3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Sparks, MSPaint, and Stereolab
There’s so much good music out in the ether that sometimes it’s difficult to parse through all of it. Every week The Daily Music Report will do the hard work for you and highlight the best releases available on streaming services.
This week we’re highlighting new music from Sparks, MSPaint, and Stereolab.
Sparks – MAD!
MAD! is the 26th studio album by legendary pop duo Sparks, released May 23, 2025, via Transgressive Records. Following a string of critically acclaimed and charting albums, MAD! finds Ron and Russell Mael as sharp and singular as ever, blending their theatrical flair, incisive wit, and melodic precision into a set of songs that skewers modern absurdities with humor and heart. Written and recorded in just six months after their world tour, the album features five singles—’Do Things My Own Way,’ ‘JanSport Backpack,’ ‘Drowned in a Sea of Tears,’ ‘My Devotion,’ and ‘A Little Bit of Light Banter’—each showcasing Sparks’ continued evolution while maintaining the duo’s unmistakable DNA. Produced and engineered entirely by the Mael brothers, MAD! is both a testament to their timeless creativity and a fresh entry into their ever-inventive canon.
Standout Songs: ‘Do Things My Way,’ ‘Running Up A Tab At The Hotel For The Fab,’ ‘My Devotion,’ and ‘Drowned In A Sea Of Tears.’
6.8
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MSPAINT – No Separation EP
MSPAINT returns with No Separation, a new 12″ EP released May 23, 2025, via Convulse Records. The Hattiesburg, Mississippi synth-punk band builds on the sound of their 2023 debut Post-American, refining their blend of industrial textures, hardcore urgency, and hopeful messaging. The EP was recorded at Corpus Studios and produced by Julian Cashwan Pratt, Harlan Steed, and Nick Panella. According to Panella, the band’s creative process centers on community, collaboration, and the power of navigating inner worlds to create meaningful, original work.
Standout Songs: ‘Drift,’ ‘Surveillance,’ and ‘Angel.’
6.4
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Stereolab – Instant Holograms on Metal Film
Instant Holograms on Metal Film is the eleventh studio album by London’s Stereolab, released via Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp Records. Their first full-length in 15 years, the album follows 2010’s Not Music and marks a long-awaited return for the band. Teased in early April through cryptic word puzzles and physical promo materials, the album was officially announced on April 8 alongside the single ‘Aerial Troubles.’ Produced by Stereolab, the record spans 13 tracks written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, with contributions from by Cooper Crain and Rob Frye of Bitchin Bajas, Ben LaMar Gay of International Anthem, Ric Elsworth, Holger Zapf of Cavern of Anti-Matter, Marie Merlet and Molly Hansen Read.
Standout Songs: ‘Aerial Troubles,’ ‘Le Coeur Et La Force,’ and ‘Transmuted Matter.’
6.3
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