The 2025 New Music Jason Prize Presentation! The recipient of 2025’s New Music Jason Prize is Julianna Riolino, for her album, Echo In The Dust! A spectacular record, combining Nashville influences with Girl-Group pastiche, led by Riolino’s voice. juliannariolinosings.bandcamp.com/album/echo-i...

TOMORROW!! I shall reveal the winner of the 2025 NMJ Prize!

One of my favourite discoveries this year was Matthew Perpetua’s @fluxblog.bsky.social playlists on Apple Music. Thoroughly researched and always surprising.

Check back on December 31st, when I’ll be announcing the recipient of the 2025 New Music Jason Prize. Take care!

🧵 Julianna Riolino - Echo In The Dust Label : Moonwhistle Records Release Date: October 24, 2025 The Welland, Ontario native’s sophomore album wears its Country and Sixties Girl Group roots with confidence. Riolino’s voice is raw and rugged. juliannariolinosings.bandcamp.com/album/echo-i...

🧵 Emma-Jean Thackray - Weirdo Label: Brownswood Recordings/Parlophone Records Release Date: April 25, 2025 The London Artist does some deep introspection with her tongue firmly in her cheek. Jazz-adjacent but does not fit neatly in any genre. ejthackray.bandcamp.com/album/weirdo

🧵 Saya Gray - SAYA Label: Marion Murata Inc. Release Date: February 21, 2025 Acoustic Singer-Songwriter vibes merge with fragmented and glitchy Electronics on the Toronto native’s February release. You can feel her heart through the wall of sound. sayagray.bandcamp.com/album/saya

🧵 The 2025 New Music Jason Prize Shortlist! I’m happy to present my five favourite albums of the year, one of which will be the recipient of the barely-existent 2025 New Music Jason Prize! I’m even happier to state that the five finalists are all from female Artists. Pretty sweet! 1/7

Check back on December 31st, when I’ll be announcing the recipient of the 2025 New Music Jason Prize. Take care!

🧵 The 2025 New Music Jason Prize Shortlist! I’m happy to present my five favourite albums of the year, one of which will be the recipient of the barely-existent 2025 New Music Jason Prize! I’m even happier to state that the five finalists are all from female Artists. Pretty sweet! 1/7

The trend in the late 50’s-early 60’s of overly melodramatic Teenage Tragedy Pop Songs was a weird thing that actually happened. The 90-minute playlist below features all the major songs from the period. music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...

I’m thrilled that eleven of the twenty Artists that make up the 2025 New Music Jason Longlist are female solo, or female-led.

You know how 2025 was kind of a piece of shit? I’m here to tell you that the New Music that was released this year was unquestionably…great.

The 2025 New Music Jason Prize Longlist My twenty favourite albums of the year! Newmusicjason.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/t...

Eyal Talmudi is a Woodwinds player, active for more than a decade. He has been working on a series of releases that culminates in the 3rd LP he’s dropped this year. Sololodge III is introspective and melancholy, with nods to Asian Folk and Free Jazz. eyaltalmudi.bandcamp.com/album/sonolo...

A collab between 2 Producers came out yesterday. London’s Danny L. Harle is a founding member of PC Music Collective, and Brooklyn’s Rachika Nayar utilizes guitar for her compositions. Azimuth Divergence, the pair combine Emo with Electronic elements. dannylharle.bandcamp.com/album/azimut...

Next up is an EP from Antwerp. Belgian trio Rehash formed in 2021, and to rechristen themselves as Rehash Neu Klang, they’ve released the six-song War Crimes & Love Songs. Energetic Post-Punk with dual lead vocals and chiming guitars. mangelrecords.bandcamp.com/album/war-cr...

First up is a single from Melbourne’s Dr. Sure’s Unusual Practice. Active since 2018, the five-piece is captured on No Pigs/Desksitter 7” in full-fledged antifascism mode. Driving hooks and fierce vocals. drsuresunusualpractice.bandcamp.com/album/no-pig...

The New Music I’m Listening To At Long Last This Week, December 6 - 12, 2025: Releases from Dr. Sure’s Unusual Practice, Rehash Neu Klang, AND MORE! newmusicjason.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/t...

Hey everyone! I’ve taken the last few months off from posting about New Music on a regular basis. I’m here to say that I’m back! Long story short, my Father passed away unexpectedly in July, and it has taken the wind out of my sails. But now I feel like I have regained some energy. Stay tuned!

82 tracks of Disco Rock from the Allman Brothers Band, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Lou Reed and more…

Though not New Music, I was inspired by @fluxblog.bsky.social to create my own playlist. The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Disco Swindle is a six-and-a-half-hour playlist that highlights the many Rock artists that wanted a taste of that Disco payday. music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...

I don’t know who needs to hear this but please repost www.drownedinsound.org/how-to-suppo...

Upcoming New Releases (The Ecology) - Week Ending Friday, July 25, 2025: New Music from Quadeca, Fever Ray, Editrix AND MORE! newmusicjason.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/u...

Did you grab your tickets for @hillsidefestival.bsky.social 2025 yet? Exclaim! and @popmontreal.bsky.social are co-presenting @bibiclub.bsky.social 🌞 Catch them, along with Femi Kuti, Tim Baker, Lucius, Hurray for the Riff Raff and more July 18–20 at Guelph Lake Island: exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Upcoming New Releases (Reprise) - Week Ending Friday, July 11, 2025: New Music from Wet Leg, Ólafur Arnalds, Emily Breeze AND MORE! newmusicjason.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/u...

