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The Strokes are releasing their new album Reality Awaits on June 26th.
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Kurt Vile's new album, Philadelphia's been good to me, is out May 29th.
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What's your favorite track from Thundercat's new album Distracted?
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New Music Friday: Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire "Inspired by an immersion into New York City nightlife, the English songwriter embraces the sounds of dance music on a set of studied, introspective pop songs."
@pitchfork.com
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Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire
Music Reviews: Ambiguous Desire by Arlo Parks released in 2026. Genre: Alt-Pop.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1615268-arlo-parks-ambiguous-desire.php
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New Music Friday: Thundercat - Distracted "With super-producer Greg Kurstin couching the lyrical doubts in sunshine grooves, Thundercat has finally made the all-out pop album he’s been hinting at. It fits like a glove."
@mojomagazine.bsky.social
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Thundercat - Distracted
Music Reviews: Distracted by Thundercat released in 2026. Genre: Psychedelic Soul.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1656151-thundercat-distracted.php
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Olivia Rodrigo's third LP, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, is out June 12th.
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March was packed full of new releases. What was your favorite?
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Converge will release Hum of Hurt - their 2nd album of 2026 - on June 5th.
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What's your favorite track from RAYE's new album THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.?
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What's your favorite song off of WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA?
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New Music Friday: Courtney Barnett - Creature of Habit "Musically and lyrically, the Aussie rocker’s fourth album is a treatise on why humans are such habitual creatures; she seldom strays from familiar ground but never to a fault."
@pastemagazine.bsky.social
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Courtney Barnett - Creature of Habit
Music Reviews: Creature of Habit by Courtney Barnett released in 2026. Genre: Indie Rock.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1638673-courtney-barnett-creature-of-habit.php
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New Music Friday: Snail Mail - Ricochet "Rich, charming and deeply comforting, it earns an immediate replay."
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Snail Mail - Ricochet
Music Reviews: Ricochet by Snail Mail released in 2026. Genre: Indie Rock.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1638181-snail-mail-ricochet.php
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New Music Friday: Fcukers - Ö "The duo’s snotty nonchalance may capture the post-Brat zeitgeist, but their true appeal lies in a talent for turning vintage dance influences into pointed modern pop."
@theguardian.com
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Fcukers - Ö
Music Reviews: Ö by Fcukers released in 2026. Genre: Dance-Pop.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1614963-fcukers-o.php
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New Music Friday: Robyn - Sexistential "Robyn sounds right at home on a kooky new album that refines the luminous synth palpitations of Body Talk to explore sexuality, sentimentality, and the creation of life."
@pitchfork.com
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Robyn - Sexistential
Music Reviews: Sexistential by Robyn released in 2026. Genre: Dance-Pop.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1514161-robyn-sexistential.php
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New Music Friday: RAYE - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. "It’s huge, expansive, bonkers and brilliant. It’s RAYE at her very core, and it’s fantastic."
@diymag.com
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RAYE - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.
Music Reviews: THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. by RAYE released in 2026. Genre: Pop Soul.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1471943-raye-this-music-may-contain-hope.php
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New Music Friday: Slayyyter - WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA "Chasing the highs of her Tumblr-addled youth, Slayyyter finds her sound in a new strain of brash, sleazy pop." - NME
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Slayyyter - WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA
Music Reviews: WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA by Slayyyter released in 2026. Genre: Electropop.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1460350-slayyyter-wort-girl-in-america.php
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Paul McCartney's new album 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' is out May 29th.
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Now that you've had some time with it, what's your favorite track on ARIRANG?
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What's your favorite track on underscores' new album 'U'?
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New Music Friday: Grace Ives - Girlfriend "The reigning champ of indie pop returns with a razor-sharp, refreshingly self-serious album that plays like a travelogue from disarray to recovery."
@pitchfork.com
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Grace Ives - Girlfriend
Music Reviews: Girlfriend by Grace Ives released in 2026. Genre: Indietronica.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1691881-grace-ives-girlfriend.php
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New Music Friday: BTS - ARIRANG "The fourteen tracks make for a more mature body of work – one that trades the glossy, slightly on-the-nose singles of ‘Butter’ or ‘Dynamite’ for something more layered."
@clashmusic.com
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BTS - ARIRANG
Music Reviews: ARIRANG by BTS released in 2026. Genre: K-Pop.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1600367-bts-arirang.php
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New Music Friday: underscores - U "April Harper Grey’s latest hits all the beats of a classic pop record—a choreo-primed single, a power ballad, a post-breakup closure anthem—without overstaying its welcome."
@pastemagazine.bsky.social
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underscores - U
Music Reviews: U by underscores released in 2026. Genre: Electropop.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1701933-underscores-u.php
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What's your favorite track off of James Blake's new album Trying Times?
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Death Cab for Cutie's new album 'I Built You A Tower' is out June 5th.
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New Music Friday: Kim Gordon - PLAY ME "Kim Gordon has mastered a modern mixture of distorted guitar and intense trip-hop beats with the release of her most political solo album."
@theskinnymag.bsky.social
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Kim Gordon - PLAY ME
Music Reviews: PLAY ME by Kim Gordon released in 2026. Genre: Trap.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1616185-kim-gordon-play-me.php
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New Music Friday: James Blake - Trying Times "A welcome addition to both Blake's discography and the anxious times we live in."
@slantmagazine.com
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James Blake - Trying Times
Music Reviews: Trying Times by James Blake released in 2026. Genre: Alternative R&B.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1636079-james-blake-trying-times.php
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Today marks 25 years of Daft Punk's masterpiece Discovery. How's it hold up today?
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Kacey Musgraves' new album, Middle of Nowhere, is out May 1st.
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The Lemon Twigs are releasing their new album Look For Your Mind! on May 8th.
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What's your favorite track off of Strictly 4 The Scythe?
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Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & SURF GANG are set to release their collaborative album, POMPEII // UTILITY, on April 3rd.
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What's your favorite track on Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.?
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New Music Friday: The Scythe - Strictly 4 The Scythe "We need to hear more than eight songs before we can ultimately decide if The Scythe is the “rising new guard” ... But their debut album is a damn good starting place."
@consequence.bsky.social
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The Scythe - Strictly 4 The Scythe
Music Reviews: Strictly 4 The Scythe by The Scythe released in 2026. Genre: Southern Hip Hop.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1384430-the-scythe-strictly-4-the-scythe.php
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New Music Friday: Harry Styles - Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. "Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. continues Styles’s trajectory of showing us less of who he is as an artist than who he hopes to emulate."
@slantmagazine.com
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Harry Styles - Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.
Music Reviews: Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. by Harry Styles released in 2026. Genre: Alt-Pop.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1617971-harry-styles-kiss-all-the-time-disco-occasionally.php
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What's your favorite track from Mitski's new album 'Nothing's About to Happen to Me'?
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Aldous Harding's new album, Train on the Island, is out May 8th.
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What's your favorite track from Gorillaz's new album 'The Mountain'?
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With February come and gone, what was your favorite new release from last month?
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New Music Friday: Bruno Mars - The Romantic "Mars’s homages are beautifully performed but bereft of new ideas."
@theguardian.com
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Bruno Mars - The Romantic
Music Reviews: The Romantic by Bruno Mars released in 2026. Genre: Pop Soul.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1607775-bruno-mars-the-romantic.php
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