The abundant weekend edition pt. 1
Feb 7, 2026
New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026
A regularly updated guide to the new albums, EPs, mixtapes, and projects getting released in the coming weeks and months
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Notable Releases of the Week (2/6)
This week's Notable Releases include Ratboys, J. Cole, Joshua Chuquimia Crampton, and more.
www.brooklynvegan.com/ratboys-j-cole-joshua-chuquimia-crampton-tha-god-fahim-dirt-buyer-mayhem-reviews/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music
Big-Jeans Anthems and Anime Fjords
Get strapped into your JNCOs, folks.
www.hearingthings.co/big-jeans-anthems-and-anime-fjords/?ref=five-songs-newsletter
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ALICE COSTELLOE - MOVE ON WITH THE YEAR - The Spill Magazine
ALICE COSTELLOE MOVE ON WITH THE YEAR MOSHI MOSHI RECORDS As is the case sometimes with solo debut albums, the key just might lie with that solo tag. It is usually a case of an artist that has already been in a band or has worked undercover, so to speak. Nothing undercover with a debut […]
spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-alice-costelloe-move-on-with-the-year/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fpublished+articles
OST Of The Week: Duval Timothy & CJ Mirra – My Father's Shadow | The Quietus
Mary Chiney celebrates the soundtrack to Akinola Davies Jr.'s debut feature film, depicting a single eventful day in Lagos, during 1993.
thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/reissue-of-the-week/duval-timothy-cj-mirra-my-fathers-shadow-ost-review/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music
Road to Hell: rock's 13 most infamous tours
Excess, infighting... and a replica Stonehenge. The 13 times legendary rock bands overreached themselves on tour
www.classical-music.com/rock/notorious-rock-tours?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy%20music
How Barrett Strong launched the Motown sound
Exploring the story of 'Money (That's What I Want)', the Barrett Strong R&B masterpiece that became the very first nationwide hit for Motown Records in 1959.
faroutmagazine.co.uk/motown-barrett-strong-ultimate-masterpiece/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music
Mastering the art deep listening in Japan’s jazz cafes
In the warm glow of the country’s jazz cafés, a subculture of vinyl aficionados is cultivating the kind of shared sensory experiences that our noisy world has forgotten.
www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/japanese-jazz-kissa-cafe?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/culture
No Matter How Many Times We Listen, We Cannot Make Out the Meanings of These 3 Pop Songs From the 1980s
Are we fishing? Is there something we aren't seeing, or do these three pop songs just have no meaning at all? We can't tell…
americansongwriter.com/no-matter-how-many-times-we-listen-we-cannot-make-out-the-meanings-of-these-3-pop-songs-from-the-1980s/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=AmericanSong/magazine/Pop+Music
February’s Best New Mysteries, Crime Novels, and Thrillers
There are so many good books in February. It is ridiculous. This treasure trove of thrillers, this delightful dip into fictional dangers, this masterclass in mysteries…it shouldn’t be a…
crimereads.com/best-new-crime-fiction-february-2026/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/fiction
13 of the Strangest Movies We've Ever Seen
Here are the 13 of the strangest movies we've ever seen.
www.moviemaker.com/13-strangest-movies-weve-ever-seen/?utm_source=simplefeed&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=flipboard
The Western Was Never About Freedom
The show “Fallout” blows up all expectations about the quintessential American genre.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/02/fallout-season-2-interview-western-explained/685890/?utm_medium=offsite&utm_source=flipboard&utm_campaign=all
Songs You Need In Your Life This Week
The FADER's weekly roundup of the best new songs right now including songs by fakemink, Robyn, Arca, Dua Saleh, Bon Iver, Nettspend and more.
www.thefader.com/2026/02/04/songs-you-need-in-your-life-february-04-2026?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FPlaylists
5 songs you need to hear this week (February 5, 2026)
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.
www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-new-songs/best-new-songs-february-5-2026?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FPlaylists