Feature Pick comes from Vancouver Island. Victoria’s Neighbourly is a 4-piece Psych Rock band. They’ve released 1 full-length and 3 EPs. The most recent of these is Get In; a 6-song EP. Upbeat and ear-grabbing, with throbbing synths and edgy bass. neighbourly.bandcamp.com/album/get-in

London’s Nilufur Yanya released her 3rd album last Autumn, before going on a World Tour. She and Wilma Archer worked up a new batch of songs that make up a new EP. Dancing Shoes contains 4 dazzling tracks that showcase Yanya’s warm and engaging vocals. niluferyanya.bandcamp.com/album/dancin...

MEGAOMEGA, the Brooklyn collective fka Birthday Ass, is back with a single. The Art Rock band, led by Priya Carlberg, is surely gearing up for a new full-length. Muffin Man is a jaunty single with horns at the fore. megaomega.bandcamp.com/track/muffin...

The New Music I’m Listening To Contemporaneously This Week, June 28 - July 4, 2025: Including MEGAOMEGA, Nilufur Yanya, and Neighbourly! newmusicjason.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/t...

My Feature Pick this week comes from Hamburg. Black Sites is a collaboration between Producers Helena Hauff and Kris Jakob. Their 1st work together in nearly 10 years is R4, a 10-track LP. Experimental Electronic Music with terse beats and mind-melting effects. tresorberlin.bandcamp.com/album/r4

A vibrant four-piece from New Zealand caught my attention with passionate vocals and tight hooks. Ringlets’ sophomore album, The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies), rides the rails between Punk and New Wave with a fresh aesthetic. ringlets.bandcamp.com/album/the-lo...

Laura Stevenson is an Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter from Long Island. The former keyboardist for Bomb The Music Industry! continues her work with bandmate Jeff Rosenstock on her latest album, Late Great. Earnest and beautiful songs of the heart. laurastevenson.bandcamp.com/album/late-g...

The New Music I’m Listening To Expeditiously This Week, June 21 - 27, 2025: Including Power Pants, Laura Stevenson, Black Sites AND MORE! newmusicjason.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/t...

Winchester, Virginia’s Egg Pop quartet Power Pants continues to churn out Music at a steady clip. Their latest is a one-track EP that clocks in at four-and-a-half minutes. PP10 crams in four vigorous songs with no stops, and no holds barred. powerpantsrock.bandcamp.com/album/pp10-2

Upcoming New Releases (While He’s Away) - Week Ending Friday, July 27, 2025: New Music from Lorde, Blonde Redhead, Wet Kiss AND MORE! newmusicjason.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/u...

My Feature Pick for this week comes directly from my BandCamp Wishlist. Mathew Lee Cothran hails from South Carolina, and has just released his sixth LP as Coma Cinema. Grand Delusion is whimsical and folky Pop with clever lyrics. comacinema.bandcamp.com/album/grand-...

Este, Danielle, and Alana HAIM are sisters based in LA. The Pop band gained 1000s of fans by opening a leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. Their 4th album, I Quit, opens with interpolation of George Michael’s Freedom ‘90, and that sentiment hangs over the record. haimusic.bandcamp.com/album/i-quit

Tropical Fuck Storm is a quartet from Melbourne, Australia. Active since 2017, the band has just released their fourth album. Fairyland Codex is a rambunctious collection of quirky Art Rock with jagged edges. tropicalfstorm.bandcamp.com/album/fairyl...

Will Guthrie is an Australian percussionist, based in Nantes, France. He has amassed the nine-person ENSEMBLE NIST-NAH, and on their second album, Spilla, they have combined Gamelan, Chinese gongs, and Jazz. Meditative and lively. willguthrie.bandcamp.com/album/spilla

BLACK HELIUM is a Psychedelic Rock trio based in London. Their fourth album, The Animals Are Coming sees the band stretching out with extended jams of a hallucinatory nature. riotseasonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-an...

Uganda’s Hakuna Kulala is one of the most consistently original and groundbreaking record labels in the world. Proof of this comes from Kampala’s Catu Diosis. The MC and Producer’s debut, Anyim, is a 7-song EP of rhythmic and dynamic Afrohouse and Techno. hakunakulala.bandcamp.com/album/anyim

LA power trio Force Model has followed up their debut from last year with a five-song EP. Barricade shows off the band’s tight musicianship, with chiming vocals and catchy hooks. forcemodel.bandcamp.com/album/barric...

The New Music I’m Listening To Religiously This Week, June 14 - 20, 2025: Including Ghais Guevara, Billiam, Black Helium, HAIM AND MORE! newmusicjason.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/t...

Underground Hip-Hop MC and Producer Ghais Guevara hails from Philadelphia. Active since 2019, his latest is a mixtape, titled, The Other 2/5ths or: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Trench Baby. Smashing experimental Production and mean flow. ghais.bandcamp.com/album/the-ot...

Upcoming New Releases (You’re A Fine Girl) - Week Ending Friday, June 20, 2025: New Music from HAIM, Yaya Bey, Coma Cinema AND MORE! newmusicjason.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/u...

Melbourne’s Billiam is back with a new 7” EP. The title track for Sylvie S Goes To Hawaii takes up Side A, and the flipside contains five one-minute songs. Rambunctious and off-kilter. hiimbilliam.bandcamp.com/album/sylvie...

Love and light to all my American friends protesting Trump and all he stands for! No Kings! No tyrants!