Fresh Press Friday (8/19/2026): Eartheater, Weezer, Ravyn Lenae, Sam Smith
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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.
Wednesday delivers. Eartheater's motherhood meditation. Weezer's most collaborative album yet. Ravyn Lenae reinvents R&B on Blue Island. Out now.
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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.
Also New This Week
- Dance Gavin Dance — Downtown Battle Mountain [Eco-Vinyl LP] — post-hardcore's cult debut, finally repressed on eco black.
- Save Ferris — It Means Everything [First Time on Vinyl] — ska's OC legends on wax at last, 450,000 copies later.
- Insane Clown Posse — The Great Milenko [2LP] — the platinum Joker's Card returns, Juggalo scripture, censorship survived.
- Jorja Smith — What Are The Odds [Splatter Vinyl] — UKG euphoria with Wizkid, 140 BPM made for the dancefloor.
- Staind — Break The Cycle (25th Anniversary Live) [Black Ice/Black Wave Vinyl] — the nu-metal classic performed live in full, "It's Been Awhile" at 25.
- Brand New — Leaked Demos 2006 [LP] — the infamous leak on vinyl at last, raw blueprints for The Devil and God, including songs that never got studio versions.
- Kelly Rowland — Here I Am [LP] — sultry R&B confidence, "Motivation" and pure self-assured heat.
- The 1975 — Being Funny In A Foreign Language [Clear Vinyl] — NME's Band of the Decade, sharp, sincere, effortlessly cool.
- Twenty One Pilots — More Than We Ever Imagined (Live In Mexico City) [2LP Red Vinyl] — 65,000 fans, one electric night, the full Clancy tour moment on wax.
- The Cramps — Gravest Gravy [Unreleased 1977 Sessions] — lost sessions with producer Alex Chilton, psychobilly's origin story unearthed.
- Chance The Rapper — Coloring Book [2026 Translucent Pink Vinyl] — the Grammy-winning game-changer at 10, gospel-rap history on pink.
- Stevie Nicks — Stand Back [2LP] — eight albums of solo magic, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" and legendary collabs.
- Macy Gray — On How Life Is [Translucent Yellow Audiophile Vinyl] — seven million copies, one unmistakable voice, "I Try" numbered to 3,000.
- The Rolling Stones — Forty Licks [4LP Clear Vinyl] — 40 years, 40 songs, the definitive Stones collection on multicolor vinyl.
- Empire Records (Soundtrack) [2LP] — 90s alt-rock nostalgia, Gin Blossoms, Cranberries, and slacker cool.
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.
— Drowned World Records