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2026 New Album Hype
We’ve reached the tipping point in the year where new release announcements start being about next year. The Notwist have announced they’ve finished their next album and it’s coming in March 2026. No title or any other information yet.
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November 2025

November 5

Juana Molina - Doga

November 7

Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Mercy
Danny Brown - Stardust
Dexter in the Newsagent - Time Flies
⚓︎ Drain - ...Is Your Friend
G Herbo - Lil Herb
⚓︎ Hatchie - Liquorice
Helado Negro - The Last Sound on Earth (EP)
Hüsker Dü - 1985: The Miracle Year (Reissue)
Mavis Staples - Sad And Beautiful World
Midlake - A Bridge To Far
The Mountain Goats - Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan
⚓︎ The Mynabirds - It's Okay To Go Back If You Keep Moving Forward
Olan Monk - Songs for Nothing
Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden (2025 Mix)
⚓︎ ROSALÍA - LUX
Sorry - COSPLAY
Stella Donnelly - Love And Fortune
Steve Gunn - Daylight Daylight
Tara Lily - Quiet Nights (Early Takes) (EP)
The Dears - Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!
Wata Igarashi - My Supernova
Westerman - A Jackal's Wedding
White Lies - Night Light
Whitney - Small Talk
⚓︎ William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops (Arcadia Archive Edition)

Related: Hear Laura from Mynabirds discussing the Spotify exodus on the Drowned in Sound podcast.

November 11

Navy Blue - The Sword & the Soaring

November 14

5 Seconds of Summer - Everyone's A Star
⚓︎ Austra - Chin Up Buttercup
⚓︎ Blondshell - Another Picture
Cheap Trick - All Washed Up
Colter Wall - Memories and Empties
The Devil Wears Prada - Flowers
Drive-By Truckers - The Definitive Decoration Day (Reissue)
Everything But the Girl - The Best of Everything But the Girl
⚓︎ FKA twigs - EUSEXUA Afterglow
Jake Xerxes Fussell & James Elkington - Rebuilding
K-Lone - Sorry I Thought You Were Someone Else
Of Mice & Men - Another Miracle
Ragana and Drowse - Ash Souvenir
Runo Plum - Patching
Sword II - Electric Hour

November 17

Ben Reilly - Save!
⚓︎ Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer

November 20

Obongjayar - Paradise Now & Forever

November 21

Boys Life - Ordinary Wars (EP)
Danko Jones - Leo Rising
Kara-Lis Coverdale - Changes In Air
⚓︎ Kelly Lee Owens - KELLY (EP)
Pet Shop Boys - Disco 5
Sharp Pins - Balloon Balloon Balloon
Stray Kids - DO IT
Wrens - Half of What You See

November 28

Blut Aus Nord - Ethereal Horizons
Jessie J - DON'T TEASE ME WITH A GOOD TIME
Neil Young - Tonight's the Night (50th Anniversary)

RECORD STORE DAY BLACK FRIDAY (November 28):
Over 170 exclusive vinyl releases including:

  • Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too (10th Anniversary Edition) ⚓︎
  • Bob Dylan - The Original Free Wheelin' Bob Dylan (First time on vinyl with 4 withdrawn tracks)
  • Talking Heads - Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live (1974 demos)
  • Bad Brains - Live at the Bayou 1980/81
  • Tom Petty - The Live Anthology Vol. 1 (First vinyl release)
  • Grateful Dead - The Warfield, SF 1980 + On A Back Porch Vol. 2
  • Prince - Around the World in a Day: The Singles (7" box set)
  • Ween - Shinola, Vol. 1 (First vinyl pressing)
  • Billy Joel - Live From Long Island (3LP from 1982)
  • Plus releases from Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell, King Gizzard, Creed, and more.
Black Friday Exclusive Releases
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December 2025

December 5

Depeche Mode - Memento Mori: Mexico City
Dove Ellis - Blizzard
Jeremy Allen White - Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
⚓︎ Melody's Echo Chamber - Unclouded
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Live God
Roddy Ricch - The Navy Album
Sam Fender - People Watching (Deluxe Edition)
Tom Smith - There Is Nothing In The Dark Which Isn't There In The Light
V/A - Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
Voices From the Lake - II
Zac Brown Band - Love & Fear

December 11

⚓︎ Health - Conflict DLC

December 12

Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo - Strange but True
Juliana Hatfield - Lightning Must Strike
Lord of the Lost - Opve Noir Vol 2
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 50 (50th Anniversary Edition)
This Is Lorelei - Holo Boy

January 2026

January 9

Alter Bridge - Alter Bridge
Beyond the Black - Break the Silence
The Cribs - Selling A Vibe
⚓︎ Dry Cleaning - Secret Love
Zach Bryan - With Heaven on Top

January 16

Cavetown - Running with Scissors
Courtney Marie Andrews - Valentine
DZ Deathrays - Easing Out of Control
Edenbridge - Set the Dark on Fire
⚓︎ Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick - Tragic Magic
Soen - Reliance

January 23

Callum Beattie - Indi
⚓︎ Cat Power - Redux (EP)
Megadeth - Megadeth
The Hara - The Fallout
The Paper Kites - If You Go There, I Hope You Find It
PVA - No More Like This

January 30

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
Lucinda Williams - World's Gone Wrong
The Soft Pink Truth - Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?
Yumi Zouma - No Love Lost to Kindness

February 2026

February 6

Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Laughter in Summer
Dream Nails - You Wish
Karnivool - In Verses
Ratboys - Singin' to an Empty Chair
Robbie Williams - Britpop

February 13

Mumford & Sons - Prizefighter
Yakkie - Kill The Cop Inside Your Head

February 20

Clawfinger - Before We All Die

February 27

Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs (20th Anniversary)

March 2026

March 20

⚓︎ Gorillaz - The Mountain

Rumoured / Expected Releases

Confirmed In Development - No Date Yet

Robyn - New album
Lana Del Rey - Stove
Muse - New album

Still Awaiting Confirmation

Asia, Azealia Banks, Blondie, Bruce Springsteen, BTS, DJ Khaled, Evanescence, Exodus, Gojira, Grimes, GZA, Janet Jackson, Lita Ford, Lizzo, Martin Garrix, Maxwell, Mike Will Made It, Ministry, Nicki Minaj, Papa Roach, Rihanna, Saxon, Skepta, Sky Ferreira, Symphony X, The Distillers, The Toadies, Trivium

Sources: Metacritic, Pitchfork, Consequence, Official Charts, label announcements, Bandcamp, verified press releases

Note: Release dates are subject to change and often do. We aim to update this regularly as new releases are announced.

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