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Breach

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Breach Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 twenty one pilots Since blowing up in 2015 with their fourth album,  Blurryface , the duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun have parlayed their high-concept rap-rock-pop hybrid into massive mainstream success. All the while, they’ve built an ornate fictional universe in which the exploits of characters like Clancy and the Torchbearer function as allegories about living with depression, anxiety, and insecurity.  Breach , the duo’s eighth album, concludes the decade-long narrative that began with  Blurryface  and continued with their next three full-lengths (2018’s  Trench , 2021’s  Scaled and Icy , and 2024’s  Clancy ), resolving the cliffhanger of its predecessor’s ending. Through a dense rap-rock dystopia populated by robots and necromancers, the duo fight through bouts of insecurity (“Garbage”) and paranoia (“The Contract,” which recruits YUNGBLUD to continue where last year’s “Paladin Strait” left off). “Did you learn a ...

A Wonderful Life

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A Wonderful Life Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Tom Odell On the outside, Tom Odell is living the wonderful life he sings about on his seventh album. The former BRITs Critics’ Choice winner has hit a prolific patch since becoming an independent artist, with his fourth album in five years. He’s gaining new fans on TikTok, opened for Billie Eilish (a fan of his 2024 album  Black Friday ) on tour in 2025, and delivered a self-assured tribute to Brian Wilson at Glastonbury a few weeks before this release. But dig deeper into his lyrics and there’s a mass of vulnerability, self-doubt, and sadness at the world. The willingness to bare his soul has led to a deep connection with fans—underlined by the continuing viral success of his 2012 debut single “Another Love” and 2023’s “Black Friday”—and  A Wonderful Life  finds Odell at his most authentic, even if he still doesn’t love the mid-thirties version of himself. “I’m standing in the mirror/I want to change my skin/Wish that I was ta...

What No One's Thinking - EP

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What No One's Thinking - EP Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 AJR

Double Infinity

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Double Infinity Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Big Thief After the stylistic sprawl of 2022’s  Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You , Big Thief’s sixth album finds the group bringing their increasingly distinctive sound closer to the vest in a literal sense:  Double Infinity  is their first album as a proper trio, following the departure of bassist Max Oleartchik. As a result, these nine songs—woolly, warm, and with frissons of electricity coursing through their veins—capture Big Thief in a state of ragged intimacy, every melodic turn and shift in instrumentation expanding and contracting like a pair of lungs. The rumbling drum fills and strummy framework of “Words” seemingly stretch for miles on end, while the nearly seven-minute “No Fear” carries a faint gothiness in its inky guitar lines that drip around Adrianne Lenker’s bruising vocals. More so than on any other Big Thief album to date, rock music is the name of the game here; even “Grandmother,” which features ambi...

Essex Honey

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Essex Honey Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Blood Orange In the seven years since Dev Hynes last released an album as Blood Orange, the English musician wasn’t exactly twiddling his thumbs. After 2018’s searching  Negro Swan , the scene veteran released a mixtape ( Angel’s Pulse ) and an EP ( Four Songs ), composed soundtracks for film and TV, and hopped on records with Lorde, Turnstile, and Vampire Weekend. All the while, he contemplated the future of Blood Orange. “I’m always making music,” Hynes tells Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. But before he could release it, he had to answer his own questions: “Why should it exist? What’s the point?” Then Hynes’ mother died in 2023, and the direction for the fifth Blood Orange album,  Essex Honey , became clear. Set in the county outside London that Hynes once called home, it’s a sublime examination of what “home” even means, refracted in the prism of his elegant hybrid of hazy pop, feather-light funk, and ghosts of post-punk and New Wave. Echoes...

Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

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Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Hayley Williams As the frontwoman for pop-punk heroes Paramore, Hayley Williams has spent her entire professional life in the major-label system, having first signed to Atlantic Records in 2003 when she was just 15. But following the worldwide arena tour for Paramore’s 2023 album,  This Is Why , the contract expired, and she returned to her concurrent solo career as a fully independent artist for the first time, completely unburdened by the weight of commercial expectations—and from any conventional notions of what even constitutes a proper album. In August 2025, she dropped a whopping 17 new tracks online at random, inviting fans to create their own playlist permutations. “I really did want to shirk the responsibility,” she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe at the time. “I was kind of interested in other people’s perspective, also, because there’s just a point where you’re in the eye of that storm, you’re making things, you’r...

hickey

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hickey Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Royel Otis   GolfTraxx App ∙ Sports ∙ 2025 GolfTraxx GolfTraxx iPhone edition v1.2 updates the popular GolfTraxx Golf GPS solution to iPhone 3G users. GolfTraxx is a highly accurate Golf GPS product to help improve your on-course shot decisions and course management. By knowing the yardages to the important green complex locations as well as an ideal tee target based on local knowledge, your round will be shorter, your score lower and your enjoyment of the game increased. Many GolfTraxx courses have user-contributed extras that include the distance to Reach and Carry extras like bunkers, lakes and streams. All courses in GolfTraxx can utilize an easy-to-use scorecard for up to four golfers, which includes both total strokes and number of putts. Customer support is VERY important to us, so if you are experiencing any problems with GolfTraxx, please contact us at 1-877-354-GOLF from 9AM - 9PM, US Pacific Time. Features: Distance to green front, ...

Rocket

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Rocket Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Dominic Fike Parenthood has Fike finding a new perspective on this candid mixtape.   AI Calculator Air: Math Solver App ∙ Utilities ∙ 2025 yti kloer AI Calculator Air: Math Solver – Instant & Accurate Math Solutions Solve math problems effortlessly with AI Calculator Air: Math Solver, your go-to tool for quick and precise calculations. Whether you need help with algebra, calculus, or basic arithmetic, this app delivers step-by-step solutions to help you understand and solve problems with ease. Key Features: - Instant Math Solutions – Get quick answers for equations, fractions, percentages, and more. - Step-by-Step Explanations – Understand the solution process for better learning. - AI-Powered Problem Solving – Smart recognition of handwritten and typed equations. - Equation Scanner – Use your camera to scan and solve handwritten or printed math problems. - Graphing Calculator – Visualize functions and equations for deeper analysis. - Unit...

Guitar

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Guitar Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Mac DeMarco Like the so-called slackers of early-’90s alt-rock (Beck, Pavement, etc.), Mac DeMarco’s sleight of hand is to make beautiful music without apparently trying—a chiller so chill he doesn’t write songs so much as wait for them to come snuggle up in his lap.  Guitar  is his most quietly striking album since the landmark  Salad Days , stripping the slimy synth textures and bubbling drum machines out of his early sound to reveal sparse, paper-thin soft rock whose eerie melodies and gently jazzy chord progressions have more in common with ’40s-era pop like The Ink Spots and The Platters than anything from the underground (“Sweeter,” “Nightmare”). “Miracle, reveal yourself to me,” he sings at the beginning of “Holy,” channeling the meditative stillness of a John Lennon demo or early-’70s Al Green. It might sound wimpy at first. Then you realize a sound so naked and dry leaves him nowhere to hide. That’s strength.

Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be

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Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Tom Grennan As Tom Grennan mulled over what his fourth album should sound like, the singer-songwriter from Central England decided it could be one of two things. Firstly, he wondered if it should mark a return to his roots and the soulful, indie-ish sound of  Lighting Matches , the 2018 debut that set Grennan on the path to stardom and introduced an artist who could wrap his emotional, powerful vocal around poignant tales of everyday life. But there was another, more appealing idea. “I was like, ‘I’m going to roll the dice and give pop star a go,’” Grennan tells Apple Music. It’s a decision that has resulted in  Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn’t Want to Be , the most exuberant and euphoric record of his career. Heading to America and working with an A-list cast of producers and writers including Britney Spears and Selena Gomez collaborator Justin Tranter, brother team Connor and Riley M...

