Rivkah Reyes, the musician and actor known for playing bassist Katie in 2003’s “School of Rock,” has released the single “Ugly Cry,” co-written with Jesse Aicher (girlpuppy, Ava Max, G-Eazy). The power-pop track precedes Reyes’ debut EP “Fan Favorite,” due November 6 and produced by Constantine Anastasakis, whose credits include Anna Shoemaker and Porches.

Reyes describes the song as centering on an anxious attachment dynamic within a relationship. The EP follows earlier singles “Menace,” “Debt Collector” and “Miss Congeniality,” the last of which drew coverage from Atwood Magazine and other outlets, according to the announcement.

Reyes will mark the EP’s release with a show at Brooklyn’s Sultan Room on November 6, followed by dates at Los Angeles’ Peppermint Club on November 12 and Chicago’s Empty Bottle on November 24. Beyond music, Reyes has continued acting, with recent roles in Netflix’s “One of Them Days” and the Sundance-premiered “Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls.”

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Romy Bayhack.

Los Angeles-based indie rock artist brookelen has released her third EP, “dark side of the sun,” via Soliloquy Records. The project was engineered by Claire Morison, known for her work with Goon, with additional production and mixing from Pearce Gronek, who has worked with Exum, Hudson Freeman and Paper Lady.

According to the announcement, the EP explores themes of religious trauma, queerness, sexuality and independence through recurring imagery drawn from mythology and religious texts, including Icarus and Genesis. The songs were recorded live, which the artist’s team says preserves raw vocal and instrumental performances. The EP follows brookelen’s previous releases “time to go” and “going, going, gone.”

In support of the EP, brookelen will play a record release show on October 28 at Permanent Records Roadhouse in Los Angeles with Sluttony and Ranger Jane, followed by additional dates in Ridgewood, Queens on November 11 with Paper Lady, as well as shows in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Boston. The EP’s lead single “shadow” is accompanied by a music video that the artist describes as inspired by the Odyssey and set against the backdrop of Los Angeles.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Romy Bayhack.

Baby Snakes & The Electric Co., the project of Dallas producer and Modern Electric Sound Recorders founder Jeff Saenz, has released its debut album, Ouroboros, via Spaceflight Records. The 12-track record is structured around the four seasons and follows previously released singles “Dark Horse,” “Kintsugi” and “Diamonds on the Chorus,” alongside the new single and video “Valleys.”

According to the announcement, Saenz wrote and recorded the songs one per month over the course of a year, with the album marking his return to music following a 2021 accident that resulted in the amputation of both his hands. The project features his longtime band, including drummer Matt Rainwater.

Spaceflight Records will release a gatefold double-LP colored vinyl edition of the album, along with individual 7-inch pressings of the four singles, each paired with a cover of a song by an artist including Siouxsie & The Banshees, Little Feat, The Church and Bruce Springsteen. The band has also announced November live dates, including an in-store performance at Waterloo Records in Austin and an appearance at Dallas’ Deep Ellum Block Party.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Leigh Greaney Bush.

Gothic folk singer-songwriter Kira McSpice has released her new album, The House, via Danger Collective. The record is the third installment in her four-part series “A Return in 4 Parts,” following Saturnism and The Desert, both released earlier this year.

The House traces a trance-like journey back to McSpice’s childhood home in Harlem, Georgia, blending gothic folk, alternative rock, ambient and chamber music elements, including a choir made up of friends. The album’s highlight track, “Let It Pull You,” centers on a 2024 trip McSpice took back to her hometown, which she had not visited since leaving at age 13. According to the announcement, the project also draws on a guided trance McSpice underwent with breathwork facilitator and hypnotherapist Trina Merz, exploring themes including a fraught family relationship and the death of a friend.

The 12-track album follows prior singles “Wreckage” and “Return.” McSpice, a New York-based artist and classically trained cellist, previously released the album The Compartmentalization of Decay in 2024.

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

Electronic pop artist Baby Jane has released the full version of her single “Savior,” a track blending electroclash, trance and angelcore influences. The song was written by freestyling over a beat produced with War Tourism, according to the artist, who says she tracked and wrote it in under 15 minutes while recording at home.

The single arrives ahead of Baby Jane’s “Winter Forever” tour, her largest North American headline run to date, which begins November 5 in Detroit and runs through mid-December with stops in Dallas, Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles and other cities. The tour supports her second album, “Winter Forever,” released July 10 via Terem, and shows will feature a DJ set transitioning into her catalog.

