Latest Western Music Releases [July 2025]

Darkness Always WinsHalestorm

Halestorm – Darkness Always Wins (Official Music Video)

When you’re faced with harsh realities and feel your spirit about to break, what do you do? This work by the Grammy-winning American rock band Halestorm is a powerful song that poses that very question.

While it acknowledges the cold reality that history repeats itself and that evil sometimes prevails, it is by no means a song of surrender.

It carries the message that the future will never end as long as we become warriors who confront the monsters and keep holding high the light of hope.

Released in April 2025 and followed by a grand music video in June of the same year, the piece unfolds from a quiet piano into a dramatic soundscape.

It will make you believe even more strongly that there is a light that must be kindled precisely within despair.

SAVIORHollywood Undead

Hollywood Undead – SAVIOR (Official Music Video)

Hollywood Undead, a rap-rock band from California.

The work they released in June 2025 takes a step beyond their traditional style, delivering a dark, introspective track that turns toward a search of the soul.

It is infused with a desperate wish to become someone’s salvation, along with themes of battling oneself, the rebirth that lies beyond suffering, and redemption.

When you’re plagued by crushing loneliness or helplessness, this song may become a single ray of light illuminating your heart.

Serving as a prologue to their ninth album, following their previous work Hollywood Forever—which reached No.

18 on the Active Rock chart—this is a powerful track meant especially for those struggling in a darkness where no exit is in sight.

Prince GeorgeIDK, Cordae

IDK & CORDAE – PRINCE GEORGE (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

A stellar track of soulful hip-hop where two talents from the same hometown resonate in harmony.

It’s the first official collaboration between IDK, a rapper from Maryland, USA, and the Grammy-nominated powerhouse Cordae.

Over a gentle beat, they explore the vigilance that comes with success and the strong will to navigate a life as complex as a Rubik’s Cube.

The music video, released in June 2025, was filmed in Rome, Italy—seemingly symbolizing their ascent from local roots to the global stage.

For anyone striving far from home, this song is sure to kindle a quiet courage.

Stare at MeJANE HANDCOCK, Anderson .Paak

JANE HANDCOCK, Anderson .Paak – Stare at Me (Official Music Video)

This is a gem of a track pairing Jane Handcock, a standout on the West Coast soul scene, with the ingenious, multi–Grammy-winning Anderson .Paak.

The song captures the very spark of a sweet and thrilling romance igniting the moment their eyes meet.

As she sings, “It’s like your gaze put a spell on me,” his playful reply—“We should get married someday”—adds irresistible charm to their flirtatious back-and-forth.

It’s a lead single from the album It’s Me, Not You, set for release in July 2025, and the perfect listen for sinking into a slightly grown-up mood on a summer evening at a rooftop bar.

White NoiseJoyner Lucas

Joyner Lucas – White Noise (ADHD 2)

Have you ever felt your mind thrown off by the surrounding noise, almost losing sight of your own voice? The work of American rapper Joyner Lucas is a powerful track that gives you the courage to hold fast to your message without yielding to society’s noise.

Released ahead of his upcoming album ADHD 2, slated for July 2025, this song comes from an artist with a Grammy-nominated track record, and he’s expressed his intent to make it “a summer track.” The electronic tones woven into the catchy beat feel like a resolute will emerging from the static.

When you’re on the verge of being swept away by others’ opinions, listen to this—it’ll give you the strength to trust yourself and keep moving forward.

DroneKarnivool

Karnivool – Drone (Audio)

After twelve long years, the epic story is finally stirring once more.

This new work from Australia’s proud progressive rock titan, Karnivool, sounds like a fanfare heralding the dawn of a new chapter.

The band’s sound—what they themselves call “the weight of the Western Australian desert”—weaves glass-fragile silence with earth-shaking roar in dramatic contrast, drawing listeners into an overwhelming sonic journey.

Don’t you feel the powerful message of gratitude to the fans—“Thank you for waiting so long; this is where it truly begins!”—and their resolve for the future? It’s a track that sends expectations soaring for their first album since the 2013 masterpiece Asymmetry, which topped the ARIA charts.

THE ONE.Ke$ha

Kesha – THE ONE. (Official Visualizer)

This powerful pop anthem from Kesha reminds us that the “one and only” we’ve been searching for is none other than ourselves.

Hailing from the United States, she shot to stardom after her debut, then went through a difficult period.

Her triumphant comeback with the 2017 album Rainbow inspired many.

This track comes from her album .

(Period), released through the label she founded.

Its radiant sound carries an overwhelming message of self-affirmation that mirrors her own story.

When you’re ready to move past painful experiences and take a new step, it might help you realize that you yourself are the answer you’ve been looking for.