5 New Albums To Check Out On November 14th, 2025

Tacos may rule Tuesdays, but Fridays are all about new albums. This week’s list of new releases features offerings from Kelsea Ballerini, Wale, FKA Twigs, and more. Whether you favor CDs, vinyl, or digital downloads, it is time to start making your shopping list. Here is a look at this week’s new music and five new albums that you definitely need to check out.

Kelsea Ballerini — Mount Pleasant EP (Black River Entertainment)

Award-winning country superstar Kelsea Ballerini is nominated for a Grammy for her last album, Patterns, but she is not resting on her laurels. The 32-year-old singer releases her new six-song EP, Mount Pleasant, on Friday. The EP is a collection of songs she wrote during the summer that represent an introspective look at where the artist is at this stage in her life. The lead single, “I Sit in Parks,” was released on November 7.

FKA Twigs — Eusexua Afterglow (Young)

While working on a deluxe edition of her Grammy-nominated third studio album, Eusexua, singer/producer/actor FKA Twigs ended up making a whole new album. The resulting standalone sequel, Eusexua Afterglow, is a sexually-charged look at the physical and emotional aftermath of club culture. The music blends hard beats and pop hooks to create a sultry sound. The album’s first two singles, “Cheap Hotel” and “Predictable Girl,” are out now.

Wale — Everything Is a Lot (Def Jam)

Award-winning rapper Wale left Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group and signed with Def Jam Recordings in October of 2023. Everything Is a Lot is the first new album for the multi-platinum star since the move. The album falls in his normal DC hip-hop style, with live percussion and stacked cadences. The album is Wale’s response to an industry he no longer recognizes, and that he feels no longer recognizes him. It is his attempt to reclaim his legacy and move on from his past.

5 Seconds of Summer — Everyone’s A Star! (Republic Records)

Australian pop-rockers 5 Seconds of Summer return with their sixth studio album this Friday. The new album, their first on Republic Records, is a return to the band’s tongue-in-cheek tone that they were known for in their early years. The album focuses on satire and irony while exploring the themes of fame, identity, and the pressures that accompany stardom. The band has already released the album’s first three singles, “Not OK,” “Boyband,” and “Telephone Busy.”

Of Mice & Men — Another Miracle (Century Media Records)

California metal band Of Mice & Men release their ninth studio album on Friday, and their first effort for Century Media Records. Another Miracle blends the band’s signature heavy sound, aggressive vocals, and melodic choruses with experimental and atmospheric elements to create a powerful and engaging record. The self-produced new album tackles themes of struggle, hope, and perseverance.

The Best of the Rest

If none of the above releases fit your musical tastes, here are some of the other new albums and re-releases due out on November 14:

Asha Banks — How Real Was It? EP (Island)
Austra — Chin Up Buttercup (Domino)
AVTT/PTTN — AVTT/PTTN (Ramseur Records/Ipecac Recordings)
The Black Crowes — Amorica: Deluxe Edition (UMe)
Blondshell — Another Picture (Partisan Records)
Boldy James & Nicholas Craven — Criminally Attached (Roc Nation Distribution)
The Bros. Landreth — Dog Ear (Birthday Cake Records)
Celeste — Woman Of Faces (Universal)
Cheap Trick — All Washed Up (BMG)
Colter Wall — Memories and Empties (Sony)
David Archuleta — My Only Wish EP (Archie Music)
The Devil Wears Prada — Flowers (Solid State Records)
Doves — So, Here We Are: Best Of Doves (EMI)
Drama — Platonic Romance (Drama)
Drive-By Truckers — The Definitive Decoration Day (New West Records)
Ed Harcourt — Orphic (Deathless Records)
Everything But the Girl — The Best of Everything But the Girl (Buzzin’ Fly/Chrysalis)
Home Front — Watch It Die (La Vida Es Un Mus)
Jean Dawson — Rock A Bye Baby, Glimmer Of God (P+)
Jimmy Eat World — Something(s) Loud EP (Exotic Location Recordings)
Jonas Brothers — A Very Jonas Christmas Movie: Original Soundtrack (Hollywood/Republic)
Josh Groban — Hidden Gems (Reprise/Warner)
K-Lone — Sorry I Thought You Were Someone Else (Incienso)
Lawrence Hart — Asking For a Friend (Domino)
Lewis Capaldi — Survive EP (Universal)
Lithe — Euphoria (GSL)
Matt Pryor — The Salton Sea (Nightshoes Syndicate/MWH Entertainment)
Men Without Hats — On the Moon (Shocore/MWH Entertainment)
Mini Skirt — All That We Know (Bad Vibrations)
The Neighbourhood — (((((ultraSOUND))))) (Warner)
The Notwist — Magnificent Fall (Alien Transistor)
Orville Peck — Appaloosa EP (Warner)
Pavement — Pavements (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Matador)
Parov Stelar — Artifact (Etage Noir Recordings)
Pete Muller — One Last Dance (Two Truths Records)
The Rolling Stones — Black and Blue: Super Deluxe Edition (Interscope)
Runo Plum — Patching (Winspear)
Scorpions — Coming Home Live (Spinefarm)
Sister Ray Davies — Holy Island (Sonic Cathedral)
Summer Walker — Finally Over It (LVRN/Interscope Records)
Sword II — Electric Hour (Section 1)
Wyldest — The Universe Is Loading (Hand in Hive