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
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 flowers in the garden are representative of those in your heart. Treat them both nice.
– 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
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
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.
Somehow, we returned. 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: you never know if your bad luck spared you from your worse luck.
– 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
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:…
Please 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: you can’t just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars.
– 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
Please 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: only a Sith deals in absolutes.
– 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…
Please 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:
– List of Releases: May 1st, 2026 –
American Football – American Football (LP4) Genre: Post-Rock / Indie Rock Label: Polyvinyl
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
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
Below is a non-exhaustive list of new releases for April 17th, 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: had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong!
– List of Releases: April 17th, 2026 –
Anitta – EquilibrIVm Genre: MPB / Funk Brasileiro Label: Republic
Arkells – Between Us Genre: Indie Rock / Pop Rock Label: [independent]
Welcome! In lieu of another list, I figured I’d try my hand at the blog again — wooo! This is normally where I’d lay out the purpose and agenda of the post, or try to lend context to some broader future series, but I’m not precisely sure where this is going yet. So just bear with me on this stream-of-consciousness journey through Q1 of 2026.
The First Album I Actually Cared About
The Format – Boycott Heaven
I came into this album with aggressively medium expectations after Nate Ruess’ long ass absence from music, and this cleared every bar imaginable. It’s basically a rockier version of Fun., sacrificing some of those all-timer pop hooks for beefier guitars and even the occasional scream (uh what). It’s also very consistent — and a grower. If you’ve got any nostalgia for early-mid 2010s indie-pop/rock, this should do something for you.
Random Indie Sleeper That I Can’t Shake
Victoryland – My Heart Is A Room With No Cameras In It
Maybe it’s just the hours I spent shoveling snow to this album after my snowblower died, but I feel a certain connection to this. It’s not a remarkable album, but it does everything well with just a hint of mystique and additional depth that I haven’t been able to fully explore yet. ‘Keep Me Around’ is a lush and eerie little gem…
Didn’t we just do one of these? Sorry about that. While you are welcome to go back in time to last week, the superior option is checking out DrGonzo’s Skinny Puppy video essay. Below is a short list of new releases for April 10th, 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: we are so back (until we are not, but until then, we are so back).
– List of Releases: April 10th, 2026 –
808 State & Humanoid – In Place of Language [EP] Genre: Acid House / Acid Techno Label: De:tuned
Archspire – Too Fast to Die Genre: Technical Death Metal / Progressive Metal Label: [independent]
Artificial Astronaut – When the Familiar Ends Genre: Alternative Rock / Post-Rock Label: [independent]
As Everything Unfolds – Did You Ask to Be Set Free? Genre: Alternative Metal / Melodic Metalcore Label: Century Media
Bilmuri – KINDA HARD Genre: Alternative Rock / Easycore Label: Columbia
Bodysnatcher – Hell is Here, Hell is Home Genre: Downtempo Deathcore / Beatdown Hardcore Label: MNRK Heavy
