The most anticipated albums of fall according to Pitchfork: from Fontaines D.C. to Queens Of The Stone Age

Pitchfork once again turns its gaze to the closing months of the year with its selection of the most anticipated albums of fall 2026. The US webzine has picked 34 albums due out between late September and early November, spanning rock, pop, electronic, hip-hop, R&B and experimental music: from the returns of Queens of the Stone Age, Fontaines D.C., Teenage Fanclub and The Avalanches to new work from Tinashe, Troye Sivan, Meshell Ndegeocello and Victoria Monét, all the way to emerging names and more left-field projects. A deliberately varied overview of what, according to the American magazine's editors, deserves particular attention this fall season.

Here are the 34 upcoming albums chosen by Pitchfork (in alphabetical order), with the release date for each shown in parentheses (full feature here).

@ – Autosmile (October 16)
Anderson .Paak and Cordae – Heavy Is the Crown (October 23)
Andy Stott – Late Loop (October 30)
The Avalanches – No Bad Memories (October 16)
Cameron Winter – Live at Carnegie Hall (October 9)
Daine – In Endless Awe & Agony (November 6)
Dawn Richard – Creole Culture (October 9)
DIIV – ZIRP! (October 30)
Emily A. Sprague – Cyano (October 2)
Fine – Jazz Dreams (October 23)
Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber (October 16)
Geologist and Kyle Simon – The Sirens (October 16)
Gilla Band – Pugnello (September 25)
Greg Freeman – All Set the Bone (October 2)
Jacques Greene – JG (October 16)
Jess Williamson – A Mile South of Heaven (October 9)
Julia Jacklin – The Gem (September 25)
Kali Malone – Burning Song (October 30)
M83 – I Wrote You a Letter (September 25)
Marina Herlop – Dja Dja (October 9)
Meshell Ndegeocello – Synonym (October 2)
Protomartyr – Hotel Usona (September 25)
Oso Oso – An Exchange of Information (November 6)
Queens of the Stone Age – Perfecth (October 30)
Rachel Chinouriri – I Think I Spoke Too Soon (October 16)
Remi Wolf – Mud (October 9)
Shabazz Palaces – It’s a Style Sport (October 23)
Shygirl – Swallow! (November 6)
Stef Chura – Dancing Alone on the Concrete (October 2)
Teenage Fanclub – Do Not Dare to Dream (October 9)
Tinashe – Popstar (September 25)
Troye Sivan – She’s the Best (October 9)
Twisted Teens – The Holy Cross Tigers (November 6)
Victoria Monét – Frequency of Love (October 2)

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