{"id":2445792,"date":"2026-06-05T04:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2445792"},"modified":"2026-06-05T04:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:16:14","slug":"new-music-friday-featuring-baby-cool-and-dera-meelan-erin-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-featuring-baby-cool-and-dera-meelan-erin-g\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday featuring Baby Cool, and Dera Meelan &#038; Erin G &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Another week, another chance to dive headfirst into the depths of New Music Friday.<\/h2>\n<p>The long weekend\u2019s within arm\u2019s reach and we\u2019ve made it, friends.<\/p>\n<h3>\n<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Baby Cool \u2013 Infinity Baby<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baby Cool, the solo project of Grace Cuell \u2014 co-frontwoman of Brisbane psych favourites Nice Biscuit \u2014 returns with her sophomore album <em>Infinity Baby<\/em>. More grounded and self-reflective than her debut, the record moves through desire, doubt and self-discovery while never losing sight of hope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Infinity Baby\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3RMEFiLADxkIC6YRH6Qq2a?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Abby Wallace \u2013 \u2018Joey\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abby Wallace returns with \u2018Joey\u2019, a confessional <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/happymag.tv\/interview-death-cab-for-cutie-2026\/\">indie-pop<\/a> track that unpacks projection, memory and emotional attachment. Heartfelt without being heavy-handed, it\u2019s the kind of song that quietly sneaks up on you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Joey\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1FwhdxtZVZD31sft2ITkhB?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Radio Free Alice \u2013 \u2018Lunch Money\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radio Free Alice keep the good run going with \u2018Lunch Money\u2019, a shimmering new single that pairs driving post-punk rhythms with a surprisingly tender core. Bright, nostalgic and slightly bruised, it\u2019s another strong release from one of Australia\u2019s most exciting young bands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Lunch Money\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5d1OI49ZAH9m7aOICesn0G?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Christopher Carr \u2013 \u2018Anastasis\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French composer Christopher Carr returns with \u2018Anastasis\u2019, the title track from his upcoming neoclassical album. Built around delicate piano and sweeping strings, it\u2019s a slow-burning piece that leans into hope and renewal without losing its emotional weight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Anastasis\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3z00Mf9EXTINXwco4z9G7o?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Miah \u2013 \u2018Opportunities To Complete\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London-based artist Miah makes an immediate impression with \u2018Opportunities To Complete\u2019, a track that feels both polished and deeply personal. There\u2019s a confidence running through the songwriting that suggests this is only the beginning of something bigger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Thrill\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6e14WdHCcAqL2Sjgap0bUF?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">BOY SODA \u2013 \u2018Elements\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BOY SODA links up with MXXWLL for \u2018Elements\u2019, a soulful groove about trusting the timing of your life even when things don\u2019t unfold the way you planned. Smooth, reflective and effortlessly cool, it\u2019s another standout from the forthcoming<em> SOULSTAR<\/em> Deluxe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Elements\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5YxDlfsJQMih8nrHyHzntp?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">FRIDAY* \u2013 rituals<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FRIDAY* continues building their own universe on <em>rituals<\/em>, a release that turns bedroom-made ideas into something much bigger. Blending dreamlike production with an ambitious sense of scale, it\u2019s a project that invites listeners to get completely lost in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: rituals\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4PE1268lJrTIxrcdT5ouhq?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">ASHA RYDER WEST \u2013 \u2018DESIRES\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ASHA RYDER WEST leans into themes of purpose, longing and self-discovery on her latest single, \u2018DESIRES\u2019. Wrapped in lush alt-pop production, it\u2019s a track that feels both deeply personal and instantly relatable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Desires\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2aMAwSGVkMYrz7epu1I2XE?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Dera Meelan &amp; Erin G \u2013 \u2018CLOSE2U\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dera Meelan and Erin G bring an easy chemistry to \u2018CLOSE2U\u2019, a collaboration that showcases why Dera Meelan is such a force in the scene. It\u2019s a total mood, with the kind of effortless confidence he seems to bring every single time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: CLOSE2U\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/394qrqysRBTEItDu4PQLBm?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Poltergeist 9000 \u2013 \u2018Blue Encounter\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poltergeist 9000 kick off a new chapter with \u2018Blue Encounter\u2019, the first release in an ambitious run of standalone singles planned for 2026. Industrial grit collides with electronic chaos here, resulting in a track that feels unpredictable in all the right ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Blue Encounter\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/73sfG1PWmNm68n8aYm2DXI?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Running Touch \u2013 \u2018Through The Roof\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running Touch taps into the feeling of a packed room singing every word back at the stage on \u2018Through The Roof\u2019. Blending euphoric house production with live instrumentation, it\u2019s a feel-good anthem built for festival season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Through The Roof\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/51tE4bWeh5DCEkC7ICQYZz?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">The Dharma Chain \u2013 Some Kind Of Pure State<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Dharma Chain continue their evolution on <em>Some Kind Of Pure State<\/em>, blending psych-rock, shoegaze and post-punk into something entirely their own. Recorded at Berlin\u2019s Funkhaus studios, the album feels focused, expansive and full of the band\u2019s trademark hypnotic energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Some Kind Of Pure State\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1YW3WpN461u4lSbDRdLW2b?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Palumbo \u2013 More Tales From The Big Smoke<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palumbo\u2019s latest EP delivers big riffs, huge hooks and enough energy to fill a room. If you want to experience it properly, the band are launching <em>More Tales From The Big Smoke<\/em> tonight at The Lansdowne, bringing their high-octane blend of classic rock influences to the stage where it belongs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: More Tales From the Big Smoke\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3HMm3JV9HzM4cliVsGumGb?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date with new music here \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0C8xI7sNwwupU9FXotkY9n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Happy\u2019s Mixtape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '709400348429047');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1202846161482324');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\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 happymag.tv \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another week, another chance to dive headfirst into the depths of New Music Friday. 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