The Mostly Music 2025 Playlist, Pt. 3 (Updated 3/16/25)

Welcome to March! I hope daylight savings time didn’t ruin your week like it did mine. (If y’all don’t mess with that BS where you live, lucky you.)

Anyway, time change aside, this month seems to be moving ahead much more rapidly than January or February. On the bright side, we have a really killer soundtrack for the ride!

Here are the recent releases that have been added since February 28th! And don’t forget to visit parts one and two, if you haven’t already. You could just discover your new favorite song!

Citizen Soldier: The Semicolon Tour 2025

Hard rockers Citizen Soldier have shared a handful of dates for May 2025. The three week run features special guests 10 Years, Thousand Below, and Nerv. Tickets and VIP upgrades are available at citizensoldierband.com!

  • 5/2 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex
  • 5/3 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
  • 5/4 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral Theater
  • 5/5 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
  • 5/7 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
  • 5/8 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
  • 5/9 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
  • 5/10 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2025
  • 5/12 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
  • 5/13 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
  • 5/14 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
  • 5/16 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine#
  • 5/17 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre#
  • 5/18 – Destin, FL – Club LA
  • 5/20 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
  • 5/21 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
  • 5/22 – Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live
  • 5/23 – Wichita, KS – Wave+

# No Nerv

+ No 10 Years

My Top 50 Songs of 2023

I tried to trim my list down to 30, the way I did last year, but it was impossible. For one thing, I started compiling singles for 2023 in January – last year, I got a late start. And for another thing, there have been way too many good songs released over the past twelve months!

So here are my top 50 songs of 2023 (in no particular order). And here is a link to the full playlist!

The Mostly Music 2023 Playlist, Pt. 3 (Updated 12/17/23)

Visit the full playlist.

Check out parts one and two.

Below are the songs that have been added since 12/3/23.

The Mostly Music 2023 Playlist, Pt. 3 (Updated 11/19/23)

Here are the recent releases that have been added to part 3 of the playlist since November 5th.

Be sure to check out parts 1 and 2 of the 2023 playlist as well!

The Mostly Music 2023 Playlist, Pt. 3 (Updated 10/22/23)

The Mostly Music 2023 Playlist, Pt. 3 (Updated 10/8/23)

Link to the playlist on Spotify: Check it out!

Welcome to the first list of additions for October! The past two weeks have brought more hard rock for mental health from Above Snakes, a playfully dark metalcore anthem from Not Enough Space, and more! Here are the songs that have been added since my last update:

The Mostly Music 2023 Playlist, Pt. 3 (Updated 9/24/23)

Over the last two weeks, there have been several amazing singles released by some truly talented bands/artists! Here are the tracks I recently added to the playlist.

The Mostly Music 2023 Playlist, Pt. 3 (Updated 9/10/23)

So I have been remiss and have not posted all of the singles that have been added to parts one and two of my 2023 playlist, but from this post onward, I plan to stay on top of the third installment for the rest of the year. (This is quite the massive undertaking; as previously stated, in 2024, I will be dividing the playlists into more digestible segments – perhaps grouping only three months of singles into each rather than four.)

If you are interested, I will link the other two playlists at the end of this post. For now, here is the first group of singles I added to part three. I usually do two weeks’ worth at a time, as some weeks there are very few releases to share.

Also, this list is far from comprehensive. I tend to focus on independent bands/artists who are not backed by major labels. I’m sure I miss an entire world of tracks by other indie artists/bands. You can feel free to comment with a few, if you’d like!

More fun links!

2023 Playlist Pt. 1

2023 Playlist Pt. 2

The Mostly Music Facebook page

The Mostly Music YouTube channel

Smash Into Pieces Announces North American Headline Tour for 2023

Smash Into Pieces is embarking on their first ever headlining tour in North America starting April 14th in Montreal. Support comes in the form of Citizen Soldier. Tickets are running low in multiple cities, so grab yours ASAP at smashintopieces.com!

  • 4/14 – Montreal, QC – Petit Campus
  • 4/15 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
  • 4/17 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe
  • 4/18 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
  • 4/19 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
  • 4/21 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
  • 4/22 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Urban Lounge
  • 4/24 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
  • 4/25 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
  • 4/27 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
  • 4/28 – North Hollywood, CA – Knitting Factory NoHo
  • 4/29 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge
  • 5/1 – Dallas, TX – The Cambridge Room at House of Blues
  • 5/2 – Memphis, TN – Growlers
  • 5/3 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)
  • 5/4 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
  • 5/5 – Wilmington, DE – The Queen
  • 5/6 – New York, NY – Racket