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– List of Releases: July 10th, 2026 –


Adam Lambert – ADAM
Genre: Electropop / Dance-Pop
Label: More Is More

Allison Russell – In the Hour of Chaos
Genre: Country Soul / Americana
Label: Fantasy

Apogean – Waste Where Life Begins
Genre: Technical Death Metal / Progressive Metal
Label: The Artisan Era

Bring Me The Horizon – Count Your Blessings: Repented
Genre: Deathcore / Melodic Death Metal
Label: Sony

Chuck Strangers – Glory of the King’s Hand
Genre: Boom Bap / Drumless
Label: Lex

DevilDriver – Strike and Kill
Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Groove Metal
Label: Napalm

The Durutti Column – Renascent
Genre: Indietronica / Downtempo
Label: London

Eva Under Fire – Villainous
Genre: Alternative Metal / Hard Rock
Label: Better Noise

Fathers – Fathers
Genre: Nu Jazz / Jazz Fusion
Label: Blue Note

Finn Wolfhard – Fire from the Hip
Genre: Slacker Rock / Power Pop
Label: AWAL…


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– List of Releases: July 3rd, 2026 –


Cole Redding – A Boy from Nowhere
Genre: Dance-Pop / Contemporary R&B
Label: Symphonic Distribution

Deep Purple – Splat!
Genre: Hard Rock / Progressive Rock
Label: earMUSIC

Dominum – Night Is Calling
Genre: Heavy Metal / Horror Punk
Label: Napalm

Frank Lloyd Wleft – The Actual Kids in Actual America
Genre: Alt-Country / Americana
Label: Strong Island Recordings

Ian Prowse – No Names
Genre: Folk Rock / Indie Rock
Label: Learpholl Recordings

Javano – Juncture
Genre: Atmospheric Drum and Bass / UK Garage
Label: Peer Pressure

Ken Carson – xperiment
Genre: Trap / Rage
Label: Opium

Low Cut Connie – Livin in the USA
Genre: Indie Rock / Heartland Rock
Label: Contender

Madonna – Confessions II
Genre: Dance-Pop / Diva House
Label: Warner

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– List of Releases: June 26th, 2026 –


Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri – Where Light Pauses in the Silence of the Sun
Genre: Ambient / Drone
Label: Black Knoll

Amberian Dawn – Temptation’s Gates
Genre: Symphonic Metal / Power Metal
Label: Napalm

Au/Ra – Heartcore
Genre: Alt-Pop / Chillwave
Label: Polydor

Beth Orton – The Ground Above
Genre: Art Rock / Jazz Fusion
Label: Partisan

The Bouncing Souls – Born to Be
Genre: Pop Punk / Skate Punk
Label: Coretex

Butthole Surfers – After the Astronaut
Genre: Neo-Psychedelia / Alternative Rock
Label: Sunset Blvd

Cécile McLorin Salvant – With Every Breath I Take
Genre: Vocal Jazz / Art Pop
Label: Nonesuch

Chanel Beads – Your Day Will Come
Genre: Hypnagogic Pop / Dream Pop
Label: Jagjaguwar

Cody Johnson – Banks of the Trinity
Genre: Contemporary Country / Country Pop
Label: Warner Nashville

Dead Pioneers – Wagon Burner
Genre: Hardcore…


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If you haven’t already, check out the dynamic duo of D’Gonzo and S’harder as they discussed May’s new releases in their fireside chat. Feel free to jam the playlist below, request reviews from staff and contributors, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week (in music or otherwise), and remember: the batteries in your Wii Remote are nearly depleted.


