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Albums Of The Year So Far 2026

Halfway through the year, our racks are telling quite the story. From anticipated returns to a new wave of artists making their mark, these are our favorite records of 2026 so far.

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Fat Dog

Cancel Me (I’m Tired)

South-East London troubadours return with album two. Pressed on Rough Trade Exclusive black and pink vinyl with bonus CD.

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The Big Moon

Forever

One of the defining guitar bands of the 2010s, Moons' latest record retains much of the pop-guitar sensibility the group is known for. Pressed on Rough Trade Exclusive pearl lagoon vinyl.

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Beabadoobee

Pylon

Part of our limited Photobooth Series – your favourite artist's album, captured on film and made to keep.

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Suki Waterhouse

Loveland

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Phoebe Bridgers

Lost Weekend

The wait is over. Album three has arrived. Pressed on Indie Exclusive rogue planet vinyl.

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Jeffrey Silverstein

Doggone

The intersection of loner-folk and cosmic country. Pressed on Rough Trade Exclusive blue marble vinyl.

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Nina Winder-Lind

Wild Love

Winder-Lind’s solo work carries The New Eves’ raw intensity and liberatory spirit – pressed on Rough Trade Exclusive silver vinyl w/ bonus CD.

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Fat Dog
The Big Moon
Beabadoobee
Suki Waterhouse
Phoebe Bridgers
Jeffrey Silverstein
Nina Winder-Lind

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Owen Cutts

Release date: November 05, 2026

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I Wake Up In The City / Time For You To Go” (25th Anniversary Reissue)

The Fall

Release date: July 10, 2026

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Cancel Me (I’m Tired)

Fat Dog

Release date: October 02, 2026

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Forever

The Big Moon

Release date: October 30, 2026

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Contemplates the Afterlife

Swamp Dogg

Release date: July 10, 2026

Music Evolution

Buckshot Lefonque

Release date: August 21, 2026

Greatest Hits

T-Spoon

Release date: August 21, 2026

Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 - Original Soundtrack

Takeshi Furukawa

Release date: August 28, 2026

Heaven Tonight

Cheap Trick

Release date: August 14, 2026

On The Scene 1964

Various

Release date: July 10, 2026

The 70s Albums: Balloon / Hothouse Smiles

Mark Wirtz

Release date: July 10, 2026

Rolled Gold (2026 Remaster)

The Action

Release date: July 17, 2026

The House That Man Built

Conflict

Release date: August 07, 2026

1980-2005 : Collection Of 25 Years

Varukers

Release date: July 03, 2026

Throne Of Thorns

Stryper

Release date: September 25, 2026

Ride On Dreadlocks 75-77Release date: July 10, 2026

Heaven's Night

Holy Motors

Release date: October 16, 2026

Brethren and Sistren

The Viceroys

Release date: July 10, 2026

Give Thanks

Roman Stewart

Release date: July 10, 2026

And Friends with the Revolutionaries Vol.2

Linval Thompson

Release date: July 10, 2026

qué les pasó a mis amigos? EP

Ela Minus and Nick León

Release date: November 20, 2026

Shatter - Original Soundtrack

David Lindup

Release date: August 07, 2026

Too Too Bad

Buju Banton

Release date: September 11, 2026

Butterflies

Buju Banton

Release date: August 21, 2026

Strays Forever

Scarves

Release date: September 18, 2026

Doveland

Django Django

Release date: November 06, 2026

And Friends with the Revolutionaries Vol.1

Linval Thompson

Release date: July 10, 2026

Can t Stop Natty Dread

Barry Brown

Release date: July 10, 2026

The Third World-Underground

Dollar Brand / Don Cherry / Carlos Ward

Release date: September 11, 2026

Linval Thompson And Friends Vol.1

Thompson Sound All Stars

Release date: July 10, 2026

Music from The Last of Us

London Music Works

Release date: October 02, 2026

Daze of the Week

Acid Reign

Release date: July 03, 2026

We Must Unite

The Viceroys

Release date: July 10, 2026

Making Friends

No Use For a Name

Release date: September 04, 2026

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Bored Stiff

Terry Macalister

Sunday Morning

The Velvet Underground and Rico

Release date: July 10, 2026

A History of Heavy Metal

Andrew O'Neill

The Course of Love: An unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in Love

Alain de Botton

Walking in the Woods: Go back to nature with the Japanese way of shinrin-yoku

Yoshifumi Miyazaki

Ghost Nation

The Besnard Lakes

Shindig! 176

Shindig!

Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s

Tom Doyle

Like the Season!

Max Winter

Golden Child (featuring Tamil Rogeon)

Under the Influence

Sing Seven Seas

I, Individual

Live in Concert

Release date: July 10, 2026

Rock för Kropp Och Själ

Trad, Gras och Stenar

Heiner Goebbels: Walden

Ensemble Modern Orchestra / Rob Rutman / Peter Eotvos

Rima Brasileira

Saidera

Take The Power Back

Gimp Fist

Yashlik

Oriental Suite

Oleg Gockozik Quintet

Hyperactive

Frenzee

Release date: July 03, 2026

Chapters

Tom Moriarty

Terapia EP (Including Josh Baker Remix)

Bonafique and Yuvee

The Corner

Harry Romero, Brothers Macklovitch and Austin Ato

A Taste Of Cherry

The Creem

Architects of the New Weave

Evergrey

Cold World

The Flatliners

J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Vol. 5

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Pylon (Photobooth Series 008)

Beabadoobee

Release date: September 18, 2026

LP - Sunshine State / Rough Trade Photobooth Series

Pressure

Julia Wolf

Release date: September 18, 2026

Loveland (Photobooth Series 004)

Suki Waterhouse

Release date: July 10, 2026

Dancing On The Wall (Photobooth Series 003)

MUNA

Release date: July 17, 2026

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Siamese Dream (RSD Essentials)

The Smashing Pumpkins

Orbital (The Brown Album)

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Diamond Jubilee

Cindy Lee

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Release date: July 31, 2026

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At Last!

Release date: July 10, 2026

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Cocteau Twins

Soundtrack From Twin Peaks

Angelo Badalamenti

Silent Alarm - 20th Anniversary

Bloc Party

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

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