Fresh off the press

Recently reviewed records beyond today's picks, newest first.

• Pitchfork·Album review·Sep 5, 2026

  I Must Be Dreaming. Read the review on Pitchfork (opens in new tab)

  by Alabama Shakes

  After more than a decade away, Brittany Howard’s influential rock band still has a knack for righteous, retro catharsis, but the signature moves can’t help but feel a little safe.
• Aquarium Drunkard·Album review·Sep 4, 2026

  Mercury. Read the review on Aquarium Drunkard (opens in new tab)

  by Upper Wilds

  Dan Friel is having a summer, what with the surprise resurgence of aughts noise mainstays Parts & Labor and now a fourth album from guitar-centric, astronomy-centric Upper Wilds.
• Clash·Album review·Sep 4, 2026

  PRIMA. Read the review on Clash (opens in new tab)

  by ADÉLA

  ADÉLA wants this.
• Pitchfork·Album review·Sep 4, 2026

  Before the World Blows: The Abi and Alan Experiment. Read the review on Pitchfork (opens in new tab)

  by Erykah Badu, The Alchemist

  The neo-soul priestess and the hip-hop producer throw it back on a seductive, pleasantly rambly collaborative album that returns them both to their roots.
• Pitchfork·Album review·Sep 4, 2026

  Who Loves the Sun. Read the review on Pitchfork (opens in new tab)

  by Chat Pile

  The Oklahoma sludge-metal band has never spoken in subtleties, but its third album is its most pointed statement yet: a merciless depiction of a world in decline.
• Pitchfork·Album review·Sep 4, 2026

  Hempispheres. Read the review on Pitchfork (opens in new tab)

  by Sleep

  The stoner-doom institution returns, minus founding guitarist Matt Pike, for a monotonous album of timid riffs and bad weed puns.
• Pitchfork·Album review·Sep 4, 2026

  GOTTA GET OUT. Read the review on Pitchfork (opens in new tab)

  by The Linda Lindas

  The L.A.
• Clash·Album review·Sep 3, 2026

  Who Loves The Sun. Read the review on Clash (opens in new tab)

  by Chat Pile

  Few new bands have captured the zeitgeist of the 2020s like Chat Pile.
• Aquarium Drunkard·Album review·Sep 3, 2026

  Four Louies Live. Read the review on Aquarium Drunkard (opens in new tab)

  by Bill Orcutt

  Orcutt’s deconstruction of “Louie Louie” is a mash-up of Steve Reich’s 1970 minimalist milestones “Four Organs” with the rock staple.
• Clash·Album review·Sep 3, 2026

  Act III. Read the review on Clash (opens in new tab)

  by Kasabian

  Six years after finding themselves unexpectedly at a crossroads, Kasabian arrive at their third act with a fresh sense of direction and a renewed appetite for experimentation.
• Clash·Album review·Sep 3, 2026

  Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer. Read the review on Clash (opens in new tab)

  by Czarface & Frankie Pulitzer

  Czarface are, in terms of their unique aesthetic parameters, one of the most fun, rewarding rap projects to keep tabs on.
• Pitchfork·Album review·Sep 3, 2026

  Ultimate Love Forever. Read the review on Pitchfork (opens in new tab)

  by Lex Walton

  Earnest and disaffected, ironic and confrontational, the Brooklyn songwriter’s Sub Pop debut channels trans rage into scrappy DIY punk with no patience left.

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