We're almost at the halfway point of the year, and for some it's already time for (partial) stocktaking. American magazine Pitchfork has picked out what it considers the best albums of 2026 so far, in a list organized chronologically by month. "We're highlighting some of the most notable albums released in 2026 so far, rounding up the ones that earned high scores and the Best New Music distinction, along with a quick list of RIYL ('Recommended If You Like') and links to our full reviews. Unlike year-end lists, this one is organized in reverse chronological order. To help you keep track of the best music of 2026, we'll keep updating it periodically throughout the year," the American outlet writes.
So here are the best records of 2026 released so far, according to Pitchfork (full feature here).
April
Cancer House — “The Moth”
My New Band Believe — “My New Band Believe”
Los Thuthanaka — “Wak'a EP”
Wendy Eisenberg — “Wendy Eisenberg”
Sunn O))) — “Sunn O)))”
Angine de Poitrine — “Vol. II”
March
Slayyyter — “WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA”
Neurosis — “An Undying Love for a Burning World”
underscores — “U”
Avalon Emerson & the Charm — “Written Into Changes”
Grace Ives — “Girlfriend”
Dagmar Zuniga — “in filth your mystery is kingdom / far smile peasant in yellow music”
Arima Ederra — “A Rush to Nowhere”
GENA (Karriem Riggins / Liv.e) — “The Pleasure Is Yours”
February
Sideshow — “TIGRAY FUNK”
Zel — “Still Right Here”
Twisted Teens — “Blame the Clown”
KMRU — “Kin”
Jill Scott — “To Whom This May Concern”
Roy Montgomery — “Guitars Infernal”
Beverly Glenn-Copeland — “Laughter in Summer”
Aaron Shaw — “And So It Is”
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon — “As of Now”
David Moore — “Graze the Bell”
Ratboys — “Singin’ to an Empty Chair”
KAVARI — “PLAGUE MUSIC EP”
Mandy, Indiana — “URGH”
xaviersobased — “Xavier”
January
Otto Benson — "Peanut"
DJ Ramon Sucesso — "Sexta dos Crias 2.0"
Agriculture — “The Spiritual Sound”
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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Claudio Fabretti, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.
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