3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Nine Inch Nails, Kieran Hebden & William Tyler, and Frog
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 Nine Inch Nails, Kieran Hebden & William Tyler, and Frog.
Nine Inch Nails – TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Nine Inch Nails’ TRON: Ares marks Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ first film score released under the NIN name, a fitting pairing for Disney’s neon-dystopian saga. The 24-track album blurs cinematic grandeur with the experimental edge of their Ghosts series, weaving dreamy piano pieces, lo-fi techno, sweeping synth symphonies, and pulse-pounding electronic eruptions. Unlike their past scores, Ares also delivers full-fledged NIN ragers like ‘As Alive as You Need Me to Be’ and ‘Shadow Over Me,’ alongside haunting hybrids such as ‘Who Wants to Live Forever?,’ where Reznor’s stark vocals meet lullaby-like keys.
Standout Songs: ‘As Alive As You Need Me To Be,’ ‘I Know You Can Feel It,’ ‘Infiltrator,’ ‘Who Wants To Live Forever?,’ and ‘Shadow Over Me.’
7.5
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Kieran Hebden & William Tyler – 41 Longfield Street Late ’80s
Guitarist William Tyler and Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden unite on an album that blends soundtrack-like Americana with shimmering electronic textures, creating music that feels both intimate and expansive. Bonding over their shared love of 1980s country, the pair open with an 11-minute reimagining of Lyle Lovett’s ‘If I Had a Boat,’ setting the tone for a collection that channels the warmth of Ry Cooder through the ambient lens of Brian Eno. The result is a set of contemplative instrumentals—refined enough for the gallery, yet grounded enough to echo wide-open fields.
Standout Songs: ‘If I Had a Boat,’ ‘Spider Ballad,’ and ‘Secret City.’
7.2
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Frog – THE COUNT
Cult New York outfit Frog return with THE COUNT, their seventh album and follow-up to February’s 1000 Variations on the Same Song. Out now via Tapewormies and Audio Antihero, the record takes an improvisational left turn, with Daniel Bateman embodying the mysterious persona of “The Count” for a singular piano-led performance that blends Frog’s trademark themes of love, loss, and lust with surreal, character-driven storytelling.
Standout Songs: ‘BITTEN BY MY LOVE VAR. XI,’ ‘COME COME COME VAR. XIV,’ ‘SPANISH ARMADA VAR. XV,’ and ‘WITH ANOTHER GUY VAR. XX.’
6.5
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