Album Recommendations – October 2026
I’ve given up on trying to regularly write reviews of new albums, but I still want to share albums I enjoyed. Below are several new (and new-ish) albums – no ratings, no criticism – just music I enjoy listening to and hope you will too.
Album: From Kolkata to Dublin
Artist: Cedar Dobson and Debojyoti Sanyal
Genre: Traditional Music
Release Date: March 23, 2026
Label: Cedar Dobson Music
Favorite Tracks:
- Harvest Home
- Toss the Feathers
- Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór
I’m a sucker for cultural exchange in music, and this album is a simple blend of Irish trad and Indian classical music which proves that tin whistles and tabla just sound good together.
Album: Perennial
Artist: Modernism
Genre: Art Punk
Release Date: September 18, 2026
Label: Ernest Jenning Record Co.
Favorite Tracks:
- Modernism
- The Beat Scene
- Baby, Are You Abstract?
Perennial are an experimental retro-punk outfit who originated in Connecticut. Modernism is a 9-song collection of short, catchy, dance-punk explosions.
Album: Violins
Artist: Blondshell
Genre: Indie Rock
Release Date: September 25, 2026
Label: Partisan Records
Favorite Tracks:
- Heart Has to Work So Hard
- Lucky
- Stone Fruit
- New Age Trojan Horse
- Fur Elise
Blondshell (a.k.a. Sabrina Teitelbaum) is a Panorama of the Mountains favorite, returning with a follow-up to last year’s If You Asked for a Picture.
Album: Hope is a Heavy Thing
Artist: Joy Oladokun
Genre: Folk
Release Date: September 24, 2026
Label: Concord Records
Favorite Tracks:
- Raised by Radio (A Reintroduction)
- TOGIAIM
- Toothache
- Don’t Call Me Baby!
- Die Young
- Time Is a River
Singer/songwriter Joy Oladokun’s sixth album continues her tradition of literary lyrics that speak to the heart of the matter.
Album: Little Storms
Artist: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground
Genre: Bluegrass
Release Date: October 2, 2026
Label: Adhyâropa Records
Favorite Tracks:
- The Harbor Walk
- Whiskey, Boys
- Ships at Sea
- Across the Great Divide
Despite being far from Appalachia and not particularly mountainous, the greater Boston area features an excellent contemporary bluegrass scene. This now includes the quintet Fine Ground lead by mandolin virtuoso Ethan Setiawan on their debut album.
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