This is Lenny Vaughn, crate-digging through the last 24 hours so you don’t have to, bringing you the grooves the algorithms missed.
Indie and alt-pop fans are getting a late-year gem as Toronto’s Chloe Mayse drops her new EP Dear Love…, a confessional set tracked between Los Angeles and Toronto. Earmilk notes the project moves from the temptation of second chances on Come Here With Me to the bruised obsession of Mad In Love, closing with Horoscopes, a meditation on anxiety and purpose that feels tailor‑made for anyone staring down a new year. It’s the kind of release that reminds listeners the EP format is still a perfect diary-on-vinyl for young songwriters.
On the horizon side of new music, Tinnitist runs down more than 160 releases landing this coming week, from underground metal to left‑field electronic, underscoring that even as 2025 limps to a close, labels are flooding the zone instead of waiting for January’s clean slate. Rough Trade’s year‑end roundup is already pointing to next‑wave voices like Ireland’s Dove Ellis, whose debut Blizzards has drawn Jeff Buckley comparisons, and soul revivalist Jalen Ngonda, who’s parlaying his breakout LP into festival headlining slots. That’s your reminder that the A&R action is as much in small‑room buzz as in major‑label rollouts.
In the rock and metal world, Louder Sound’s December news archive reads like a bulletin from the church of the riff. Sleep Token’s Even In Arcadia has been certified Gold in the UK, solidifying the masked collective as one of the few heavy acts genuinely expanding their audience instead of living on nostalgia. At the same time, Ghost’s Mary On A Cross going platinum in the UK shows how a once‑cult band has crossed fully into pop‑culture canon. Tucked alongside are tour announcements from legacy prog outfit IQ and word of Pink Floyd pop‑up stores built around Wish You Were Here, proof that catalog “experiences” remain a crucial revenue stream.
Onstage, archival and live projects are doing serious work. Get Ready To Rock highlights Spock’s Beard’s new album The Archaeoptimist, described as prog rock “for the masses,” and Cytrus’ Duality, a psychedelic‑funk record that pulls from Parliament but leans harder into rock guitars, speaking to listeners who want their jams with both groove and grit. Bourbon And Vinyl’s December roundup of vault releases celebrates Led Zeppelin’s new Live EP tied to Physical Graffiti’s 50th anniversary and the long‑awaited reissue of Buckingham Nicks, finally giving a broader audience access to a pre‑Fleetwood Mac touchstone.
On the industry side, MarketBeat flags Tencent Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, Dolby Laboratories, NetEase and more as music‑related stocks to watch, a reminder that behind every festival bill and deluxe box set there’s a portfolio manager treating your favorite songs like an asset class. At the same time, PopCrush and AOL spotlight some of the oldest still‑working pop stars, underlining how the touring economy keeps veteran artists on the road longer than ever.
For the heads tracking critical consensus, Shortlist and other outlets are locking in their best‑of‑2025 lists, with albums from FKA twigs, Oneohtrix Point Never, Panda Bear, and others jostling for “modern classic” status, while academic‑driven lists like Phoenix New Times’ roundup praise extreme‑metal outliers such as Lamp of Murmuur for pushing genre emotion into strange new territory.
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