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The Norwegian trio’s sophomore album is one of 2026’s most bracing albums. It’s a blistering assault that explodes the hardcore genre.

The Scottish ambient composer employs haunting drones and delicate arrangements to explore memory and the passage of time.

The Scottish band’s sixth album is their most cathartic and triumphant work yet, featuring ten songs that explore grief, loss, and mental illness.

Cynthia Rothrock stars in this truly classic slice of ’90s martial arts cinema cheese.

The fourth Cocteau Twins album is easily the dreamiest and most ambient title in their catalog.

The Norwegian chanteuse’s sophomore album blends shoegaze, dream pop, and trip-hop to enchanting effect.

The Kansas-based songwriter delivers a too-short EP that’s nonetheless filled with lush, poignant indie-pop.

The legendary martial arts filmmaker returns after nearly ten years with his most epic feature film to date.

The enigmatic Québéc-based artist evokes the same grey-tinted atmospherics heard on classic 4AD and Projekt releases.

These richly detailed soundscapes comprised of fluid guitar-work and modular synths make for a very pleasant listen.

This 1943 collection of short stories was a constant fixture in my childhood reading, and it’s still delightful now that I’m an adult.

The Moscow-based post-punk/shoegaze outfit exits the stage in fine style with their final album.

Though rough around the edges, these Christian goth/alternative demos hint at a promising what might have been.

Even when stripped of electronic and studio embellishments, Everything But the Girl’s music loses none of its grace or soul.

The Russian composer creates a serene, otherworldly space that provides a welcome refuge in troubled times.

The illustrious dance-pop trio’s final album is by turns bittersweet and celebratory, which is as it should be.

A masterful album that effortlessly straddles the lines between jazz, modern classical, and ambient.

Bergman is still a restless soul who views this world’s trappings with no small amount of skepticism.

The latest installment in Ben Holton’s joint music and photography project might just be his best work yet.

This collection of the enigmatic outfit’s earlier, more experimental material is raw and otherworldly.