# best new music (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover best new music. Page: Feed: --- ## [LA Priest Finds the Magic in Machines on ‘Into The Sky’](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/21/la-priest-finds-the-magic-in-machines-on-into-the-sky/) _2026-08-21 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ LA Priest talks ‘Into The Sky’, homemade instruments, dance music, the enduring influence of Late of the Pier, escaping overproduction, and finding unexpected humanity and magic inside machines. ## [AudioFuzz HOT New Album: Wolf Alice Find Clarity, Confidence, and a New Kind of Power on ‘The Clearing’](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/21/audiofuzz-hot-new-album-wolf-alice-find-clarity-confidence-and-a-new-kind-of-power-on-the-clearing/) _2026-08-21 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ Wolf Alice reach a new level of confidence on ‘The Clearing’, trading some of the abrasion of their earlier work for warmth, restraint, and exquisite songwriting. With Ellie Rowsell delivering some of her strongest vocals to date and the band leaning into ’70s pop, glam, folk, and soft-rock textures, the result is a beautifully self-assured album from a group still evolving more than a decade into… ## [Carmen Villain Shares “Blue” With a Striking Jlin Rework Ahead of New Album ‘Memoria’](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/20/carmen-villain-shares-blue-with-a-striking-jlin-rework-ahead-of-new-album-memoria/) _2026-08-20 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ Carmen Villain shares “Blue” alongside a striking rework by Jlin, pairing spectral dub, fractured acoustic samples, and vast negative space with one of experimental electronic music’s most singular rhythmic voices. The collaboration previews ‘Memoria’, Villain’s new album exploring memory as something constantly reshaped each time it is recalled. ## [Best New Music of the Week! Nightswimming #84: 08/14/26-08/20/26](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/best-new-music-of-the-week-nightswimming-f57) _2026-08-20 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ Jangle Pop from Toronto! Spacey folk! Nü Metal! Boys Like Girls! Beatle wigs! And MORE! ## [Cameron Winter of GEESE Announces ‘Live at Carnegie Hall,’ Capturing His Historic 2025 Solo Performance](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/19/cameron-winter-of-geese-announces-live-at-carnegie-hall-capturing-his-historic-2025-solo-performance/) _2026-08-19 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ Cameron Winter announces ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’, a document of his sold-out December 2025 solo performance in the venue’s main auditorium. Alone at the piano, the Geese frontman reimagines songs from ‘Heavy Metal’, unveils previously unreleased material, and captures the moment his solo career became something much bigger than a side project. ## [Introducing : Keeptweakin](https://sodwee.com/blog/2026/08/introducing-keeptweakin/) _2026-08-18 · Ben · Sodwee_ Orlando’s KeepTweakin arrives with Grove St, a seven-track blast of left-field rap, DIY energy and wonderfully unfiltered weirdness. Following 2025’s Can We Tweak, the new EP finds an artist happily ignoring the rulebook—and sounding all the more interesting for it. By : Ben over at Sodwee Read more at Introducing : Keeptweakin ## [Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber](https://sodwee.com/blog/2026/08/fontaines-d-c-dopamine-chamber/) _2026-08-18 · Ben · Sodwee_ Dopamine Chamber finds Fontaines D.C. leaving their guitar-driven past behind for a colder, stranger and more synthetic future. With “Marianne” as its decadent calling card, the band's fifth album explores pleasure, escapism and anxiety in an increasingly fractured world. Beautiful, unsettling and very, very Fontaines. By : Ben over at Sodwee Read more at Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber ## [Remi Wolf Announces New Album ‘Mud’ and Embraces a More Human, Live-Band Sound](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/18/remi-wolf-announces-new-album-mud-and-embraces-a-more-human-live-band-sound/) _2026-08-18 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ Remi Wolf announces ‘Mud’, her third studio album and most collaborative project yet. Built from live sessions in Big Bear, Electric Lady Studios, and Joshua Tree, the record trades some of her usual maximalism for warmth, space, and spontaneity while preserving the unpredictable pop instincts that made her one of contemporary music’s most singular voices. ## [Penelope Isles Share “Another Kind of Love” Ahead of New Album ‘3’](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/18/penelope-isles-share-another-kind-of-love-ahead-of-new-album-3/) _2026-08-18 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ Penelope Isles return with “Another Kind of Love,” a deceptively soothing new single that questions the boundaries of conventional romance while preserving the Brighton band’s gift for shimmering guitars and bittersweet harmony. The track previews ‘3’, their first album recorded live as a true three-piece, arriving September 25 via Bella Union. ## [The Body and Cel Genesis Announce Collaborative Album ‘Whole Wide World’ With “Candy Crush”](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/17/the-body-and-cel-genesis-announce-collaborative-album-whole-wide-world-with-candy-crush/) _2026-08-17 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ The Body and Cel Genesis announce ‘Whole Wide World’, a collaborative album that throws trance, industrial electronics, distortion, extreme vocals, and two live drummers into the same volatile space. Lead single “Candy Crush” begins as oppressive noise before detonating into a punishing rave pulse, introducing a record built around friendship, compromise, and joyful creative destruction. ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FnjaXko3KixG) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Phoebe Bridgers ‘Lost Weekend’ Album Review: A Haunting, Beautiful Return](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/15/phoebe-bridgers-lost-weekend-album-review-a-haunting-beautiful-return/) _2026-08-15 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ Phoebe Bridgers returns after six years with ‘Lost Weekend’, a hushed and beautifully disorienting album about grief, new love, memory, and rebuilding a life that no longer looks the way you expected. Filled with warped electronics, intimate folk songwriting, and some of Bridgers’ sharpest writing yet, it is a quietly daring evolution from ‘Punisher’. ## [L’Rain Turns Alienation Into a Mirage on the Extraordinary ‘fata morgana’](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/14/lrain-turns-alienation-into-a-mirage-on-the-extraordinary-fata-morgana/) _2026-08-14 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ L’Rain turns self-doubt, alienation, political unease, and the search for belonging into a shape-shifting sonic mirage on ‘fata morgana’. Taja Cheek’s fourth album moves effortlessly between R&B, gospel, dancehall, tape collage, noise, and crushed-metal intensity, resulting in one of her most fearless and emotionally resonant works yet. ## [Getdown Services ‘Massive Champion’ Album Review: Disco-Punk, British Absurdity, and Emotional Growth](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/14/getdown-services-massive-champion-album-review-disco-punk-british-absurdity-and-emotional-growth/) _2026-08-14 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ Getdown Services turn British mundanity, childhood nostalgia, social anxiety, and emotional self-sabotage into something gloriously danceable on ‘Massive Champion’. Their second album keeps the absurd humor intact while revealing a deeper, surprisingly vulnerable side to one of the UK’s most distinctive indie duos. ## [Dummy Announce ‘do you love the color of the sky?’ and Share “Full Spectrum Dominance”](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/13/dummy-announce-do-you-love-the-color-of-the-sky-and-share-full-spectrum-dominance/) _2026-08-13 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ Dummy return with ‘do you love the color of the sky?’, a politically charged new album that turns AI anxiety, technofeudalism, and the devaluation of art into kinetic, deeply melodic indie rock. Lead single “Full Spectrum Dominance” pairs breakbeats, heavy guitars, and Emma Maatman’s vocals with a sharp critique of tech power and creative extraction. ## [Mastodon Turn Devastation Into Defiance on “In The Ruins”](https://www.audiofuzz.com/2026/08/13/mastodon-turn-devastation-into-defiance-on-in-the-ruins/) _2026-08-13 · Chris Ryan · AudioFuzz_ Mastodon confront destruction, grief, and survival on “In The Ruins,” the latest single from ‘Marrow Deep’. Inspired by the devastation Hurricane Helene brought to Troy Sanders’ family and a period of profound personal loss within the band, the track transforms catastrophe into one of Mastodon’s most emotionally charged declarations of resilience. ## [Best New Music of the Week! Nightswimming #83 - 08/07/26-08/13/26](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/best-new-music-of-the-week-nightswimming-cf4) _2026-08-13 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ Hello! ## [Luther – creeper + seed](https://sodwee.com/blog/2026/08/luther-creeper-seed/) _2026-08-04 · Ben · Sodwee_ Luther returns with creeper + seed, a two-track release where melancholic rap, hypnotic production and introspective songwriting collide. Short in format but rich in atmosphere, these two fragments continue to expand the mysterious universe of one of French rap’s most fascinating voices. By : Ben over at Sodwee Read more at Luther – creeper + seed ## [Cloud Droppings – Hot Hot Heat](https://sodwee.com/blog/2026/08/cloud-droppings-hot-hot-heat/) _2026-08-04 · Ben · Sodwee_ Four tracks, four wildly different moods. Alabama Shakes return in glorious form, Emmit Fenn and LudWic drift into cinematic electronica, Chad Hugo and Tierra Whack embrace joyful chaos, while Kelela and Fousheé imagine the future of R&B. By : Ben over at Sodwee Read more at Cloud Droppings – Hot Hot Heat ## [Best New Music of the Week! Nightswimming #82 - 07/24/26-07/30/26](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/best-new-music-of-the-week-nightswimming) _2026-07-30 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ Salutations! ## [Best New Music Catch-Up Issue! 