Accept – Teutonic Titans 1976–2026 (Napalm Records)
Accept celebrates 50 years of German heavy metal with a 19-track collection of newly recorded classics. The anniversary release features an extensive guest list that includes Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, Ghost’s Tobias Forge and musicians from Scorpions, Korn, Helloween and Blind Guardian.
Arab Strap – Half-Told Tales (Rock Action)
Nearly three decades after releasing their first single, Scottish duo Arab Strap returns with their ninth studio album. Across 14 tracks, Half-Told Tales continues Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton’s distinctive blend of dark humor, unguarded storytelling and brooding indie rock. Includes “You You You,” “Fighting For You,” “Glamour Magick” and “Be a Man.”
Angus & Julia Stone – Karaoke Bar (Angus & Julia Stone)
Australian sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone reunite for Karaoke Bar, a 10-song collection built around their intimate harmonies and understated singer-songwriter sound. The album includes the title track alongside “Monroe,” “Celestial Bodies,” “Brightest Place,” “Take Me Back to Japan” and “Mexico City.”
Chat Pile – Who Loves The Sun (The Flenser)
Oklahoma City noise-rock band Chat Pile returns with its third studio album. Who Loves The Sun confronts artificial intelligence, climate change, inequality and the struggle to retain one’s humanity in an increasingly hostile world, pushing the group’s sludgy, unsettling sound into more expansive territory.
Dexys Midnight Runners – LOVE (Heavenly Recordings)
Dexys Midnight Runners return with LOVE, a new 10-track album from the enduring British soul-pop group led by Kevin Rowland. Featuring “You’ve Got the Love,” the record adds another chapter to a singular catalog that stretches back to the band’s landmark 1980 debut.
Ellie Goulding – I Know Too Much (Polydor)
Ellie Goulding’s sixth studio album brings together 10 songs shaped by reflection, vulnerability and personal change. Led by “Black Prada Dress,” “4 Seasons” and “Ravers,” I Know Too Much finds Goulding continuing to move between intimate pop songwriting and polished electronic production.
Kasabian – ACT III (Columbia)
Kasabian returns with ACT III, a 13-track album featuring the singles “Release the Pressure” and “Great Pretender.” The record continues the British group’s combination of swaggering rock, electronic textures and festival-sized choruses.
Rebecca Black – Age of the Exhibitionist (Self-Released)
Rebecca Black follows her debut album Let Her Burn with Age of the Exhibitionist. The new record continues her transformation from viral-pop curiosity into an independent artist working at the intersection of adventurous pop, club music and internet-age celebrity.
Sleep – Hempispheres (Third Man Records)
Stoner-metal legends Sleep return with Hempispheres, their first full-length release since 2018’s acclaimed The Sciences. The album brings the trio’s colossal riffs, hypnotic repetition and heavy psychedelic atmosphere back into focus.