"2026 continues to get off to an exciting start musically, and this week gave us the first Arctic Monkeys song in four years plus album announcements from Courtney Barnett, James Blake, Snail Mail, and a handful of others. We talked about all that and more on today's episode of BV Weekly, on which we also talked about last week's A$AP Rocky album, Pitchfork's new user reviews, and more."
"As for this week's new albums, I highlight five below and Bill talks about more in Indie Basement, including Speedy Wunderground-signed UK punks Hot Face, UK indie rock band Langkamer, UK electronic musician Craven Faults, and dub/reggae veteran Dennis Bovell. On top of those, this week's honorable mentions include Megadeth's final album, The Format's first album in 20 years, Earth & Black Noi$e's sorta-remix album, Rocky & The Sweden, Ari Lennox, Mika, Poppy, Mx Lonely, Searows,"
2026 began with notable releases, including the first Arctic Monkeys song in four years and album announcements from Courtney Barnett, James Blake, Snail Mail, and other artists. A BV Weekly episode covered those releases along with last week's A$AP Rocky album and Pitchfork's new user reviews. Five new albums are highlighted this week, with additional coverage mentioning Speedy Wunderground-signed UK punks Hot Face, UK indie rock band Langkamer, electronic musician Craven Faults, and dub/reggae veteran Dennis Bovell. Honorable mentions span genres and include Megadeth's final album, The Format's first record in 20 years, Earth & Black Noi$e's sorta-remix, Ari Lennox, Mika, and Poppy. Maryland rapper IDK is calling his new project E.T.D.S. ("Even The Devil Smiles") a mixtape.
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