14 Great Albums from July!](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/best-new-music-catch-up-issue-14) _2026-07-23 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ Nightswimming #81: July 3rd 2026 - July 23rd 2026 ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HodvAlzgnnEY) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [5 Songs by former American Idol contestants that Christopher Nolan should have used in the end credits of The Odyssey, instead of whatever Travis Scott is moaning about](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/5-songs-by-former-american-idol-contestants) _2026-07-20 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ People pay good money for music analysis this niche. ## [MorMor – Don’t Need It](https://sodwee.com/blog/2026/07/mormor-dont-need-it/) _2026-07-17 · Ben · Sodwee_ MorMor returns with Don’t Need It, a beautifully understated slice of indie soul that favours emotional honesty over instant gratification. Dreamy production, effortless vocals and quietly devastating songwriting make this one of those songs that sneaks into your playlist—and refuses to leave. By : Ben over at Sodwee Read more at MorMor – Don’t Need It ## [Helado Negro & Reyna Tropical – Helado Tropical](https://sodwee.com/blog/2026/07/helado-negro-reyna-tropical-helado-tropical/) _2026-07-17 · Ben · Sodwee_ Like finding the perfect patch of shade on a scorching afternoon, Helado Tropical is cool, comforting and impossible to leave behind. Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical deliver nine effortlessly gorgeous songs that linger long after the ice has melted. By : Ben over at Sodwee Read more at Helado Negro & Reyna Tropical – Helado Tropical ## ["Please incinerate us": Radkey talks Weezer, One Piece, and the stories behind Bedroom Sand](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/please-incinerate-us-radkey-talks) _2026-07-16 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ Zeppelin, Dave Grohl, Guitar Hero, and MORE! ## [Nightswimming #80! The 250 Best American Musicians, plus New Music of the Week and MORE!](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/nightswimming-80-the-250-best-american) _2026-07-02 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ Hello! ## [New Music of the Week! Nightswimming #79](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/new-music-of-the-week-nightswimming-83d) _2026-06-25 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ Nashville alt-Country! Chicago sisters do indie rock! Lou Bega! And MORE! ## [Nightswimming's Top 20 Albums of 2026 (so far...)](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/nightswimmings-top-20-albums-of-2026) _2026-06-18 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ We’ve nearly made it to the halfway point of the year. ## [New Music of the Week! Nightswimming #78](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/new-music-of-the-week-nightswimming-fc3) _2026-06-11 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ A rock SCORCHER from Kansas City! A gentle album about love! Jazz fusion! And MORE! ## [New Music of the Week! Nightswimming #77](https://nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/new-music-of-the-week-nightswimming-bad) _2026-06-04 · Nightswimming · Nightswimming_ Kurt Vile! Turnover! Weezer + Wednesday! And MORE! ## [Dua Saleh – Of Earth & Wires](https://sodwee.com/blog/2026/05/dua-saleh-of-earth-wires/) _2026-05-14 · Ben · Sodwee_ Dua Saleh returns with Of Earth & Wires, a soulful and shape-shifting album blending indie, R&B, Sudanese folk, and electronic experimentation into a powerful meditation on grief, identity, and home. By : Ben over at Sodwee Read more at Dua Saleh – Of Earth & Wires ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/d1qgnN5jkmSJ) _2026-05-14 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Basement – WIRED](https://sodwee.com/blog/2026/05/basement-wired/) _2026-05-14 · Ben · Sodwee_ Ipswich band Basement return with WIRED, a loud, emotional and deeply satisfying alternative rock record packed with huge hooks, raw atmosphere and restless energy. By : Ben over at Sodwee Read more at Basement – WIRED ## [Kate Boy – Constant](https://sodwee.com/blog/2026/05/kate-boy-constant/) _2026-05-02 · Ben · Sodwee_ After eight years in the wilderness, Kate Boy return with Constant—a delicate, emotionally rich reintroduction that trades bombast for quiet resonance and proves some voices are worth the wait. By : Ben over at Sodwee Read more at Kate Boy – Constant ## [Cloud Droppings #Springtastic](https://sodwee.com/blog/2026/04/cloud-droppings-springtastic/) _2026-04-19 · Ben · Sodwee_ A sun-soaked selection of fresh tracks to soundtrack the brighter days ahead — from shadowy slow-burners to groove-filled gems, these spring-ready picks bring warmth, rhythm, and nothing but good vibes. By : Ben over at Sodwee Read more at Cloud Droppings #Springtastic ## [Best new music 2025](https://carstenknoch.com/2025/12/best-new-music-2025/) _2025-12-30 · Carsten Knoch · carsten knoch – essays + ideas_ The year's best music, and a personal reflection on 2025, exactly 366 days after the last one. The post Best new music 2025 first appeared on carsten knoch - essays + ideas . ## [On the ritual use of personas in design](https://carstenknoch.com/2025/06/on-the-ritual-use-of-personas-in-design/) _2025-06-02 · Carsten Knoch · carsten knoch – essays + ideas_ What happens when a method meant to represent complexity becomes a performative shortcut instead? A critical look at the persona artifact in design work. The post On the ritual use of personas in design first appeared on carsten knoch - essays + ideas . ## [Best new music 2024](https://carstenknoch.com/2024/12/best-new-music-2024/) _2024-12-28 · Carsten Knoch · carsten knoch – essays + ideas_ A brief personal reflection followed by the traditional list of the best music that caught my ear during 2024. The post Best new music 2024 first appeared on carsten knoch - essays + ideas .