New Releases: Pet Shop Boys, Louis Tomlinson, Mabel, Justice, Normani and more
Welcome to your New Music Friday round-up, here to serve you the biggest music and home entertainment releases of the week.
Let's start with albums.
Louis Tomlinson surprise-drops his LIVE LP this week. Recorded at various dates across his recent world tour in support of Number 1 album Faith In The Future, the digital release features recordings of singles including Bigger Than Me, Walls and Out Of My System.
Look out for the physical release of LIVE, coming August 23 on 2CD and 2LP gatefold picture disc vinyl.
Synth-pop icons Pet Shop Boys return with nonetheless, their 15th studio album, this week. The record sees Neil Tenant and Chris Lowe team up with producer James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, blur, Depeche Mode, Gorillaz, Simian Mobile Disco) for the first time ever. Could it earn the pair a 19th UK Top 10 album?
Liverpool-born rockers The Zutons are back with their first full-length collection in 16 years; THE BIG DECIDER. The group's last record You Can Do Anything became their third consecutive Top 10 record on its release in 2008, peaking at Number 6.
5 Seconds of Summer's Luke Hemmings serves up his second solo offering boy; the follow-up to 2021 debut When Facing The Things We Turn Away From.
Six years in the making, Jess Glynne unleashes her third studio LP JESS this week. Preceded by the singles Silly Me, What Do You Do?, Friend Of Mine and Enough, she'll be hoping to secure a third UK chart-topper with the release.
Breakout US singer-songwriter Teddy Swims reissues his Top 40 collection I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1) with four brand-new songs; including focus track Hammer To The Heart. Meanwhile, French electronic duo Justice deliver their fourth studio album Hyperdrama. Will the record earn Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay a second UK Top 40 next week?
Now, onto singles.
Following the announcement of her upcoming debut solo album DOPAMINE, former Fifth Harmony star Normani drops Gunna team-up 1:59, as Mabel returns with her first new material in two years with brand-new track Vitamins. Lil Nas X is back, too, as Trust Me lands this week.
British rapper and songwriter JAY1 delivers his latest release Respectfully, as Sidemen star Vikkstar joins forces with Masked Wolf and JME on Know Me Better.
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Radio Jammor
Not that I mind Aussie music, but there seems to be an undue prevalence of it here, including by unknown or new Aussie & New Zealand artists, when I know for example that you've missed releases by some well known Scottish names in recent weeks.
Can you address this apparent disparity in future weeks, thanks.
J
jeromesh
Good Things by the amazing Bea and Her Business is also released today.
robertparkinson
Where is Armin Van Buuren with D.O.D. feat Laura Welsh with 'By now' or Covenants & Angie Brown's 'Hold that sucker down'? Both released today