New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026

New albums are getting announced and released constantly. It’s tough to stay on top of it all. So that’s where we come in. Pitchfork is tracking notable new music releases with our guide to upcoming albums. In the coming months, there will be big new releases from Charli XCX, Ratboys, Dry Cleaning, Gorillaz, Danny L Harle, Melody’s Echo Chamber, Joyce Manor, the Soft Pink Truth, Geologist, Niontay, Daphni, Bill Callahan, and plenty more artists. This guide features streaming and digital release dates and will be updated regularly.

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January 9

Dry Cleaning: Secret Love [4AD]

Zach Bryan: With Heaven on Top [Warner]

New music releases for Friday, January 9, 2026, include: Dry Cleaning: Secret Love [4AD]

January 16

A$AP Rocky: Don’t Be Dumb [AWGE/RCA]

Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore: Tragic Magic [InFiné]

Peaer: Doppelgänger [Danger Collective]

Xiu Xiu: Xiu Mutha F****n’ Xiu: Vol. 1 [Polyvinyl]

January 21

Maria Somerville: Luster Remixes EP [4AD]

January 23

Alan Vega: Alan Vega (Deluxe Remastered Edition) [Sacred Bones]

Alan Vega: Collision Drive (Remastered) [Sacred Bones]

Cat Power: Redux EP [Domino]

Gesaffelstein: Enter The Gamma [Columbia]

Lucinda Williams: World’s Gone Wrong [Highway 20]

Megadeth: Megadeth [Tradecraft]

January 30

Blackwater Holylight: Not Here Not Gone [Suicide Squeeze]

Geologist: Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights? [Drag City]

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