Music Tracking 2026

These are 2026 releases that I've taken note of, listed alphabetically by artist, with VA comps at the bottom. My grades, where available, are in brackets at the end of the line (stars in B+ range). Lines in blue indicate that I have a physical copy (albeit sometimes just a promo CDR); in green are records that I graded based on a Rhapsody stream or other such source. Most records have release dates and a brief generic note.

Unheard records are prioritized 0-3 (graded records are 4-5). The priotization is based subjectively on personal interests, reviews I've noticed, reviewers I particularly respect, what I know about the artists, etc. Roughly speaking: 0 is something I have no reason to consider (default page omits 0); 1 has been noted as having some cred somewhere; 2 is something I have some specific reason to search out; 3 is something I'll listen to ASAP.

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New Releases

  • Ishmael Ali: Burn the Plastic, Sell the Copper (Amalgam) [02-13] - jazz
  • Vic Bang: Oda (Mondoj)
  • Carsie Blanton & the Burning Hell: Everything Is Great! ()
  • Bobo & Behaja: Aia Haja? (Carton)
  • Brenda: Tools, Vol. 1 (self-released)
  • John Butcher: Away, I Was (Weight of Wax) [01-23] - jazz
  • Daniel Carter/Steve Hirsh: Convocation (Mahakala Music) [03-06] - jazz
  • Cimota: [ˈkɪmɔtɑː] (Sonic Transmissions) [01-30] - jazz
  • Caroline Davis: Fallows (Ropeadope) [03-27] - jazz
  • Claire Dickson: Balance (New Amsterdam) [03-27]
  • Edu & Judgitzu: Nuku (Nyege Nyege Tapes) [04-03] - Afrobeat
  • Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band: In the Brass Palace (Big Shoulders) [02-26] - jazz
  • Fanfare Ciocarlia: Devil's Tale (Asphalt Tango) - Romanian
  • Roberto Fonseca/Vincent Segal: Nuit Parisienne à la Havane (Artwork) [01-30] - jazz
  • GBSR Duo & Taylor McLennan: Morton Feldman-Trios (Another Timbre)
  • George: Looking for Consonance (Out of Your Head) [05-08] - jazz
  • Midori Hirano: Otonoma (Thrill Jockey)
  • Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds: Mutiny After Midnight (High Top Mountain/Atlantic) [03-13] - alt-country
  • Noah Kahan: The Great Divide ()
  • Kavari: Iron Veins (XL)
  • Nils Landgren: Love of My Life (ACT Music) [02-13] - jazz
  • Brian Marsella Trio: John Zorn's Bagatelles [Vol. 6] (Tzadik) - jazz
  • Pedrito Martínez/Antonio Sánchez/Michael League: Elipsis (GroundUP) [01-16] - jazz
  • Microhm: Noise Disorder (Terminal)
  • Microplastique: Many Roads (Irritable Mystic) [01-22] - jazz
  • Tamer Nafar: In the Name of the Father, the Imam and John Lennon (Levantine)
  • Nothing: A Short History of Decay (Run for Cover) [02-27] - shoegaze
  • Shane Parish: Autechre Guitar (Palilaba)
  • Ren: Sick Boi Live at Dead Wax (self-relesed)
  • Emily Scott Robinson: Appalachia (Oh Boy) [01-30] - country
  • Adam Rudolph/Alexis Marcelo/Kaoru Watanabe: Sunrise (Meta) [05-15] - jazz
  • Talibah Safiya: Eternal (self-released)
  • Seo: 2.0 (self-released)
  • Softcult: When a Flower Doesn't Grow () [01-30] - shoegaze
  • Twisted Teens: Blame the Clown (Jazz Life)
  • Barry Walker Jr.: Paleo Sol (Thrill Jockey)
  • Chris Watson: Planet Ocean (Touch)
  • Jack West & Walter Strauss: Guitars on Life (Otá) [01-23] - jazz
  • Jack West: Essential Curvature (Otá) [01-23] - jazz
  • Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 (Blue Note) [04-17] - jazz
  • Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 3 (Blue Note) [05-15] - jazz
  • Lucinda Williams: World's Gone Wrong () [01-23] - roots rock
  • Work Money Death: A Portal to Here (ATA)
  • Zavirunga: Nails (self-released)

Reissues, Etc.

  • Curtis Amy: Tippin' on Through (1962, Pacific Jazz/Blue Note Tone Poet) [06-05] - jazz
  • John Butcher/Damon Smith/Weasel Walter: The Catastrophe of Minimalism (2008, Balance Point Acoustics/Weight of Wax) [03-26] - jazz
  • John Butcher/Luigi Marino/Mark Wastell: Parallel Streams (2024, Confront/Weight of Wax) [03-06] - jazz
  • John Butcher/Phil Durrant/Mark Wastell: Poznań: Appropriate Density (2024, Confront/Weight of Wax) [03-26] - jazz
  • Dexter Gordon: Dexter Calling . . . (1961, Blue Note Tone Poet) [05-01] - jazz [B+]
  • Andrew Hill: Compulsion!!!!! (1965, Blue Note Tone Poet) [03-06] - jazz [A-]
  • Huggy Bear: Basic Strategies for Going Out: The Peel Sessions ()
  • Bobby Hutcherson: Components (1965, Blue Note Tone Poet) - jazz [***]
  • Fred Jackson: Hootin' 'N Tootin' (1962, Blue Note Tone Poet) [04-03] - jazz [B+]
  • Big John Patton: Got a Good Thing Goin' (1966, Blue Note Tone Poet) [07-03] - jazz
  • Michel Petrucciani/Jim Hall/Wayne Shorter: Power of Three (1986, Blue Note Tone Poet) [07-03] - jazz [B+]
  • Alan Silva Celestial Communication Ensemble: 2000-06-24 Amherst (Eremite) - Jazz
  • Charles Tyler Ensemble: Voyage From Jericho (1974, Frederiksberg) [01-23] - jazz
  • McCoy Tyner: Asante (1970, Blue Note Tone Poet) [05-01] - jazz
  • Larry Young: Mothership (1969, Blue Note Tone Poet) [04-03] - jazz [B+]
  • CBGB: A New York City Soundtrack 1975-1986 (Cherry Red -4CD) - punk
  • Corrupted Territories II (Corrupted Territories)
  • Steppin' Out: The Roots of Garage Rock 1963-1965 (Strawberry -3CD) - rock

Priority Counts

  • Priority 1: 46
  • Priority 2: 10
  • Priority 3: 6

Total: 62