Your essential guide to forthcoming releases from DiS-approved artists, plus the mainstream releases you need to know about.
⚓︎ = DiS Recommended | Last updated: January 5, 2026
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January 2026
January 9th
Alter Bridge - Alter Bridge
Beyond the Black - Break the Silence
The Cribs - Selling A Vibe
⚓︎ Dry Cleaning - Secret Love
Jenny on Holiday - Quicksand Heart
Pullman - III
Sis and the Lower Wisdom - Saints and Aliens
Zach Bryan - With Heaven on Top
January 16th
Cavetown - Running with Scissors
Courtney Marie Andrews - Valentine
DZ Deathrays - Easing Out of Control
Edenbridge - Set the Dark on Fire
Jana Horn - Jana Horn
⚓︎ Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick - Tragic Magic
Oxis - Oxis 8
Soen - Reliance
Shaking Hand - Shaking Hand
January 23rd
⚓︎ Backengrillen - Backengrillen - featuring three members of Refused (Dennis Lyxzén, Magnus Flagge, David Sandström)
Callum Beattie - Indi
⚓︎ Cat Power - Redux (EP)
The Hara - The Fallout
Hot Face - Automated Response
The Just Joans - Romantic Visions of Scotland
Megadeth - Megadeth
The Paper Kites - If You Go There, I Hope You Find It
⚓︎ PVA - No More Like This
Victoryland - My Heart Is a Room With No Cameras In It
January 30th
Ailbhe Reddy - Kiss Big
Cast - Yeah Yeah Yeah
⚓︎ Geologist - Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights?
⚓︎ Joyce Manor - I Used to Go to This Bar
Kula Shaker - Wormslayer
⚓︎ Lande Hekt - Lucky Now
Lucinda Williams - World's Gone Wrong
MØL - Dreamcrush
⚓︎ Plantoid - Flare
Silver Liz - III
The Soft Pink Truth - Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?
Yumi Zouma - No Love Lost to Kindness
February 2026
February 6th
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Laughter in Summer
Dirt Buyer - Dirt Buyer III
Dream Nails - You Wish
Karnivool - In Verses
Puma Blue - Croak Dream
Ratboys - Singin' to an Empty Chair
Robbie Williams - Britpop
⚓︎ Ulrika Spacek - Expo
February 13th
Angel Du$t - Cold 2 the Touch
⚓︎ Ásgeir - Julia
Drake & PartyNextDoor - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U
JISOO - AMORTAGE
Mariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx IV
Mumford & Sons - Prizefighter
PONY - Clearly Cursed
⚓︎ Yakkie - Kill The Cop Inside Your Head
February 20th
Clawfinger - Before We All Die
⚓︎ Hen Ogledd - DISCOMBOBULATED
Lucid Express - Instant Comfort
Monster Rally - First Non-Instrumental Album
Mx Lonely - All Monsters
February 27th
Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs (20th Anniversary)
Cootie Catcher - Something We All Got
EXEK - Prove The Mountains Move
⚓︎ Gorillaz - The Mountain
Hey Colossus - Heaven Was Wild
Wave Pictures - Gained / Lost
TVAM - Ruins
March 2026
March 6th
Hater - Mosquito
⚓︎ Joshua Idehen - I Know You're Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got to Try
⚓︎ Seamus Fogarty - Ships
March 7
JENNIE - Ruby
March 13
Makthaverskan - Glass And Bones
The Notwist - News from Planet X
Sweet Pill - Still There's A Glow
March 14
Playboi Carti - MUSIC
March 20
Colleen - Libres antes del final
Girl Scout - Brink
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March 27
Hit Like A Girl - Burning At Both Ends
Paula Kelley - Blinking as the Starlight Burns Out
Tigers Jaw - Lost On You
Voxtrot - Dreamers in Exile
April 2026
April 10
⚓︎ Tori Amos - In Times of Dragons
April TBA
LD Beghtol Tribute - All These Things I Thought...
Rumoured / Expected Releases
Confirmed In Development - No Date Yet
A$AP Rocky - Don't Be Dumb
In Autumn 2025 the record was in mixing/mastering stage
Björk - Title TBA
First album in four years, follow-up to 2022's Fossora. Rumoured to debut at "Echolalia" exhibition in Reykjavik on May 30th 2026
Flea - A Plea
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist's debut solo album. Single released late 2025, album confirmed 2026.
Foals - Title TBA
Early 2026 - teasing single "Unravelling," described as "The Year of The Fire Horse"
Lana Del Rey - Stove
Rumoured for end of January 2026 - country-influenced album
Madonna - Confessions Part 2
2026 - sequel to Confessions On A Dance Floor, producer Stuart Price returning
Muse - New album
2026 - recording to begin soon
Robyn - New album
Album completed per producer Klas Åhlund (September 2025), awaiting announcement
Sky Ferreira - Masochism
Was due by end of 2025...
The Anchoress - Title TBA
Has confirmed a new album is due in 2026 and premiered new songs live at Union Chapel in 2025.
Still Awaiting Confirmation
Blondie, Bruce Springsteen, BTS, The Cure, DJ Khaled, Evanescence, Exodus, Gojira, Grimes, GZA, Janet Jackson, Lita Ford, Lizzo, Martin Garrix, Maxwell, Megadeth, Mike Will Made It, Ministry, Papa Roach, Rihanna, Saxon, Skepta, Symphony X, The Distillers, The Toadies, Trivium and many more.
About This List
What we track:
- Indie/alternative releases DiS readers care about
- Electronic/experimental boundary-pushers
- Post-punk & art-rock essentials
- Mainstream releases you need to know about
- Notable reissues and anniversary editions
Note: Release dates are subject to change and often do. We update this regularly as new releases are announced.
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Sources
This calendar is compiled from multiple authoritative sources including:
Primary Industry Sources:
- Metacritic - Upcoming Albums
- Consequence - Upcoming Releases
- Wikipedia - List of 2026 Albums
- Pitchfork - Reviews & Announcements
- Official Charts - New Album Releases
Specialty Retailers & Pre-Orders:
Music Publications:
Label Announcements:
- 4AD, Warp Records, Rough Trade Records, Sacred Bones, Sub Pop, Matador Records, Saddle Creek, Epitaph, Transgressive, Ninja Tune, Run For Cover, Bella Union, Heavenly Recordings, and more
Community Input:
Special thanks to the DiS community members who contribute album announcements and help verify release dates.
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Last Updated: January 5, 2026