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Album Recommendations – September 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: Bedroom Sand
Artist: Radkey
Genre: Punk rock
Release Date: July 14, 2026
Label: Little Man Records
Favorite Tracks:

• Victory
• Falling Out of Grace
• Ready to Burn

Radkey is three brothers from Missouri (Isaiah Radke (bass), Solomon Radke (drums), and Dee Radke (lead vocals and guitar).  Their third album rocks hard.

Album: Uuuuuuuu 
Artist: Picture
Genre: Dub techno
Release Date: July 17, 2026
Label: Short Span
Favorite Tracks:

• Quuuuuu
• Leeeeeee
• Wooooooo

It seems like every month I’m recommending an electronic music album with a practically unsearchable titles.  This one comes from Danish DJ/producer Natal Zaks and it’s very good.

Album: Days
Artist: The Mountain Goats
Genre: Indie Folk
Release Date: August 7, 2026
Label: Cadmean Dawn
Favorite Tracks:

• Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds
• Days
• Going to Fennario
• Hidden Majesty of Later Venom Albums

The Mountain Goats are back and as goat-y as ever.

Album: Lost Weekend
Artist: Phoebe Bridgers
Genre: Indie Folk
Release Date: August 13, 2026
Label: Dead Oceans
Favorite Tracks:

• The Outside
• Lost Boys
• Bobby
• Haunted
• Never Going Back
• I Can’t Wait

The super-talented Phoebe Bridgers returns with her first solo release in six years, filled with thought-provoking songs of love and grief.

Album: Connection
Artist: Qudrat Wasefi
Genre: Traditional music of Afghanistan/Fusion
Release Date: August 14, 2026
Label: unknown?
Favorite Tracks:

• Connection
• Grief
• Home↔Breath

Qudrat Wasefi, a trumpeter from Afghanistan now based in Boston, blends tradtional music of Afghanistan with Western classical music featuring trumpet, piano, electronics, rubab (Afghanistan’s national instrument), tabla, and choir.

Album: Gotta Get Out
Artist: The Linda Lindas
Genre: Punk Rock
Release Date: August 28, 2026
Label: Reprise
Favorite Tracks:

• Burning Out
• Helado de Limón
• Closer (feat. Hayley Williams)
• I Could Be Wrong

Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza, and Mila de la Garza started The Linda Lindas at a young age, so even though this is the band’s third album in an 8-year career, their ages range from 16 to 21.  Their musical sound continues to mature blending punk, pop punk, new wave, and surf rock sounds documenting the personal and the political.

Album Recommendations – September 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: Bedroom Sand
Artist: Radkey
Genre: Punk rock
Release Date: July 14, 2026
Label: Little Man Records
Favorite Tracks:

• Victory
• Falling Out of Grace
• Ready to Burn

Radkey is three brothers from Missouri (Isaiah Radke (bass), Solomon Radke (drums), and Dee Radke (lead vocals and guitar).  Their third album rocks hard.

Album: Uuuuuuuu 
Artist: Picture
Genre: Dub techno
Release Date: July 17, 2026
Label: Short Span
Favorite Tracks:

• Quuuuuu
• Leeeeeee
• Wooooooo

It seems like every month I’m recommending an electronic music album with a practically unsearchable titles.  This one comes from Danish DJ/producer Natal Zaks and it’s very good.

Album: Days
Artist: The Mountain Goats
Genre: Indie Folk
Release Date: August 7, 2026
Label: Cadmean Dawn
Favorite Tracks:

• Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds
• Days
• Going to Fennario
• Hidden Majesty of Later Venom Albums

The Mountain Goats are back and as goat-y as ever.

Album: Lost Weekend
Artist: Phoebe Bridgers
Genre: Indie Folk
Release Date: August 13, 2026
Label: Dead Oceans
Favorite Tracks:

• The Outside
• Lost Boys
• Bobby
• Haunted
• Never Going Back
• I Can’t Wait

The super-talented Phoebe Bridgers returns with her first solo release in six years, filled with thought-provoking songs of love and grief.

