DECEMBER 5
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS – LIVE GOD
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ new live album Live God documents their transcendent 2024-2025 “Wild God Tour” with 18 tracks including new arrangements of classics like “Red Right Hand” and the entirety of their latest studio record, Wild God. The collection captures the emotional and visceral energy of their celebrated performances, a series of shows Nick Cave himself has described as an “antidote to despair.”
Stream • Bad Seed Ltd/Play It Again Sam • 2025
SAM FENDER – PEOPLE WATCHING (DELUXE EDITION)
Sam Fender‘s deluxe edition reissue of his Mercury Prize-winning album People Watching features eight additional tracks that expand the acclaimed record’s social realist storytelling. This expanded version notably includes the highly anticipated new single “Talk to You” with Sir Elton John, alongside the physical debut of “Rein Me In” (with Olivia Dean) and other bonus tracks.
Stream • Universal • 2025
MC50 – 10 MORE
The live album 10 More by MC50, the all-star band led by the late MC5 founder Wayne Kramer, captures the raw, defiant energy of their 2018 50th-anniversary tour. This collection features a supergroup line-up including guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden and drummer Brendan Canty of Fugazi, delivering incendiary classics like “The American Ruse” and a 12-minute version of “Starship” that continue the legendary proto-punk band’s revolutionary legacy.
Stream • earMUSIC • 2025
TESSERACT – RADAR O.S.T.
TesseracT are set to release RADAR O.S.T., the sonic counterpart to the RADAR concert film that captures their defining 2024 headlining performance at the UK’s Radar Festival. The soundtrack contains a ferocious 12-track setlist, including anthems like “War Of Being” and “Nocturne,” with the band also performing alongside the Choir Noir led by Kat Marsh.
Stream • Kscope • 2025
DECEMBER 12
FUCKED UP – YEAR OF THE GOAT
Year of the Goat is the penultimate installment in Fucked Up‘s ambitious, decades-spanning “Zodiac Series” of concept albums, featuring a single 50-minute song that pushes the boundaries of hardcore with elements of prog-rock, psychedelia, and soundscapes. The album serves as the first part of the three-album, ten-part finale Grass Can Move Stones, a massive narrative work following the characters Monkey (Damian Abraham) and Good Goat (Tuka Mohammed) on a journey of self-discovery.
Stream • Tankcrimes • 2025
JULIANA HATFIELD – LIGHTNING MIGHT STRIKE
Lightning Might Strike, the 21st solo album from Juliana Hatfield, explores themes of fate, trauma, and resilience, having been written during a difficult period of personal loss and upheaval.
Stream • American Laundromat • 2025
HIGHLY SUSPECT – BLACK OCEAN EP
Originally released in 2013, Highly Suspect’s Black Ocean EP is being pressed to limited edition vinyl for the first time. This remastered six-track EP, which includes early recordings of fan-favorites like “Lydia” and “Bath Salts” as well as the track “Mom,” is available in exclusive color variants.
Stream • Highly Suspect, LLC • 2025
DECEMBER 19
IDLES – CAUGHT STEALING (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK)
IDLES‘ first-ever film soundtrack for the Darren Aronofsky crime thriller Caught Stealing features their performance of the entire score, composed by Rob Simonsen, which the band renders with minimal, motorik drums and distorted guitars for a unique sound. The album also features five original IDLES tracks, including the anxious post-punk single “Rabbit Run” and a cover of Junior Marvin‘s “Police & Thieves” (popularized by The Clash) channeling the gritty, defiant energy of the film’s 1990s New York City punk scene. The physical CD & vinyl editions arrive on December 19th.
Stream • Columbia/Partisan • 2025
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