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Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Kurt Vile, Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Silvana Estrada, Soul Glo, Foxtails

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • April 19, 2022
My final week of reviews has finally arrived, and the new releases are somewhat thin. Last week and next week house all of the high profile releases, so I decided to cover a few new releases as well as go back to round up a few I missed earlier in the year.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Red Hot Chili Peppers, PUP, Meshuggah, Duster, Lobsterfight

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • April 6, 2022
The wait is over for fans of bands new and old as many artists finally break lengthy gaps in releases, creating one of the most consistent weeks thus far.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Charli XCX, Rosalía, Bladee & Ecco2K, Midlake, Oso Oso

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • March 23, 2022
It seems the hype has caused many big releases to collapse under their own weight, leaving fanbases divided. Even so, there is a lot of great things to discover this week.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Ghost, Rex Orange County, Benny the Butcher, Jenny Hval, Alex Cameron

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • March 16, 2022
This week is filled with pleasant surprises as well as huge disappointments. There are laughs and revelations, taboos and vibes and so much more.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Tears For Fears, Conway The Machine, Vein.fm, Marillion, caroline

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • March 9, 2022
Over spring break, there was a bit of a dip in huge album releases. Several anticipated albums from the likes of Kanye West, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Current 93 and many more were either delayed or released through a platform that I am unable to access. Even so, the past two weeks were still full of wonderful gems.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Beach House, Alice Glass, Oliver Tree, Big K.R.I.T., Immolation

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • February 23, 2022
Genre-defining artists gather together to make yet another release weekend special. Some release their best work, while others fall short. Either way, here are this past week’s major players.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Big Thief, Cult Of Luna, Spoon, alt-J, Voivod

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • February 16, 2022
Consistency is key this week with so many artists continuing their clean track records. In these reviews, I cover some of that consistency on both sides of the spectrum. The good, the bad and the breathtaking.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Black Country, New Road, Mitski, Animal Collective, Yeule, Rolo Tomassi

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • February 9, 2022
The albums this week are all evolutions of their respective artists in one way or another, with a few being their best work.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Pinegrove, Jethro Tull, Eels, Earthless, Celeste

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • February 2, 2022
A slow week that sees many artists releasing their first albums in quite a while. Anger, sadness and nostalgia come together across these five notable releases this week.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Earl Sweatshirt, FKA twigs, Bonobo, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, The Lumineers

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • January 19, 2022
A huge release week has come, giving us excitement and disappointment from some of the most acclaimed names in music both old and new.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: The Weeknd, Burial, Gupi, Mydreamfever, Nas

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • January 12, 2022
The new year has arrived, and 2022 is already holding nothing back.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Arca, Failure, GAS, Mach-Hommy, Kadavar & Elder

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • December 8, 2021
Christmas came early with many surprise album releases across a wide variety of genres this week. With less than a month left, 2021 shows no sign of slowing down when it comes to spectacular releases.
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