SOAK's "decembers" is the title track of their fourth album, out Dec 4 on Rough Trade: a record Bridie Monds-Watson calls, in a way, about forgiveness. UK, Irish and EU tour in February. go.stereobar.net/27rej5g #Soak #BestNewMusic2026

A bad Hinge date after a worse breakup became foot foot's "the garden": a hidden escape in the grass where, eyes shut, a stranger's face turns into someone else's. First taste of the PREY TIME EP, out Oct 27 on Memorials of Distinction. go.stereobar.net/6lpjh60 #FootFoot #BestNewMusic2026

Father John Misty turns comic-book crossover lore into theology on "The X-panded Universe": a skeletal beat that swells into full orchestral sprawl. Third Sub Pop single of 2026, solo US tour in December. go.stereobar.net/xtqmeee #FatherJohnMisty #BestNewMusic2026

Memory Index built "Traces" with Twin Peaks on in the background: Echo & the Bunnymen-style new wave about clues that don't add up and what to let go of. Out now on Cold Transmission Music, ahead of album Artifice. go.stereobar.net/mzu4cal #BestNewMusic2026

Basht. slow right down on "Kids Vs Guns": warm and swaying until the words land, then a build into a crushing final chorus. Jack Leavey's proudest song on debut album Poor Advice, out October 9 on LAB Records. go.stereobar.net/q8bxrcl #BestNewMusic2026

Library Card turn hustle-culture bragging into nervy post-punk on "Breakfast of Champions": big talk about winning, a life of typos and worn-out shoes, and one tiny victory with an orange. Debut album out November 6 on AT EASE. go.stereobar.net/o8a43oa #BestNewMusic2026

RIP Magic swerve again: "Stadium Drive" is a dreamy hip-hop carnival of spoken lines, singsong hooks and no guitars, the first look at debut album 1,2,3, due October 30 on section1. go.stereobar.net/4isshcx #BestNewMusic2026

ĠENN and Arab Strap's Aidan Moffat don't meet in the middle, and "Jaguar Sun" is better for it: six-plus minutes of slow groove, a whisper opening into full voice, and Moffat's gravel on free will. Out now on Rock Action. go.stereobar.net/4nhugo8 #BestNewMusic2026

Sampa the Great announces third album "Nu Zamrock" (Oct 30, Loma Vista) with "SIMON SAYS", tracing her uncle's roots in Zambia's 1970s Zamrock movement.
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Pixel Grip and IDLES' Joe Talbot rework Peaches' "You're Alright" into a Chicago house-club remix, out now on Kill Rock Stars.
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#PeachesXPixelGripXIdles #BestNewMusic2026 #Week37 #KillRockStars

Gurriers share "Pins", the fourth preview from second album "Nobody's Coming To Save You" (Sept 25, Play It Again Sam), their most vulnerable song yet.
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Robert Plant & Saving Grace release the video for "Two Coats", from EP "All That Glitters..." (out digitally Oct 9, Nonesuch), ahead of the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award and a US tour.
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#RobertPlant #BestNewMusic2026 #Week37 #NonesuchRecords

Ganser share "Futuretripping" ahead of tour dates with Bikini Kill, a callback to earlier records built on sharp bass work and quietly sharp lyrics.
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#Ganser #BestNewMusic2026 #Week37 #FelteRecords

Liars (Angus Andrew) announce "A Ban On Plastic Bag Bans" (March 5, Mute) with "Ice Pick, Kalamazoo", named for the Michigan factory fight that shaped the record.
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#Liars #BestNewMusic2026 #Week37 #Mute

Rachika Nayar reworks Sijya's "Do I Know" into a new edit, out now on One Little Independent Records.
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#Sijya #BestNewMusic2026 #Week37 #OneLittleIndependentRecords

Mynolia shares "Holy Line", from debut album "Salt Around My Bed" (Jan 15, Full Time Hobby). Hushed alt-folk born out of a vivid, bittersweet dream.
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#Mynolia #BestNewMusic2026 #Week37 #FullTimeHobby

Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals bridge the gap between albums with "AMDIA", out now on Phantom Limb. Buy it on Bandcamp, proceeds go toward the next record.
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#InfinityKnivesXBrianEnnals #BestNewMusic2026 #Week37 #PhantomLimb

Lucy Dacus finally releases "No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye," a nine-year-old live rarity, alongside a 10th anniversary reissue of debut album "No Burden."
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#LucyDacus #BestNewMusic2026 #Week37

Flora Hibberd previews second album "Mammoth" (Oct 16, 22TWENTY) with "Silent Movie Baby", a bouncing, distorted track about desire crashing into your routine.
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The Bobby Lees team up with Sam Quartin's Lady Boy project for "Hey Na", a beat-driven, defiant bonus track from their Epitaph era, produced by Dave Sardy.
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#TheBobbyLees #LadyBoy #BestNewMusic2026 #Week37 #Epitaph