{"id":2314445,"date":"2026-03-05T20:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2314445"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:08:06","slug":"new-music-friday-9-new-releases-to-get-through-the-switch-to-daylight-saving-time-06-mar-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-9-new-releases-to-get-through-the-switch-to-daylight-saving-time-06-mar-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday: 9 new releases to get through the switch to daylight saving time (06 Mar 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>What\u2019s your position on daylight saving time? I wish we could get rid of the whole thing. Oh, sure it\u2019s nice to have that extra hour of sleep in November, but that\u2019s clawed back this weekend with an hour\u2019s sleep stolen back. Maybe a round of New Music Friday will help with the transition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Holy F-, <em>Escalate<\/em> (Satellite Stories)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This four-piece Toronto electronica band has been around since 2004 and are preparing to release <em>Event Beat<\/em>, their sixth album and their first in about a decade on March 27. Things began with a song called <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4aXcoxjJS3U\"><em>Evie<\/em><\/a> earlier this year, and for the encore, they\u2019ve gone with <em>Elevate<\/em>, a psych-y, post-rocky track that they describe as a \u201ceuphoric and psychedelic dream drenched in technicolour.\u201d Good one. This is lovely.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Holy F - Elevate (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nNNmuao2nuY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. In Color, <em>Headlights<\/em> (Big Loud Rock)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the self-proclaimed Music City, Nashville is more than country, and is home to a bunch of excellent rock bands. In Color has been around for less than two years, but has already had their songs streamed almost 20 million times. They have a sold-out show at the Drake Underground in Toronto on April 14.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Color - Headlights (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gaelJ-xrgaA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Metric, <em>Time is a Bomb<\/em> (Metric Music International\/Thirty Tigers)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Come April 24, Toronto\u2019s Metric will released <em>Romanticize the Dive<\/em>, their 10th studio record. Recorded in New York (their old stomping ground) at Jimi Hendrix\u2019s Electric Lady studios with\u00a0 producer Gavin Brown, Emily Haines says the record is \u201cabout the romance of a less than perfect life. It\u2019s about dropping the mask of self-consciousness and vanity.\u201d Don\u2019t forget the big summer tour coming with Broken Social Scene and Stars.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Metric - Time Is A Bomb (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LxJ2-rIUtj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Shinedown,<em> Safe and Sound<\/em> (Atlantic)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shinedown is coming back with a new album called<strong> Ei8ht<\/strong> on May 29, which will be promoted on the Dance Kid Act II World Tour. Brent Smith of the band says \u201cThis album is over a year in the making. Without question as a band we pushed ourselves like never before. Especially when it comes to Eric. Myself, Zach, and Barry are so honored to create, and work with such an extraordinary producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, musician, performer, and band mate\u2026<em>Safe and Sound<\/em> is about reminding the competition what they are dealing with one by one.\u201d Lots of crunch with this one.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Safe And Sound\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JdQBdwAaDK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Skindred,<em> Can I Get A\u2026<\/em> (Earache)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is one of those songs that caused me to stop and stare at the speakers with wonder. <em>What is this? It\u2019s fantastic!\u00a0<\/em>Skindred is a ragga metal band from Wales that fuses a ton of influences into something fresh. Dig into the lyrics and you\u2019ll find the story of singer Benji Webbe and his ordeal of being orphaned as a child. Music theory time: This song is written in Mixolydian mode, which features chord changes that gives everything an upbeat and positive feeling. You\u2019ll recognize it when you hear it. The new album, You Got This, will be out on April 17.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Skindred - Can I Get A (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nnq1fUZjCQw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Albums<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Morrissey, <em>Make-up is a Lie<\/em> (Sire)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mozzer is back with his 14th solo album on his old label, the one that brought The Smiths to North America. Reviews have been mixed with some calling it \u201cmore disappointed than expected\u201d wiht others calling it the best thing he\u2019s done in some time while simultaneously calling it \u201cuneven.\u201d Fans will love it, of course. Everyone else? We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Morrissey - Make-up is a Lie (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fp7ULjb7S4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Nine Inch Nails, <em>Tron Ares: Divergence<\/em> (expanded edition) (Null)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fans did not see this one coming. Nine Inch Nails (now officially Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) dropped this 44-track, 2-and-a-half hour expanded edition of the soundtrack they did for the latest in the <em>Tron<\/em> franchise last year, which was pretty good while the movie was\u2026meh. The new edition features remixes and previously unreleased material.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2o3q9FJqD6sJJRoREWwSp2?si=_FhX2goWTOq4I1nANYobqw\">Listen to the whole thing on Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Squeeze, <em>Trixies<\/em> (BMG Rights Management)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, THAT Squeeze. Chris Difford and Glenn Tillbrook have returned with a concept album (their 16th overall) based on songs they wrote when they were still in their teens back in the mid-70s. Those songs have sat on shelves for decades because until now, neither knew what to do with them. It only took half a century.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Squeeze - Trixies Pt. 1 (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ec9G1-tnJTA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Various Artists, <em>Help (2)<\/em> (War Child Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a double all-star benefit designed to raise money for War Child, the UK charity that helps kids in war zones and other dicey areas around the planet. It includes material from Depeche Mode, Beck, Pulp, Big Thief, Beabadoobee, Arlo Parks, and more. Just this week, it was announced that Oasis contributed a live recording of Acquiesce from the September 28 show from Wembley Stadium. It\u2019ll be a standalone 7-inch single with the vinyl version, but you\u2019ll have to hunt for the hidden track on the CD.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arctic Monkeys \u2013 Opening Night (Visualiser) \u2013 HELP(2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6lkS-MCenXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"l-article__copyright\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00a9\u00a02026\u00a0Corus Radio, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t(function (d, s, id) {\n\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\tjs = d.createElement(s);\n\t\tjs.id = id;\n\t\tjs.src = \"\\\/\\\/connect.facebook.net\\\/en_US\\\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6&appId=161185570739502\";\n\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source q107.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s your position on daylight saving time? I wish we could get rid of the whole thing. Oh, sure it\u2019s nice to have that extra hour of sleep in November, but that\u2019s clawed back this weekend with an hour\u2019s sleep stolen back. Maybe a round of New Music Friday will help with the transition. 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