Best New Music – Week 28, July 10 2026
Another week, another selection of the best new releases across indie, alternative, jazz, electronic, hip-hop and beyond. New music handpicked for open-minded listeners. With Jack White, Baby Rose, Kelela, The Durutti Column, The Garden, Chuck Strangers, Nate Smith...
i'm DADA by HOLY WAVE
on Suicide Squeeze Records
psychedelic rock / neo-psychedelia / shoegaze
woozy, hypnotic, propulsive, fuzzy
Frozen Charlotte by Jack White
on Third Man Records
alternative rock / garage rock / blues rock / rock & roll
raw, electric, kinetic, gritty
new avatar by Kelela
on Warp Records
alternative r&b / electronic r&b / neo-soul / ambient pop
sensual, atmospheric, fluid, hypnotic
Gloorp Life by Gloorp
on JOLT MUSIC
idm / footwork / jungle / experimental percussion
hyperactive, cyclical, homemade, glitchy
Disappear in Silent Ways by Halftribe
on DRONARIVM
ambient / electroacoustic / modern classical / drone
weightless, swirling, slow-burning, blurred
Ramraid at the Wiggly Worm by Violet Cowboy
on Kit Records
experimental electronics / ambient dub / field recording / leftfield
slippery, playful, cinematic, cyber
Renascent by The Durutti Column
on London Records Ltd
post-punk / dream pop / warm ambient / avant-garde pop
fragile, delicate, minimalistic, shimmering
POWER HOUSE by Magi Merlin
on Bonsound
alternative r&b / house / breakbeat / avant-garde pop
bouncy, compromise-free, singlar, poisonous
Bootleg by The Garden
on Epitaph
art punk / garage punk / electro-punk / experimental rock
strange, chaotic, toothy, untamed
Glory of the King's Hand by Chuck Strangers
on Lex Records
hip-hop / rap / jazz rap / underground rap
heavy-tongued, matured, lush, self-assured, Brooklyn
1331 by Sad13
on Exploding In Sound Records
indie pop / indietronica / diy rock / glitch pop
hypershort, fizzy, noisy, literary
Extra Mile by Will Sheff
on Okkervil River
indie rock / chamber pop / folk rock / space folk
playful, literary, changing, expansive
Alone Together by Show Me The Body
on Loma Vista / Corpus
hardcore punk / noise rock / industrial punk / post-hardcore
chaotic, heavy-tension, subverting, distorted
Florida Water Blues by Twisted Teens
on Going Underground
garage punk / swamp rock / lo-fi country
swampy, unhygienic, unmoored, humid
YEARNALISM by Baby Rose
on Secretly Canadian
r&b / soul / neo-soul / vintage blues
smoky, deep, yearning
Lima Echo Crack! by Brokenchord
on South of North
electronic / experimental /post-rock / psychedelic rock
Lithuanian, cinematic, cracked, geometric, wonky
FATHERS by Nate Smith, Kiefer, CARRTOONS & Kenny Beats
on Blue Note Records
contemporary jazz / neo-soul / Brazilian pop-jazz / hip-hop
spontaneous, groove-driven, supergroup, sun-drenched
Pleasure's All Yours by Ultra Lights
on Chunklet Industries
indie rock / garage rock / post-punk / power pop
skuzzy, Atlanta, hook-laden, debut
All picks are featured in this playlist: Best New Music - Best of 2026
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