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 Walk the Moon, Coheed and Cambria, Rise Against, Kid Karate, and The War on Drugs – Week of 11/15/2021

This week’s new music trajectories: Walk the Moon celebrate release of new album HEIGHTS with new single for the title track Coheed and Cambria drop 2nd single “Rise, Naianasha (Cut The Cord)” from their upcoming 10th album, release date TBD Rise Against release new 6-song single Nowhere Sessions featuring cover of the classic “Fortunate Son” …

Album of the Week: ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ by The War on Drugs – Week of 11/8/2021

The War on Drugs band 2021 Music Trajectory

Grammy-winning rock band The War on Drugs have released their long-awaited 5th studio album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore. The new album nabs Album of the Week honors this week. As all good albums do, it pushes the band’s niche sound, harks back to early work, and gives a little something new. The three singles …

New Music Trajectories from Frank Turner, The War on Drugs, John 5, Foster the People, and The Inevitables – Week of 9/17/2021

Frank Turner dishes 2nd single “Haven’t Been Doing So Well” from upcoming new album FTHC, out 2/11 The War on Drugs offers 2nd single and title track from new album “I Don’t Live Here Anymore”, new album out John 5 teams up with Dave Mustaine for lead single “Que Pasa” off Sinner, out 10/29 Foster …

Song of the Week: “Living Proof” by The War on Drugs

The War on Drugs 2021 Music Trajectory photo credit Shawn Brackbill

[Week of July 23rd, 2021] The War on Drugs returns with lead single “Living Proof” off of one of the most anticipated new albums of 2021. The band’s upcoming 5th studio album’s name and release date remain TBD. It will be the follow up to 2017’s A Deeper Understanding, which won the Grammy for Best …