Fresh Press Friday (8/19/2026): Eartheater, Weezer, Ravyn Lenae, Sam Smith

Fresh Press Friday (8/19/2026): Eartheater, Weezer, Ravyn Lenae, Sam Smith

Fresh Press Friday: Eartheater's Motherhood Meditation, Weezer's Most Collaborative Album Yet

Plus Ravyn Lenae reinvents R&B, Sam Smith goes vulnerable, and Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book turns 10. Out now on vinyl.

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Wednesday delivers. Eartheater's motherhood meditation. Weezer's most collaborative album yet. Ravyn Lenae reinvents R&B on Blue Island. Out now.

Just Dropped

Eartheater — Heavenly Body: If I'm The Bottle [Red Vinyl]
Born from new motherhood, Eartheater's seventh album explores the pregnant body as a vessel for something greater — an intimate, prismatic meditation on carrying and creating life. Featuring Oklou, Heavenly Body moves between dance lullabies, post-wave bangers, and stadium-stretching art-pop from one of experimental music's most singular voices.

Weezer — Weezer [Gold Vinyl]
The band's most collaborative album yet — everyone traded songs and writing duties on this self-titled standout. Produced by Kenneth Blume and Klas Ahlund and led by the acclaimed single "Shine Again," it's another timeless entry in Weezer's incredible catalog.

Ravyn Lenae — Blue Island [Translucent Sky Vinyl]
After "Love Me Not" went viral, Ravyn Lenae answers with her most sonically ambitious album yet — 14 tracks that blend '80s new wave, electro-funk, indie rock, and soul into something that defies every box. Named for the Chicago area where she grew up, Blue Island is a confident reinvention featuring Doechii on "Babygirl," proving she's a leader in pop, R&B, and alt-anything she claims.

Sam Smith — Hazel Eyes [Clear Vinyl, Alternate Cover]
A love letter to New York — vulnerable, free, and reflective. Sam Smith at their most exposed.

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Eartheater at her most intimate, Weezer's most collaborative record yet, and Chance the Rapper's gospel-rap landmark turning 10. All out now — get in before they're gone.

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