Summary of Western Music Releases [May 2025]

One ThingLola Young

Lola Young – One Thing

British singer-songwriter Laura Young released a bold R&B work in May 2025 that weaves in sultry, sensual expressions.

Her vocals—marked by strong self-expression and deep emotion—are alluring, presenting a unique soundscape that blends elements of pop rock, indie, and neo-soul.

Following her June 2024 album “This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway,” this release was produced by the trio of Solomonophonic, Carter Lang, and Manuka, and it premiered at Coachella in April 2025.

Radiating a liberating, sensual atmosphere, the track candidly explores love and passion, making it a perfect addition to an adults-only night playlist.

OblivionLorna Shore

Oblivion

Lorna Shore, a band emblematic of the American deathcore scene, have released an epic track running over eight minutes.

It launches from a quiet synthesizer intro into a rapid tempo shift, with Will Ramos’s harrowing growls and screams overwhelming the listener.

While reining in the symphonic elements and returning to the essence of deathcore, the track explodes mid-song with Ramos’s pig-squeal technique during the breakdown.

In the final section, a power-metal-style guitar solo unfolds, hinting at new territory.

Serving as the opening track of the album “I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me,” slated for release in September 2025, it stands as a shocker on par with “To the Hellfire” from the 2021 EP “…And I Return to Nothingness.” A must-listen for extreme metal fans.

The SpiritMark Pritchard & Thom Yorke

Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke – The Spirit (Official Video)

A track from Tall Tales, a UK-born collaborative album by electronic music innovator Mark Pritchard and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.

It’s introspective electronic music that beautifully fuses their strengths, with Pritchard’s multi-layered synthesizers and Yorke’s ethereal falsetto vocals delivering a powerful emotional impact.

Serving as a centerpiece of the album, the song paints a hopeful vision imbued with a wish for peace, and the music video by Australian artist Jonathan Zawada is also a highlight.

Released by Warp Records in May 2025, this work is recommended for anyone seeking a new musical experience that transcends the boundaries between electronic music and experimental rock.

Look Down On UsMaruja

Maruja – Look Down On Us (Official Video)

A noisy and exhilarating post-rock band, Maruha, has released a borderless, 10-minute epic.

The dynamic sonic landscape crafted by the Manchester-based four-piece delivers a thrilling progression that fuses post-punk, jazz, and progressive sounds.

This advance track from their debut album, “Pain to Power,” satirically depicts the influence of the wealthy in its first half, then shifts in the latter half to a socially critical message emphasizing the importance of solidarity.

The artful music video by the visual collective Light in the Tower is also generating buzz.

With a world tour scheduled for May 2025—including dates in Tokyo and Osaka—this looks to be a rare chance to experience their ferocious live performance firsthand.

More to LoseMiley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus – More to Lose (Official Video)

Set against the beautiful interplay of piano and strings, a poignant love ballad weaves an emotional world.

American artist Miley Cyrus released this track as an advance single from her upcoming May 2025 album, “Something Beautiful.” Her outstanding vocals and the near live-take recording approach, rich with organic sound, vividly capture the feelings of facing the end of love.

On May 3, she drew even more attention with a surprise live performance at Casa Cipriani in New York.

The monochrome-themed music video symbolically portrays the journey from marriage to separation and is thoroughly compelling.

It’s a song you’ll want to play on a nighttime drive, during solitary moments, or when you’ve experienced the end of a relationship.