Music Trajectory’s 20 Albums of the Year + 5 Honorable Mentions

Hello! If you are coming from the 20 Songs of the Year or 25 Underrated Songs of the Year posts, thanks for continuing on with the 2021 year-end posts here on the site. As you may have read, this year is the 10-year anniversary of the site. That’s right, for 10 years I have been …

Music Trajectory’s 20 Songs of the Year + 5 Pop Guilty Pleasures

Hello! If you are a follower of the site, thank you for coming back to check out this year-end post. And if you are new to the site – however you got here – welcome. This is a post that I have done every year since I started Music Trajectory in 2011. (Wow, I just …

New Music Trajectories from Jack White, Jerry Cantrell, Mastodon, Bastille, and The Darkness- Week of 10/22/2021

Jack White returns with first new music since 2018 with “Taking Me Back” Jerry Cantrell dishes 3rd single “Siren Song” off new album Brighten, out 10/29 Mastodon release 3rd single “Sickle and Peace” ahead new double album Hushed and Grim, out 10/29 Bastille offer 4th preview of new album Give Me the Future with new …

Album of the Week: ‘Hushed and Grim’ by Mastodon – Week of 11/1/2021

Mastodon 2021 Music Trajectory

Several good albums came out this week but Mastodon’s new album Hushed and Grim nabs the Album of the Week trophy this week. The new album – the band’s 8th – is an amazing double album experience which should delight fans of any album in their discography. It’s a great mix of their sound and …

Song of the Week: “Pushing the Tides” by Mastodon | Week of 9/13/2021

Mastodon band 2021 Music Trajectory

New music from Mastodon is here! 8th album Hushed and Grim is out 10/29 via Reprise. The band selects the song “Pushing the Tides” as the lead single. The music video for which is below. The track hearkens back to earlier work but prominently showcases drummer Brann Dailor’s vocals for the chorus, something that the …

New Music Trajectories from Mastodon, The Darkness, Jerry Cantrell, Unto Others, and The Used | Week of 9/9/2021

Mastodon returns with lead single “Pushing the Tides” from upcoming 8th studio album Hushed and Grim, out 10/29 The Darkness drops 2nd single “Nobody Can See Me Cry” from upcoming 7th studio album Motorheart, out 11/19 Jerry Cantrell unleashes 2nd single and title track “Brighten” from upcoming 3rd solo album, out 10/29 Unto Others delight …