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Mar 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 February 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.

All of this is in an effort to be better prepared when it comes to putting together our Top 100 Albums of 2026 list at the end of the year. Check out January 2026’s best albums here.

Unlike our Top 100 Albums lists, we didn’t do a formal vote. I put together a list of albums and asked our writers to suggest additional titles. So the list below is in alphabetical order and is a more casual collating of February’s best full-length releases.

Bill Callahan: My Days of 58 (Drag City)

Cardinals: Masquerade (So Young)

Charli XCX: Wuthering Heights (Atlantic)

Felsmann + Tiley: Protomensch (Mute)

Read our interview with Felsmann + Tiley on Protomensch.

Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Laughter In Summer (Transgressive)

Read our review of Laughter In Summer.

Gorillaz: The Mountain (Kong/The Orchard)

Read our review of The Mountain.

Heavenly: Highway to Heavenly (Skep Wax)

Read our review of Highway to Heavenly.

Howling Bells: Strange Life (Nude)

Read our review of Strange Life. Read our interview with Howling Bells on Strange Life.

Iron & Wine: Hen’s Teeth (Sub Pop)

Read our review of Hen’s Teeth.

kwes.: Kinds (Warp)

Read our review of Kinds.

Lala Lala: Heaven 2 (Sub Pop)

Mandy, Indiana: URGH (Sacred Bones)

Mitski: Nothing’s About to Happen to Me (Dead Oceans)

Read our review of Nothing’s About to Happen to Me.

Nothing: A Short History of Decay (Run for Cover)

Ratboys: Singin’ to an Empty Chair (New West)

Read our review of Singin’ to an Empty Chair.

Ulrika Spacek: EXPO (Full Time Hobby)

U2: Days of Ash EP (Island)

Vona Vella: Carnival (Strap Originals)

Read our review of Carnival. Read our 2025 interview with Vona Vella.

Voxtrot: Dreamers in Exile (Cult Hero)

Read our interview with Voxtrot on Dreamers in Exile.

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