Staff Picks: Best New Music

all genres

	Dimmu Borgir Grand Serpent Rising Another 2026 comeback for the ages!		Kevin Morby Little Wide Open Heaven is a place on Earth
	Genesis Owusu Redstar Wu and the Worldwide Scourge A diverse and political hip-hop album....but it's so much more than that.		A Forest of Stars Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface A haunting black metal cinema.
	Panopticon Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet The Laurentian Trilogy roars, soars, and sings to a close with another discography highlight from Panopticon.		Darkthrone Pre-Historic Metal Getting old. Real old.
	Darko (US) Oni 2 My favorite band is a side project		American Football American Football (LP4) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
	Hajduk Хвърковата Чета Charge!		Friko Something Worth Waiting For Tomorrow We'll Fly
	WU LYF A Wave That Will Never Break We are so back!		Immolation Descent "On and on, more death awaits."
	The Twilight Sad It's The Long Goodbye The Sound of a Long Goodbye		Neurosis An Undying Love for a Burning World A comeback for the ages.
	underscores U When I'm with you it feels like music...		Johnny Blue Skies Mutiny After Midnight The world is on fire and this is the Disco Inferno
	Cryptic Shift Overspace & Supertime The most epic, adventurous metal album of 2026 so far.		A Wilhelm Scream Cheap Heat Afterparty crasher.
	Converge Love Is Not Enough The golden boys are back to rock your world once again.		Fossilization Advent of Wounds One of the most prominent modern death metal bands returns for their sophomore effort.
	Charli XCX Wuthering Heights Goth pop vibes		Ratboys Singin’ to an Empty Chair Today’s gonna change my life
	Joyce Manor I Used To Go To This Bar An album so infectious, your only complaint will be that it ended too quickly.		Mol Dreamcrush Mol mean business.