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Friday New Releases – April 10, 2026

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Happy Friday! We have another great batch of releases for you this week. There is nothing I’m buying but I will try and stream the new Kip Winger Classical Album. Ella Langley is probably the big release this week as she is one of the hottest country artists out there right now. Cool to see Joe Jackson with some new music as well. Let me know what you want to hear this week or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

  • Ella Langley – Dandelion – (SAWGOD Records / Columbia)
  • Joe Jackson – Hope and Fury – (Sharp Practice LLC / earMusic)
  • Fighter V – Deja Vu – (Frontiers Records)
  • Metal Church – Dead to Rights – (Rat Pak Records)
  • Kip Winger – Kip Winger: Symphony of the Returning Light; Violin Concerto “in the Language of Flowers” – (Naxos)
  • Gregg Allman Band – Great As Ever – Live In Philadelphia 1-11-86 – (Sawrite Records)
  • Bring Me The Horizon – Live in Sao Paulo (Live Immersive Visual Experiment) – (Sony Muisc)
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Friday New Releases – April 3, 2026

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April is upon us and as things are warming up, so are the releases. I have a couple I’m getting and they are first on the list. Michael Sweet’s new solo album, a Michael Schenker Group Live Box Set. I also be getting the cd of some really early songs from a young Johnny Cougar, but the digital release was last week. There are a lot more as well so let me know what you want to hear this week. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

  • Michael Sweet – The Master Plan – (Frontiers Records)
  • Michael Schenker Group – Live & Ready: 1980-1984 – (Chrysalis Records)
  • Johnny Cougar – American Dream: The Mainman Recordings 1976-1977 – (Lemon Records UK) – physical release (digital was March 27th)
  • Cactus – Temple of Blues II – All-Stars – (Cleopatra Records)
  • Bruce Hornsby – Indigo Park – (Zappo Productions / Thirty Tigers)
  • Thundercat – Distracted – (Brainfeeder)
  • Corrosion of Conformity – Good God / Baad Man – (Nuclear Blast)
  • Dermot Kennedy – The Weight of the Woods – (Riggins Recording / Interscope Records / Island Records)
  • Robin Trower – Robin Trower Live! – (Chrysalis Records)
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Friday New Releases – March 27, 2026

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IT IS FRIDAY!!! And March is going out with a BANG!! We have over 60 new releases for you today. Hopefully something for everyone. I have the new Needtobreathe album as well as box sets for Van Halen and Dio. I want to hear the new Lou Gramm album and then decide if I want a copy. Let me know what is floating your boat this week? Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend!!

  • Needtobreathe – The Long Surrender – (MCA Nashville / Drive All Night Records / UMG)
  • Van Halen – 5150 (Expanded Edition) – (Warner Records)
  • Lou Gramm – Released – (Stray Notes Music / Rhino Entertainment Co.)
  • Black Label Society – Engines of Demolition – (MNRK Records)
  • Heaven & Hell – Breaking Out Of Heaven: 2007-2009 – (Rhino Entertainment / Warner Music)
  • Charlie Puth – Whatever’s Clever – (Atlantic Records Group)
  • Melissa Etheridge – Rise – (MLE Music / Sun Label Group)
  • Chez Kane – Reckless – (Frontiers Records)
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Friday New Releases – March 20, 2026

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Happy Friday and aren’t all Fridays happy as it is a day of new music releases & the start of the weekend! We have a bunch of old bands with new albums or reissues and I’m good with that. Can’t wait to hear the releases from Aerosmith and Tyketto as those should keep me busy for awhile. What you do you want to hear this week or what have we missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Also, do you like the new Friday New Release photo above? If so, that will be the cover art for this post each week.

  • Aerosmith – Aerosmith (Legendary Expanded Edition) – (Capitol Records / Aerodisc Partnership)
  • Tyketto – Closer to the Sun – (Silver Lining Music)
  • Axel Rudi Pell – Ghost Town – (Steamhammer)
  • Exodus – Goliath – (Napalm Records)
  • Venus 5 – March Of The Venus 5 – (Frontiers Records)
  • Ignescent – Eternal – (Frontiers Records)
  • Luke Combs – The Way I Am – (Seven Ridges Records / Sony Music)
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band – Future Soul – (Swamp Family Music / Fantasy Records / Concord)
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Friday New Releases – March 13, 2026

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It is Friday the 13th, but it isn’t all bad luck. We have a bunch of New Releases for you to celebrate. Nothing I’m going to run out and buy, but some I’ll listen to such as The Black Crowes, Asia and Rush. What do you find lucky to hear this week? Let us know and what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope your Friday the 13th is a lucky day!!

