is the opening half of a pair of albums examining the recyclable nature of relationships in the modern world. On his solo debut, There is Nothing in the Dark Which Isn’t There in the Light, Editors singer Tom Smith strips back his band’s signature driving new wave for arrangements that leave space for his distinctive and versatile voice. Denver-based, Boston-rooted funk ensemble Lettuce serves up course after course of playful grooves on Cook.
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
Dove Ellis – Blizzard
CHECK OUT: “Pale Song” “Love Is”
Melody’s Echo Chamber – Unclouded
CHECK OUT: “Eyes Closed” “In the Stars”
Ronnie D’Addario – Written By
CHECK OUT: “Not Today” “I See the Patterns”
Lettuce – Cook
CHECK OUT: “Gold Tooth” “Rising to the Top”
Anna of the North – Girl in a Bottle
CHECK OUT: “Call Me”
“No One Knows You Better”
Tom Smith – There is Nothing in the Dark Which Isn’t There in the Light
CHECK OUT: “Leave” “Life is for Living”
The PRESS PLAY-list
FURTHER LISTENING
Alabaster DePlume – To Cy and Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1, The Balboas – Bite! Blood! Repeat!, BHAVI – No Te Enamores De Un Artista, Big K.R.I.T. – Dedicated To Cadalee Biarritz Vol. 1, Celeste – Morte(s) Née(s) (15th Anniversary Edition), Crumb – Live!, Depeche Mode – Memento Mori: Mexico City, DIIV – Boiled Alive, The Dirty Nil – Live at the Dine Alone Store, The Early – Cusp EP, False Tracks – When Fortune Feeds, Happy Mondays – The Factory Singles, The Hold Steady – Separation Sunday (20th Anniversary Edition), Isobel Waller-Bridge – Objects, Jimmy Somerville – Dare to Love (30th Anniversary Edition), Kira Metcalf – Lessons in a Majestic Humiliation, Kramer – …and the crimson moon whispers goodbye, Kronos Quartet – Forgive Us For, Letters to Cleo – Aurora Gory Alice (Reissue) / Wholesale Meats and Fish (Reissue), Makaya McCraven – Universal Beings (IA11 Edition), Nick & June – New Year’s Face, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Live God, O.A.R. – Stories of a Stranger (20th Anniversary Edition), Olivia Rodrigo – Live from Glastonbury (A BBC Recording), The Pharcyde – Labcabincalifornia (30th Anniversary Edition), Sam Fender – People Watching (Deluxe), Scotia Rose – Good Times EP, Singer. Mattress. Cat. – Subtropical Personality, Sting – The Last Ship (Expanded Edition), Thomas Raggi – Masquerade, Ultravox – The Collection (Deluxe Edition), The Waterboys – Rips from the Cutting Room Floor, Water from Your Eyes – It’s Beautiful EP, The Wombats – Oh! The Ocean (Extended Version), Zac Brown Band – Love & Fear, Various Artists – Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers