May 2025

 So it feels like there is way more new music that was presented this month on the radio compared to previous, I'm assuming that a second wave of touring is going to be schedule for the summer. I'll compare the counts compared to last month but a lot of the dominating songs came out this year and last year, compared to legacy bands and the one hit wonders. 

JUSTICE	Neverender f/Tame Impala	112	***
THE BLACK KEYS	The Night Before	110	***
SHINEDOWN	Three Six Five	109	***
JONAH KAGEN	God Needs The Devil	102	***
AWOLNATION	Barbarian	101	****
GREEN DAY	One Eyed Bastard	90	****
HEAD AND THE HEART	Arrow	88	**
CAGE THE ELEPHANT	Metaverse	82	**
PAPA ROACH	Even If It Kills Me	74	***
WOMBATS	Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't ...	73	**
SOMBR	Back To Friends	73	***
DJO	Basic Being Basic	71	***
MYLES SMITH	Nice To Meet You	69	***
FRANZ FERDINAND	Hooked	68	***
COHEED AND CAMBRIA	Someone Who Can	63	***
BAD SUNS	Communicating	63	***
LINKIN PARK	Up From The Bottom	62	***
MUMFORD & SONS	Rushmere	61	***
WET LEG	catch these fists	60	**
PHANTOGRAM	Come Alive	60	***
SLEEP TOKEN	Emergence	59	****
WILDERADO	Higher Than Most	53	***
ALMOST MONDAY	jupiter f/Jordana	51	***
BADFLOWER	Paws	50	***
RAMONA FLOWERS	Human	48	***
JACK WHITE	Archbishop Harold Holmes	48	**
FONTAINES D.C.	It's Amazing To Be Young	48	***
TURNSTILE	Never Enough	47	***
GHOST	Satanized	47	***
GIOVANNIE AND THE HIRED GUNS	Quitter	45	**

Lots of new songs in may which I love new songs. As much as I love Spotify for their new alt playlist, it's always so busy and too many options and the radio just highlights a handful of new artist to deep dive! I actually find a lot of new songs through my personal playlists on Spotify probably through the algorithms so shout out to that because not only am I getting new music but also new and up and coming bands when I check their socials, I feel the algorithm right now at the moment is more diplomatic. All the links down below are acts going on tour too who is basically everyone! These songs are honestly the same pretty much as last month but new released songs of the year none of the less. 

Besides the top 30, there were a handful of other artists and songs that were new and just coming out listed below. The songs above were kind of the same as May just in the top 30 not just new songs of the month. below are new songs of the month.  Last month a hand full of artists just straight up weren't even played in the month that were on the top 30 and maybe they just ended their tours or in the middle of them?anyways. Wolf Alices song rocks, Ritalin is an amazing song and Gethsemanenis honestly kinda my new obsession.  

Wolf Alice's song Boom Baby Boom popped up anticipating their album release later this year, looks like they are on a Europe tour then a North American stint for two months then back to Europe. Dexter and The Moonrocks has a United States tour with some festival dates sprinkled in there as well. Cameron Whitcomb  it looks like is doing two months in a northern American tour mainly Canada then a couple months in Europe as well! YungBlud looks like he is doing a couple months in  North American then goes to a Europe tour through October starting with a handful of festivals in August. Half Alive has maybe a dozen dates, one in Europe a few in Australia, and then Lollapalooza. Car Seat the Headrest  is doing a handful of Dates in North American then a couple Festival dates too!

In the top 50 songs looks like a lot of people are on the road. For the guys with new songs released this year at least.  Giovannie and the Hired Guns  June to August are touring with festival dates peppered in. Turnstile it looks like is doing a festival summer in Europe and in United States and one or two one offs. Fountaines D.C.  is doing a European summer with dates and festivals! Ghost is doing a North American arena tour July to September with one UK festival in July. Ramona Flowers  looks like they are finishing up a North American tour in a few weeks. Badflower opens for 311 for a few months then opens for Three Days Grace for their Europe tour till December. 

Wetleg is finished up a Europe tour then some festivals then North American Tour with some festivals then back to Europe in October. Sleep Token is doing an Arena tour in September and October. Bad Suns it looks like is in the middle of their tour ending in a couple weeks in North America. Coheed and Cambria  is starting a tour in August. Linkin Park is doing an arena tour showing off their new singer switching between Europe and North America for their tour and festival dates as well. Franz Ferdinand starts in Europe then goes to North American then turned to world tour in Asia, Australia and such. Mumford and Sons are doing a mid sized venue tour for the next couple of months  through October with a rotating cast of openers which I love. 

Sombr is doing a North American/Europe/Australia tour with festivals in there too. Djo is going to Europe in a few days then back to North America with some festivals too. Papa Roach  is starting in Europe then going to North America. Green Day is a festival act this year headlining dates and some one offs for shows. Shinedown is doing an arena tour North American with festivals too! The Black Keys is doing a theater tour continuing now then Europe then North American again with festival dates sprinkled in! Everyone is going on tour or is on tour!