Crucial Releases: April 25
New music from Viagra Boys, Emma-Jean Thackray, Beach Bunny, Samia, and... Wu-Tang!
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Crucial Recap: 2025.ep8
In this recap: new music, a new app, record winners, and more.
Crucial Releases: most of April edition
Geez, April is almost over isn't it? Lots of good music this month -- Bon Iver, Momma, Speedway, Casper Skulls, Blu, quickly quickly, Ribbon Skirt, Black Country New Road, Florist, Scowl, Bedridden, Julien Baker & TORRES, Superheaven, The Convenience, and Valerie June.
Crucial Tracks, the app
Announcing the Crucial Tracks app – a music journal to share the songs that made you.
Crucial Recap: 2025.ep7
Time to stretch out and prep for the weekend... it's recap time! The latest from Crucial Tracks and some fun bonuses.
Crucial Tracks 008: Annie Mueller
For Crucial Tracks #8, please welcome Annie Mueller, blogger and professional writer. One of my *favorite* bloggers!
Crucial Releases for March 28
New music from Perfume Genius, Great Grandpa, Bria Salmena, Free Range, Lucy Dacus, and Sam Akpro.
Crucial Releases: March 14/21 super post
New albums from Japanese Breakfast, Men I Trust, Courting, terraplana, Saba, Weatherday, Goya Gumbani, Dutch Interior, Greentea Peng, and My Morning Jacket. A big one!
Crucial Releases for March 7
The latest new albums from Divorce, Bob Mould, Downward, Hamilton Leithauser, Jason Isbell, SASAMI, and HotWax.
Crucial Tracks 007: Kevin Humdrum
This month's Crucial Tracks interview features Kevin Humdrum, host of the webzine foofaraw amongst other adventures.
Finding New Releases using the app Albums
An in-depth look at how I find and manage new releases each week, using the app Albums.
Crucial Releases for February 28
Another week of new releases! This time from Deep Sea Diver, Doves, Panda Bear, Cloakroom, Runaway Brother and many more...
Announcing the Crucial Tracks 2025 Record Giveaway
We're looking to give away up to 10 records across a variety of genres to lucky readers. Enter today!
Crucial Releases for February 21
Brand new albums from Anxious, The Murder Capital, Saya Gray, Youth Lagoon and more!
Crucial Releases for February 14
New releases for the week ending February 14th, including Bartees Strange, venturing, Horsegirl, Kestrels, and Frog.
Crucial Releases for February 7
New releases from Squid, Sleeper's Bell, Sharon Van Etten, Heartworms, Inhaler, Michigander, and Larry June/2 Chainz/The Alchemist.
Crucial Releases for January 31
No featured release this week, but solid records from The Weeknd, Charlie Houston, MIKE, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
Crucial Releases for January 24
New music from Ditz, Ghais Guevara, Mogwai, FKA twigs, and Boldy James this week.