2026 Tier 1 Album Roundup Part 5: Ritual & Groove

Album newly introduced to me in 2026, including:

Mulatu Astatake - Mulatu of Ethiopia (1972) Fela with Ginger Baker - Live! (1971) Tortoise - Touch (2025) The Necks - Disquiet (2025)

Also:

2026 Tier 1 Album Roundup Part 4: Mythic Prog & Psych

More albums to start your year off right.

Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) Donovan - Barabajagal (1969) King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Phantom Island (2024) Spock's Beard - The Archeoptimist (2025)

And over on Spotify:

2026 Tier 1 Album Roundup Part 3: Amplifiers and Sweat

More incredible music to kick off your 2026! Including:

Turnstile -- Never Enough (2025) The White Stripes - The White Stripes (1999) Silverchair - Young Modern (2005) Volbeat - Servant of the Mind (2021)

And the ever-emergent 2026 radio list!

2025 Viewer's Choice Roundtable: The Top 10 and some GEMS

A long-form roundtable discussion on the top 10 albums curated by the channel's viewership using the Geneva Emotional Music Scale as a lens for discussion.

And the Viewer's Choice Top 20 list:

2026 Tier 1 Album Roundup Part 2: Volatility & Extremes

More stuff from 2025 setting the stage for 2026:

Bumblefoot - .....Returns! (2025) Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzy Live! (1981) Ou - II: Frailty (2024) Prolapse - I Wonder When They Are Going To Destroy Your Face (2025)

And the Radio:

2026 Tier 1 Roundup Part 1: Pressure & Inner Weather

Kicking off 2026 with some new tunes!

Paul Meany - Forever Phase (2025) Hanna Lee - Textures (2025) Ichiko Aoba - Luminescent Creatures (2025) Titanic - Hagen (2025)2026

Dr. Spin's Radio:

Favorites from 2025 Part 2: The Top 10!

The 2025 Disc Course led me here. My favorite albums from 2025 - any year, any genre, all quality. The 2025 Album of the Year lies before you....