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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 Punk / Post-Punk
Label: Hassle
Downtown Boys – Public Luxury
Genre: Art Punk / Hardcore Punk
Label: Sub Pop
Exploring Birdsong – Every House We Build
Genre: Art Rock / Progressive Rock
Label: Long Branch
Gold Panda – Ton Up
Genre: Tech House / Wonky
Label: Studio Barnhus
Gracie – Miss Misfortunately
Genre: Alt-Pop / Alternative Rock
Label: Tooth & Nail
Heidi Montag – Masterpiece
Genre: Electropop / Electrohouse
Label: Pratt Productions
Ibeyi – Offering
Genre: Art Pop / Alternative R&B
Label: AWAL
Junius – Sotera
Genre: Gothic Metal / Doomgaze
Label: Prosthetic
M. Geddes Gengas – Guest List
Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz / Post-Rock
Label: Hausu Mountain
Madeon – Victory
Genre: French Electro / Dance-Pop
Label: Mom + Pop
Masterplan – Metalmorphosis
Genre: Power Metal / Heavy Metal
Label: Frontiers
Mortiis – Ghosts of Europa
Genre: Gothic Rock / Dungeon Synth
Label: Prophecy
Muse – The Wow! Signal
Genre: Neo-Prog / Alternative Rock
Label: Warner
Nargaroth – Apocalyptic Steel
Genre: Black Metal / Thrash Metal
Label: Season of Mist
Nunslaughter – Satanic Chaos Legions
Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Label: BLKIIBLK
Ostraca – Thread
Genre: Screamo / Post-Metal
Label: Persistent Vision
Pearl & The Oysters – Monkey Mind
Genre: Yacht Rock / Jazz Pop
Label: Stones Throw
The Pretty Reckless – Dear God
Genre: Hard Rock / Post-Grunge
Label: Fearless
Ryan Beatty – Sweet Fortune
Genre: Soft Rock / Folk Pop
Label: Warner UK
Seven Chains – Swollen, In Flux
Genre: Dissonant Death Metal / Avant-Garde Metal
Label: I, Voidhanger
Shane Embury – Bridge to Resolution
Genre: Industrial Rock / Post-Punk
Label: Dissonance
Siamese – Dissolution
Genre: Alternative Metal / Djent
Label: Long Branch
Sincere Engineer – Probable Claws
Genre: Emo / Pop Punk
Label: Hopeless
Spiral Staircase – Your Inner World Is Deeply Uninteresting
Genre: Noise Pop / Indie Rock
Label: Retrac
Switchfoot – Forever Now
Genre: Alternative Rock / Post-Grunge
Label: BMG
T.I. – Kill The King
Genre: Trap / Conscious Hip Hop
Label: Grand Hustle
Temples – Bliss
Genre: Neo-Psychedelia / Alternative Dance
Label: V2
There Were Wires – Vessel
Genre: Post-Hardcore / Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Label: Iodine
Tift Merritt – Sugar
Genre:
Label: One Riot
Truck Violence – The Weathervane Is My Body
Genre: Noise Rock / Sludge Metal
Label: The Fensler
Walg – VI
Genre: Melodic Black Metal / Symphonic Black Metal
Label: Zwaertgevegt
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