Best New Music – Week 23, June 5
- h-music8
- Jul 29
- 2 min read
Another week, another selection of the best new releases across indie, alternative, jazz, electronic and beyond. New music handpicked for open-minded listeners. With Death Cab for Cutie, Vince Staples, Navy Blue, Laura Misch, Widowspeak...
Cry Baby by Vince Staples
on Loma Vista Recordings
hip-hop / post-punk / noise rock / funk-rap
political, fearless, raw, scathing
Somewhere Good by Tara Clerkin Trio
on World of Echo
trip-hop / downtempo / electronica / avant-pop
woozy, intimate, exploratory, melancholic
Sir Render by Navy Blue
underground hip-hop / abstract rap / boom bap
introspective, spare, confessional, devotional
Bakerz Dozen by Wu-Lu & POiSON ANNA
on Warp Records
trip-hop / art pop / hip-hop / R&B
moody, instinctive, dark, UK-underground
Lithic by Laura Misch
on One Little Independent Records
nu-jazz / contemporary jazz / electronica / neo-soul
luminous, cinematic, layered, intimate
in this body by Sparklmami
on Verve Label Group / Treehouse Club
experimental soul / jazz /Latin
live, instinctive, lush
We Dream by Lakecia Benjamin
on Artwork Records
contemporary jazz / spiritual jazz / jazz fusion
communal, cinematic, luminous, urgent
Roses by Widowspeak
on Captured Tracks
dream pop / indie rock / country-tinged
sepia-toned, romantic, hazy, intimate
Sinking by Beatrice M.
on Tectonic Recordings
dubstep / bass music / electronic / grime-adjacent
dark, Parisian, bass-heavy, genre-blurring
I Built You a Tower by Death Cab for Cutie
on ANTI- Records
indie rock / alternative
introspective, guitar-forward, emotional, mature
Pareidolia by Jake Muir
on enmossed
dark ambient / metal-derived / electroacoustic
lysergic, granular, atmospheric, extreme
Hymnal (Resung) by Alif Hilal (fka Lyra Pramuk)
on 7K / pop.soil
avant-garde / electronic / vocal art / sacred
devotional, reworked, polyphonic, transcendent
Off Course by Osees
on DEATHGOD
psychedelic rock / krautrock / organ rock / garage
sprawling, cosmic, far-out, raw
I THINK I FOUND THE END by Kill Bill: The Rapper
on EXOCIETY
cloud rap / abstract hip-hop / jazz rap
hazy, weird, emotionally gripping
Spatial, No Problem by Lee "Scratch" Perry & Mouse on Mars
on Domino
dub / reggae / electronic / experimental
posthumous, vibrant, cross-genre, playful
CIANI/ORKEST by Suzanne Ciani, Metropole Orkest, Simon Dobson
on AKP Recordings
electronic / orchestral / Buchla / contemporary classical
quadraphonic, symphonic, pioneering, immersive
Mantis 1920 by Forest Drive West
on Delsin Records
drum & bass / techno / dubtech / ambient
brooding, ascetic, aerodynamically precise
Perles, coraux & requins by Julien Gasc
on prohibited records
chanson française, art pop, psychedelic pop
eccentric, João Gilberto-tinged, singular
A Foot on the Ground by Sharada Shashidhar
on Colorfield Records
spiritual jazz / avant-garde R&B / art pop / Indian classical-inflected
spontaneous, sculptural, eclectic, singular
Simulacra by Eric Demuro
on Bastard Jazz Recordings
jazz-funk / electronic / Brazilian grooves
sun-drenched, bass-driven, cinematically analog
Novella by Tyler Sabbag
cinematic / jazz / contemporary classical / orchestral
Mediterranean, dreamy, lush, evocative
Bootstrap Paradox by Spekki Webu
on Outer Orbit Records
trip-hop/ illbient / techno / downtempo
meditative, tripped-out, atmospheric
Solstice by A.A. Williams
on Reigning Phoenix Music
post-metal / atmospheric rock
intense, cinematic, expansive
All picks are featured in this playlist: Best New Music - Best of 2026
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