Welcome back to This Week on Wax, your weekly excuse to ignore your bank account and clear some serious space on your record shelves.
This week’s batch of new arrivals is an absolute dream for anyone who loves rich vocals, big stadium hooks, and massive indie anthems. We have got a soul-stirring new chapter from one of the UK’s most incredible voices, a full-throttle self-titled statement from Australia’s favourite indie-rock trio, and a wildly unexpected Nashville detour from a rock legend.
Grab a coffee, settle in, and let us dive into the records you need to be taking home this weekend.
Jorja Smith - What Are The Odds
If you are looking for an album that will completely wrap around you the second the needle drops, Jorja Smith is back to deliver. Stepping out with her third studio album, What Are The Odds, the Walsall-born powerhouse sounds more liberated, confident, and deeply in control than ever before.
Building on her signature blend of warm, smoky R&B vocals and UK club rhythms, the record dives headfirst into late-night dancefloor euphoria, house beats, and deeply personal reflection. Singles like 'I Lied, You Lied' and 'Alive' hit that absolute sweet spot between bittersweet intimacy and irresistible movement. Her voice has this incredible, velvety texture that just begs for the warmth of analogue wax. Dim the lights, turn up the bass, and let this one spin.
DMA’S - DMA'S
Sydney’s finest have officially returned, and they are making a massive statement by putting their own name on the cover. Five albums deep into a stellar career, DMA’S drop their self-titled fifth record, and it feels like a total victory lap for the trio.
Written and recorded between their studio in Sydney and Los Angeles, the 11-track collection trades overly polished tricks for raw, authentic energy. You still get those massive, soaring, Britpop-infused singalong choruses they built their name on, but layered with fuzzy, distorted guitars and punchy new textures. Standout anthems like 'Heatin Park' and 'Killing Time' were practically tailor-made for loud, room-filling stereo setups. It is classic DMA'S with the volume cranked all the way up.
Brandon Flowers - Thrasher
Now here is a left turn that nobody saw coming, but everyone needs to hear. The Killers' iconic frontman Brandon Flowers is back with his first solo album in over a decade, Thrasher, and he has officially gone Country-Western.
Recorded in the heart of Nashville at the legendary Historic RCA Studio A, Flowers leans heavily into the music his father loved, trading glitzy Las Vegas synth-pop for pedal steel guitars, acoustic twang, and dusty Americana storytelling. Backed by legendary Music City session players, tracks like 'Plans' and 'Paradise' showcase his unmistakable, soaring vocals against a gorgeous backdrop of classic storytelling. It is cinematic, warm, wonderfully nostalgic, and an absolute treat on physical vinyl.
From late-night R&B grooves to stadium-sized indie rock and dusty Nashville Americana, this week’s shelves are overflowing with brilliant new releases. Pop down to your local store or head online to grab your copies today, and let us know: which one is going on your record player first?
