Nu Music Revue (2025)

10/08/2025

WE 8/1/25 Results:

Album of the Week: OK Cool-Chit Chat (A-)
Artist Spotlight: Daphne
Cover of the Week: Butch Walker, Jeff Sullivan-Fly Me Courageous (Driving n Cryin)(9.2)
Song of the Week: Salt Tree-Paradise (9.3)

Album Ranks:

OK Cool-Chit Chat (A-)
Neckscars-UNHINGED (B+)
Freezing Cold-Treasure Pool (B+)
Cian Durcot-Lottle Dreaming (B+)
Dev Lemons-SURFACE TENSION (B)
SLACKRR-A Light On the Horizon (C+)
Big Life-The Cost of Progress (C)
Freakier Friday (OMPS)(NP)

EPs Featured:

Daphne-Try EP
Big Drink-FAREWELL EP

Covers:

Butch Walker, Jeff Sullivan-Fly Me Courageous (Driving n Cryin)(9.2)
Punk Cover Moose-All About Her (New Found Glory)(9.0)

Featured Cover Ender:

Iron & Wine, Ben Bridell-Luther (Kendrick Lamar)(9.1)

Featured Tracks Ranked:

Salt Tree-Paradise (9.3)
Punchline-Tunnel Vision (9.2)
Biffy Clyro-Hunting Season (9.2)
Vistas-Take It From the Skies (9.2)
This Modern, thruwaves, Sundressed-Sincerely Yours (9.2)
The Goo Goo Dolls-Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes) (9.2)
Alexa Cappelli-Crimes (9.2)
Charlotte Sands-neckdeep (9.2)
Hayley Williams-Disappearing Man (9.2)
Daphne-Satelite (9.2)
OK Cool-Jeans (I Get It Now) (9.2)
Life Awaits, Aaron Gillespie-Paper Plane (9.2)
Butch Walker, Jeff Sullivan-Fly Me Courageous (Driving n Cryin)(9.2)
Iron & Wine, Ben Bridell-Luther (Kendrick Lamar)(9.1)
Big Drink-So Far (9.1)
Catapults, Still Talk-Digging Deeper/Going Nowhere (9.1)
Hayley Williams-Discovery Channel (9.1)
Hayley Williams-Hard (9.1)
Hayley Williams-Kill Me (9.1)
LANY-Know You Naked (9.1)
Everway-29 (9.1)
JOSEPH-Looking Back (9.1)
ILLENIUM, Norma Jean Martine-Refuge (9.1)
Oliver Hazard-Workingman's Folk (9.1)
Said The Sky, Parson James-Heavenly (9.1)
Jukebox the Ghost-Emotional Fraud (9.1)
The Midnight-Shadowverse (9.1)
hey, nothing-Black Bear (9.1)
Protect Your Heart-Fever Dream (9.1)
Cordiform-Falling Through (9.1)
The Starting Line-Circulate (9.1)
HUNNY-Title Track (9.1)
Allen Stone-Closer (9.0)
Blondshell,COLORS-Change -A COLORS SHOW (9.0)
Bad Cop Bad Cop-I4NI (9.0)
Sydney Sprague-Long Island (9.0)
Suede-Dancing With the Europeans (9.0)
Finger Eleven, Filter-Blue Sky Mystery (9.0)
Ray Hawthorne-Who Needs Friends When You've Got Knives? (9.0)
Dave Hause-Look Alive (9.0)
Her Head's On Fire-Bound (9.0)
Alison Wonderland-iwannaliveinadream (9.0)
Anthony Vincent-Kangaroos (9.0)
Parry Gripp-Space Spoon (9.0)
Hayley Williams-Whim (9.0)
Hayley Williams-Negative Self Talk (9.0)
Hayley Williams-Mirtazapine (9.0)
Punk Cover Moose-All About Her (New Found Glory)(9.0)
The Beaches-Ultimate (Lindsey Lohan) (9.0)
Neckscars-Tiers (9.0)
Freezing Cold-Measures (9.0)
Cian Durcot-What About Love (9.0)
Dev Lemons-FACE (8.9)
Hayley Williams-I Won't Quit On You (8.9)
Hayley Williams-Zissou (8.9)
Hayley Williams-Blood Bros (8.9)
Amber Run, Billianne-5am (8.9)
The Dare-Tambourine (8.9)
Audiovent-Dead End (Sexy Sad)(8.9)
Teenage Bottlerocket-True to You (8.9)
Fime-Soft Science (8.9)
Teenager, Ladyhawke-Love Is You (8.9)
Wild Pink, Fenne Lilly-Disentigrate (Edit) (8.9)
The Beths-Mother, Pray For Me (8.9)
Babygirl-You Don't Need a Reason to Call (8.9)
Hammydown, Caroline Rose-Former You (8.9)
Lutalo-Cracked Lip (8.9)
Fleshwater-Jetpack (8.9)

