New Releases - October 16, 2026

New Releases - October 16, 2026

@ – Autosmile (4AD)

Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak expand their psychedelic folk with dense harmonies, adventurous arrangements and contributions on strings and drums. Recorded largely at home, their first album for 4AD turns intimate methods into a lush, playful sound.

Alexisonfire – Crisis (20th Anniversary Edition) (Dine Alone)

The Canadian post-hardcore band’s 2006 breakthrough returns on red-and-white splatter vinyl with updated artwork. The anniversary edition includes “This Could Be Anywhere in the World” and “Boiled Frogs.”

Andy Shauf – The Party (10th Anniversary Edition) (ANTI-)

Shauf’s intricately arranged portrait of one party and its overlapping lives returns in an expanded anniversary edition. Nine bonus tracks add demos, alternate versions and previously unreleased material to the original album.

The Avalanches – No Bad Memories (Modular)

The Australian group’s fourth album turns the jingles, electronic chimes and pop-culture fragments lodged in our memories into a new musical collage. Collaborators include Karen O, Jamie xx and Portraits of Tracy, with an indie-exclusive blue vinyl edition available.

Beach House & Robert Lester Folsom – April Suzanne (Anthology Recordings)

This split 7-inch pairs Beach House’s dreamy reinterpretation of “April Suzanne” with Folsom’s remastered original. The October physical edition follows the September digital release and celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Music and Dreams.

Bibio & Dorian Concept – Answers (Warp)

The longtime friends bring folk guitar, fluid synthesizers and collage-like textures together on their first collaborative album. Created through a remote exchange of musical ideas, it pairs instrumental warmth with playful electronic experimentation.

Brian Eno – Another Day on Earth (Reissue) (Opal)

Eno’s 2005 song-based album returns to wider circulation after years of limited availability. The reissue adds the previously Japan-only bonus track “The Demon of the Mines.”

Brian Eno & J. Peter Schwalm – Drawn from Life (Reissue) (Opal)

The 2001 collaboration returns with its immersive blend of ambient textures, electronic rhythm and instrumental detail. Contributions from Laurie Anderson, Holger Czukay and others deepen the album’s quietly expansive world.

Car Seat Headrest – Teen of Denial: Joe’s Story (Matador)

Will Toledo revisits the band’s breakout album with revised lyrics, new arrangements and additional songs that give its central character a fuller backstory. The vinyl and CD editions arrive this week following the May digital release.

Crosby, Stills & Nash – Crosby, Stills & Nash (Rocktober / Rhino Hi-Fi) (Rhino)

The trio’s landmark debut returns in a 180-gram Rhino Hi-Fi edition for independent-store shelves. Its acoustic guitars and interlocking harmonies helped establish a defining sound of late-1960s folk-rock.

Djrum – DJ-Kicks (!K7)

Djrum brings his wide-ranging mixing style to the DJ-Kicks series, weaving together thirty-three tracks and four new originals. Exclusives from Skee Mask and Clark add to a selection that also reaches into the Raincoats’ catalog.

Dummy – do you love the color of the sky? (Polyvinyl)

The Los Angeles band folds post-rock, drone and trip-hop into inviting pop melodies and restless breakbeats. Beneath the grooves, the songs address climate degradation, artificial intelligence and surveillance.

Eels – Cookie Happened (E Works / Play It Again Sam)

Eels’ sixteenth studio album reflects on the joys and hardships that eventually fade from memory. E frames the twelve-song collection around finding beauty in an experience even after it has ended.

Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber (XL Recordings)

Produced by James Ford, the Dublin band’s fifth album moves toward a colder, stranger and more synthetic sound. Its songs explore pleasure, unease and escape, with ROSALÍA joining the band on “Where Is Gone?”

Geologist & Kyle Simon – The Sirens (Outside Time)

Animal Collective’s Geologist joins visual artist Kyle Simon for an experimental composition recorded at the Farrington Observatory near Joshua Tree. Signals derived from moonlight guide the modular synthesizer performance, creating a distinctive meeting of astronomy and sound.

heavens to betsy – baby’s gone (Kill Rock Stars)

Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer’s influential riot-grrrl duo gathers early demos and tracks from its original singles in a sixteen-song archival collection. Newly remastered recordings revisit the raw intensity of the band’s early-1990s work.

