#NewMusicFriday: July 18, 2025

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.

Sam Gendel: Run Club (Dorodango)

John Zorn, Dave Lombardo: Memories, Dreams, And Reflections (Tzadik)

John Zorn, Brian Marsella, Jorge Roeder, Ches Smith: Impromptus (Tzadik)

Natalie Bergman: My Home Is Not In This World (Third Man Records)

Laura Jane Grace: Adventure Club (Polyvinyl Records)

Panic Shack: Panic Shack (Brace Yourself Records)

Jim Legxacy: black british music (2025) (XL Recordings)

Madeline Kenney: Kiss From the Balcony (Carpark Records)

Alex G: Headlights (RCA Records)

Billie Marten: Dog Eared (Fiction Records)

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Alisa Weilerstein: Gabriela Ortiz: Yanga (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Barry Can’t Swim: Loner (Ninja Tune)

Ryan Keberle’s Collectiv do Brasil: horo das Aguas (Alternate Side Records)

Sly & The Family Stone: The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967 (High Moon Records)

Sophie Hutchings: become the sky (UMG)

DJ Haram: Beside Myself (Hyperdub)

rRoxymore: Juggling Dualities (!K7)