{"id":2485557,"date":"2026-07-02T21:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2485557"},"modified":"2026-07-02T21:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:05:04","slug":"new-music-friday-9-new-releases-for-a-july-weekend-03-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-9-new-releases-for-a-july-weekend-03-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday: 9 new releases for a July weekend (03 July 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New Music Friday comes a couple of days after an awkwardly falling Canada Day and on the eve of America\u2019s 250th birthday. How did the calendar have an effect on this week\u2019s release schedule?\u00a0 Oh, and Madonna is sucking up a lot of oxygen this week with her first album since 2019. Let\u2019s see how all this shook out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. A Perfect Circle, S<em>tarless<\/em> (Frontside)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tool may work at a geological pace, but Maynard James Keenan keeps busy in the meantime. Between tending to his Arizona vineyard, he\u2019s also always working with his band Puscifer. And now, he and Billy Howerdell are back with a new A Perfect Circle project. They say that this is a \u201cnew dawn for the band.\u201d What could that mean? I guess we\u2019ll find out when a new album arrives, whenever that is.<\/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=\"A Perfect Circle - &quot;Starless&quot; (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0is_VwWU3EE?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. Airbourne, <em>Kid in a Candy Store<\/em> (Spinefarm)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who knows the Australian music scene knows about Airbourne, one of the closest spiritual successor you\u2019ll find anyway. Their sixth album, a self-titled record, will be out on August 26. And you gotta love the description: \u201cKeeping the beating heart of hard rock\u2019s glorious good-time legacy alive and loud, one foot slammed on the pedal, the other on AI\u2019s throat with a big Aussie grin!\u201d<\/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=\"Airbourne - Kid In A Candy Store (Art Track)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rDi8scB8CrE?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. Ballyhoo!, <em>Bad Summer<\/em> (Right Coast)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Summer\u2019s supposed to be awesome, right? Well, not always. Bad Summer is a \u201cbeach rock\u201d (their term) from Maryland who have been a going concern for the last twenty years, playing everything parties to the Vans Warped Tour. Their tenth album\u2013self-titled-was produced by John Feldman of Goldfinger, who has also worked with Blink-182 and Avril Lavigne. Is that a little Rainbow in the riff?<\/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=\"Bad Summer\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_IOe-5A4AMo?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. Dinosaur Jr., <em>Several Got Away<\/em> (Jagjaguwar)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>J Mascis is still making records with the same fervor he did back in the 80s and early 90s. There have to be two or three generations of Dino Jr. fans by now. A new album, <em>There Near<\/em> will be here on August 28. Nice home movie video, too.<\/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=\"Dinosaur Jr. - Several Got Away (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KMPf5HB4rvM?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. Thea May, <em>Twenty Seven<\/em> (Ishkod\u00e9 Records\/Universal Music Canada)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A reference to the \u201c27 Club,\u201d that group of musicians who died when they were twenty-seven years old. Sort of. Thea\u2019s best friend Digby passes away and this song is about the time when went out for a drive and she dropped Digby off at home for the last time. A final car ride song, then.<\/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=\"Thea May - Twenty Seven (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mHnsqQPR150?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. Yard Act, <em>New Beginnings<\/em> (Republic Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coming from Leeds, Yard Act is a four-piece who are about ready with their third album, You\u2019re Gonna Need a Little Music, which is due on July 17. If you ask me, this single sounds a little Canadian. Can\u2019t you image Sam Roberts or Sloan doing something like this?<\/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=\"Yard Act - New Beginnings\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7AwpsbQRgVI?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. The All-American Rejects, <em>Sandbox<\/em> (Slick Shoes)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hang on. Has it been 14 years since the last All-American Rejects album? It has? There was no break-up, no hiatus, no hideous accident that prevented anyone from recording. They just didn\u2019t get around to recording because they were so busy touring. Nice to have them back. The video is\u2026suggestive odd ways.<\/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 All-American Rejects - Get This (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2DBkOJd_bv8?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. Deep Purple, <em>SPLAT!<\/em> (earMusic)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, THAT Deep Purple, est. 1968. And despite their years, Ian Paice (an original member), Roger Glover, and Ian Gillian\u2013all members of the glory years back in the 70s\u2013are still with the group. Are they ever going to retire? Everyone in the band says, \u201cNO! Absolutely not.\u201d This is their 24th 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=\"DEEP PURPLE \u2013 GUILT TRIPPIN&amp;apos; (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_G_OQYvuXzs?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. Mary in the Junkyard, <em>Role Model Hermit<\/em> (AMF Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I adore bands that dare to be adventurous vocals. London trio Mary in the Junkyard showed me that they\u2019re among that group within 30 seconds of the single, <em>New Muscles<\/em>. If you like what Wet Leg has been selling, you\u2019ll find something to love here.<\/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=\"New Muscles (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k_bZX1E-yqI?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>New Music Friday comes a couple of days after an awkwardly falling Canada Day and on the eve of America\u2019s 250th birthday. 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