This week’s new music

New Music Friday landed on April 10 with a split-screen release slate: major-label singles from Foo Fighters, Evanescence, and Lady Gaga with Doechii, and a parallel rush of new albums from country, indie rock, electronic, and experimental acts. (support.spotify.com) (music.apple.com 1) (music.apple.com 2) (music.apple.com 3) Foo Fighters released “Of All People” on Friday as part of the four-song EP tied to *Your Favorite Toy*, a 10-track project listed for April 24 on Apple Music. Evanescence released “Who Will You Follow” the same day, and Apple Music lists it on the band’s upcoming album *Sanctuary*, due June 5. (open.spotify.com) (music.apple.com 1) (music.apple.com 2) Lady Gaga and Doechii’s “RUNWAY” arrived as a standalone single on April 10, with Apple Music listing Interscope Records and Capitol Records on the release. The track also received an official music video on YouTube this week. (music.apple.com) (youtube.com) The week’s conversation was not limited to singles. Pitchfork’s Friday roundup highlighted 10 new albums, including releases by My New Band Believe, Mei Semones, Lone, and upsammy with Valentina Magaletti, while NPR Music built its April 10 episode around five featured albums led by Ella Langley’s *Dandelion*. (pitchfork.com) (lpm.org) That mix reflects how release week now works: streaming platforms surface headline singles instantly, while critics and playlist editors steer listeners toward full-length albums that can get buried in the same Friday flood. Spotify says New Music Friday updates every Friday and is curated by regional editorial teams rather than generated automatically. (support.spotify.com) (pitchfork.com) Several of the names circulating this week were attached to larger rollouts already underway. The Strokes’ new single “Going Shopping” is linked to *Reality Awaits*, a nine-song album Apple Music lists for June 26, and NME reported the band announced it as their first album in six years. (music.apple.com) (nme.com) Goose and Young the Giant also used the week to set up bigger projects. Apple Music lists Goose’s “Good2B” on the 15-track *BIG MODERN!*, due June 12, and Young the Giant’s “Different Kind Of Love” on the 11-track *Victory Garden*, due May 1. (music.apple.com 1) (music.apple.com 2) (music.apple.com 3) Other releases in the cycle came from artists at very different career stages. Hilary Duff’s artist page lists “Come Clean (Mine)” as her latest release on April 10, while Josh Groban’s page shows *CINEMATIC*, a 10-song album due May 8, with “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” already out. (music.apple.com) (music.apple.com) (music.apple.com) Country and crossover releases were in the same stream. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” which Apple Music credits as co-written and co-produced with Miranda Lambert, remained part of the spotlight around *Dandelion*, and Marshmello and Thomas Rhett released “Where We Go” as a one-song single on April 10. (music.apple.com) (music.apple.com) By Sunday, April 12, the picture was clear: one Friday produced at least three high-profile rock and pop singles, multiple album announcements stretching into May and June, and two critic roundups that treated the album field as a separate race from the playlist hits. (music.apple.com) (music.apple.com) (music.apple.com) (pitchfork.com) (lpm.org)