Every Friday the streaming platforms refresh. Some weeks it's filler. This week is not that week. June 5 has Taylor Swift at the top, a genuine Pink Floyd rarity making its proper streaming debut, and a set of releases spanning pop, indie, and classic rock that gives almost every type of listener something worth pressing play on.
Taylor Swift — "I Knew It, I Knew You"
The lead story everywhere today: Swift's original song for Toy Story 5, co-produced with Jack Antonoff and inspired by the cowgirl Jessie's storyline in the new film. It's her first music since The Life of a Showgirl, and early reactions describe a genuine country return — acoustic-leaning, narrative-driven storytelling pop that sits closer to Fearless than anything she's done in a decade. Read our full piece above for the complete breakdown. Stream it now; the film opens June 19 and the cultural moment is happening this weekend.
Pink Floyd — 8-Tracks
This is the story that deserves more attention than it's getting. 8-Tracks is a new Pink Floyd compilation spanning their 1971–1979 era, released today via Sony Music — and it's not a straightforward greatest hits. The tracklist pulls from Meddle through The Wall, including the usual landmarks: "Money," "Wish You Were Here," "Comfortably Numb," "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2." But the real draw is "Pigs on the Wing" — the complete, unedited version previously available only on the physical 8-track cartridge release of Animals in 1977.
That version has never been on streaming. It has never been on CD. The 8-track format allowed the song to play continuously across two sides of the cartridge in a way vinyl couldn't accommodate. Steven Wilson — the Porcupine Tree frontman who has become the go-to figure for Pink Floyd archival work — edited the track using sound effects sourced from the original multitracks to create a seamless version. For longtime Floyd fans, this is a legitimate archival event, not a cash-grab reissue.
Ellie Goulding — New single
Goulding continues what has quietly become one of the more interesting comeback arcs in pop music. Her 2023–2025 output found her moving away from the festival-circuit electronic sound of her mid-career peak and into something more textured and atmospheric. Her voice — always the strongest asset — now has room to work. If you haven't paid attention since Delirium, this is a reasonable reentry point.
Pitbull, The Kid LAROI, Malcolm Todd
Pitbull releases with the regularity of a utility company, and his audience is never surprised and never disappointed. The Kid LAROI is 21 years old and already has the catalog discipline of someone twice his age — since "Stay" in 2021 he has maintained a release pace most artists couldn't sustain, and the quality has held. Malcolm Todd is the indie pick of the week: lower profile, higher reward for listeners willing to dig past the algorithm's first page.
Everything else
June 5 is also a strong week for rock reissues. Don Henley's The End of the Innocence returns remastered across two vinyl LPs. Dinosaur Jr.'s You're Living All Over Me gets a special recycled vinyl pressing. Elliott Smith's Roman Candle does as well. Cream's Wheels of Fire — the 1968 live double album featuring Eric Clapton at a fiery peak — comes back as an expanded 5CD set with previously unreleased recordings.
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