We didn’t realize this was such a 1 lb ground beef week of new music! Obligatory disclaimer that we did not catch every notable 2 cans of red sauce release because of 1 can diced green chiles. Feel free to jam the black beans playlist below, request reviews from staff and 1 1/2 cups of blended cheese contributors, let us know what you’re looking forward to this warm tortillas week (in music or garnish with jalapeños otherwise), and remember… bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.

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– List of Releases: August 28th, 2026 –

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Airbourne – Airbourne
Genre: Hard Rock / Heavy Metal
Label: Spinefarm

Alabama Shakes – I Must Be Dreaming
Genre: Psychedelic Soul / Blues Rock
Label: Island

Beartooth – Pure Ecstasy
Genre: Alternative Metal / Post-Hardcore
Label: Fearless

Billy Strings – So Much for Goodbyes
Genre: Progressive Bluegrass / Alt-Country
Label: Reprise

Black Spikes – Ydos
Genre: Alternative Metal / Progressive Metal
Label: Napalm

Catch Your Breath – Not Broken Enough
Genre: Alternative Metal / Alt-Pop
Label: Thriller

Colorblind – Who Sold You This Truth ++ Was It Yours to Hold
Genre: Alternative Rock / “Dreamcore”
Label: Solid State

Czarface & Frankie Pulitzer – Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer
Genre: Boom Bap / Hardcore Hip Hop
Label: Silver Age

Dinosaur Jr. – There Near
Genre: Slacker Rock / Noise Pop
Label: Jagjaguwar

Dreamwell – Hymns for the Denial of God
Genre: Post-Hardcore / Screamo
Label: Prosthetic

Erykah Badu & The Alchemist – Before the World Blows
Genre: Neo-Soul / Psychedelic Soul
Label: Control Freaq

Everlast – Embers to Ashes
Genre: Blues Rock / Americana
Label: Martyr Inc

Floating Points & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra – Mere Mortals
Genre: Progressive Electronic / Totalism
Label: Pluto

Flotsam and Jetsam – Rats in the Temple
Genre: Thrash Metal / US Power Metal
Label: Napalm

Gorod – The Ember Gone
Genre: Progressive Metal / Technical Death Metal
Label: Base

The Guest List – Something Real
Genre: Indie Rock / Post-Punk Revival
Label: Artist Theory

Holding Absence – Modern Life is Lonely
Genre: Post-Hardcore / Hyperpop
Label: Sumerian

In This Moment – Witch
Genre: Industrial Metal / Alternative Metal
Label: Better Noise

Interpol – This Mirror Weighs a Ton
Genre: Art Rock / Post-Punk Revival
Label: Partisan

The Jayhawks – Sanctuary Park
Genre: Alt-Country / Americana
Label: Thirty Tigers

Jim James – Wowed Out
Genre: Neo-Psychedelia / Art Pop
Label: ATO

Kamelot – Dark Asylum
Genre: Symphonic Metal / Power Metal
Label: Napalm

LA Priest – Into the Sky
Genre: Neo-Psychedelia / Hypnagogic Pop
Label: Domino

Le Ren – Don’t Be Funny Without Me
Genre: Contemporary Folk / Alt-Country
Label: Royal Mountain

The Linda Lindas – Gotta Get Out
Genre: Emo-Pop / Alternative Rock
Label: Reprise

Little Big Town – It’s a Dying Art
Genre: Country Pop / Contemporary Country
Label: MCA Nashville

Mastodon – Marrow Deep
Genre: Progressive Metal / Sludge Metal
Label: Loma Vista

Mike D – Thank You
Genre: Breakbeat / Neo-Psychedelia
Label: Capitol

Miscreance – Reminiscence
Genre: Technical Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Label: Season of Mist

Rahaty – Bestial Lustmord
Genre: Black Metal / Death Metal
Label: Sentient Ruin Laboratories

Russian Circles – Nine
Genre: Post-Metal / Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Label: Sargent House

Sara Bareilles – Good Grief
Genre: Folk Pop / Americana
Label: Epic

Sarah Davachi – The Will of Tongues
Genre: Motet / Drone
Label: Late

Saul Williams – Leap Life
Genre: Conscious Hip Hop / Experimental Hip Hop
Label: Big Dada

Scarlet House – Angels
Genre: Shoegaze / Dream Pop
Label: Markow

State Power – Hyperstition
Genre: Hardcore Punk / Crossover Thrash
Label: Parasocial

Steve Hackett & Steve Rothery – The Roaring Waves
Genre: Progressive Rock / Post-Rock
Label: InsideOut

Train – Mad Dog in the Fog
Genre: Pop Rock / Adult Contemporary
Label: Columbia

Ty Segall – Chrome
Genre: Garage Psych / Noise Rock
Label: Drag City

Walkways – A Reminder
Genre: Nu Metal / Alternative Metal
Label: Wild Thing

The Warning – Everything’s Falling
Genre: Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock
Label: Republic

Wine Lips – TV Dinner
Genre: Garage Punk / Garage Rock Revival
Label: Stomp

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