{"id":2406224,"date":"2026-05-07T16:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2406224"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:02:13","slug":"new-music-friday-7-releases-for-a-may-weekend-08-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-7-releases-for-a-may-weekend-08-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday: 7 releases for a May weekend (08 May 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There are a lot of big names on this week\u2019s New Music Friday list. I\u2019m pretty sure you\u2019ll recognize them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. The Rolling Stones, <em>In the Stars<\/em> (Polydor\/Universal)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a long tease about some band called The Cockroaches (the pseudonym used by The Stones for two gigs at the El Mocambo in Toronto back in 1977), the group announced Foreign Tongues, a new album coming on July 12. The big question: Will this be the last Stones album? Mick (supernaturally fit at 82), Keef (supernaturally decrepit at 82, but probably immortal), and the forever New Guy, Ronnie (joined 1975) at 78 (with significant health challenges, including cancer. We\u2019ll see, I suppose.<\/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=\"The Rolling Stones - In The Stars (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F-F_oHOvBsM?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. Three Days Grace, <em>Don\u2019t Wanna Go Home Tonight<\/em> (RCA Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest version of 3DG (the one featuring dual lead vocalists) has been doing great over the last year, no matter how you want to measure things: streams, sales, downloads, and concert tickets sold. This is the latest single to come from the Alienation album.<\/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=\"Three Days Grace - Don&#039;t Wanna Go Home Tonight (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ifFBnf6yLwQ?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. Weird Nightmare, <em>Forever Elsewhere<\/em> (Dine Alone)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whenever I see a new name on the Dine Alone label, I tend to pay attention. Weird Nightmare is an interesting amalgamation of experienced Canadian musicians: Alex Edwins (frontman for METZ; this is his project), along with drummer Loel Campbell (Wintersleep) and bass player Roddy Kuester (Sadies). There\u2019s everything from power pop to British glam to anthem rock to bits of Dinosaur Jr. and Teenage Fanclub here. Weird Nightmare is about to go on a North American tour.<\/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=\"Weird Nightmare - Forever Elsewhere (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/On4hhk-meh4?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. Broken Social Scene,<em> Remember the Humans<\/em> (Arts &amp; Crafts)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been nearly a decade since I was able to talk about a new BSS album. This time, the group (under the guidance of co-founder Kevin Drew), is looking back a little. The songs evocate feelings of teenage times with all the sensations of love, loss, discovery, and new possibilities. For Kevin, this would have been the 90s in the era before the internet changed everything. I\u2019ll be listening closely to this one. Sounds like my kind of record.<\/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=\"Broken Social Scene - Not Around Anymore\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJoqT8LPe04?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. The Flatliners, <em>Cold World<\/em> (Equal Vision)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More essential CanCon. The Flats (est. 2002 in Richmond Hill ON), have released a ton of stuff over the years on both sides of the border. Their latest (their first away from Fat Mike\u2019s Fat Wreck Records) is their first in four years. Frontman Chris Cresswell says this release is all about \u201cdealing with the BS of the world around you.\u201d Such is the punk spirit, right?<\/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=\"The Flatliners - Inner Peace (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MxjX-UfrES4?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. Lykke Li, <em>The Afterparty<\/em> (Neon Gold)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lykke (full name: Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson) has been making music since 2007 and is now apparently done with it all. Her sixth album is being described as her last. It\u2019s not long\u2013the nine tracks are over in a shade under 25 minutes\u2013but it is a stylistic departure from previous album. For one thing, it features a 17-piece orchestra to help express some pretty dark and existential stuff.<\/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=\"Lykke Li - Happy Now (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PZevQSH0dcQ?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. Social Distortion, <em>Born to Kill<\/em> (Epitaph)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At last! Mike Ness is healthy again (he had a tonsil cancer scare) and all the delays that have plagued this record since about 2011 have been overcome. The result is the first new Social Distortion album in fifteen years. I feel better now.<\/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=\"Social Distortion - &quot;The Way Things Were&quot; (Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4XsH7h1HHkI?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 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>There are a lot of big names on this week\u2019s New Music Friday list. 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