Best New Music – Week 20, May 15 2026
- h-music8
- Jun 5
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 7
Another week, another selection of the best new releases across indie, alternative, jazz, electronic and beyond. New music handpicked for open-minded listeners. With Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, Dua Saleh, Kevin Morby, Genesis Ousu...
Happy Today by Jeff Parker ETA IVtet
On International Anthem
post-minimalism / ambient jazz / improvisational music
ecstatic, communal, hypnotically alive
Give U Space by K Wata
On Short Span
ambient dub / dub techno / abstract electronica
nocturnal, architectural, shadowplay, immersive
Music for Existing by Martyn
On 3024 MUSIC
electronica / jazz-electronic / dubstep-adjacent
spatial, defiant, jazz-fueled
Assikel by Tamikrest
On Glitterbeat Records
desert blues / Saharan rock / Tuareg folk
mournful, hypnotic, righteous, essential
Of Earth & Wires by Dua Saleh
On Ghostly International
alt-R&B / electronic pop / art-pop
urgent, spiritual, beautifully fractured
Little Wide Open by Kevin Morby
On Dead Oceans
heartland folk / alternative folk-rock
settled, luminous, timelessly Midwestern
Where Light Settles by Jasmine Myra
On Gondwana Records
contemporary jazz / chamber jazz / spiritual jazz / ambient orchestral
luminous, patient, quietly transcendent
lambspring by lulamoon
On Cake! Records
lo-fi hip-hop / boom bap / bedroom rap
tender, vulnerable, intimately confessional
Ash Walker X Deep Heads: The Lost Dubs by Ash Walker
On Deep Heads
downtempo / dub / kosmik jazz / trip-hop
cinematic, dusky, hypnotically drifting
REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE by Genesis Owusu
On Ourness
political hip-hop / neo-soul / synth-punk / post-punk
furious, shapeshifting, urgently necessary
Ascent Effort by Rhododendron
On The Flenser
math rock /experimental rock / noise rock / punk
fractured, tectonic, uncompromisingly alive
Manivelles by Anadol & Marie Klock
On Pingipung
art pop / neo-chanson / experimental electronica
weird, witty, cosmically French
COSMICOOKS vol. 7 by cosmic collective
jazz / lo-fi beat tape / spiritual electronics
hazy, ritualistic, endlessly unfolding
Longer Than Spring by For Breakfast
post-rock / art rock / chamber folk / dream pop
wounded, orchestral, tenderly cathartic
Symbols by Sergeant
On Stroom
psychedelic rock / krautrock / ambient /experimental pop
suspended, poetic, beautifully unresolved
The Lost Catalogue by Spheruleus
On Whitelabrecs
ambient / field recording / electroacoustic
nostalgic, textured, quietly valedictory
Schemes by Kreidler
On Bureau B
krautrock / ambient electronic / electronica
buoyant, playful, organically precise
Black Butterfly by Brooklyn Funk Essentials
On Dorado Records
soul / funk / jazz / hip-hop / R&B
groovy, hopeful, analog, celebratory
All picks are featured in this playlist: Best New Music - Best of 2026
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