– List of Releases: June 19th, 2026 –


Adult Magic – Are You Even Happy Now?
Genre: Power Pop / Post-Grunge
Label: Dead Broke

Avarice – Perpetual Ruin
Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Label: Mighty Music

Belvedere – Seven Years of Bad Luck
Genre: Skate Punk / Melodic Hardcore
Label: Thousand Islands

Cochise – Trench Town
Genre: Trap / Rage
Label: Sony / Columbia

Conflux – In the Wake of Saturn
Genre: Technical Death Metal / Progressive Metal
Label: [independent]

D12 – D12 Forever (Vol. 1)
Genre: Hardcore Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap
Label: Compound Interest

Daniel Lanois – Belladonna Nocturne
Genre: Electroacoustic / Ambient
Label: Red Floor

Einherjer – Lifeblood
Genre: Viking Metal / Folk Metal
Label: By Norse

The first episode of our (hopefully) monthly Roundtable segment where we go over the highlights of the month. This episode contains two Brits talking about a deluge of albums over tea and crumpets.

Content:
Introduction 0:00
Mol 1:17
Neurosis 2:13
Darko 3:05
Converge 4:40
Karnivool 4:47
Rob Zombie 6:52
Gaerea 8:14
Poppy 9:04
Black Veil Brides 9:39
Don Broco 10:32
Kiefer Sutherland 11:49
Converge 15:00
Mel C 19:29
Olivia Rodrigo 21:42
Static Dress 23:08
Evanescence 26:42
Shinedown 28:53
Vince Staples 30:34
Boards of Canada 32:25
August Burns Red 34:56
Devin Townsend 36:13
Guilt Trip 38:25
Elder 38:58
Slift 40:42
L’eveil 41:51
Thurnin 42:59
Khemmis 45:36
Fires in the Distance 47:11
Genghis Tron 47:47
Bring Me the Horizon 49:17
Interpol 52:30
Muse 55:01
Marilyn Manson 58:45
Warning 1:00:00
Butthole Surfers 1:00:24
Still Remains 1:01:40
Zao Pillars 1:01:55
Shane Embury 1:03:16
Closing 1:03:48


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– List of Releases: June 12th, 2026 –


BASIC – BASIC
Genre: Krautrock / Experimental Rock
Label: No Quarter

Bebe Rexha – Dirty Blonde
Genre: Dance-Pop / Festival Progressive House
Label: Empire

BIG|BRAVE – in grief or in hope
Genre: Drone Metal / Doomgaze
Label: Thrill Jockey

Big D and the Kids Table – The Good Ole American Saturday Night
Genre: Ska Punk / “Stroll”
Label: SideOneDummy

Blxst – Labor of Love
Genre: Contemporary R&B / Pop Rap
Label: Empire

Bob Wagner – I’ve Been Down
Genre: Alt-Country / Americana
Label: Royal Potato Family

The Bobby Lees – New Self
Genre: Garage Punk / Punk Blues
Label: Ipecac

Defiled – Altered State
Genre: Death Metal / Groove Metal
Label: Season of Mist

Dirty Heads – 7 Seas
Genre: Pop Reggae / Pop Rap
Label: Better Noise

Embrace – Avalanche
Genre:


Your Age
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Result:

10-17: 0%

18-25: 4.3%

26-35: 60.9%

36+: 34.8%


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Results:

Streaming or digital copies: 43.5%

Via CD, Vinyl or Cassette: 2.9%

A balance of physical and digital: 47.8%

Other: 5.8%

Comments:

  • “I listen to both physical and digital, but it’s primarily digital, maybe like 80%”
  • “A balance of physical and digital, as well as on the radio and TV”

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Results:

Purchase a digital copy of an artist’s new album: 39.1%

Purchase a physical copy of an artist’s new album: 60.9%

I’ll go to a show: 76.8%

I’ll purchase merchandise, but not a physical copy of an album: 29%

I don’t support them financially: 8.7%

Other: 11.2%

Comments:

  • “records AND merch”
  • “Also merch, mostly if I’m at a show”
  • “Both physical copies and merchandise for favorite bands, but primarily streaming otherwise.”
  • “Purchase merchandise”
  • “Merch and a physical copy”
  • “Merch sometimes”

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Results:

The sound is better: 1.9%

I like to collect albums: 30.8%

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Lots to celebrate in June! Feel free to jam the playlist below, request reviews from staff and contributors, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week (in music or otherwise), and remember: back in my day, we had two sticks and a rock for the entire platoon, and we had to share the rock!