Jacques Greene – jg (LuckyMe)

The Montreal producer’s third solo album puts the club at its center, with eleven direct, collaborative dancefloor tracks. Guests include DJ BORING, Ouri, CFCF and umru, with mixing by Pearson Sound.

Joni Mitchell – Blue (Rocktober / Rhino Hi-Fi) (Rhino)

Mitchell’s intimate 1971 classic receives a 180-gram Rhino Hi-Fi edition, cut from the original analog masters by Kevin Gray. A new pressing of an essential singer-songwriter record, including “Carey,” “California” and “A Case of You.”

Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark (Rocktober / Rhino Hi-Fi) (Rhino)

Mitchell’s 1974 album brings her finely observed songwriting into a fuller setting shaped by jazz and pop. This 180-gram audiophile edition is cut from the original analog masters and includes an insert about the making of the album.

Love – Da Capo (Rocktober Edition) (Rhino)

Love’s second album returns on transparent orange vinyl, pairing concise psychedelic pop with the extended exploration of “Revelation.” A distinctive entry in Arthur Lee’s catalog and the Los Angeles psychedelic scene.

Love – Four Sail (Rocktober Edition) (Rhino)

Arthur Lee’s 1969 album with a new Love lineup returns on light-blue vinyl. Its tougher guitar sound and restless songwriting make it a rewarding next stop beyond Forever Changes.

Love – Love (Rocktober Edition) (Rhino)

The band’s 1966 debut returns on transparent red vinyl, revisiting its mix of folk-rock, garage energy and early psychedelia. Includes “My Little Red Book” and “Signed D.C.”

Max Richter – While the Flood Rages (Decca)

Drawn from Richter’s collaboration with choreographer Wayne McGregor on MaddAddam, this fifteen-track work combines orchestra, electronics, choir and piano. Inspired by Margaret Atwood’s trilogy, it explores ecological crisis, technological change and resilience.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook – Night Song (30th Anniversary Edition) (Real World)

The celebrated collaboration pairs Nusrat’s soaring vocals with Brook’s atmospheric guitar and production. Its thirtieth-anniversary edition arrives on rose leaf green vinyl with updated liner notes and photographs.

Pretenders – Get Close (40th Anniversary Edition) (Rhino)

The band’s 1986 album returns on white vinyl for Rocktober. Chrissie Hynde’s distinctive voice leads a set that includes “Don’t Get Me Wrong” and “My Baby.”

Rachel Chinouriri – I think I spoke too soon (Atlas Artists / Parlophone)

The British singer-songwriter follows her debut with a twelve-track second album. Advance songs “One song away from crying” and “Make believe” introduce the new collection.

Superfan – My Piledriver Heart (AD 93)

Kali Priya Flanagan brings acoustic guitar and ambitious cello arrangements together in an intimate, largely live-recorded setting. The songs move between folk, chamber music and alternative rock while exploring heartbreak and independence.

They Are Gutting a Body of Water – KOOL FAITH / LOOSIES II (ATO / Julia’s War / Smoking Room)

Douglas Dulgarian draws on the spirit of homemade mixtapes for a twenty-nine-track collection featuring collaborators including Hotline TNT, Horse Jumper of Love and Spirit of the Beehive. The digital release arrives October 16; vinyl and CD are scheduled for November 20.

Tom Verlaine – Tom Verlaine (Rocktober Edition) (Rhino)

The Television frontman’s 1979 solo debut returns on clear vinyl. Featuring Fred Smith and Jay Dee Daugherty, it carries Verlaine’s distinctive guitar work into a more personal collection of songs.

Two Shell – Infinite Now (Young)

The London duo combines experimental pop with underground club textures in a ten-track album built around escapism and movement. Previously released tracks include “The Nightmare,” “Smile” and “Thing About You.”

Ween – Boognish Provides (Rhino)

Seven previously unreleased concerts document the band’s 1994–95 Chocolate and Cheese tour. A fourteen-CD box collects the full shows, while a double-vinyl edition selects nineteen performances.