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Feb. 5, 2026

• Soen – Reliance | Metal Temple Magazine
SOEN shows no signs of slowing down on “Reliance.” The songs are a bit more concise in terms of their length, but it’s the emotional impact that will sweep you off your feet.

• Jordan Ward Releases Soulful Sophomore Album ‘BACKWARD’ | noctismag.com
Jordan Ward shares highly anticipated sophomore BACKWARD, produced by Lido with features from SAILORR, Smino and TiaCorine.

• Robbie Williams: social media would have 'seen me off' in the 90s | BBC
With his new album Britpop breaking a record set by the Beatles, the singer takes a moment to celebrate.

• How Joyce Manor mastered the art of the “buddy” album cover | Paste
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

• Review: Don Tolivers New Album “OCTANE” | Niles West News
Artist Don Toliver released a new album on Jan. 30, which contains 18 songs. Toliver has been a growing artist since his mixtape “Donny Womack” and a key feature on artist Travis Scott’s “Astroworld.” I can tell this album has been planned thoughtfully as he took over a year release a new album. As an...

• B4EM – Album by Nine Vicious | HotNewHipHop
Nine Vicious is one of the leading new-gen artists under the YSL banner in 2026, and he's kicking it off strong with "B4EM."

• REVIEW: The Format’s ‘Boycott Heaven’ is pure, old-school indie joy | SM2
On a day with many hotly anticipated releases, Phoenix-based indie band The Format released ‘Boycott Heaven,’ their first album in nearly 20 years. It also marks the first album featuring Nate Ruess, the voice of such hits as Fun’s “We Are Young” and Pink’s “Just Give Me a Reason,” since 2015. From the moment the...

• SAULT: Chapter 1 - album review | Song Bar
New album: As ever, released suddenly without fanfare or any publicity, the prolific experimental soul, jazz, gospel, funk, psychedelia and disco collective of Cleo Sol, Info (aka Dean Josiah Cover) and co return with a stylish, mysterious LP

• AVAION | Metal Magazine | metalmagazine.eu
AVAION dissects the architecture of joy in his self-produced sophomore album. “TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY” balances euphoric highs and intimate lows, utilizing specific frequencies to forge a genuine emotional connection.

• KAFFKIEZ und das „WIR“-Gefühl: Album drei als kollektiver Aufbruch | eventim.de
Mit ihrem dritten Album „WIR“ rücken KAFFKIEZ Gemeinschaft ins Zentrum. Fans werden unmittelbarer Teil des Langspielers –2026 trägt die Band das Wir-Gefühl auf Tour.

• Lately, Nothing Has Been Stopping Lexa Gates; Why We Should All Tune Into Her Music | The Observer
Lexa Gates is an artist I have discovered fairly recently. The first song I heard of hers was “Stupid”, which I found through a TikTok video of a guy reacting to it. It piqued my interest immediately when I first heard it, the melody pulling me in within mere seconds. After giving it a proper...

• Joyce Manor’s ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’ grows indie-rock from pop-punk roots | The Tulane Hullabaloo | Feb. 5, 2026, 2:33 a.m.
Pop-punk strongholds Joyce Manor started the year off right with the release of their seventh studio album, “I Used To Go To This Bar.” 

• Madison Beer Gets Real About Social Media, Being a Woman in the Industry and Her New Album ‘Locket’ | The Hollywood Reporter | Feb. 4, 2026, 11 p.m.
The 26-year-old, who has spent nearly all of her young adult in the public eye, is working on giving herself grace: “I'm all about not being too tough on myself.”

• Bad Bunny's Historic Grammy Awards Win Brings in Flood of Streams Ahead of Super Bowl Performance | Rolling Stone | Feb. 4, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
Bad Bunny's Album of the Year win for 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' at the 2026 Grammys led to a sharp boost in streaming numbers and digital purchases.

• Watch Bad Bunny Reflect on Making ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos,’ an Album ‘From Puerto Rico, for Puerto Ricans’ | Billboard | Feb. 4, 2026, 8:39 p.m.
Bad Bunny talks about making his album 'Debi Tirar Mas Fotos' 'for Puerto Ricans' in an interview with Billboard last year.

• “O Sol Também Chora” é o manifesto do talento e amadurecimento de Borges | TMDQA! | Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos! | Feb. 4, 2026, 5:22 p.m.
Rapper lança projeto ambicioso e rico com participação de grandes nomes

• Maro releases new album ‘SO MUCH HAS CHANGED’ and self titled music video | // MELODIC Magazine | Feb. 4, 2026, 4:08 p.m.
Lisbon-born indie-pop artist, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist MARO has released her new album SO MUCH HAS CHANGED. With over 1.3 million monthly Spotify listeners and widely recognized as one of Portugal’s most distinctive contemporary voices, MARO steps into this chapter with clarity, warmth, and quiet confidence. Written around the turning point of her 30th birthday,

• Kashus Culpepper Dreams Big on 'Act I' – Good Country | The Bluegrass Situation | Feb. 4, 2026, 3:39 p.m.
Merely five years into his performing career, the soulful singer-songwriter delivers a gargantuan – and excellent – 18-song debut.

• Labrinth lanza el álbum 'COSMIC OPERA ACT I' | CusicaPlus | Feb. 4, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
El artista visionario, productor y compositor Labrinth lanza 'COSMIC OPERA ACT I', el primer capítulo de un nuevo y ambicioso álbum.

• Wincent Weiss: „Bin in einer schönen Lebensphase!“ | Kronen Zeitung | Feb. 4, 2026, 9 a.m.
In einer Welt, die immer schneller wird, setzt Wincent Weiss bewusst auf Entschleunigung. Sein neues Album „Hast du kurz Zeit“ erzählt von Zeit, ...

• Makala allume la scène avec YAMOTO | Radio Vostok | Feb. 4, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
Avec YAMOTO, Makala confirme son talent unique et son style reconnaissable, mêlant trap, introspection et audace musicale. L’album, sorti le 23 janvier 2026, propose 8 titres courts mais intenses, où l’artiste explore à la fois les ambiances nocturnes de HOTEL YOTSUYA, la profondeur poétique de Tribus disparues, et le groove hypnotique de Slo’ Jam. Originaire

• Ari Lennox: Vacancy | Spectrum Culture | Feb. 4, 2026, 6:03 a.m.
Vacancy serves as a testament to Ari Lennox’s skill while simultaneously exposing the pitfalls of the modern R&B assembly line.

• Borges Reinventa Sua Música com O Sol Também Chora e Mensagens Profundas | Partiu Rolê CWB | Feb. 3, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
Se você procura por diversão e entretenimento em Curitiba e região metropolitana, o Partiu Role CWB é o lugar certo para você!

• KPop Demon Hunters song “Golden” Becomes the First K-pop Grammy Winner Ever | Prestige Online - Malaysia | Feb. 2, 2026, 10:57 a.m.
'KPop Demon Hunters' hit song "Golden" just became the first K-pop song to ever win a Grammy award in history.

• Soen – Reliance (album review) | reflections of an unquiet mind | Jan. 24, 2026, 3:06 p.m.
I put Reliance on without expecting it to do anything surprising. It was released on January 16th, 2026, and I had been waiting for it in that quiet, patient way that only happens when you already …

• Dry Cleaning: Secret Love | Spectrum Culture | Jan. 9, 2026, 6:07 a.m.
Secret Love deepens the band’s post-punk bona fides, carefully balancing intellectual severity with emotional weight.