New Music Friday – June 6, 2025

June 6, 2025 Ben Pagani

This New Music Friday showcases the duality of music tastes. This week brought lots of exciting new records, returns and fun single drops. Two of the biggest albums out today belong to two of the most popular artists in their respective genres: pop and rock. Scroll down to view a full list of the top picks in music out now. First, here are the records that have most fans talking.

The Best of New Music Friday:

Addison Rae – Addison

Addison Rae is the most modern girl in music. She’s released her debut album Addison, having already amassed tens of millions of monthly listeners from her singles alone. The TikTok and media sensation turned pop icon’s first album is not only one of the most anticipated records out this year–it’s also one of the most fun.

The hit song “Diet Pepsi” appears on Addison, and so do 11 other songs that have zero features. This record is all Rae. The appropriately named “Summer Forever” has minimalist but solid production and spotlights Rae’s dreamy voice. So does the track “Fame is a Gun” that comes with a billion and one awesome hooks. “I got a taste of the glamorous life” Rae repeats over and over again at the song’s conclusion.

The album opener “New York” throws listeners into the crosshairs of Rae’s perspective on the world “I’m a dance whore,” she sings, before continuing with “LA is home, but I’m ready to go,” a nod to what many American musicians do throughout their careers, that is, bouncing back and forth between these two entertainment hubs of the world and calling them their home.

There is great speculation as to whether or not Addison is the only full-length record Rae will ever share. Rae’s website even states under each available physical copy of Addison that it is “the first and last album by Addison Rae.” Whether first and last or latest and greatest, it’s a memorable mark on pop culture that has quite literally been a half decade in the making. Addison Rae is having a moment and she’s certain to have many more. Time will tell if the rest are music related.

Turnstile – NEVER ENOUGH

Few rock bands have had as big a decade as Turnstile have had in the 2020s. The band blends hardcore with experimental sounds. The singles from their new album NEVER ENOUGH have already garnered the attention of millions of listeners. The record is the highly anticipated follow up to 2021’s GLOW ON. Fans have had great expectations that NEVER ENOUGH would be as strong as its predecessor. Those fans need not fret any longer.

NEVER ENOUGH isn’t a copy and paste record–instead it’s a continuation of what the band has built. There are more synths laid down smack dab in the middle of songs instead of being standalone interludes. This is especially clear on album opener “NEVER ENOUGH” and another exciting track, “I CARE,” where chiming keys jingle between guitar riffs. The band also uses instrumentation to turn the page from one song into the next. “DREAMING” ends by bleeding into the start of the ethereal song “LIGHT DESIGN,” a fun stylistic choice for this charming record.

Turnstile has churned out an epic album with NEVER ENOUGH. “This is where I wanna be // But I can’t feel a fuckin’ thing,” singer Brendan Yates shouts during “Sunshower.” The band knows they are on top of the world–but sing about complexities and emotions. This record is similar. NEVER ENOUGH is about to be (and really already is) everywhere. Why? Because it says a lot about people and culture while sounding like a fantasy and a dream. It’s another installation of greatness from Turnover, a band that has offered more than enough with their two latest ventures.

New Music Friday Top Picks:

Cate Le Bon – “Heaven is No Feeling” [Mexican Summer]

Kassie Krut – Kassie Krut (Expanded EP) [Fire Talk]

Lifeguard – Ripped and Torn [Matador]

Little Simz – Lotus [AWAL]

Pulp – More [Rough Trade]

Soccer Mommy – Evergreen (Stripped) EP [Loma Vista]

Wavves – Spun [Ghost Ramp]

Water From Your Eyes – “Life Signs” [Matador]

Which of these tracks from New Music Friday will you add to your favorite playlists today? Any we missed? Let us know in the comments or on Instagram!

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Ben Pagani

Music Projects Manager at Beyond The Stage Magazine

Ben is a music journalist living and working in Chicago. They joined Beyond The Stage as an intern and have stayed on the staff for several years. Now serving on the editorial board, Ben is proud to be BTS' Music Projects Manager, coordinating coverage between international record labels and our staff. Ben has interviewed, photographed and written about bands from across the world. Ben has lived all over the United States working in television and media. They are an Emmy Award-winning writer. Ben can be found spinning records as 'DJ Wearing Sunglasses' in clubs and basements across the US.