  • The Black Crowes – A Pound of Feathers – (Silver Arrow Records)
  • Asia – Live in England (Live) – (Frontiers Records)
  • Rush – Grace Under Pressure (Super Deluxe) – (Mercury Records / Anthem Records / UMG)
  • The Fray – A Light That Waits – (The Fray LLC)
  • Foy Vance – The Wake – (An Eala Flain Ltd / Concord)
  • Lamb of God – Into Oblivion (Behind The Scenes Edition) – (Epic Records / Sony Music)
  • Dream Theater – Lost Not Forgotten Archives: Live in Tokyo 2010 – (Ytse Jams / InsideOutMusic)
  • Angus McSix – Angus McSix And The All-Seeing Astral Eye – (Napalm Records)
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Friday New Releases – March 6, 2026

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March kicks off with a bang with a highly anticipated album for a lot of people. That would be Harry Styles new one. I’m sure I’ll give it a listen. I’ll also probably stream Rainbow and Black Stone Cherry. Others might like Leaves’ Eyes or Charlotte Sands or Morrissey and there are a couple of older bands like Squeeze and Talking Heads with new albums. Tell me what you want to hear this week or if we missed anything. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend!!

  • Harry Styles – Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally – (Erksine Records / Columbia Records)
  • Rainbow – Temple of the King: Rainbow 1975-1976 – (Edsel Records)
  • Black Stone Cherry – Celebrate – (Mascot Records)
  • Squeeze – Trixies – (Love Records / BMG Rights Mgmt)
  • Morrissey – Make-Up Is A Lie – (Sire Records)
  • Gnarls Barkley – Atlanta – (TenThousand Projects Holdings LLC)
  • Talking Heads – Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live – (Rhino Entertainment Co / Warner Music)
  • Mountain – Don’t Look Around: The Recordings 1969-1974 – (Esoteric)
  • Godsmack – Awake (25th Anniversary) – (Republic Records / UMG Recordings)
  • The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – X’s For Eyes (Deluxe) – (Better Noise Records)
  • Leaves’ Eyes – Song of Darkness E.P. – (Reigning Phoenix Music)
  • Hunter Hayes – Evergreen – (LP Entertainment / DashGo)
  • Aaron Watson – Horse Named Texas – (Adub Records)
  • Charlotte Sands – Satellite – (CS Records)
  • American Adrenalin – Burn the Ships – (Together Records)
  • Erra – Silence Outlives the Earth – (UNFD)
  • Prong – Live And Uncleansed – (Steamhammer)
  • Vreid – The Skies Turn Black – (Indie Recordings)
  • Desert Storm – Buried Under the Weight of Reason – (Heavy Psych Sounds)
  • Nefastis – Shadows at the Light of Dawn – (Rockshots Records)
  • Surfbort – Reality Star – (TODO)
  • The S.E.T. – Self Evident Truth – (Flatspot Records)
  • Alex Melton – The Process – (Pure Noise Records)
  • The Theander Expression – Wonderful Anticipation (10th Anniversary) – (Malachite Night Records)
  • Status/Non-Status – Big Changes – (You’ve Changed Records)
  • War Child – Help (2) – (War Child Records)
  • Bory – Never Turns To Night – (Bleak Enterprise)
  • William Clark Green – Watterson Hall – (Bill Grease Records / Stem)
  • Austin Michael – Lonestar – (Austin Michael)
  • Willa Ford – Amanda – (Willa Ford Music LLC)
  • Travis Bolt – Burning Bridges – (Gravel Road / Stem)
  • The Brook And The Bluff – Werewolf – (Dualtone Music Group)
  • Matt Corby – Tragic Magic – (Island Records / Rainbow Valley Records)
  • Our Oceans – Right Here, Right Now – (Long Branch Records)
  • Denzel Curry – Strictly 4 The Scythe – (PH Recordings / Loma Vista Recordings / Concord)
  • Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers – Hell To Breakfast – (EmmaJava Recordings / Soundly Music)
  • Shabaka – Of The Earth – (Shabaka Records)
  • Rick Braun – Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione – (A-Train/Braunto)

The Collection: Ep. 91 – February 2026 Wrap-Up

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We are now 2 months into 2026 and already, I’ve had some great finds. It is time for our February 2026 Wrap Up so lets see what 2 Loud 2 Old Music added to the collection this month. Despite the cold weather, we also picked up a bunch of a heat in CDs and even a few vinyl. Plus, one HOLY GRAIL item! This month I hit up Noble Records and 2nd & Charles, as well as ordered a couple things from Discogs, Facebook and Amazon. So much to go through including a handful of new Rock Candy CDs in the collection, a Box Sets plus a selection of items from the Needtobreathe Insiders Fan Club. Lots of great new and old stuff to go through and show for this month so I hope you enjoy the show!!

