As August winds down and we say goodbye to summer, this week’s New Music Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 feels like one last sun-soaked playlist before fall takes over.
The Beths keep their streak of smart, catchy guitar rock alive with “Straight Line Was a Lie.”
Blood Orange brings a shimmering groove on “Essex Honey.”
The Alchemist teams up with Erykah Badu for the hypnotic “Abi & Alan,” blending jazz and hip-hop into something that feels both timeless and fresh.
Margo Price channels fire and grit with “Hard Headed Woman.”
Hayley Williams surprises with the sharp-tongued and wryly titled “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party.”
As always, the entire list of new albums released today, Friday, August 29, 2025 is below in no particular order. My most anticipated albums are in bold.
Let me know what you’re listening to in the comments below and on social media @highnoteblog.
New Album Releases – Friday, August 29, 2025
The Beaches – No Hard Feelings
Belinda Carlisle – Once Upon a Time in California
The Berries – The Berries
The Beths – Straight Line Was a Lie
Blood Orange – Essex Honey
Bryan Adams – Roll with the Punches
CMAT – Euro-Country
Colbie Caillat – This Time Around
Drapht – A Beautiful Day to Be Lonely
Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke – Pareidolia
Erykah Badu and the Alchemist – Abi and Alan
Helloween – Giants & Monsters
The Hives – The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
Jehnny Beth – You Heartbreaker, You
John Oates – Oates
Joey Bada$$ – Lonely at the Top
Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
Nova Twins – Parasites and Butterflies
Pinkshift – Earthkeeper
Rodney Crowell – Airline Highway
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Vicious Rumors – The Devil’s Asylum
Zach Top – Ain’t in It for My Health
Westside Gunn – HEELS HAVE EYES 2
Hayley Williams – Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Flyte – Between You and Me
Modern Nature – The Heat Warps
The Good Ones – Rwanda Sings with Strings
Led Bib- Hotel Pupik
Nicholas Krgovich, Joseph Shabason and Tenniscoats – Wao
Anna Tivel – Animal Poem