02/08/2025

WE 7/25/25 Results:

Album of the Week: The Dirty Nil-The Lash (A)
Artist Spotlight: Post Animal
Cover of the Week: Our Last Night-Lose Control (Teddy Swims)(9.0)
Song of the Week: Culture Wars-Lies (9.3)

Album Ranks:

The Dirty Nil-The Lash (A)
Tyler Childers-Snipe Hunter (A-)
Post Animal-Iron (A-)
The Verve Pipe-Reconciled (B+)
Ben Nichols-In the Heart of the Mountain (B+)
Fitz and the Tantrums-Man in the Moon (B+)
Quinn XCII-Look! I'm Alive (B+)
Assertion-Basking in the Gaslight (B)
Signals Midwest-Layovers (B)
Lot Lizards-The Horrors of Adulting (B)
Cloud Nothings-The Black Hole Understands (B-)
Anchor & Braille-New Mexico (B-)
The Band CAMINO-NeverAlways (C+)

EPs Featured:

Arrested Youth-Sobville (Episode III) EP
Grave Secrets-I Wish I Was Sorry EP
Tors-Songs A from the Road Vol. 1 EP

Covers:

Our Last Night-Lose Control (Teddy Swims)(9.0)
Jota John-How You Remind Me (Nickelback)(8.9)

Featured Cover Ender:

Our Last Night-Lose Control (Teddy Swims)(9.0)

Featured Tracks Ranked:

Culture Wars-Lies (9.3)
The Verve Pipe-Easy to Say Goodbye (9.2)
The Dirty Nil-Hero Narrative (9.2)
Tors-What If (9.2)
HAFFWAY-Deep End (9.2)
Kyndal-Hate to Break It (day of) (9.2)
The Moss-Darkness (9.2)
girlfriends-WEST COAST (9.2)
Mercer Henderson-Way to Go (9.2)
Grayscale, Games We Play, Trella-Summer Clothes (9.2)
Michigander, JOSEPH-Giving Up (9.2)
Jonah Kagen-You Again (9.2)
Royel Otis-say something (9.2)
Liquid Mike-Claws (9.2)
TITUS-TEENAGE BUMMER (9.1)
Balu Brigada-What Do We Ever Really Know? (9.1)
Have Mercy-tv glows (9.1)
Holly Humberstone, Asha Banks-Dive (9.1)
White Reaper-Blink (9.1)
New Norde-Tidying Up (9.1)
Benjamin Gibbard-Ichiro's Theme (9.1)
Ash-Give Me Back My World (9.1)
Will Hoge-Another Planet (9.1)
Pete Yorn-Ana Capri (9.1)
LØLØ-the devil wears converse (9.1)
Permanent (Joy)-Stressed Out (9.1)
Arrested Youth-Bounce Back (9.1)
Quinn XCII, Dispatch-Live & Let Go (9.1)
Fitz and the Tantrums-Young Days (9.1)
Tyler Childers-Poachers (9.1)
Post Animal-Setting Sun (9.1)
Signals Midwest-Wait For Hours (9.1)
Ben Nichols-While the Stars Disappear (9.0)
Assertion-Almost Over (9.0)
Lot Lizards-Great Escapes (9.0)
Our Last Night-Lose Control (Teddy Swims)(9.0)
In Her Own Words-Love Me Not (9.0)
Parry Gripp-Pancake Eating Day (9.0)
Thelma & James-Canaries In a Coalmine (9.0)
Sam Burchfield-Stay (Betty Blue) (9.0)
Daughtry-THE BOTTOM (9.0)
Carrabelle-We Can Fix You (9.0)
FXRLY-Put The Blame On Me (9.0)
Rose Betts-Hot Girl Summer (9.0)
OneRepublic-Beautiful Colors (9.0)
Shovels & Rope-Hopes & Dreams (9.0)
Superchunk-Stuck in a Dream (9.0)
Neckscars-Manor Mooch (9.0)
Sloan-Dream Destroyer (9.0)
Breakup Shoes-Brainwash (9.0)
Greywind-Moon (9.0)
Stay Safe-Take It All Back (9.0)
Sheryl Crow-See You on the Other Side (9.0)
Sports-If You Want Me (8.9)
Shambolics-Dancing On the Streets of Raith (8.9)
SPRINTS-Rage (8.9)
Nation of Language-Under the Water (8.9)
The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die-Dissolving (8.9)
Wednesday-Pick Up That Knife (8.9)
Hometruths-OC Love Affair (8.9)
Lucius-Borderline (8.9)
Summer Salt Tell Me (8.9)
Grave Secrets-OUT THE MUD (8.9)
Jota John-How You Remind Me (Nickelback)(8.9)

27/07/2025

WE 7/18/25 Results:

Album of the Week: Jade Bird-Who Wants to Talk About Love? (A-)
Artist Spotlight: Gemma Laurence
Cover of the Week: Anthony Vincent-Changes (Black Sabbath)(9.1)
Song of the Week: The Strumbellas-Hard Lines (9.3)

Album Ranks:

Jade Bird-Who Wants to Talk About Love? (A-)
Gemma Laurence-We Were Bodies Underwater (A-)
Lord Huron-The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1 (A-)
We Are Scientists-Qualifying Miles (B+)
Chris Ballew-Ready to Pop (B+)
Alex G-Headlights (B)
Billie Marten-Dog Eared (B)
Laura Jane Grace-Advenrure Club (C)
FLETCHER-Would You Still Love Me if you Really Knew Me? (C)
Bush-I Beat Loneliness (C-)
Run River North-Perfect (NP)
The Revivalists-Men Against Mountains (10th Anniversary Edition)(NP)
Max McNown-Night Driving (The Cost of Growing Up)(NP)

EPs Featured:

N/A

Covers:

Anthony Vincent-Changes (Black Sabbath) (9.1)

Featured Cover Ender:

First to Eleven-Cheap Thrills (Sia) (9.1)

Featured Tracks Ranked:

The Strumbellas-Hard Lines (9.3)
Run River North-Miss You (9.2)
The Revivalists, Portugal. The Man-It Was A Sin (9.2)
Eliza McLamb-Like The Boys (9.2)
Jeff Tweedy-Enough (9.2)
Kids In America-No One Kills Me Like You Do (9.2)
Kerosene Heights-Forget It (9.2)
Keep Warm-Moving On (9.2)
Acceptance, Martin Johnson-Take Cover (9.2)
Fluorescents, Mazare-The Sound (9.1)
Nobdy-A Tall Tale! (9.1)
Little Big-COCO COPTER (9.1)
Vincent Lima-Fair To You (9.1)
The Dreadnoughts-Sierra (9.1)
Cian Durcot-Your Eyes (9.1)
The Aces-Twin Flame (9.1)
Em Beihold-Brutus (9.1)
glimmers-Dancing Through the Flames (9.1)
The Criticals-Here Comes My Doll (9.1)
All the Wasted Years-Fast Lane (9.1)
Bryant Adams-A Little More Understanding (9.1)
The Happy Fits-Wild In Love (9.1)
Asher White-Why I Bought the House (9.1)
Passenger, Jack Wolfe-Sing for the Countryside (9.1)
Sheryl Crow-The New Normal (9.1)
Isaac Friend-Olivia (9.1)
Pool Kids-Leona Street (9.1)
First to Eleven-Cheap Thrills (Sia) (9.1)
Anthony Vincent-Changes (Black Sabbath) (9.1)
Gemma Laurence-Still There (9.1)
Chris Ballew-Delightful Little Disaster (9.1)
Jade Bird-Glad You Did (9.0)
Lord Huron-Watch Me Go (9.0)
We Are Scientists-The Big One (9.0)
Max McNown-Forever Ain't Long Enough (9.0)
Hot Mulligan-Prototheme (9.0)
The Charlatans-We Are Love (9.0)
Freezing Cold-Eclipse (9.0)
Dawes-When My Time Comes (9.0)
Fruit Bats-Creature From the Wild (9.0)
Black Honey-Shallow (9.0)
Woke Up Older-You Were the Sun (9.0)
Mighty Vices-You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat (9.0)
Wax Owls-Another Man's War (9.0)
Georgia-Wanna Play (9.0)
Leon Majcen-Don't Leave the Light On (9.0)
St. Paul & the Broken Bones-Sushi and Coca-Cola (8.9)
Big Wreck-Holy Roller (8.9)
Jason Isbell-Should I Go Missing (8.9)
Stay Inside-Oh, Longshoreman (8.9)
Whitney-Dandelions (8.9)
Hotwax-Tell Me Everything's Alright (8.9)
Amanda Shires-A Way It Goes (8.9)
Water From Your Eyes-Playing Classics (8.9)
Quiet-Anxious (8.9)
The Black Keys-On Repeat (8.9)
White Lies-In the Middle (8.9)
Domestic Terminal-Lunar Lilies (8.9)
Headstones-DECADES (8.9)
Alkaline Trio-Oblivion (8.9)
Matt Pond PA, Anya Marina-Unguarded Light (8.9)
Billie Marten-Planets (8.9)
Alex G-Oranges (8.9)

19/07/2025

WE 7/11/25 Results:

Album of the Week: Wet Leg-Moisturizer (A-)
Artist Spotlight: Pat Hatt
Cover Wars Winner/Cover of the Week: Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby-You Found Me (The Fray) (9.1)
Song of the Week: Goldfinger, Mark Hoppus-Freaking Out a Bit (9.2)

Album Ranks:

Wet Leg-Moisturizer (A-)
Petey USA-The Yips (A-)
The Swell Season-Forward (A-)
Noah Cyrus-I Want My Loved Ones to Go With Me (B+)
Somerset Thrower-Take Only What You Need to Survive (B+)
Grace Davies-The Wrong Side of 25 (B+)
Heavy Seas-By Degrees (B)
nobody likes you pat-rainflower (B)
The Wind-Ups-Confection (B-)
Martha-Standing Where It All Began (Singles and B- sides 2012-2025)(NP)
Arcy Drive-The Pit (Bonus Track Version)(NP)
Dean Lewis the Epilogue (Deluxe)(NP)
Simple Plan-The Kids in the Crowd (Music from the Documentary Soundtrack)(NP)

EPs Featured:

Innerlove.-For the Love of the Game EP
Pat Hatt-Pat Hatt EP
Low Phase-So Pretty, It's Perfect EP
Sun Room-Ritual of Chaos EP
NAKED URN-drowning EP
Modern Cults-Ttansported EP

Cover War:

Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby-You Found Me (The Fray) (9.1)
Alex Melton-Life Is A Highway (Tom Cochrane) (9.1)
First to Eleven-Weren't For the Wind (Ella Langley)(9.1)
Luna Shadows-Waiting (Green Day)(9.0)
Brent Morgan-Beautiful Soul (Jesse McCartney)(9.0)
Lissie-America (Simon & Garfunkel)(9.0)
The Lumineers-Shout (Tears For Fears)(8.9)
Minority 905-Don't Blame Me (Taylor Swift)(8.9)

Featured Cover Ender:

Guardrail-Smooth, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)(Santana, Rob Thomas)(The Eurythmics)(9.0)

Featured Tracks Ranked:

Goldfinger, Mark Hoppus-Freaking Out a Bit (9.2)
Good Neighbours-Suburbs (9.2)
The Hives-Legalize Living (9.2)
The Dirty Nil-Fail In Time (9.2)
The Summer Set-Flowers (9.2)
Circa Waves-Cherry Bomb (9.2)
Wet Leg-u and me at home (9.1)
The Swell Season-I Leave Everything to You (9.1)
Petey USA-Stereoscope (9.1)
Dean Lewis-Hurt So Bad (9.1)
Arcy Drive-What's in My Head (9.1)
Simple Plan-Nothing Changes (9.1)
Alex Melton-Life Is A Highway (Tom Cochrane) (9.1)
First to Eleven-Weren't For the Wind (Ella Langley)(9.1)
Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby-You Found Me (The Fray) (9.1)
Pat Hatt-Drunk On Leaving (9.1)
Low Phase-It's Killing You (9.1)
Sun Room-On Fire (9.1)
NAKEDBURN-drowning (9.1)
Conan Gray-Vodka Cranberry (9.1)
Josie Edwards-high hope (9.1)
Quinn XCII-Dodged a Bullet (9.1)
Tors-Misplaced (9.1)
The Favors-The Hudson (9.1)
Darren Kiely-Married On My Phone (9.1)
Taylor Acorn-Goodbye, Good Riddance (9.1)
Saturdays at your place-waste away (9.1)
Strac-Out of My Mind (9.1)
Daisyhead-Lost in the Comfort (9.1)
Against the Current-Zombie (9.1)
Scarlet Street-CORPORATE MEMPHIS (9.1)
John Harvie-HACKEYSACK! (9.1)
A Story Told-State of the Art (9.0)
Strung Out-Glass Houses (9.0)
The Shivvies-Radical Fugitive (9.0)
MJ Lenderman-Just Be Simple (9.0)
Rivals-Medusa's Home (9.0)
LONE WOLF-Nothing Left to Say (9.0)
Punchline-I Don't Wanna Live in This World Anymore (9.0)
Motion Sick-STAND UP STRAIGHT (9.0)
Mammoth-The Spell (9.0)
The Verve Pipe-Tattoo (9.0)
Tennis Elbow-Sewing Machine (9.0)
Tom Speight-Adore (9.0)
Zachary Ross and the Divine-Promise (9.0)
Arrested Youth-One Last Song (9.0)
Hayden Everett, Jack Van Cleaf-Expiration Date (9.0)
Neckscars-Cutting The Line (At Fest)(9.0)
James Smith-Rain On Me (9.0)
Yellowcard-Take What You Want (9.0)
Kingfishr-Next to Me (9.0)
Max McNown, Cameron Whitcomb-Night Driving (9.0)
Good Goo Dolls-Nothing Lasts Forever (9.0)
joan-alibi (9.0)
Alibi-Just a Friend (9.0)
Innerlove.-Peaks and Valleys (9.0)
Luna Shadows-Waiting (Green Day)(9.0)
Guardrail-Smooth, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)(Santana, Rob Thomas)(The Eurythmics)(9.0)
Brent Morgan-Beautiful Soul (Jesse McCartney)(9.0)
Lissie-America (Simon & Garfunkel)(9.0)
Heavy Seas-Shift In Phase (9.0)
Grace Davies-Hotel Delilah (9.0)
Somerset Thrower-Motor City (9.0)
Noah Cyrus, Ella Langley-Way of the World (9.0)
nobody likes you pat-terracota (9.0)
Martha-A Praise Chorus (Jimmy Eat World)(9.0)
The Lumineers-Shout (Tears For Fears)(8.9)
Minority 905-Don't Blame Me (Taylor Swift)(8.9)
Modern Cults, Lenny-Grid (8.9)
New Royals-HOLD YOUR HEART (8.9)
Faerybabyy, zzzahara-good luck (8.9)
St. Lucia-Giving It Up (8.9)
Olivia Dean-Lady Lady (8.9)
Hannah Grace-Bigger Picture (8.9)
Coiler-Hatchets (8.9)
Rainsford-Butterfly (8.9)
Loose Lips-Crash (8.9)
Pinkshift-Vacant (8.9)
Crossed Keys-Imposter Syndrome (8.9)
Hot Chip-Devotion (8.9)
NOFX-Barcelona (8.9)
Time Thieves-Stare at the Sun (8.9)
alayna-Mother's Mother (8.9)
The Windowsill-Only Water (8.9)
Deftones-my mind is a mountain (8.9)
Bad Cop Bad Cop-All Together Now (8.9)

