This Friday’s new album releases include the sure-to-be award winner 24K Magic by Bruno Mars, and a solo debut album by ex-My Chemical Romance guitarist, Ray Toro.
It’s almost Friday, folks, which means NEW MUSIC! This week we sneak peek at Bruno Mars’ latest, 24K Magic, DNCE’s debut studio album (ex-Jonas Brother Joe Jonas’ new band), and the third in a series by DΔWN (Dawn Richard). Oldies-but-goodies Metallica will release their first in eight years, and My Chemical Romance’s Ray Toro will try his hand as a solo career.
Check below for all the goodness!
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
Atlantic Records
24K Magic is Burno Mars’ third studio album and includes collaborations by producers Mark Ronson and Jeff Bhasker. Bruno Mars also announced a massive world tour today that includes 85 stops in North America. The North American leg of the tour will kick off July 15th in Las Vegas.
- 24K Magic
- Track 2.
- Track 3.
- Track 4.
- Versace On The Floor
- Track 6.
- Track 7.
- Track 8.
- Track 9.
I’ll be honest, I’m not totally clear if the tracks are literally titled “Track 2.”, etc., or if the track listing just hasn’t been released yet. More to come.
DNCE, DNCE
Republic Records
If you haven’t heard the dance-pop hit “Cake By The Ocean”, you’ve probably been living in a cave. Unsure who those guys with the weird lyrics are? Well, DNCE is made up of Joe Jonas (of The Jonas Brothers), Cole Whittle (previously of Semi Precious Weapons), JinJoo Lee (previous touring band member for The Jonas Brothers and CeeLo Green), and Jack Lawless (touring band member for The Jonas Brothers).
DNCE is debut studio album by DNCE and includes three tracks from their EP Swaay.
- DNCE
- Body Moves
- Cake by the Ocean
- Doctor You
- Toothbrush
- Blown
- Good Day
- Almost
- Naked
- Truthfully
- Be Mean
- Zoom
- Pay My Rent
- Unsweet
- Jinx
- Cake by the Ocean
- Body Moves
Metallica, Hardwired… To Self-Destruct
Blackened Recordings
Hardwired is the tenth studio album by metal masters Metallica. Metallica is releasing the monster 26 track double-sided album through their independent record label, Blackened Recordings. Metallica’s last album was Death Magnetic, released eight years ago.
- Hardwired
- Atlas, Rise!
- Now That We’re Dead
- Moth into Flame
- Am I Savage?
- Halo on Fire
- Confusion
- Dream No More
- ManUNkind
- Here Comes Revenge
- Murder One
- Spit Out the Bone
- Lords of Summer
- Ronnie Rising
- When a Blind Man Cries
- Remember Tomorrow
- Helpless
- Hit the Lights
- The Four Horsemen
- Ride the Lightning
- Fade to Black
- Jump in the Fire
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Creeping Death
- Metal Militia
- Hardwired
Miranda Lambert, The Weight of These Wings
RCA Records Nashville
Post-breakup, Miranda Lambert has turned her attention to new music. Get ready for some feels, folks. The Weight of These Wings is Lambert’s sixth studio album and is produced by Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf, and Eric Masse.
- Runnin’ Just in Case
- Highway Vagabond
- Ugly Lights
- You Wouldn’t Know Me
- We Should Be Friends
- Pink Sunglasses
- Getaway Driver
- Vice
- Smoking Jacket
- Pushin’ Time
- Covered Wagon
- Use My Heart
- Tin Man
- Good Ol’ Days
- Things That Break
- For the Birds
- Well-Rested
- Tomboy
- To Learn Her
- Keeper of the Flame
- Bad Boy
- Six Degrees of Separation
- Dear Old Sun
- I’ve Got Wheels
DΔWN, Redemption
Our Dawn Records
DΔWN is the stage name for Dawn Richards, ex-Danity Kane member. DΔWN will release Redemption (sometimes referred to as Redemption Heart: The Red Era), the final album in a trilogy of albums released by the EDM musician. This album is hyper-focused on societal issues we’re facing today, including politics, gay rights, race relations, and sexuality.
- Redemption (Intro)
- Love Under Lights
- Black Crimes
- Voices
- LA feat. Trombone Shorty
- Interim (Interlude)
- Renegades
- Lazarus
- Tyrants
- Vines (Interlude) feat. PJ Morton
- Hey Nikki
- Sands
- Lilies (Interlude)
- The Louvre
- Valhalla (Outro)
Ray Toro, Remember The Laughter
We’re All A Little Crazy
Ray Toro, previously of My Chemical Romance, will release his debut solo album this Friday. Remember The Laughter has been described by Toro as a concept record. Of the concept, he said:
"A middle aged man returns to his childhood home. Hearing a familiar melody, he goes to the attic to find a memory box he never knew was there. As he goes through it, each of the items in the box sparks a memory, and each song represents one of those memories. He explores his loves, his losses, his pains, & his regrets, and recalls the words of hope that his father left him with when he passed. Thematically, the record is about hope. That there is always a glimmer of light in the darkness."
- Isn’t That Something
- Walking in Circles
- Wedding Day
- We Save
- Ascent
- The Great Beyond
- Take the World
- Father’s Day
- The Lucky Ones
- Requiem
- Look at You Now
- Eruption
- Hope for the World
- Waiting Room
- Remember the Laughter
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