Friday 11/4/22 8pm ET: 2 Feature LPs: Joji – Smithereens (2022) & Willow – Coping Mechanism (2022)

Smithereens is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Joji, released on November 4, 2022 via 88rising and Warner Records. It was preceded by the singles “Glimpse of Us” and “Yukon (Interlude)”. Joji will tour North America in promotion of the record from September 2022.

  1. “Glimpse of Us” 3:53
  2. “Feeling Like the End” 1:42
  3. “Die For You” 3:31
  4. “Before the Day Is Over” 3:33
  5. “Dissolve” 2:57
  6. “Night Rider” 2:07
  7. “BlahBlahBlah Demo” 2:22
  8. “Yukon (Interlude)” 2:21
  9. “1AM Freestyle” 1:53

Joji – vocals
Dale Becker – mastering
Jeff Ellis – mixing (1, 3, 4)
Tristan Hoogland – mixing (2, 5–9)


Coping Mechanism (stylized as ) is the fifth studio album by American singer Willow. It was released on October 7, 2022, through MSFTS Music and Roc Nation. The album was preceded by a slew of singles, including “Maybe It’s My Fault”, “Hover Like a Goddess”, “Curious/Furious”, and “Split”.

  1. “Maybe It’s My Fault” 2:42
  2. “Falling Endlessly” 2:54
  3. “Curious/Furious” 3:04
  4. “Why?” 2:58
  5. “Coping Mechanism” 2:45
  6. “Split” 3:21
  7. “Hover Like a Goddess” 2:23
  8. “Ur a Stranger” 2:05
  9. “Perfectly Not Close to Me” (with Yves Tumor) 1:52
  10. “No Control” 2:48
  11. “Batshit!” 2:22

Willow – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 3–11)
Chris Greatti – guitar (all tracks), bass guitar (1–5, 7–9), drums (3, 9), percussion (3), background vocals (4)
Asher Bank – drums (1, 2, 4–8, 10, 11)
Ryan Wheeler – bass guitar (6, 10)
Yves Tumor – background vocals (9)
Zach Tenorio – Mellotron, piano (10)
Liam Hall – organ (10); Mellotron, programming, synthesizer (11)
Brad Bowers – bass guitar (11)