– List of Releases: June 5th, 2026 –


100 Demons – Embrace the Black Light
Genre: Metalcore / Beatdown Hardcore
Label: Closed Casket Activities

A.A. Williams – Solstice
Genre: Doomgaze / Post-Rock
Label: Reigning Phoenix

August Burns Red – Season of Surrender
Genre: Melodic Metalcore / Progressive Metal
Label: Fearless

Bad Stuff – Bad Stuff
Genre: Garage Rock / Slowcore
Label: Relapse

Bedouine – Neon Summer Skin
Genre: Baroque Pop / Chamber Folk
Label: Thirty Tigers

Blood Incantation – All Gates Open [Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Genre: Progressive Metal / Death Metal
Label: Century Media

Converge – Hum of Hurt
Genre: Post-Hardcore / Metalcore
Label: Epitaph

CyHra – Requiem for a Pipe Dream
Genre: Alternative Metal / Trance Metal
Label: Reigning Phoenix

Death Cab for Cutie – I Built You a Tower
Genre: Post-Punk Revival / Krautrock
Label: Anti-

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After the release of Architects’ vinyl-only 10th anniversary edition of All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us, the feedback from it has left me curious to know what the overall consensus is here on Spuitnik. How do YOU consume your music?

 

Below is a questionnaire. Hopefully I’ve covered everything.

Questionnaire

digital music recording and playback from a computer


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– List of Releases: May 29th, 2026 –


’68 – They Are Survived
Genre: Noise Rock / Post-Hardcore
Label: Pure Noise

aespa – LEMONADE
Genre: K-Pop / Pop Rap
Label: SM

Alana Springsteen – I Hope This Helps
Genre: Country Pop / Contemporary Country
Label: Columbia

All Them Witches – House of Mirrors
Genre: Heavy Psych / Occult Rock
Label: BMG

Aural Imbalance – Fragile Shapes
Genre: Atmospheric Drum and Bass / Jungle
Label: Spatial

Balmora – These Graven Halls
Genre: Melodic Metalcore / Melodic Death Metal
Label: Daze

Bluetech – Petite Constellations
Genre: Psybient / Progressive Electronic
Label: DiN

Boards of Canada – Inferno
Genre: Downtempo / Progressive Electronic
Label: Warp

Brian Jackson – Now More Than Ever
Genre: Jazz-Funk / Soul
Label: BBE

The Bug Club – Every Single Muscle
Genre: Garage…


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The Internet’s most “It’s here, I guess” Weekly is once again back like clockwork, even if a stopped clock is right twice a day. Feel free to jam the playlist below, request reviews from staff and contributors, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week (in music or otherwise), and remember: the right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.


– List of Releases: May 22nd, 2026 –


6lack – Love is the New Gangsta
Genre: Alternative R&B / Trap Soul
Label: LVRN

A – Prang
Genre: Alternative Rock / Power Pop
Label: Cooking Vinyl

A Good Year – Play
Genre: Alt-Pop / Indie Rock
Label: Escho

Aja Monet – The Color of Rain
Genre: Jazz Poetry / Spiritual Jazz
Label: drink sum wtr

Alela Diane – Who’s Keeping Time?
Genre: Contemporary Folk / Americana
Label: Loose

Armored Saint – Emotion Factory Reset
Genre: Heavy Metal / US Power Metal
Label: Metal Blade

As the Sun Falls – Songs from the Veil
Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Folk Metal
Label: Theogonia

Bill Orcutt & Mabe Fratti – Almost Waking
Genre: Chamber Folk / Modern Classical
Label:


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– List of Releases: May 15th, 2026 –


49 Winchester – Change of Plans
Genre: Alt-Country / Americana
Label: New West

Active Child – Active Child
Genre: Art Pop / Alt-Pop
Label: Masterworks

Advent Horizon – Falling Together
Genre: Progressive Metal / Progressive Rock
Label: Bandwagon Music

Aeons in Solitude – Black Lumina
Genre: Gothic Rock / Darkwave
Label: Soman

The All-American Rejects – Sandbox
Genre: Power Pop / Alternative Rock
Label: Slick Shoes

