Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith has released “That Is Like You,” the fourth single from her forthcoming album “Ruin: It’s Not Just Music,” due October 2 via Someone Special. The track continues what the artist describes as a shift toward breakbeat, jungle and drum and bass influences within her established electronic composition style.

The single follows recent live appearances including Four Tet’s Finsbury Park show in London and Björk’s Iceland Echolalia Festival, and precedes upcoming performances at ATOMIKA Festival in New Mexico, the Warehouse Project in Manchester, and Berlin’s Berghain. According to the announcement, the album marks a departure from Smith’s earlier ambient-leaning work, placing rhythm and physicality more centrally in its composition.

Smith says she set out to make something “confrontational, almost like sonic combat,” describing the album’s concept as rooted in ideas of collapse and reconstruction. Over the past decade she has worked across electronic composition, orchestral work, film scoring and installations, with past collaborators including Patti Smith, Suzanne Ciani, Danny Elfman, Tycho, Caribou and Four Tet.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Neil Bainbridge, neighbourhoodpr.com.

Finnish rap artist Kullervo has released a new single, “Woah,” which the artist says marks a shift from his more traditional rap sound toward modern hip-hop, with Finnish-language vocals woven into the track’s production. A music video for the single, directed by Väinö Parjanen, is set to premiere on Kullervo’s YouTube channel on September 5.

Kullervo’s work has drawn on the traditions of Ostrobothnia, a region in western Finland, according to the announcement, though “Woah” moves away from that regional influence toward a more contemporary style. The single was produced by Marko Yliollitervo, with lyrics by Kalle Lahtinen and mastering by Pablo Okas.

The release follows 11 previous singles and one EP from the artist, and according to the announcement, brings Kullervo closer to completing his debut album, which is currently in development.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Juha Juoni, presshopper.fi.

Peterborough, Ontario singer-songwriter and fiddler Irish Millie has released her new album “Can You See Me?,” a seven-track coming-of-age record centered on themes of neurodivergence, isolation and self-acceptance. The album’s title track and lead single “Boy At My Funeral,” featuring Marshall Pula, evolved from an acoustic demo into a fuller pop-rock production during recording, according to the announcement.

Millie has been nominated seven times for Canadian Folk Music Awards across her three releases, including her debut “Thirteen,” the album “GRACE” and the 2026 EP “Between Then and Now.” This year she was named a Robinson Emerging Artist Award winner at the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival and was selected as North2North’s 2026 Breakthrough Artist, an honor that took her to Sweden’s Lilla By Festivalen in June to perform on the main stage, according to the announcement.

Millie’s background in Celtic fiddle traditions continues to inform her music, though her songwriting has become the focus of her artistic identity, per the release. She is currently completing a degree in Music Industry and Technology at the University of Toronto Scarborough and has performed across Canada, the United States and Europe.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.

Alt-pop singer-songwriter Chloe Star will launch a North American tour on September 12 in Vancouver, with additional dates in Cleveland, Boston, New York and Dallas through mid-October. The run follows the release of her single “Games” and continues a year in which she has released new music monthly, according to the announcement.

Chloe Star, who is of Persian and Indigenous descent and grew up between Los Angeles and her family’s reservation in San Bernardino, has performed at Pride festivals in London and New York as well as Chicago’s Back Lot Bash, according to her team. She has drawn coverage from outlets including Rolling Stone, MTV UK, Clash and Notion, the announcement says.

The tour includes stops at Besties @ The Astoria in Vancouver, The Foundry in Cleveland, City Winery in Boston and Mercury Lounge in New York, with a Dallas venue still to be announced.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Natalie P, playy.co.uk.

David Allan Coe’s final studio album, “A Million Reasons,” is scheduled for worldwide digital release on October 16 via F3 Entertainment/Symphonic. The 11-track collection was originally recorded in 2017 under Average Joes Entertainment, spearheaded by Colt Ford and produced by Noah Gordon and Lex Lipsitz, but went unreleased at the time. Former Coe co-manager Ken Madson says he acquired the master recordings in 2022 and worked to complete the project for commercial release.

A newly recorded version of Coe’s signature song “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” was premiered by Taste of Country and is set for release across DSPs on September 6, what would have been Coe’s 87th birthday. According to the announcement, the song and Coe’s “Take This Job and Shove It” both placed on SiriusXM Prime Country’s Top 100 Country Songs of All Time and Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time lists.

The album opens with an introduction from Ric Flair and includes the title track “A Million Reasons,” a Johnny Cash tribute called “Corner of Cash and Coe,” and two songs co-written by Kid Rock, “Single Father” and “Only God Knows Why.” It also features a southern-rock rendition of “Take This Job and Shove It,” the song Coe wrote that Johnny Paycheck took to No. 1 in 1978.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Jason W. Ashcraft / JWA Media, jwamedia.com.

