The list of 2025 New Music Releases already includes Eric Clapton, Genesis, Thin Lizzy and Ringo Starr, among others. We've also compiled a comprehensive inventory of rumored albums that haven't been confirmed yet.
Clapton's Meanwhile arrives on compact disc and vinyl after October's digital edition. Eight of the 14 songs initially arrived as singles over the past few years, including the opening track "Pompous Fool" and "Heart of a Child." Among Clapton's collaborators are Van Morrison and the late Jeff Beck. Meanwhile is Clapton's first non-holiday album since 2016's I Still Do. The seasonal LP Happy XMas was issued in 2018.
Thin Lizzy is set to release the stripped-down Acoustic Sessions with archival contributions from late frontman Phil Lynott and former drummer Brian Downey. Fellow band cofounder Eric Bell reimagined the songs by adding acoustic guitar to tracks from the 50th-anniversary deluxe editions of Thin Lizzy's 1971 self-titled debut, 1972's Shades of a Blue Orphanage and 1973's Vagabonds of the Western World.
Genesis has completed a four-CD and Blu-ray deep dive into 1974's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, their last studio project with Peter Gabriel. He and cofounding keyboardist Tony Banks oversaw this new mix. Elsewhere, Starr has belatedly found his way back to country music: Look Up will feature 11 original songs largely co-written by album producer T Bone Burnett and follows 1970's similarly rootsy Beaucoup of Blues, Starr's second solo album after the dissolution of the Beatles.
The Darkness' eighth album, Dreams on Toast, marks the first release from singer and guitarist Justin Hawkins, guitarist Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain and drummer Rufus Taylor since 2021's Motorheart. Parasomnia finds Dream Theater reuniting with drummer Mike Portnoy after a five-album run with Mike Mangini. They're celebrating the band's 40th anniversary in 2025.
More information on these and other pending rock albums can be found below. Remember to follow our continuously updated list of scheduled new music for details on records issued throughout the year.
Jan. 10 Pilot, The Albums (4CD clamshell box) Ringo Starr, Look Up Tremonti, The End Will Show Us How Various artists, The Hamburg Repertoire (2CD set with Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Carl Perkins, Del Shannon, Buddy Holly, others)
Jan. 17 Fleetwood Mac, Tango in the Night (Hybrid SACD and vinyl reissue) Robert Palmer, Live at the Apollo; Rhythm & Blues; Drive (vinyl reissues) Steve Hackett, Live Magic at Trading Boundaries The Who, Who's Next (Atmos, 5.1 and stereo Blu-ray mixes)
Jan. 24 Blink-182, One More Time ... Part 2 (2LP blue vinyl reissue) Eric Clapton, Meanwhile (vinyl and compact disc release) Grateful Dead, Dick's Picks Volume Three: Pembroke Pines, Florida 5/22/77 (four-LP box) Hootie and the Blowfish, The Atlantic Years 1994-2003 (6LP or 5CD box) Iggy Pop, Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 (CD/Blu-ray set) The Rascals, Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits (vinyl reissue) Thin Lizzy, Acoustic Sessions Thomas Dolby, Aliens Ate My Buick (clear vinyl reissue) Various artists, C92 (3CD set with Radiohead, the Cranberries, Lush, the Charlatans, others) Various artists, The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia and Funky Folk 1968-1975 (3CD set with Roy Harper, Sandy Denny, Merrell Fankhauser, others)
Jan. 31 Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, An Evening of Yes Music Plus (remastered 2CD/2DVD box) Bryan Ferry, Retrospective (expanded Dolby Atmos 5.1 Blu-ray reissue) Dio, The Very Beast of Dio, Vol. 2 (vinyl reissue) The Fall, Levitate (transparent red 2LP vinyl edition) Gary Kemp [Saucerful of Secrets], This Destination Hawkwind, Live at the Royal Albert Hall (3CD or 3LP editions) Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, and Steve Vai, G3 Reunion Live Kim Wilde, Closer (CD, vinyl and limited white vinyl editions) Nektar, Journey to the Centre of the Eye (remastered 2CD or 5CD/1Blu-ray editions) Soft Machine, Softs (remastered vinyl edition) Steely Dan, Katy Lied (vinyl reissue) Various artists, David Hepworth's More Deep '70s: Underrated Cuts From a Misunderstood Decade (4CD box with Cheap Trick, Todd Rundgren, Thin Lizzy, the Cars, Free, others)
Feb. 7 Andy Fairweather Low [Roger Waters/Eric Clapton], The Invisible Bluesman Dave Matthews Band, Where Are You Going: The Singles (2LP) Don McLean, Prime Time; Chain Lightning; Believers (vinyl reissues) Dream Theater, Parasomnia Guided by Voices, Universe Room Hawkwind, Space Ritual (50th anniversary Blu-ray audio edition) Nik Kershaw, The MCA Years (10CD box) War, Live in Japan 1974 (2LP or 2CD) Wilco, A Ghost Is Born (expanded 9CD or 9LP/4CD reissue)
Feb. 14 Bill Medley [Righteous Brothers], Straight From the Heart (with Michael McDonald, Vince Gill, others) John Lodge [Moody Blues], Love Conquers All (EP with Geoff Downes, others) Ian Gillan [Deep Purple], Gillan 1978-1982 (7CD box)
Feb. 21 Patterson Hood [Drive-By Truckers], Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams
Feb. 28 Camel, Moonmadness; Mirage (remastered 2CD/Blu-ray sets) Humble Pie, Hallelujah: 1973-1983 (5CD box set) Kevin Godley and Lol Creme [10cc], Parts of the Process: The Complete Godley and Creme (11CD box) The Move, Message From the Country (remastered and expanded compact disc edition) Pat Travers, Opus One: 2009-2019 (4CD box) The Residents, Doctor Dark (CD reissue; 2LP vinyl edition) Steve Hackett with DJabe, Freya: Arctic Jam (CD/Blu-ray digipak)
March 7 Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen, Black Light/White Noise John Mayall, Second Generation: Live Magic 1968-1993 (30CD box) Wang Chung, Clear Light/Dark Matter (expanded 2LP hits collection)
March 14 Ozzy Osbourne, See You on the Other Side V2.0 (18LP box)
