On August 22, 2025, “Impulse!” label released “That Wasn’t a Dream”, album by Pino Palladino and Blake Mills. It was recorded in 2025 at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles.
Personnel:
Pino Palladino – bass
Blake Mills – guitar, mixing
Dory Bavarsky – piano, keyboards
Rocco Palladino – bass
Sam Gendel – saxophone
Abraham Rounds – drums
Chris Dave – drums
Steve Jordan – drums
Joseph Lorge – mixing
Patricia Sullivan – mastering
Daniel Krieger – lacquer cut
H. Hawkline – artwork, layout
Gabi Zecchetto – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Pino Palladino and Blake Mills, except where noted.
On August 15, 2025, “Life’s a Bish Records” label released “THIMK”, the twentieth and final Stephen Bishop album. It was recorded at “Man Cave Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Marcus Eaton.
Stephen Bishop – lead and backing vocals, guitar
Marcus Eaton – guitar, bass, backing vocals, string arrangements, sampling
Eric Clapton – slide guitar
Christopher Cross – guitar
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
Steve Porcaro – piano
Jimmy Webb – piano
John Jarvis – piano
David Benoit – piano
Michael McDonald – piano, backing vocals
Nathan East – bass
Leland Sklar – bass
Sean Hurley – bass
Mai Leisz – bass
Nic Collins – drums
Jake Reed – drums
Steve Gadd – drums
Jack Tempchin – harmonica
Graham Nash – vocals
Sting – backing vocals
Art Garfunkel – backing vocals
Kenny Loggins – backing vocals
David Pack – backing vocals
James Lee Stanley – backing vocals
Gerry Beckley – backing vocals
Dewey Bunnell – backing vocals
Marilyn Martin – backing vocals
Liz Lieber – backing vocals
Marcus Eaton – engineer, editor
Billy Centenaro – mixing
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Liz Kamlet – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Stephen Bishop, except where noted.
Now That I’ve Hit the Big Time
Only the Heart Within You
She’ll Always Be My Girl
In the Limelight (alternate version)
The Money Girl
Liz (So in Love with You)
Really Wanting You
One More Night
You Don’t Need My Love
It Might Be You – Stephen Bishop, Dave Grusin, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
On August 8, 2025, “Easy Eye Sound” and “Warner Bros” labels released “No Rain, No Flowers”, the thirteenth Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney and Rick Nowels.
Personnel:
Dan Auerbach – lead vocals, guitar; claps, bass; drum machine, drums; kazoo, bass synthesizer, bass drums, glockenspiel, shaker, tambourine
On July 18, 2025, “J&R Adventures” label released “Breakthrough”, the seventeenth Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded at “Black Rock Studios” in Santorini, Greece, “Ocean Way Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.
Personnel:
Joe Bonamassa – lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar
Josh Smith – guitar
Reese Wynans – keyboards
Calvin Turner – bass
Stephen Mackey – bass
Greg Morrow – drums
Lemar Carter – drums, percussion
Jade MacRae – backing vocals
Danielle DeAndrea – backing vocals
Kevin “Caveman” Shirley – mixing, photography
Austin Atwood – engineer
Kostas Kalimeris – engineer
Nate Haessly – engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Brian Lee – mastering
Bob Jackson – mastering
Hugh Syme – art direction, design, illustrations
Roy Weisman – executive producer
Track listing:
Breakthrough – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
Trigger Dinger – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
I’ll Take the Blame – Joe Bonamassa, Gary Nicholson
Drive by the Exit Sign – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, James House
Broken Record – Joe Bonamassa
Shake this Ground – Joe Bonamassa, James House
Still Walking with Me – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
On July 18, 2025, “Fiction” label released “Dog Eared”, the fifth Billie Marten studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Sugar Mountain” in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, and was produced by Philip Weinrobe.
Personnel:
Billie Marten – vocals, guitar
Shahzad Ismaily – guitar
Sam Owens – vocals, guitar
Maia Friedman – vocals
Núria Graham – vocals, guitar, piano, bongos
Adam Brisbin – pedal steel guitar, guitar, bass
Michael Haldeman – guitar, drum machine
Michael Coleman – vocals, synthesizer, electric piano, electric guitar
On July 11, 2025, “Brownswood Recordings” label released “Tuff Times Never Last”, the second Kokoroko album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Miles Clinton James.
On July 4, 2025, “Blue Arrow” label released “Only Frozen Sky Anyway”, the 18th Jonathan Richman album. It was recorded in 2024, at “The Mountain Studio” in Marin County, California, and was produced by Jonatham Richman, Nicole Montalbano and Jerry Harrison.
Personnel:
Jonathan Richman – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Tommy Dunbar – acoustic guitar
David Alvarez – acoustic guitar
Tommy Larkins – drums
Don Spindt – drums
Nicole Montalbano – strings
Jake Sprecher – backing vocals
Marty Parker – backing vocals
Kenny Parker – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Jonathan Richman, except where noted.
I Was Just a Piece of Frozen Sky Anyway
But We Might Try Weird Stuff
Night Fever – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
On June 27, 2025, “Sun” label released “Preacher Kids”, the fifth Robert Randolph album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Shooter Jennings. “Preacher Kids” won a “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album”.
Personnel:
Robert Randolph – vocals, pedal steel guitar
Tash Neal – guitar
Jay White – bass
Willie Barthell – drums
Margo Price – vocal
Judith Hill – vocal
David Spreng – mixing
Pete Lyman – mastering
Daniel Bacigalupi – assistant
Julian Gross – design, photography
Track listing:
Big Women – Robert Randolph, Judith Hill
7 Generations – Robert Randolph, Stephen Kellogg
Gravity – Robert Randolph
I’d Like to Love You Baby – JJ Cale
Choir Woman – Robert Randolph, Judith Hill
Sinner – Robert Randolph, Aaron Raitiere
King Karma – Robert Randolph, JT Nero
When Will the Love Rain Down – Robert Randolph, Judith Hill