Anaheim-based singer-songwriter Bobbo Byrnes has released a memoir and companion album titled “Too Many Miles: On the Road with an Unofficial Rock & Roll Goodwill Ambassador,” drawing on more than two decades of touring. According to the announcement, the book grew out of over 3,200 pages of tour journals and covers more than 5,000 shows across most U.S. states and 15 countries, tracing Byrnes’ path from a backyard gig in Westford, Massachusetts, to a concert in Bremen, Germany.

The album, working in folk, Americana, alt-country and roots-rock territory, was recorded with longtime bandmates Tracy Byrnes on vocals and bass and Matt Froehlich on drums. Byrnes’ catalog spans more than 20 albums, including 2023’s “Two Days in October,” recorded at Berlin’s Hansa Studios and Dublin’s Windmill Lane Studios. The label says the project has received radio play in Italy, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, the U.K., Sweden, Germany, Canada and the U.S., and earned a One to Watch designation on the Euro Americana Chart.

Byrnes is touring behind the release through the end of 2026, with dates across Germany, Austria, Belgium, the U.K. and Ireland in September and October before returning to the U.S. for shows and book events in Oregon, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and California, including appearances at Anaheim Public Library and the Twentynine Palms Book Festival.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.

Vancouver roots and blues quartet Honeybear will release its second album, “The Cure,” on September 4, following up its 2025 debut “I Was Wrong.” The band will mark the release with two shows: September 9 at Upstairs in Victoria with Emmett Jerome, and September 10 at the Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver.

The 11-track album was recorded at Light Machine and Afterlife Studios with Jeff Zipp and John Raham, with Zipp mixing and Doug Krebs mastering. It features an expanded lineup beyond core members Beaty and Brumelle, including additional keys, drums, pedal steel, horns and background vocals from a rotating cast of collaborators. The lead single, “Just Your Fool,” nods to Slim Harpo’s “Raining in My Heart” and has passed 100,000 streams, according to the announcement.

Formed in 2023, Honeybear says its debut album surpassed nine million streams and 200,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, with placements on official Spotify editorial playlists and airplay on CBC, NPR and CKUA, per the band. The group has also picked up award nominations, including a Blues Music Award nomination from the Blues Foundation and a Blues Artist of the Year nod from the Western Canadian Music Awards, and has played festivals including Rifflandia, Vancouver Jazz Festival and Calgary Blues Fest, according to the release.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.

Independent country artist Christopher James has released a new single, “What If I,” via Young Outlaw Music. According to the announcement, the song addresses the idea of an artist resisting a single stylistic lane, contrasting modern production with lyrical nods to 1990s country influences.

James wrote and recorded the track at home over about three days, playing all instruments himself except for pedal steel, the announcement says. The release follows his previous single, “Shotgun County Pawn and Gun,” a more traditional country story song, which James discussed in a television appearance on Good Morning Washington alongside his military service.

James has served as a U.S. Army musician for nearly 20 years and has performed alongside artists including Chris Stapleton, Maren Morris, Train, Garth Brooks, Sammy Hagar and CeeLo Green, according to the announcement. He is based in Washington, D.C., and reports more than 90,000 streams across his independent catalogue.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.

Iron Maiden will release two anniversary vinyl collections in December, marking 40 years since “Somewhere in Time” and 50 years since the band’s formation. A limited-edition Oxblood color vinyl reissue of “Somewhere in Time,” featuring the 2015 remaster, arrives December 4, with an Amazon-exclusive variant that includes a full sleeve poster.

A week later, on December 11, the band will issue “50th Anniversary Studio Album Collection, Part One: 1980-1992,” a boxed vinyl set spanning the band’s first nine studio albums, from “Iron Maiden” through “Fear of the Dark.” Each title is pressed on a distinct color vinyl, according to the announcement, and the set comes in custom artwork packaging, with an Amazon variant that includes an exclusive anniversary poster.

The releases tie into the band’s ongoing Run for Your Lives Tour, on which the label says the band has been performing material from that album era.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by FunHouse Entertainment.

UK singer-songwriter Daniel Pickard, formerly of art-pop band Half Loon, will release his debut album Behaviour on October 23 via AWAL. The announcement arrives alongside the new single “Heartbeats the Flaw,” accompanied by a visualizer directed by Axel Gillot.

The Coventry-raised, London-based artist describes the single as drawing on French touch influences, exploring the highs and lows of romance and loyalty. The album features contributions from composer and violinist Owen Pallett, known for his work with Arcade Fire, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Pet Shop Boys, as well as composer Michael Stein of Stranger Things.

Behaviour spans ten tracks touching on settings ranging from a nineteenth-century brothel to a São Paulo airport, drawing on influences including French pop, Italo disco and Serge Gainsbourg-style lyricism, according to the announcement.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Vic Borlando.