New Music Friday is bringing the heat for May 23, 2025 as we head into Memorial Day Weekend with a stacked slate of fresh releases.
Detroit rapper Boldy James teams up with producer Your Boy Posca on “Magnolia Leflore,” delivering a concise project that showcases his signature gritty storytelling over moody, psychedelic beats.
British indie band Sports Team returns with “Boys These Days,” a satirical and energetic album that skewers modern British life atop a backdrop of good old-fashioned guitar music.
Stereolab makes a vibrant return after a 15-year hiatus with “Instant Holograms on Metal Film,” delivering their signature retro-futurist sound characterized by motorik rhythms, rich analog synth textures, and intertwining vocals.
Blues legends Keb’ Mo’ and Taj Mahal reunite on “Room on the Porch,” offering a warm and inviting collection rooted in the joy of human connection and the power of positivity.
The reissue of Sun Ra’s “Nuits de la Fondation Maeght” captures the Arkestra’s peak form in a lavish box set, offering a gripping point of entry for the curious and a lavish prize for dedicated fans.
As always the entire list of new albums released today, Friday, May 23, 2025 is below in no particular order. My most anticipated albums are in bold.
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New Album Releases – Friday, May 23, 2025
Boldy James and Your Boy Posca – Magnolia Leflore
Don Felder – The Vault – Fifty Years of Music
The Grogans – Stagger
Hinder – Back to Life
Home Is Where – Hunting Season
Joe Jonas – Music for People Who Believe in Love
Louise – Confessions
Marc Ribot – Map of a Blue City
Morcheeba – Escape the Chaos
Onslaught – Origins of Aggression
Robert Forster – Strawberries
Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth
Sparks – Mad!
Sports Team – Boys These Days
Stereolab – Instant Holograms on Metal Film
These New Puritans – Crooked Wing
…And Oceans – The Regeneration Itinerary
Thus Spoke Zarathustra – I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time For Others’ Harm
Keb’ Mo’ Taj Mahal – Room on the Porch
Cola Boyy – Quit To Play Chess
Silas Short – Lushland
Sun Ra – Nuits de la Fondation Maeght
Ganavya – Nilam
Thalia Zedek Band – The Boat Outside Your Window