According to the announcement, Baby Jane has built a following of more than half a million on social media along with a Discord community called the “Coven,” and her monthly streaming listeners have surpassed 1 million since the release of her 2025 album “A Grave Marked Strange.” The label says her sound, which she has described as part of an “angelcore” microgenre, has drawn coverage from outlets including Rolling Stone, NPR and The Line of Best Fit.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Leigh Greaney Bush.

New York artist Fish Hunt, the project of Lucy Mondello, released her third album, Life, on VHS Records. The record features contributions from Tex Patrello, Melaina Kol, Boone Patrello of Teethe, Joe Taurone of Bruiser and Bicycle, and Dan Poppa of People I Love.

The album was recorded at VHS Studios in Brooklyn and follows singles “Life” and “Monkey See Monkey Do,” the latter described as her first fingerpicking song. According to the announcement, the record builds on Mondello’s earlier, more sparse songwriting by incorporating a wider range of collaborators and blending live instrumentation with sample loops.

Fish Hunt will play a run of New York shows in November, including dates at Baby’s All Right and Le Poisson Rouge, supporting Laveda and Weatherday. VHS Records is an independent label founded in 2024 by producer Reed Black, operating out of the Vinegar Hill Sound studio in Brooklyn.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Kenzie Davis.

German DJ and producer BUNT. has released his debut studio album, “Levi Did It,” via Arista Records. The 15-track project features collaborations with The Chainsmokers, The Temper Trap, Lauren Spencer Smith, JBS, Tom Odell and Mapei, and includes previously released singles “Trippin” and “Spaces.” The closing track, “What If You Fly,” is a reinterpretation of The Temper Trap’s “Sweet Disposition.”

According to the announcement, BUNT. has amassed more than 1.2 billion streams and sold over 400,000 tickets in the past year. His 2023 single “Clouds” reached No. 15 on Billboard’s Hot Electronic Songs chart after a TikTok teaser generated significant attention, and he later scored a No. 1 at US Dance Radio with “I Need U,” following top-10 hits “Spaces” and “Clouds.”

The album follows a year of major festival appearances including Coachella, EDC Las Vegas, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza South America and India, and sold-out New York shows at Under the K and Pacha, the label says. BUNT. performs using his IN THE ROUND format, which positions him at the center of the audience, and has also staged pop-up sets at a car wash, a barbershop and a lucha libre arena. He was named to Rolling Stone’s Future 25 artists of 2026.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Kelsey Hession, aristarecordings.com.

Razorlight will tour the UK and parts of Europe from November 26 to December 14 to mark the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, which the band’s camp describes as having sold five times platinum. The album included singles “Before I Fall to Pieces,” “In the Morning” and the UK number one “America.”

The run spans 12 dates, opening at Glasgow’s O2 Academy and closing at Dublin’s 3Olympia, with stops including Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Leeds, Nottingham, Manchester, London’s OVO Arena Wembley, Bristol, and dates in the Netherlands and Belfast.

Support acts include The Molotovs, who the announcement says recently reached number three on the UK albums chart, and The K’s, who will appear on the Wembley bill.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Jack Kaye, outsideorganisation.com.

INK, the Grammy-nominated songwriter behind Beyoncé’s “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” and Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” has released a new single, “American Reject,” according to the announcement. The track arrives alongside the announcement of an EP of the same name and an accompanying music video.

INK’s songwriting credits also include work for Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino, Lil Nas X and Latto, and she has received Grammy nominations for Song of the Year and Album of the Year, per the release. She is set to perform “American Reject” on CBS’s Fire Country, which the announcement describes as her television debut.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Black Box | Alex Nesi, blackbox.la.

Diana Silvers will release her second album, Daughter of Sorts, on November 13 via Capitol Records. The singer, who is also known as an actress and model, wrote the album and co-produced it with Jason Lader, recording at the Houdini mansion in Laurel Canyon. The record features contributions from Fabrizio Moretti and Nicolai Fraiture of the Strokes, along with Wallows members Cole Preston and Dylan Minnette.

Silvers released a double single, “Daughter” and “Plans,” alongside a self-directed music video for both tracks. According to the announcement, the songs mark her exploration of grief and the process of growing up following a personal loss.

To mark the album’s release, Silvers has announced two headlining shows: November 17 at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles and December 1 at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn. Tickets are on sale now. Silvers released her debut album, From Another Room, in 2025, and previously toured supporting Jon Batiste and performed alongside Fletcher in Los Angeles.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Michele Hug, nastylittleman.com.