Atavistia – Old Gods Awaken
Genre: Folk Metal / Melodic Death Metal
Label: Blood Blast Distribution

Beautiful Hotnes – Tastes Like Filth
Genre: Electro-Industrial / Electroclash
Label: Delete Yourself

Crow and Gazelle – Truth Be Told
Genre: Americana / Contemporary Folk
Label: [independent]

Crown Lands – Apocalypse
Genre: Progressive Rock / Heavy Psych
Label: InsideOut

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– List of Releases: May 8th, 2026 –


Action Bronson – Planet Frog
Genre: Drumless / Abstract Hip Hop
Label: Baklava

Aldous Harding – Train on the Island
Genre: Avant-Folk / Art Pop
Label: 4AD

Amy Grant – The Me That Remains
Genre: Folk Pop / Acoustic Rock
Label: Thirty Tigers

Ashley McBryde – Wild
Genre: Contemporary Country / Country Pop
Label: MCA Nashville

Basement – WIRED
Genre: Alternative Rock / Indie Rock
Label: Run for Cover

Black Milk – CEREMONIAL
Genre: Conscious Hip Hop / Jazz Rap
Label: Computer Ugly

Black Veil Brides – Vindicate
Genre: Melodic Metalcore / Alternative Metal
Label: Spinefarm

Broken Social Scene – Remember the Humans
Genre: Indie Rock / Chamber Pop
Label: Arts & Crafts / City Slang

Cola – Cost of Living Adjustment
Genre: Post-Punk Revival / Indie Rock
Label: Fire Talk

 Crashdïet – Art of Chaos
Genre: Glam Metal / Hard…


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– List of Releases: May 1st, 2026 –


American Football – American Football (LP4)
Genre: Post-Rock / Indie Rock
Label: Polyvinyl

Ana Roxanne – Poem 1
Genre: Ambient / Impressionism
Label: kranky

Asake – M$NEY
Genre: Afrobeats / Boom Bap
Label: EMPIRE

The Black Keys – Peaches!
Genre: Blues Rock / Boogie Rock
Label: Easy Eye

BLARF – Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist
Genre: Avant-Garde Metal / Orchestral Music
Label: Stones Throw

Bonner Kramer & Thurston Moore – They Came Like Swallows: Seven Requiems for the Children of Gaza
Genre: Experimental / Progressive Ambient
Label: Silver Current

The Boo Radleys – In Spite of Everything
Genre: Neo-Psychedelia / Art Rock
Label: 1984 Recordings

Cage Fight – Exuvia
Genre: Metalcore / Groove Metal
Label: Spinefarm

Cape Crush – Place Memory
Genre: Emo-Pop / Indie Rock
Label: Wanna Hear It

Chris Brain – Red Sun Rising
Genre: Chamber Folk / Folk…


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Below is an intentionally incomplete cadre of new releases for April 24th, 2026. Feel free to jam the playlist below, request reviews from staff and contributors, let us know what you’re looking forward to this week (in music or otherwise), and remember: if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.


– List of Releases: April 24th, 2026 –


The Amity Affliction – House of Cards
Genre: Metalcore / Alternative Metal
Label: Pure Noise

Angelo De Augustine – Angel in Plainclothes
Genre: Chamber Folk / Indie Folk
Label: Asthmatic Kitty

At the Gates – The Ghost of a Future Dead
Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Gothenburg Sound
Label: Century Media

Atreyu – The End is Not the End
Genre: Melodic Metalcore / Alternative Metal
Label: Spinefarm

Body Thief – Halfway to Hallelujah
Genre: Swancore / Post-Hardcore
Label: [independent]

Carla dal Forno – Confession
Genre: Dream Pop / Ethereal Wave
Label: Kallista

CAVS – Sojourn
Genre: Jazz Fusion / Spiritual Jazz
Label: p(doom)

City of the Sun – Under the Moon
Genre: Post-Rock / Shoegaze
Label: Nettwerk

Death Lens – What’s Left Now?
Genre:


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