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Friday New Releases – February 27, 2026

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February comes to end, but not before it drops almost 50 new releases for you this week. The new Bruno Mars might be the get for some, but for me I can’t wait to hear the new Rob Zombie and Joel Hoekstra’s 13. Both should be fantastic. What do you want to hear this week or what did we miss? Let me know and as always, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

  • Rob Zombie – The Great Satan – (Nuclear Blast)
  • Joel Hoekstra’s 13 – From the Fade – (Frontiers Records)
  • It’salie – Wild Games – (Frontiers Records)
  • Bruno Mars – The Romantic – (Atlantic Records)
  • Paul Gilbert – Wroc – (Artone Label Group / Music Theories Recordings)
  • Pat Metheny – Side-Eye III+ – (Uniquity Music, LLC / Green Hill Productions)
  • Iron & Wine – Hen’s Teeth – (Sub Pop Records)
  • The Neal Morse Band – L.I.F.T. – (InsideOutMusic / Big Hatter Music)
  • Powerwolf – Wildlive Live at Olympiahalle – (Napalm Records)
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My Sunday Song – “Hip To Be Square” by Huey Lewis & The News

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For My Sunday Song #472, we are going to talk the pop culture powerhouse song, “Hip To Be Square”, by the band Huey Lewis & The News. The song is from their 1986 album ‘Fore!’. This was the second single from the album it was released on October 6, 1986 and it went all the way to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs. It also went to #1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and helped drive the album to multi-platinum status. Huey and the boys were on a roll. Little did they know at the time, that years down the road, it would become a big part of pop culture.

Yes, in the book, ‘American Psycho’ by Bret Easton Ellis, the song is brought up by the main character Patrick Bateman. Patrick goes on in detail discussing the success of Huey Lewis & The News. That whole piece made it into the movie starring Christian Bale. The character in the movie gives a shorter version of that discussion to his co-worker who was played by Jared Leto. Then I think there was a murder. It is a very memorable and quite funny scene. The song was licensed for the movie, but someone forgot to license it for the soundtrack. When the soundtrack was released, the song was on there, but Huey immediately had them pull the album as it should not have been since the licensing wasn’t done. So, if you have a copy with that on their, good for you!!

The song was written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper and Huey Lewis. It talks about how the hippies from the 60’s turned into these square individuals who ended up cutting their hair and working for the man. The turned into Yuppies. The term for them was bourgeois bohemians. It became cool to fit in to a little box and be boring and playing things real straight. Huey was poking fun at that whole lifestyle. The lyrics say they started out as “renegade”, now they are “playing it real straight”. They like their bands in “business suits” which I love that line. All the new wave bands of the 80’s wore suits so that fits and even Huey & the News did it too. It is a comical, yet a thoroughly enjoyable pop song.

Musically, it falls in line with their big hit “Power of Love”. It has that same beat and sound. There is a nice groove, or bounce to it that I find myself rocking back and forth to it. Huey’s vocals, as always, are stellar. He his delivery is always spot on. The saxophone adds some great texture to it and who doesn’t love a sax solo, I mean…really…who doesn’t because you are wrong if you don’t. Huey Lewis & The News could do no wrong at this point in their career.

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Friday New Releases – February 13, 2026

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It’s Friday the 13th!! And that is lucky day because we have a batch of releases for you this week. Around 40 which means that there is probably something for everyone…but me. Nothing I have to have this week, but let me know what you want to hear or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope the rest of your day be just as great!!

  • Black Swan – Paralyzed – (Frontiers Records)
  • Temple Balls – Temple Balls – (Frontiers Records)
  • Austen Starr – I Am The Enemy – (Frontiers Records)
  • Charli XCX – Wuthering Heights – (Atlantic Recording Co.)
  • Colony House – 77 (Pt. 2) – (LastDaze Records)
  • Jill Scott – To Whom This May Concern – (Blues Babe Records)
  • Story of the Year – A.R.S.O.N. – (Sharptone)
  • Eric Church – Evangeline vs. The Machine: Comes Alive – (Mercury Nashville / BigEC Records / UMG)
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