Best New Music – Week 30, July 24 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 Charli xcx, Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown, Sofie Birch, Curió Curió...
Bivabippabualukka by Sofie Birch
on Stroom
Ambient / experimental pop / electronic / folktronica
Kaleidoscopic, soulful, textured
Light of Day by Richard Spaven
on Edition Records
Contemporary jazz / broken beat / drum & bass / hip-hop jazz
Limber, deep-grooved, airy, fluent
It's Always About Liberation by Ancient Infinity Orchestra
on Gondwana Records
Spiritual jazz / contemporary jazz / improvisation
Transcendent, communal, astral, mantra-like
Love & Devotion by Sam and Louise Sullivan
on Historic New Jersey Recordings
Indie rock / folk rock Heartfelt, harmonized, unpretentious
Music, Fashion, Film by Charli xcx
on Atlantic Records
Pop / indie rock / indietronica / slacker rock
Sleek, hedonistic, razor-edged
Curió Curió by Curió Curió
on Mr Bongo
MPB / psychedelic disco / samba / tropicalia
Sunlit, swaying, effervescent, heartwarming
A Supreme Blue by Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown
on Concord Jazz
Modern jazz / hard bop / jazz-funk / fusion
Muscular, reverent, loose-limbed, sunlit
Everythingness by atmos bloom
on Spirit Goth Records
Dream pop / lo-fi indie / bedroom pop Hazy, wistful, weightless, glowing
If I Let It Quiet by Josaleigh Pollett & Crowd Shy
on Lavender Vinyl / Audio Antihero
Indie pop / art pop / synth pop / indie folk Elliptical, intimate, tender, revelatory
on autotuneKaraoke
Alt-rap / experimental hip-hop / alternative r&b / alt-pop
Playful, esoteric, hypnotic, irreverent
Un Jazz by Nu Jazz
on Orange Milk Records
Avant-jazz / heavy prog / experimental / metal
Chaotic, pummeling, deconstructed
All picks are featured in this playlist: Best New Music - Best of 2026
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