Madeline Cash – Lost Lambs

Madeline Cash

Lost Lambs

Released January 13th, 2026 on Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Per Spectrum Culture:

Lost Lambs is an assured literary debut, the kind of book that presents a writer whose voice is vibrant and who isn’t afraid to balance intricate connections with an irreverent sense of humor. The noise around its launch says more about the insecurities of the publishing marketplace than it does about the novel itself. Lost Lambs ultimately stands on its own feet, as a sharp, funny, slightly overengineered machine that hums with its own sense of purpose and announces Madeline Cash as a writer worth keeping an eye on.

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Marielle V Jakobsons – The Patterns Lost to Air

Marielle V Jakobsons

The Patterns Lost to Air

Released February 20th, 2026 on Thrill Jockey

Per Spectrum Culture:

The Patterns Lost to Air is, in its essence, the sound of a composer re-learning to control a body that no longer fully cooperates.

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congratulations – Join Hands

congratulations

Join Hands

Released February 13th, 2026 on Bella Union

Per Spectrum Culture:

Congratulations’ Join Hands might not be groundbreaking, but it is a hell of a lot of fun.

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Gorillaz – The Mountain

Gorillaz

The Mountain

Released February 27th, 2026 on Kong

Per Spectrum Culture:

After a string of albums that ranged from slapdash to merely good, Albarn returns refreshed and hungry to do something big.

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Remember Sports – The Refrigerator

Remember Sports

The Refrigerator

Released February 13th, 2026 on Get Better Records

Per Spectrum Culture:

The first Remember Sports album in five years often feels like a band wrestling with its own past, tussling between sugary power pop and a more contemplative, rootsy sprawl.

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Puscifer – Normal Isn’t

Puscifer

Normal Isn’t

Released February 6th, 2026 on Alchemy/BMG

Per Spectrum Culture:

Normal Isn’t delves into early-’80s goth and post-punk, a sharp turn from Puscifer’s former electronic and industrial-tinged hard rock sound.

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Tashi Dorji – low clouds hang, this land is on fire

Tashi Dorji

low clouds hang, this land is on fire

Released January 30th, 2026 on Drag City Records

Per Spectrum Culture:

Tashi Dorji’s first exploration of the electric guitar is, paradoxically, his quietest, gentlest album yet, though that doesn’t deprive it of its power.

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The Paper Kites – If You Go There, I Hope You Find It

The Paper Kites

If You Go There, I Hope You Find It

Released January 23rd, 2026 on Nettwerk

Via Spectrum Culture:

The Melbourne folk-rockers stick too closely to the formula on this familiar effort.

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Mandy, Indiana – URGH

Mandy, Indiana

URGH

Released February 6th, 2026 on Sacred Bones

As per Spectrum Culture:

By cleaving closer to the bone of what they’re about, Mandy, Indiana avoid the too-clever, angular detached observational style that might have sunk their sophomore effort quickly.

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Joyce Manor – I Used to Go to This Bar

Joyce Manor

I Used to Go to This Bar

Released January 30th, 2026 on Epitaph Records

From Spectrum Culture:

In a scant 19 minutes, I Used to Go to This Bar taps into the allure and the danger of living in the past, as well as the runaway joy and fear of living in the present.

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