Follow the 93X Notable New Releases playlist on Spotify!
ASH – RACE THE NIGHT
It’s been 5 years since Northern Ireland’s Ash released Islands, which went to #18 in the UK and was their highest charting album across the pond since 2004’s Meltdown went to #5.
This week, they return with their eighth album, Race the Night.
Stream • Fierce Panda • 2023
BARONESS – STONE
Baroness will release their sixth studio LP this week. Stone is the follow up to their critically-acclaimed 2019 album, Gold & Grey.
Stream • Abraxan Hymns • 2023
DANKO JONES – ELECTRIC SOUNDS
Electric Sounds is the 11th studio album from Toronto rock trio Danko Jones.
Stream • AFM, Sonic Unyon • 2023
DEADLY CARNAGE – ENDLESS BLUE
According to the band’s Bandcamp page Italy’s Deadly Carnage describe their latest album, Endless Blue as:
“… a concept album that carries its gaze to the Far East as well as the ocean depths; Japanese folklore describes a fascinating dimension in total contrast to the modern world, a dimension populated by spirits, ghosts and demons (Yokai, Yurei and Oni), mysterious entities suspended between two worlds, creatures suspended between day and night.
Stream • ATMF • 2023
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY – END
It has been seven years since Explosions in the Sky‘s previous studio album, The Wilderness. This week, the acclaimed instrumental post-rock group releases their eighth album, End.
Stream • Temporary Residence Ltd. • 2023
WILL JOHNSON – NO ORDINARY CROWN
No Ordinary Crown is the ninth solo album from singer-songwriter Will Johnson who has also released albums with Centro-Matic, Jason Molina, Marie/Lepanto, Overseas, Undertow Orchestra, New Multitudes and is currently on tour as the drummer for Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit.
Stream • Keeled Scales • 2023
K.FLAY – MONO
It’s been six years since K.Flay‘s sophomore album, Every Where Is Some Where (featuring the Top 5 hit “Blood in the Cut”), went to #1 on Billboard‘s Top Heatseekers chart.
This week, she returns with her fifth album, Mono.
Stream • BMG • 2023
LOVE AND DEATH – BETWEEN HERE AND LOST 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Love and Death featuring Brian “Head” Welch of Korn released their debut album ten years ago.
The 10th anniversary edition of the Top 5 hit album Between Here and Lost contains alternate artwork and three bonus tracks.
Stream • Headdog Music • 2023
AUSTIN LUCAS – REINVENTING AGAINST ME!
Americana punk Austin Lucas released his tribute to Against Me! digitally back in June.
After a few production delays, the physical copies of Reinventing Against Me! should be available this week. (Electric Fetus lists the CD/vinyl release date as 9/15/2023). The eight-song set features Lucas’ take on early Against Me! classics like “Pints of Guinness Make You Strong” as well as more recent tracks like “Black Me Out.”
Stream • GrindEthos • 2023
MAYHEM – DAEMONIC RITES
Daemonic Rites is the latest live album from pioneering Norwegian black metal band Mayhem.
Stream • Century Media • 2023
MITSKI – THE LAND IS INHOSPITABLE AND SO ARE WE
A year and half after the release of Laurel Hell, an album that was featured on countless Best of 2022 lists, Mitski has returned with her “most American album“, The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.
The album is influenced by Ennio Morricone‘s Spaghetti Western soundtrack compositions as well as the work of beloved singer Scott Walker.
Stream • Dead Oceans • 2023
NIGHT VERSES – EVERY SOUND HAS A COLOR IN THE VALLEY OF NIGHT: PART 1
BoolinTunes.com hails Night Verses‘ Every Sound Has a Color in the Valley of Night: Part 1 as a “phenomenal return from one of our generation’s most thrilling progressive rock acts.”
The release features Tool bassist Justin Chancellor on the closing track. Every Sound Has a Color in the Valley of Night: Part 2 arrives in 2024 and will feature guest appearances from Brandon Boyd of Incubus and Anthony Green of Circa Survive.
Stream • Equal Vision • 2023
OTEP – THE GOD SLAYER
Los Angeles’ Otep are releasing their ninth album, which contains six originals and six covers.
The God Slayer features covers of Nirvana‘s “Territorial Pissings”, Slipknot‘s “Purity”, Eminem‘s “What I Am” and Billie Eilish‘s “You Should See Me in a Crown.”
Stream • Cleopatra • 2023
RONNIE ROMERO – TOO MANY LIES, TOO MANY MASTERS
Too Many Lies, Too Many Masters is the latest solo album from Ronnie Romero, former vocalist of Rainbow and Michael Schenker Group.
Romero is also the vocalist in Elegant Weapons, which features Richie Faulkner and Scott Travis of Judas Priest and Rex Brown of Pantera. Horns for a Halo, their debut album, was released in May.
Stream • Frontiers Music Srl • 2023
BRIAN SETZER – THE DEVIL ALWAYS COLLECTS
3x Grammy-winner Brian Setzer returns this week with his latest solo offering, The Devil Always Collects.
Stream • Surfdog • 2023
COREY TAYLOR – CMF2
CMF2, the sequel to 2020’s CMFT, is Corey Taylor‘s first solo release since February 2022’s CMFB…Sides.
Stream • BMG • 2023
TESSERACT – WAR OF BEING
War of Being, the fifth studio album from British progressive metal quintet TesseracT, is the band’s first new studio album since 2018.
Stream • Kscope • 2023
THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS – IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD BUT IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
Thirty Seconds to Mars‘ sixth album, It’s the End of the World but It’s a Beautiful Day, is the band’s first to be recorded as a duo.
“This is an album that was born into the early days of COVID, a time that was pretty unique for my brother and I. It was the first time we were in one spot for that length of time, and we decided early on to get to work and use it to our advantage. I think it’s the best thing we’ve ever done.”
Jared Leto
Stream • Concord • 2023
WHEELER WALKER JR. – RAM
Ram follows up Wheeler Walker Jr.‘s 2022 fourth album, Sex, Drugs & Country Music, with more of his extremely profane satirical take on country music.
Stream • Pepperhill Music LLC • 2023
WORRIERS – TRUST YOUR GUT
Following April 2023’s Warm Blanket, Worriers are back with their second LP of the year, Trust Your Gut.
Trust Your Gut features Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady on keyboards and Atom Willard of Against Me! and Alkaline Trio on drums.
Stream • Ernest Jenning Record Co. • 2023
Follow the 93X Notable New Releases playlist on Spotify!