With big new music looming in late 2014 from the likes of Pink Floyd and Foo Fighters, these fall singles should work well to tide you over until then. Check out the latest music from Prince and some old-school sounding Weezer, along with newly released singles from the year’s earlier great albums.
1. Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good”
The lead single from his self-titled album, Ryan Adams delivers his classic solo style with a new, haunting edge to it. After years without a lengthy tour, he’s selling out intimate venues left and right within minutes.
2. Prince – “Clouds”
The return of Prince has everyone excited as the pop icon is about to purple rain down on us with two album releases. “Clouds” is the early release from his first album “Art Official Age” after a lengthy label dispute. His collaborative effort “PlectrumElectrum” will be a co-release on September 30.
3. The Black Keys – “Gotta Get Away”
Only the second song released on Spotify from the band’s “Turn Blue” album, “Gotta Get Away” is a welcome continuation of the departure from the familiar Black Keys we all know and love.
4. The Kooks – “Bad Habit”
With a still early third single from their unreleased upcoming “Listen,” the kooky boys of Britain have returned with some bad habits for us to inhibit. After a quiet 2011 “Junk of the Heart,” the fellas are back with some catchy choruses.
5. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Fault Lines”
The late fifth single from the classic American rockers’ “Hypnotic Eye” is a somewhat psychedelic guitar riff over the familiar sounds of Tom Petty.
6. Jack White – “Would You Fight for My Love?”
More music from the stark White, Jack is back with a third single from his “Lazaretto” album in a hauntingly catchy piano ballad “Would You Fight for My Love?” For people who’ve grown accustomed to White’s unique guitar shredding, this is a nice branching off for him.
7. alt-J – “Every Other Freckle”
A first sample from alt-J’s new “This Is All Yours” album is a continuation of melodic vocals wrapped in unique musical experimentation. Mixing chill grooves with a heavy bass sound, alt-J returns with their same style inside of new, yet familiar sounds.
8. Weezer – “Back to the Shack”
From “Everything Will Be Alright in the End,” Weezer returns to the original producer, The Cars’ Ric Ocasek of their early Blue and Green albums, in an attempt to get from “Beverly Hills” back “In the Garage” for a little old school redemption.
9. Anberlin – “Harbinger”
A softer sophomore single from the band’s final record “Lowborn,” Anberlin follows its strengths of vocal harmonizing and textured guitar sounds in “Harbinger.”
10. Finch – “Two Guns to the Temple”
Fans of Finch’s heavy sounds will be pleased with the new song release from their ensuing “Back to Oblivion.” It’s hard to say whether the album will match their debut “What It Is to Burn,” but there’s always hope in hard rock.