Where Sound Opens: A Fall 2026 Album Roundup

Getting into Fall, with:

Angine de Poitrine - Vol 2 (2026) Underscores - U (2026) Field Music and the NASUWT Riverside Ensemble - Binding Time (2026) Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II (2020) Febuder - Follow the Colonnade (2023) Hermeto Pascoal y Grupo - Hermeto Pascoal y Grupo (1982)

Human Voices Remain: A 2026 Tier 5 Album Roundup

Closing up my Summer playlist reviews with:

Count Basie - Lil Ol Groovemaker...Basie! (1963) Cake - Pressure Chief (2004) Kalia Mandever - Mala (2026) Work Money Death - A Portal to Here (2026) Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More (2026) Urban Dance Squad - Mental Floss for the Globe (1989)

Maps Become Larger: A 2026 Summer Album Roundup

More albums that were in play last summer, including:

The Claypool Lennon Delirium - The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy (2026) Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho (2026) Jolly - The Audio Guide to Happiness pt 1 (2011) Agent Fresco - Destrier (2015) Elder - Through Zero (2026) Alewya - Zero (2026)