The Black Parade

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The Black Parade Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2006 My Chemical Romance The concept behind My Chemical Romance’s third album is simple: A young man on the edge of death passes into the afterlife. They’d done drama before—2004’s  Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge , “Helena” especially—but this time they wanted to go big.  The Wall  big, Queen-in-the-’70s big, Smashing Pumpkins’  Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness  big: soundtracks teenagers could pin their hearts on. It’s a tricky proposition: How do you dramatize something so grave without sounding slightly ridiculous? But the New Jersey punk outfit’s sense of humor and presentation serves them well here. Yes, they sing about being “soggy from the chemo” (“Cancer”) and how they deserve to be kicked like stray dogs (“House of Wolves”). But they also say that hell is mostly fine except for the smell (“Mama”) and bring in a horn section to jazz things up (“Dead!”). That death arrives in the form of a parade makes sense: I...

Halcyon

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Halcyon Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Kingfishr Guitar Fire - Music Game App ∙ Music ∙ 2025 Amanotes Pte. Ltd. Get ready to play your favorite songs in a whole new way! Guitar Fire combines the thrill of guitar music with the easy, addictive fun of casual rhythm music games. Tap, slide, and strum to the beat of popular hits, from rock anthems to catchy pop and EDM tracks. TOP FEATURES: - 100+ popular songs: Play rock, pop, EDM, and more with epic guitar sounds. - Easy & addictive gameplay: Perfect for both beginners and music game pros. - Tap, slide & strum: Smooth controls for a fun and satisfying experience. - Climb the charts: Hit perfect streaks to rise in global leaderboards. - Immersive sound: Enjoy everything from soft acoustic tunes to electric guitar solos. If you love Magic Tiles 3 or any rhythm tapping game, you’ll enjoy Guitar Fire’s mix of fun gameplay and great music. Download now and start your music journey!

Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)

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Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Radiohead Giving the tracklist a light trim, the band rebuilds HTTT in scintillating live takes.   LEGO® Bluey App ∙ Education ∙ 2025 StoryToys Limited Join Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad in this fun LEGO® game packed with building, challenges, and the chance to play out fun moments from the show! This game has a selection of themed play packs featuring both LEGO® DUPLO and LEGO system bricks. Each pack is specially designed to provide balanced play, with a careful combination of creativity, challenge, and open-ended digital play experiences. GARDEN TEA PARTY (FREE) Host a tea party with Bluey, Mum and Chattermax—but there’s plenty more fun to be had! Run a mud pie restaurant, build a tree from LEGO bricks, and conquer obstacle courses. LET’S GO FOR A DRIVE (FREE) Bluey and Dad are off on a road trip to see the Big Peanut! Pack the car, stay ahead of the Grey Nomads, create your own window entertainment, and bu...

The Clearing

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The Clearing Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Wolf Alice Mane attraction: Hear new track “White Horses” and pre-add the album.   bitchat mesh App ∙ Social Networking ∙ 2025 Jack Dorsey chat with people around you. don't need their phone # or email. the sidegroupchat for any function. uses bluetooth mesh, no internet needed. relays messages to go the distance! encrypted private messages.

Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You

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Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Ethel Cain The Florida-born singer-songwriter’s 2022 debut album,  Preacher’s Daughter , was not exactly standard pop fare—a Southern Gothic odyssey steeped in themes of original sin and family trauma, whose fictional protagonist (spoiler alert) dies at the end. Nevertheless, the album broke through to the mainstream, even cracking the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 following its vinyl reissue this spring. Her long-awaited second album, January 2025’s  Perverts , sat somewhere between passion project and provocation; its 90 minutes of eerie ambient collages seemed designed to challenge fans, if not shake them off entirely. Eight months later, Cain’s third album revisits the narrative that began with  Preacher’s Daughter , whose centerpiece, “A House in Nebraska,” is a melancholy ode to Willoughby Tucker, the protagonist’s first love.  Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You  functions as a  Pre...