Album: Connection
Artist: Qudrat Wasefi
Genre: Traditional music of Afghanistan/Fusion
Release Date: August 14, 2026
Label: unknown?
Favorite Tracks:

• Connection
• Grief
• Home↔Breath

Qudrat Wasefi, a trumpeter from Afghanistan now based in Boston, blends tradtional music of Afghanistan with Western classical music featuring trumpet, piano, electronics, rubab (Afghanistan’s national instrument), tabla, and choir.

Album: Gotta Get Out
Artist: The Linda Lindas
Genre: Punk Rock
Release Date: August 28, 2026
Label: Reprise
Favorite Tracks:

• Burning Out
• Helado de Limón
• Closer (feat. Hayley Williams)
• I Could Be Wrong

Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza, and Mila de la Garza started The Linda Lindas at a young age, so even though this is the band’s third album in an 8-year career, their ages range from 16 to 21.  Their musical sound continues to mature blending punk, pop punk, new wave, and surf rock sounds documenting the personal and the political.

Album Recommendations – September 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: Bedroom Sand
Artist: Radkey
Genre: Punk rock
Release Date: July 14, 2026
Label: Little Man Records
Favorite Tracks:

• Victory
• Falling Out of Grace
• Ready to Burn

Radkey is three brothers from Missouri (Isaiah Radke (bass), Solomon Radke (drums), and Dee Radke (lead vocals and guitar).  Their third album rocks hard.

Album: Uuuuuuuu 
Artist: Picture
Genre: Dub techno
Release Date: July 17, 2026
Label: Short Span
Favorite Tracks:

• Quuuuuu
• Leeeeeee
• Wooooooo

It seems like every month I’m recommending an electronic music album with a practically unsearchable titles.  This one comes from Danish DJ/producer Natal Zaks and it’s very good.

Album: Days
Artist: The Mountain Goats
Genre: Indie Folk
Release Date: August 7, 2026
Label: Cadmean Dawn
Favorite Tracks:

• Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds
• Days
• Going to Fennario
• Hidden Majesty of Later Venom Albums

The Mountain Goats are back and as goat-y as ever.

Album: Lost Weekend
Artist: Phoebe Bridgers
Genre: Indie Folk
Release Date: August 13, 2026
Label: Dead Oceans
Favorite Tracks:

• The Outside
• Lost Boys
• Bobby
• Haunted
• Never Going Back
• I Can’t Wait

The super-talented Phoebe Bridgers returns with her first solo release in six years, filled with thought-provoking songs of love and grief.

Album: Connection
Artist: Qudrat Wasefi
Genre: Traditional music of Afghanistan/Fusion
Release Date: August 14, 2026
Label: unknown?
Favorite Tracks:

• Connection
• Grief
• Home↔Breath

Qudrat Wasefi, a trumpeter from Afghanistan now based in Boston, blends tradtional music of Afghanistan with Western classical music featuring trumpet, piano, electronics, rubab (Afghanistan’s national instrument), tabla, and choir.

Album: Gotta Get Out
Artist: The Linda Lindas
Genre: Punk Rock
Release Date: August 28, 2026
Label: Reprise
Favorite Tracks:

• Burning Out
• Helado de Limón
• Closer (feat. Hayley Williams)
• I Could Be Wrong

Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza, and Mila de la Garza started The Linda Lindas at a young age, so even though this is the band’s third album in an 8-year career, their ages range from 16 to 21.  Their musical sound continues to mature blending punk, pop punk, new wave, and surf rock sounds documenting the personal and the political.

Album Recommendations – September 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: Bedroom Sand
Artist: Radkey
Genre: Punk rock
Release Date: July 14, 2026
Label: Little Man Records
Favorite Tracks:

• Victory
• Falling Out of Grace
• Ready to Burn

Radkey is three brothers from Missouri (Isaiah Radke (bass), Solomon Radke (drums), and Dee Radke (lead vocals and guitar).  Their third album rocks hard.

Album: Uuuuuuuu 
Artist: Picture
Genre: Dub techno
Release Date: July 17, 2026
Label: Short Span
Favorite Tracks:

• Quuuuuu
• Leeeeeee
• Wooooooo

It seems like every month I’m recommending an electronic music album with a practically unsearchable titles.  This one comes from Danish DJ/producer Natal Zaks and it’s very good.

