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Dry Cleaning, Sleaford Mods, Yumi Zouma, Plantoid, Blackwater Holylight, Joyce Manor, Jo Passed, and More
Feb 04, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Last year we launched our Albums of the Month series, where we highlight the best albums released in the previous month. Now here is a roundup of January 2026’s best albums. We have included Bandcamp or Spotify embeds (some albums aren’t on Bandcamp) for each album and links to any reviews or interviews we did to support the release. More
Plus Tonstartssbandht, Snail Mail, My Morning Jacket, Coco, Ducks Ltd., and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 17, 2021
By By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 35th Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a blockbuster week for new songs, with lots of strong contenders. We tried to show a bit of restraint and keep it to an already over-stuffed Top 12, but then we just went for it with a Top 14. I mean, whose going to tell us we can’t pick 14 favorite songs? It’s our website and we have no corporate overlords. More
Healing Is a Miracle Due Out July 10 via Ninja Tune
May 21, 2020
By Samantha Small
After a four-year hiatus, Julianna Barwick has announced her new album Healing Is a Miracle. Along with the announcement, Barwick shared a music video for the (much-needed) meditative track “Inspirit.” More
Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Foals, Florence + the Machine, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 25, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
This was a helluva week for new music. Monday was fairly quiet due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but Foals officially announced two albums and shared a cinematic video for a new song. More
Plus Little Dragon, Sampha, Thom Yorke, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 12, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
While it was a very healthy week for new album releases, so much so that we had eight runner-ups for this week’s Album of the Week, it was more of a challenge to find 10 new songs we felt worthy of this week’s Songs of the Week list. More
