Happy Friday! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with new albums out today from beabadoobee, Destroy Boys, Four Year Strong, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.

It’s a slow week of new singles. You can find the latest new music to listen & download on Happens.vip Alternative Downloads page.

The Killers released a new celebratory single “Bright Lights” last night ahead of their Hot Fuss Las Vegas Residency that begins next Wednesday 8/14. Find the new song and more in Alternative Music Info.

Ratings Love! More highlights to share from Nielsen July ‘24 PPM Monthly 6+ Ratings were released the past couple days. Here are the latest stations to post 6+ increases: KXTE (X107.5 Xtreme Radio)/Las Vegas 2.5-2.8, WNWV (107.3 Alternative)/Cleveland 2.7-2.8, and WLUM (FM 102/1)/Milwaukee 2.6-2.8.

Sad to see KRBZ (ALT 96.5)/Kansas City prepping a format flip to Sports, ending 22 years of Alternative that began back in April 2002. Get the 411 in Alternative News.

Dehd stopped by WRIS (106.7 The Resistance)/Madison. Check out the radio & records exposure on Alternative Photos.

Outside Lands and Thing Festival begin today. Outside Lands schedule is HERE and Thing Festival schedule is HERE. 

Did you hear #HAPPENS 2025 Las Vegas will happen on February 26-28? 

New Albums Out Today

beabadoobee – this is how tomorrow moves (Dirty Hit)

Destroy Boys – Funeral Soundtrack #4 (Hopeless)

Four Year Strong – analysis paralysis (Pure Noise)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Flight b741 (p(doom) records)

MORE ALT ALBUMS HERE