Album: Days
Artist: The Mountain Goats
Genre: Indie Folk
Release Date: August 7, 2026
Label: Cadmean Dawn
Favorite Tracks:

• Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds
• Days
• Going to Fennario
• Hidden Majesty of Later Venom Albums

The Mountain Goats are back and as goat-y as ever.

Album: Lost Weekend
Artist: Phoebe Bridgers
Genre: Indie Folk
Release Date: August 13, 2026
Label: Dead Oceans
Favorite Tracks:

• The Outside
• Lost Boys
• Bobby
• Haunted
• Never Going Back
• I Can’t Wait

The super-talented Phoebe Bridgers returns with her first solo release in six years, filled with thought-provoking songs of love and grief.

Album: Connection
Artist: Qudrat Wasefi
Genre: Traditional music of Afghanistan/Fusion
Release Date: August 14, 2026
Label: unknown?
Favorite Tracks:

• Connection
• Grief
• Home↔Breath

Qudrat Wasefi, a trumpeter from Afghanistan now based in Boston, blends tradtional music of Afghanistan with Western classical music featuring trumpet, piano, electronics, rubab (Afghanistan’s national instrument), tabla, and choir.

Album: Gotta Get Out
Artist: The Linda Lindas
Genre: Punk Rock
Release Date: August 28, 2026
Label: Reprise
Favorite Tracks:

• Burning Out
• Helado de Limón
• Closer (feat. Hayley Williams)
• I Could Be Wrong

Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza, and Mila de la Garza started The Linda Lindas at a young age, so even though this is the band’s third album in an 8-year career, their ages range from 16 to 21.  Their musical sound continues to mature blending punk, pop punk, new wave, and surf rock sounds documenting the personal and the political.

Album Recommendations – September 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: Bedroom Sand
Artist: Radkey
Genre: Punk rock
Release Date: July 14, 2026
Label: Little Man Records
Favorite Tracks:

• Victory
• Falling Out of Grace
• Ready to Burn

Radkey is three brothers from Missouri (Isaiah Radke (bass), Solomon Radke (drums), and Dee Radke (lead vocals and guitar).  Their third album rocks hard.

Album: Uuuuuuuu 
Artist: Picture
Genre: Dub techno
Release Date: July 17, 2026
Label: Short Span
Favorite Tracks:

• Quuuuuu
• Leeeeeee
• Wooooooo

It seems like every month I’m recommending an electronic music album with a practically unsearchable titles.  This one comes from Danish DJ/producer Natal Zaks and it’s very good.

Album: Days
Artist: The Mountain Goats
Genre: Indie Folk
Release Date: August 7, 2026
Label: Cadmean Dawn
Favorite Tracks:

• Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds
• Days
• Going to Fennario
• Hidden Majesty of Later Venom Albums

The Mountain Goats are back and as goat-y as ever.

Album: Lost Weekend
Artist: Phoebe Bridgers
Genre: Indie Folk
Release Date: August 13, 2026
Label: Dead Oceans
Favorite Tracks:

• The Outside
• Lost Boys
• Bobby
• Haunted
• Never Going Back
• I Can’t Wait

The super-talented Phoebe Bridgers returns with her first solo release in six years, filled with thought-provoking songs of love and grief.

Album: Connection
Artist: Qudrat Wasefi
Genre: Traditional music of Afghanistan/Fusion
Release Date: August 14, 2026
Label: unknown?
Favorite Tracks:

• Connection
• Grief
• Home↔Breath

Qudrat Wasefi, a trumpeter from Afghanistan now based in Boston, blends tradtional music of Afghanistan with Western classical music featuring trumpet, piano, electronics, rubab (Afghanistan’s national instrument), tabla, and choir.

Album: Gotta Get Out
Artist: The Linda Lindas
Genre: Punk Rock
Release Date: August 28, 2026
Label: Reprise
Favorite Tracks:

• Burning Out
• Helado de Limón
• Closer (feat. Hayley Williams)
• I Could Be Wrong

Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza, and Mila de la Garza started The Linda Lindas at a young age, so even though this is the band’s third album in an 8-year career, their ages range from 16 to 21.  Their musical sound continues to mature blending punk, pop punk, new wave, and surf rock sounds documenting the personal and the political.