New music roundup October highlights Caroline Rose‘s new album which arrived Friday, and it sits alongside a handful of fresh singles that stretch from bluegrass to a German-language piano collaboration to a live take on a Dolly Parton classic. Here is what landed this week.
Caroline Rose, Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall
The album came out October 23 on SUCK Records, the label Rose launched for this release. It is the first project on the imprint, and John Congleton produced it. The record follows Year of the Slug, which Rose made on a phone and sold only on vinyl and Bandcamp in 2025.
The album opens with “Yip Yip Yow,” a song Rose had performed live for about a decade before releasing a studio version in May. “Chow Mein” served as the second single ahead of the release. Other tracks include “Valery (please don’t be mad at me)” and “Cement Head.”
Mountain Grass Unit and Hayes Carll, Railroad River Junction
Birmingham, Alabama’s Mountain Grass Unit pairs bluegrass precision with jam-band looseness. Their 2024 EP, Runnin’ From Trouble, was recorded at Nashville’s Hartland Studios and produced by Mike Harris of Old Crow Medicine Show. This new single brings in Hayes Carll as a collaborator.
Bebe Stockwell, Bad at Goodbyes
Bebe Stockwell released “Bad at Goodbyes” as a single this week. The track puts her guitar and voice front and center.
beslik and Chilly Gonzales, 100 TAGE SOMMER
Pianist and producer Chilly Gonzales joins beslik on this single, sung in German. The title translates to “100 Days of Summer.”
Molly Tuttle, 9 to 5 (Live)
Molly Tuttle’s live version of “9 to 5” recasts the Dolly Parton hit from 1980 with her own band and her bluegrass-rooted guitar playing. It is a short, direct way to hear a well-known song in a new room.
More New Music Roundups
- New Music Roundup: Caroline Rose, Mountain Grass Unit, and More (10/24/2026)
- New Releases: Eight Fresh Songs and Albums from Early October (10/16/2026)
- Nashville Music News: The Mountain Goats and Wishy Share New Singles, Plus This Week’s Shows (7/20/2026)
- New Music Roundup: Mary Gauthier, Jesse Welles, Minna, Steep Canyon Rangers & Benjamin Tod (7/10/2026)
- New Music Roundup: Styrofoam Winos, Drivin N Cryin, Gracie Abrams, Hovvdy & Modest Mouse (7/8/2026)
- Michigander Celebrates New Album “Over Before You Know It” at Nashville’s Grimey’s (7/7/2026)
- New Music Friday (6/26/2026)
A curated pick by Planet Mars Music Editorial Staff and crafted with the help of AI