This week’s New Music Friday for Aug. 22, 2025 brings a beautiful mix of nostalgia, experimentation and raw emotion.
Mac DeMarco continues his lo-fi evolution with “Guitar,” a dreamy, melodic exploration of tone and texture.
Earl Sweatshirt drops “Live Laugh Love,” a cryptic and compelling entry into his increasingly introspective catalog.
Ghostface Killah makes a bold return with “Supreme Clientele 2,” delivering bars with classic Wu-Tang grit and elevated vision.
Superchunk gets loud and political on “Songs in the Key of Yikes,” balancing sharp riffs with sharp commentary.
Greg Freeman delivers “Burnover,” a haunting, slow-burning album full of lyrical fire.
As always, the entire list of new albums released today, Friday, August 22, 2025, is below in no particular order. My most anticipated albums are in bold.
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New Album Releases – Friday, August 22, 2025
Ava Max – Don’t Click Play
BigXthaPlug – I Hope You’re Happy
Case Oats – Last Missouri Exit
Ciara – CiCi
Deftones – Private Music
Dinosaur Pile-Up – I’ve Felt Better
Dominic Fike – Rocket
Earl Sweatshirt – Live Laugh Love
Emma Louise and Flume – Dumb
Ghostface Killah – Supreme Clientele 2
Hand Habits – Blue Reminder
Hot Mulligan – The Sound a Body Makes When It’s Still
Hunx and His Punx – Walk Out on This World
John Fogerty – Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years
Jon Batiste – Big Money
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Gush
Karan Aujla – P-Pop Culture
Kathleen Edwards – Billionaire
Kid Cudi – Free
Laufey – A Matter of Time
Lil Baby – The Leaks
Lila Iké – Treasure Self Love
Mac DeMarco – Guitar
Mariah the Scientist – Hearts Sold Separately
Nourished by Time – The Passionate Ones
Offset – Kiari
Old Dominion – Barbara
Pendulum – Inertia
Quannnic – Warbrained
Royel – Otis Hickey
Sombr – I Barely Know Her
Soulja Boy – Draco Season
Stray Kids – Karma
Superchunk – Songs in the Key of Yikes
Teenage Dads – My Memento
Teyana Taylor – Escape Room
Three Days – Grace Alienation
Tops – Bury the Key
Touch Sensitive – In Paradise
Walker Hayes – 17 Problems
Water from Your Eyes – It’s a Beautiful Place
We Came as Romans – All Is Beautiful… Because We’re Doomed
Winter – Adult Romantix
Woe, Is Me – Daybreak
Wolf Alice – The Clearing
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die – Dreams of Being Dust
Lupe Fiasco – Samuari DX
Eden – Dark
Pino Palladino and Blake Mills – That Wasn’t A Dream
Greg Freeman – Burnover
