{"id":2456289,"date":"2026-06-12T13:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2456289"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:16:21","slug":"new-music-friday-12-new-releases-for-the-last-weekend-of-spring-12-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-12-new-releases-for-the-last-weekend-of-spring-12-june-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday: 12 new releases for the last weekend of spring (12 June 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>We haven\u2019t even hit the first day of summer and New Music Friday is giving us further hints about what\u2019s coming up in the fall. Too soon? Probably, but\u2026<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Cold War Kids, <em>There Goes the Night<\/em> (Downtown)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is sort of new, but also quite old. Back in the days of <em>Robbers &amp; Cowards<\/em>, the band\u2019s debut album 20 years ago, they wrote this song but never found a place for it. Now that there\u2019s going to be an expanded version of that first album, this track will help with that expansion. The release date of the new <em>Robbers &amp; Cowards<\/em> is still TBA.<\/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=\"There Goes The Night\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2gAwOXqlmiI?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. Mike D, <em>True Colours<\/em> (Capitol\/Universal)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a long time contemplating life and his career after the death of fellow Beastie Boy Adam \u201cMCA\u201d Yauch, Mike D is back making music with the help of his son and a few other collaborators. A full album entitled <em>Thank You<\/em> will arrive on August 28. This will be the first full-length release of new music from anyone associated with The Beasties Boys since Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 in 2011. I expect this to be a massive record in the fall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\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=\"Mike D - True Colors (Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ssKfKcS_92Q?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. Electric Callboy feat. The Offspring, <em>Let the Good Times Roll<\/em> (Century Media Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This song delivered my biggest smile of the way. Electric Callboy is a six-piece German outfit that\u2019s hard to categorize. That being said, The Offspring likes this enough to collaborate with them on a song that will appear on an album entitled TANZEID on August 7. Note video appearances of Howie Mandell, Brian Posehn, and metal icon John Goblikon. The video got 1.1 million YouTube views in just its first five days.<\/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=\"Electric Callboy feat. The Offspring - LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UUGGRIaVfds?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. Dominic Fike, <em>Babydoll <\/em>(Columbia)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Again, a new song that\u2019s actually old. Its first appearance was on a 2018 collection of demos, but then TikTok came calling earlier this year. The song went viral and started showing up on all the other platforms. Hey, re-release it while you can, right? And yes, it is just 99 seconds long.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\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=\"Dominic Fike &quot;Babydoll&quot; (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nb8CnIo_-_A?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. Interpol, <em>This Mirror Weighs a Ton<\/em> (Partisan Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get daily National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you&#8217;ll never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Woodwinds, strings, and strange sound designs on an Interpol song? Yes. The band has expanded their sound for their eight album,<em> This Mirror Weighs a Ton<\/em>, which will be here on August 28th. It\u2019ll be the first album since <em>The Other Side of make-Believe<\/em> from 2022. Interesting choice of a producer. Andrew Wyatt is a rocker, but he\u2019s also produced albums for Miley Cyrus and Chari XCX.<\/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=\"Interpol - This Mirror Weighs a Ton (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KgJ8JBeJnXQ?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>6. Lobster, <em>The Boys of Summer<\/em> (Independent)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don Henley will be earning more royalties via a new version of Boys of Summer. Lobster, who are from Finland, have followed The Ataris by covering the song. Which one do you like best?<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\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 Boys of Summer - Lobster (Don Henley Rock Cover)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t2QmaukVmzM?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>7. Roger Taylor, <em>Come on Summer (It\u2019s Party Time)<\/em> (Columbia)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The drummer for Queen as released more solo material than you might realize. His first was Fun in Space, an album that Taylor Hawkins once told me was one of his all-time favourites. There have been six others since, including Violence Insane in a Beautiful World, which is coming September 18. That record will also feature performances from The Ndlovu Youth Choir from Limpopo, South Africa, who once released a Zulu-language version of Bohemian Rhapsody.<\/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=\"Come On Summer (It&amp;apos;s Party Time)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qnFaImsG8hU?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. Dirty Heads,<em> 7 Seas<\/em> (Better Noise Music)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dirty Heads, the Huntington Beach reggae rock band, are back just in time for summer with their eighth album. Vocalist\/guitarist Duddy B)says, \u201cThis is a song about getting together with some close friends and just enjoying the moment. With everything going on in the world today, it\u2019s nice to have a lighthearted song like this to remind us to go have a good time.\u201d Perfect.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Entertainment<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\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=\"Dirty Heads - One of Those Days (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R4DMLQCNYXM?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. Embrace, <em>Avalanche<\/em> (Cooking Vinyl)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This ninth album from the the five-piece Yorkshire band who initially had a good run in the 90s before breaking up in 2006 after five albums. They reunited in 2014, and that has stuck together nicely, although they haven\u2019t released an album in four years. If you like confessional melodic indie rock, this is for you.<\/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=\"Embrace - Road to Nowhere (Official Sound)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tzRq0lI7MRw?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. Joan as Police Woman, <em>Real Life Evolution<\/em> (Reveal Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joan Wasser first appeared in the early 90s as a solo artist and then as a collaborator with others, including indie hero Antony Johnson. There was a time in the late 2000s\/early 2010s that she appeared ready to but through big-time, but it never really happened. That being says, she has lots of friends in high places, including Iggy Pop, who is a fan. This album is a reimagining of every song off her 2026 debut album, <em>Real Life.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\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=\"Joan As Police Woman - The Ride\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ck1UzhTnu9M?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. Mono, <em>Snowdrop<\/em> (Temporary Residence)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I really wish there was more coverage of Japanese rock in North America because some of the best stuff is coming out of that country right now. Mono is an instrumental band formed in Tokyo in 1999 that has taken post-rock in some interesting directions over the decades. This is their 13th 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=\"Winter Daphne\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ljuK1PCi_A8?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. Sublime,<em> Until the Sun Explodes<\/em> (Atlantic)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the first band-new album from Sublime since their self-title 1996 album which featured all those ska-punk hits featuring singer Bradley Nowell. But just weeks before that record was released, Nowell died of a heroin overdose in a San Francisco hotel room. Bandmates Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh have carried the torch through the last 30 years in various ways and have kept the name alive. Now they\u2019re back with a new album featuring singer Jakob Nowell, Bradley\u2019s 30-year-old son, who was born less than a year after his father died. Guests on the album include G. Love, Fletcher Dragge from Pennywise, and H.R. from Bad Brains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\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=\"Sublime - Can\u2019t Miss You (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KpaURnfGHNQ?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><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Corus Radio, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\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 globalnews.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We haven\u2019t even hit the first day of summer and New Music Friday is giving us further hints about what\u2019s coming up in the fall. 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