New Music Friday: 15 new releases to help with the changing times (if you got them) (Oct 30, 2026)

Depending on where you are, the clocks will go back one hour at 2am local time on Sunday. Or maybe they won’t. We all have to adapt to what the province is doing now. Meanwhile, New Music Friday has some new releases to help you get through whatever your jam is throwing at you this weekend. Check out all the big names with albums this week.

Single

1. Bryan Adams, Lake Ontario (Bad)

Adams these days is very political and patriotic and has no time for MAGA trash. Follow up the song 51st State is a song that rails against Trump’s crazy decision to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. Love him for that, but while the lyrics are powerful and important, listen to the music. This is vintage sounding Adams, something he might have released as a single in 1984. Pretty good.

2. High, Colored (Big Hard Rock)

There are a lot of rock bands in Nashville, including In Color, a band that looks set to make a breakthrough later in the year. Listen to this single and ponder whether they will be a band we’ll be talking about in 2027.

3. Field Guide, Dance Floor (Parlor/Symphony)

Field Guide is actually Dylan MacDonald, an indie rocker from Winnipeg who is ready to release his fourth album, Sometimes a Day Can Last All Night. Stay tuned for March 12th. Yes, we’ve looked that far ahead.

4. k-os, OK Corral (Spiritual Technology Records)

Nice to see the return of k-os, right? He hasn’t released a full album in over a decade, however black neck [sic] is in progress, thanks to funding from Drake. It’s a seven-song album recorded in BC and rural Ontario and promises “country energy, hip-hop rhythms and a full string orchestra.” Bob Rock also produced one song.

5. Ozzy Osbourne, Mr. Crowley (Republic)

The concert film Back to the Beginning, Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s final performance, is now in cinemas. Starting December 11, the entire soundtrack will be available. This is a taste.

6. SPEAKING, Goodbye forever (ArtHaus Media Inc.)

It’s been a busy week for Ottawa’s TALK. Not only is he a finalist representing Canada at Eurovision 2026, he also has a new single. He said, “Goodbye Forever is a dramatic, over-the-top, opera-inspired song of self-loathing and the highest note I’ve ever sung.” If you’ve been following his story about Ozzy Moon, this was his final confession.

Album

1. Church, Emptiness (Cooking Vinyl)

Church has been a psychic legend in Australia since the early 80s. They are currently working on their 28th(!!!) album, and one that features 17 songs. Here’s one.

2. Clinic, Wild in the Streets (Dominoes)

In my opinion, Liverpool’s Clinic have been criminally underrated through the nine albums they’ve released since 1993. This is their tenth album, which they say involves “a mix of dub reggae, early rock ‘n’ roll and exotica.” Curious, right?

3. DIIV, ZIRP! (Fantasy/Concord)

Even though the band’s name looks like scrambled Roman numerals, it’s pronounced “Dive” (That’s how they originally spelled it, but then they found out there was an industrial band in Belgium that liked it.) They broke out of Brooklyn about 15 years ago and have now released five albums.

4. Editor, Surface, Echo & Sound (PIAS)

Coming out of Birmingham in 2002, they’ve just released their eighth album, solid British indie rock that almost seems dark even when the songs are written in a major key. There is less electronic stuff on this record and fans are calling it a return to the band’s roots.

5. Service, Hate to Go–Takeout or Delivery (Cleopatra)

Al Jourgensen’s uncle said this would be the Ministry’s last record. And after the final show exactly one year from today – October 30, 2027 in Los Angeles – he will retire. Great to see bassist Paul Barker back for this final run. He’s been out since 2003. Donald Trump won’t like this record.

6. Nickel back, Everything Under the Sun (Virgin Music Group)

Every review I’ve seen of Nickelback’s eleventh album says the same thing: It’s classic Nickelback. They double down on everything that makes them who they are. Fans will lose their minds over this one.

7. Queen of the Stone Age, Perfecth (Matador)

We’ve been talking about this album for months. There are shows, teasers and funny videos. Now it’s time to dig into the entire album, which is their ninth album. Nothing like a little desert rock as we head into winter. And you might find this one a little darker than usual, thanks to Josh Homme’s recent battle with cancer.

8. Alice Free Radio, What’s In Between (Atlantic)

Return to Australia. Radio Free Alice is a type of New Wave/post-punk named after a record shop in Sydney, which was in turn named after the socialist movement in Italy in the 1970s. This was their major label debut.

9. Hello, Time Lab (Polidor)

You mean the Swiss electronic duo behind the song Oh Yeah? Oh yes. This is their 15th album and it sounds like 1986.

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