Howdy! ⭐️ Bonnie here - welcome to the music feature of “Bonnie’s Legends”: a weekly article with complete lists that highlights the best new music that saw the light of the day the previous seven days, as well as a list of music that’s coming up this next week.
Today’s article & lists showcases music that got released from January 26 - February 1, 2025.
⭐️ are you an artist wanting to be interviewed by Bonnie or simply wanna add the pre-save link to your upcoming music? fill out this form & we’ll talk soon!
The lists are sorted by monthly listeners to spotlight upcoming and rising (indie) artists and make them easier to be discovered and be found.
by artists under 15k monthly 🎧
Sofi Merone Life Of The Party
Drea bedroom safe house
to a written review on this song → read here
About a year ago, I also interview Drew on her debut EP Letters to my bitter self, you can catch it here.
Telyscopes Freezing/Shaking
Very excited to interview Jack Hubbell from Telyscopes about the upcoming album later today :) a written review to the precious single Ballad of the Egg Moon can be read here.
Lisa Nicole Grace Old Tea Cup
Pebbledash EP Four Portraits of the Same Ugly House
Early November, I sat down with Fionnbharr of Pebbledash & we talked all things EP, touring & writing lyrics. Listen to it here ⚡️
Hetta Falzon Sobering
Ocean LeClair EP Fruit on a Grave
the rest of releases:
The two talented artists collaborated together on a EP called Water Season, it comes out on February 14 - pre-save/order here
Holly Wilks Me (and the version I’ve never been)
Mike Kota I’m Not Giving Up On You
Chaparelle (Zella Day & Jesse Woods) Devil’s Music
Abigail Rose Fool
Yndling It’s Almost Like You’re Here
I recently joined Yndling’s Discord server and the community is very sweet, exchanging gear advice & we get early glimpses into all the new music Yndling has coming out this year! → join here
Katie Gregson-MacLeod for Strangers on a Bench God I Love a Funeral
Tom Rosenthal has been doing a podcast, talking with strangers on park benches about all things life. Every episode is accompanied with an artist writing a song for the episode. Katie Gregson-MacLeod is this episode’s featured artist. She also just announced her upcoming single Teenage Love.
Stevie Bill Fan
Chrissy Go The Distance
Lila Dupont Southeast Dixie Highway
Sunflower Bean Champagne Taste
One of my fav bands is Sunflower Bean who celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. With this track, they announced their upcoming album Mortal Primetime → pre-order/save here
Bebe Stockwell & Hans Williams Speak Too Soon
Ella Vos Kawaii
With Kawaii, Ella Vos announced their 4th album ROSEBUDS → pre-order/save here. We’re incredibly excited for it.
Momma I Want You (Fever)
And as well, this single also announces Momma’s new album Welcome to My Blue Sky coming out April 4th.
Miya Folick Fist
Later this month, this legend of artist is releasing their third album Erotica Veronica - very excited for it!
Sparks Do Things My Own Way
This classic of a band announced their forthcoming album MAD! later this year.
Desire The Judge
Black Country, New Road Besties
I was fortunate enough to have caught them live about two years ago now and I can’t wait for their album Forever Howlong, coming out on April 4th.
Elita Girls On The Internet
Emile Mosseri i could be your hands
Another release at the end of this month is Emile Mosseri’s tryin to be born.
MØ has an album upcoming called Plæygirl (May 16th) & Biig Piig’s debut album 11:11 is literally coming out next week - exciting times!
upcoming music releases with pre-save links:
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Afterlife (album - February 7)
Biig Piig - 11:11 (album - February 7)
Gabby Martin - Time To Heal The Mind (EP - February 7)
Ugly Jumper - Spit (single - February 7)
⭐️ are you an artist wanting to be interviewed by Bonnie or simply wanna add the pre-save link to your upcoming music? fill out this form & we’ll talk soon! ⭐️
extra: an album to listen to this week:)
podcast episodes & interviews coming out this week at Bonnie’s Legends:
Tuesday, February 4: Drea - bedroom safe house (single review)
Friday, February 7: Pebbledash - Four Portraits of the Same Ugly House (podcast episode)
or find the podcast on your favorite platform & subscribe there:
See you next week!
Bonnie
This review is written by Bonnie Orbison. She is a published author and her latest release is the poetry collection Pretty Tennessee. If you enjoy her writing, more can be found on her online journal Howdy Bonnie! (poetry and personal diary essays) as well as with her fiction novels.
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