Happy New Music Day to everyone! Days of festivities and celebration await! See what's been added to the stacks as of late
Iron & Wine - Hen's Teeth
Label: Sub Pop Genre: Chamber Folk, Folk Rock, Americana Reviewed by: Keenan Hicks
Authentic indie folk sporting a smooth mixture of broad Americana influence and sublime chamber production. Definitely calls back to the indie folk golden age circa 2010, so nothing particularly fresh for Iron & Wine— but he is admittedly very good at what he does. Check out 7 for some of the best chamber pop in recent memory.
New Music returns like you've never seen it before...
Dove Ellis - Blizzard
Label: Black Butter Records Genre: Indie Reviewed by: Alicya James
Dove's first album Blizzard is perfectly described by its title. Listening is like an emotional snowstorm. One that swirls with emotion, yearning, passion, and revelation. Gentle acoustic strums and sparse piano together create a somewhat folky atmosphere with the beautifully intentional lyrics Dove sings. Lyrically, this album is a poetic terrain full of raw feelings that gives each track a level of intimacy. This listen is 100% enjoyable, be ready to be filled with emotions of melancholy. Like sitting in the most beautiful place yet still feeling hollow inside.
There's love in the air, new music in the stacks and my DoorDash order is on the way. What more could you ask for?
Nourished by Time - The Passionate Ones
Label: XL Genre: Post Punk, Indie Rock Reviewed by: Judah Horrell
It's genuinely difficult to choose a favorite song off this record because it is fully fantastic. The Baltimore artist combines punk and indie rock lyrics with RNB/soul sounds and production to create a flawless album about society, love, and the human experience.
With 2025 concluding the WUVT staff heads reflected and shared their thoughts on their favorite albums of the past year. From indie breakouts to Superbowl Halftime show headliners, we listened to it all! Click read more to see what our staff's picks.
FMPD Naiel Habtemichael's Favorite Album of 2025 Freddie Gibbs - Alfredo II
Label: ESGN Records Genre: Hip-Hop, Rap Naiel's Review: The thing that I love about Freddie Gibb's is that he can write songs that seem to have great surface-level spectacle to them. They sound like songs about trapping, robbing, doing/selling coke, and on some level they are. But, so many of his songs also have this layer of subtext to them about hip hop, masculinity, drug abuse, and growing up in poverty. I don't know if people realize how deeply bleak some of his songs are, but maybe that's the beauty of it. It's like this album is encased in resin, while you, the listener, watch it delicately spin in a museum display. As the light refracts off its shining case, you can finally see the intricate web that lies inside of it. "Cowards die a thousand deaths, nigga, I got a thousand lives".
Word on the street there's new music. I checked the words on those streets and they were right. Check out what's been added to the stacks!
Wednesday - Bleeds
Label: Dead Oceans Genre: Shoe Gaze, Alt-Country Reviewed by: Milo Craun
Bleeds effortlessly blends noisy shoegaze guitars with country twang. Seriously, there are killer pedal and lap steel parts throughout! Each track has a different mix of influences, but they all sound like Wednesday, in large part due to Karly Hartzman's vocals. The band has worked hard to build and refine their sound over the years, and it shows in this album. Stop reading and listen! Only then will you understand...
