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– List of Releases: May 1st, 2026 –

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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 Baroque
Label: Big Sun

The Claypool Lennon Delirium – The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy
Genre: Psychedelic Rock / Funk Rock
Label: ATO

Cognizance – In Light, No Shape
Genre: Technical Death Metal / Progressive Metal
Label: Willowtip

Damon Smith – Spectator
Genre: Art Pop / Chamber Pop
Label: [independent via mendel distro]

Devenial Verdict – Old Blood – Fresh Wounds [EP]
Genre: Brutal Death Metal / Dissonant Death Metal
Label: Transcending Obscurity

Dream On Dreamer – Heavens
Genre: Alternative Metal / Post-Hardcore
Label: [independent]

Emma Louise – Sunshine for Happiness
Genre: Pop Soul / Art Pop
Label: Future Classic

Evan Fong – speed
Genre: Indie Rock / New Rave
Label: Avant Garden

Haste The Day – Dissenter
Genre: Melodic Metalcore / Alternative Metal
Label: Solid State

HEALTH – ADDENDUM [EP]
Genre: Electro-Industrial / Darkwave
Label: Loma Vista

Hiss Golden Messenger – I’m People
Genre: Americana / Alt-Country
Label: Chrysalis

Isaiah Rashad – It’s Been Awful
Genre: Trap / Boom Bap
Label: Top Dawg

Jesca Hoop – Long Wave Home
Genre: Art Pop / Indie Folk
Label: Republic of Music

Kacey Musgraves – Middle of Nowhere
Genre: Contemporary Country / Country Pop
Label: Lost Highway

Laibach – Musick
Genre: Dance-Pop / Futurepop
Label: Mute

Lair of the Minotaur – I Hail I
Genre: Sludge Metal / Groove Metal
Label: Grind-House

Lil Tjay – They Just Ain’t You
Genre: Trap / Pop Rap
Label: TrenchKid

Lip Critic – Theft World
Genre: Synth Punk / Industrial Hip Hop
Label: Partisan

Maya Hawke – Maitreya Corso
Genre: Folk Pop / Indie Folk
Label: Mom + Pop

Melanie C – Sweat
Genre: Dance-Pop / Nu Disco
Label: Red Girl

Merzbow – TripleAkuma [Live Album]
Genre: Harsh Noise / Experimental
Label: Room40

Seefeel – Sol.Hz
Genre: IDM / Ambient Techno
Label: Warp

Sevendust – One
Genre: Alternative Metal / Groove Metal
Label: Napalm

Seven Lions – The Dreams Strange and Eternal [EP]
Genre: Brostep / Melodic Dubstep
Label: Ophelia

Toadies – The Charmer
Genre: Alternative Rock / Post-Grunge
Label: Spaceflight

Tori Amos – In Times of Dragons
Genre: Art Pop / Alternative Rock
Label: Decca

Venom – Into Oblivion
Genre: Thrash Metal / Speed Metal
Label: Noise

Weird Nightmare – Hoopla
Genre: Alternative Rock / Power Pop
Label: Sub Pop

White Flowers – Dreams For Somebody Else
Genre: Dream Pop / Indietronica
Label: The State51 Conspiracy

Young the Giant – Victory Garden
Genre: Indie Rock / Post-Punk Revival
Label: Fearless

Younger Brother – Mutually Assured Distraction
Genre: Art Rock / Psybient
Label: Twisted

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