Daily Newsletter, January 8, 2026

A week into the new year, back to full schedule

Ljubinko Zivkovic
January 08, 2026

The Best Music of 2025, According to Our Favorite Artists! - Atwood Magazine

As a part of our year-end celebrations, Atwood Magazine invited artists from around the world to share short blurbs about their own favorite songs, albums, and artist discoveries of 2025. Dive into the best music of the year, according to our favorite artists!

atwoodmagazine.com/2025-best-music-according-to-our-favorite-artists/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

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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The Most Anticipated Albums of 2026

The most anticipated albums of 2026 (both those confirmed and teased) include releases from Charli XCX, Zach Bryan, The Cure, and A$AP Rocky.

consequence.net/2026/01/most-anticipated-albums-2026-new-music/?vgo_ee=YNCcBDOfhR2Cg9joAWn22kMDXDpGmSl2NCa9nUtH1CBP:5IeeBGj0hSR4gGyK5j9owrCpZ9QSlQYP

Album Of The Week: Winged Wheel 'Desert So Green'

If you’re tapped into the right corners of the underground, Winged Wheel are a supergroup. Recruiting a member of Sonic Youth — arguably the greatest experimental rock band of all time, and inarguably one of the most popular — certainly bolsters that designation. But even before Steve Shelley got behind the kit for 2024’s Big…

stereogum.com/2484151/album-of-the-week-winged-wheel-desert-so-green/reviews/album-of-the-week?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Five artists who’ve gone quiet and need to return in 2026

Five artists that have no plans to release new music but who should make their long-awaited return in 2026, including Arctic Monkeys, Frank Ocean, and more.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/five-artists-we-never-hear-from-should-release-music-in-2026/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Sound of 2026: How Brooklyn basement band Geese took flight

The New Yorkers, who are fourth in the BBC's Sound of 2026, say they're 'still processing' their rise.

www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wz6p64gzyo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

These 11 abandoned 'ghost' albums could have changed rock history

From abandoned rock operas to lost masterpieces, these 9 cancelled albums might have rewritten musical history — if only they’d made it out of the studio alive

www.classical-music.com/rock/cancelled-rock-albums?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy%20music

Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde: "Nobody writes music in the way that we did. Very few people do"

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/cocteau-twins/simon-raymonde-in-one-ear-interview-audio-books?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

"Would It Be Better?": Paul Mccartney Recalls Making This Critical Decision With John Lennon, to George Harrison’s Chagrin

Paul McCartney recalls making an important decision regarding George Harrison's role in The Beatles with John Lennon.

americansongwriter.com/would-it-be-better-paul-mccartney-recalls-making-this-critical-decision-with-john-lennon-to-george-harrisons-chagrin/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/entertainment

15 huge 1970s bands that no one talks about anymore

They ruled radio, sold millions, and filled arenas – yet history quietly moved on without them. Welcome to the world of the forgotten Seventies stars

www.classical-music.com/rock/forgotten-1970s-bands?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy%20music

The 40 most exciting books to look forward to in 2026

From big-name authors Colson Whitehead, George Saunders and Maggie O'Farrell to debuts and non-fiction, these are the titles you'll want to add to your reading pile this year.

www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260106-the-40-most-exciting-books-to-look-forward-to-in-2026?ocid=global_culture_rss

Mixtape: KLOF No. 69 (Hippies, Troubadours and Mystics - a 1970s Special)

Explore 1970s ambient pioneers and Eastern-influenced jazz alongside folk troubadour favourites. Featuring Ernest Hood, Vashti Bunyan, and Don Cherry, this mix captures a decade’s spiritual evolution.

klofmag.com/2026/01/mixtape-klof-no-69-hippies-troubadours-and-mystics-1970s/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FPlaylists