3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Dove Ellis, Nick & June, and Tourist
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 Dove Ellis, Nick & June, and Tourist.
Dove Ellis – Blizzard
Dove Ellis remains an elusive figure, but his debut Blizzard shows exactly why his reputation has been building. The album trades the frenzy of his live shows for something more intimate, layering his Buckley-like vocals over dense folk-rock arrangements, unexpected textures, and poetic, emotionally heavy lyrics. Songs like ‘It Is a Blizzard,’ ‘Love Is,’ and ‘Little Left Hope’ highlight his range, shifting between swelling drama and delicate restraint. At times the record teeters toward overload, but its softer moments land just as deeply, revealing an artist already carving out something distinct and striking.
Standout Songs: ‘Little Left Hope,’ ‘Pale Song,’ ‘Heaven Has No Wings,’ ‘To The Sandals.’
7.7
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Nick & June – New Year’s Face
Nick & June’s New Year’s Face, out December 5th, blends melancholic indie folk, dream-pop textures, and understated alt-rock into a cinematic, reverb-soaked haze. Produced by Peter Katis in Bridgeport, the album features collaborators including Owen Pallett, Kyle Resnick, Ben Lanz, and The Antlers—each adding depth while keeping the duo’s sound cohesive. The result is a collection shaped by nostalgia, love, and quiet hope—an intimate and atmospheric listen that lands somewhere between Mazzy Star, Lana Del Rey, and Beach House.
Standout Songs: ‘Dark Dark Bright,’ ‘2017’ (feat The Antlers), ‘The Boy with the Jealous Eyes’ (feat Russian Red), ‘Pinker Moon’ (feat The Antlers).’
7.1
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Tourist – Music Is Invisible
Tourist’s sixth album, Music Is Invisible, finds the producer returning to his trance roots to craft what he calls “melodic stories”—an expansive, hope-filled record meant for clubs, festival fields, late-night walks, and all the fleeting, beautiful moments in between. Inspired by the transcendent feeling of a Turner painting, the album blends singers, poets, samples, and guests like Julianna Barwick into a work he describes as an exploration of “the beautiful absurdness and ephemera of life.” Tourist sees the project as his most sincere yet, an attempt to capture togetherness and emotional clarity, summed up by one line he believes defines the entire album: “In here, your dreams survive.”
Standout Songs: ‘Outside,’ ‘Sparks,’ ‘In Unison,’ ‘Love In Silence’ (feat Real Lies).
6.8
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