12/07/2025

WE 7/4/25 Results:

Album of the Week: Jesse Welles-Pilgrim (B+)
Artist Spotlight: Later Youth
Cover Wars Winner/Cover of the Week: The Jack Knives-Dancing In the Dark (Bruce Springsteen)(9.0)
Song of the Week: Foo Fighters-Today's Song (9.2)

Album Ranks:

Jesse Welles-Pilgrim (B+)
Dropkick Murphys-For the People (B)
Later Youth-Living History (B)
Give Me a Remedy-LAST ONES LEFT ALIVE (C)
Everything Everything-Get to Heaven (Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition)(NP)

EPs Featured:

MORGXN-HEARTLAND: PART ONE EP
BAYEM-TAPE 3.1 EP
Braden Bales-5 Stages of Grief EP

Cover War:

The Jack Knives-Dancing In the Dark (Bruce Springsteen)(9.0)
First to Eleven-My Immortal (Evanescence) (8.9)

Featured Cover Ender:

Anthony Vincent-Du Hast (In the Style of Elvis Presley)(9.0)

Featured Tracks Ranked:

Foo Fighters-Today's Song (9.2)
Andrea Manges-Superlosers (9.1)
Sydney Rose-Before & After You (9.1)
Dropkick Murphys-Chesterfields and Aftershave (9.1)
Monster Rally, TOLEDO-Until the Sun Goes Down (9.1)
Kyndal-Isn't It Weird (9.1)
Later Youth, Lissie-On the Missing (9.0)
Jesse Welles, Billy Strings-Philanthropist (9.0)
Anthony Vincent-Du Hast (In the Style of Elvis Presley)(9.0)
The Jack Knives-Dancing In the Dark (Bruce Springsteen)(9.0)
MORGXN, Katie Pruitt-TALK ABOUT IT (9.0)
BAYEM, girlhouse-Wreck 3.1 Version (9.0)
Braden Bales-WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT (9.0)
FLAKE-land of the USA (9.0)
Jack Garratt-Higher (9.0)
Charlotte Lawrence-Tongue Tied (9.0)
Tyler Childers-Oneida (9.0)
Lil Used-The Feeling's Mutual, Kid (9.0)
Amber Run-I Found (9.0)
The Manatees-Consequence (9.0)
Poolhouse-Right Back (9.0)
SYML-Fear of the Water (8.9)
Everything Everything-Indigo (8.9)
Ray Hawthorne-The Mistake (8.9)
Half Past Two-Stay Up All Night (8.9)
Of Monsters and Men-Television Love (8.9)
First to Eleven-My Immortal (Evanescence) (8.9)

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