Music fans have a packed week ahead with 26 new album releases and 12 music-related books hitting shelves from November 10 to 16, 2025. Highlights include deluxe reissues from The Rolling Stones and The Black Crowes, alongside debuts from emerging acts like Picture Parlour and Violent Vira. The book lineup features intimate memoirs from Robbie Robertson and Dolly Parton, exploring creative partnerships and stage legacies.
Album Highlights
The week's music releases span genres from punk and blues to synth-pop and roots rock. Standouts include The Rolling Stones' Black And Blue Super Deluxe Edition, celebrating the 1976 album with remixed tracks, unreleased recordings like 'I Love Ladies,' and a full concert from London's Earls Court. As the band's 13th album post-Mick Taylor's departure, it features guest guitarists Harvey Mandel, Wayne Perkins, Jeff Beck, and Robert A. Johnson, before Ronnie Wood joined permanently.
The Black Crowes mark 30 years of their 1994 album Amorica with a deluxe five-LP set, including newly mixed songs from the unreleased Tall sessions and seven previously unheard Marie Laveau Sessions from 1992 in New Orleans. Cheap Trick's All Washed Up arrives amid their 50th anniversary preparations, delivering their signature pop hooks and riffs, with Rick Nielsen noting, “The songs are why everybody knows Cheap Trick.”
Newer acts shine too: Austra's Chin Up Buttercup draws from Eurodance influences like Madonna's Ray Of Light, inspired by personal heartbreak, while Picture Parlour's debut The Parlour explores emotional spectra through 11 tracks. Matt Pryor's The Salton Sea reflects his emo roots with The Get Up Kids, channeling darker periods into songs reminiscent of Paul Westerberg.
Book Releases
The 12 books delve into rock history and personal stories. Robbie Robertson's Insomnia details his four-decade collaboration with Martin Scorsese, starting with The Last Waltz, amid personal upheavals in the 1970s. Dolly Parton's Star Of The Show chronicles her stage career from family performances to global tours, sharing moments with Kenny Rogers and Linda Ronstadt.
Other titles include Layne Staley's recovered journals revealing Alice In Chains' frontman's poetry and artwork, and Keith Cameron's 68 Songs Of Hatred And Failure, a history of Manic Street Preachers through 168 tracks. Backbeats by John Lingan spotlights 15 influential drummers like Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts, with interviews from Robert Plant and Steve Albini.
These releases offer a mix of nostalgia, introspection, and fresh sounds, catering to diverse tastes in entertainment.
