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Notes on a Conditional Form
Notes on a Conditional Form is the fourth studio album by English band The 1975 (also NOACF), released 22 May 2020: 22 tracks, 80 minutes, guests Greta Thunberg, Phoebe Bridgers, FKA twigs; UK number 1, Metascore 69.
Ohio Players (album)
Ohio Players (2024) is the Black Keys' twelfth studio album on Nonesuch/Warner, named for the 1970s funk band; guests include Beck, Noel Gallagher, Juicy J, and Lil Noid; Metascore 75.
Only God Was Above Us
Only God Was Above Us is Vampire Weekend's fifth studio album, released April 5, 2024 on Columbia Records. Produced by Ezra Koenig and Ariel Rechtshaid, the 10-track, 47:10 record about 1980s New York scored 88 on Metacritic.
Paradise State of Mind
Paradise State of Mind is the fourth studio album by Foster the People, released August 16, 2024 on Atlantic Records. The 11-track, 43-minute disco and dance-funk record, produced by Mark Foster with Isom Innis, was the band's first album in seven years and scored 75 on Metacritic.
Perfecth
Perfecth is the ninth studio album by Queens of the Stone Age, released October 30, 2026 on Matador Records. Produced by Josh Homme and Michael Shuman, recorded in New Orleans and Los Angeles, its deliberately misspelled title reflects a kintsugi-inspired theme of imperfection and repair.
Pink Elephant (Arcade Fire album)
Pink Elephant is Arcade Fire's seventh studio album, released 9 May 2025 on Columbia. Co-produced with Daniel Lanois, it has 10 tracks in 42 minutes, three ambient instrumentals, and singles "Year of the Snake" and "Pink Elephant".
Prelude to Ecstasy
Prelude to Ecstasy is the 2024 debut album by London band The Last Dinner Party (Island Records), 12 tracks, 41:09, produced by James Ford; it hit UK Number 1 and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2024.
Reality Awaits
Reality Awaits is the seventh studio album by The Strokes, released July 24, 2026 on Cult/RCA Records, produced by Rick Rubin, recorded in Costa Rica, with nine tracks led by "Going Shopping" and noted for heavy Auto-Tune.
Remember the Humans
Remember the Humans is the sixth studio album by Canadian indie rock collective Broken Social Scene, released on May 8, 2026, through Arts & Crafts Records.
Return of the Dream Canteen
Return of the Dream Canteen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 13th studio album, released October 14, 2022 on Warner Records; second 2022 double-album companion to Unlimited Love, 17 tracks, produced by Rick Rubin.
Role Model Hermit
Role Model Hermit is the 2026 debut album by London trio mary in the junkyard, released on AMF Records. Produced by Oli Bayston, the 11-track art-rock, folk and post-punk record scored 82/100 from critics and drew praise for its folklore-based storytelling.
Sable, Fable
SABLE, fABLE (also styled Sable, Fable) is Bon Iver's fifth studio album, released April 11, 2025 on Jagjaguwar, combining the 2024 SABLE EP with nine new fABLE tracks about love and renewal.
Sanctuary (Evanescence album)
Sanctuary (Evanescence album): Evanescence's sixth studio album, released June 5, 2026 via BMG; follow-up to The Bitter Truth; singles Afterlife and Who Will You Follow, the band's first two Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1s.
Shish (album)
Shish (SHISH) is the tenth studio album by Portugal. The Man, released November 7, 2025 on their KNIK label via Thirty Tigers. Named for Shishmaref, Alaska, its ten tracks (41:47) are all Alaskan place names, produced by John Gourley and Kane Ritchotte.
Silos (Starset album)
SILOS is the fifth studio album by Starset, released September 12, 2025 on Fearless Records: 16 tracks, about 57 minutes, built from eight 2024–2025 singles and two covers, originally conceived as an EP.
Singin' to an Empty Chair
Singin' to an Empty Chair is the sixth studio album by Chicago indie rock band Ratboys, released February 6, 2026 on New West Records; produced by Chris Walla, titled after the Gestalt empty chair therapy technique, addressing estrangement.
Something to Consume
Something to Consume is the 2025 debut album by Austin, Texas band Die Spitz, released September 12 on Third Man Records. Produced by Will Yip, the 11-track, 34-minute record blends metal, punk, grunge and shoegaze and scored 82 on Metacritic.
Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez is Gorillaz's seventh studio album (23 October 2020, Parlophone), compiling the band's monthly Song Machine episodes begun with "Momentary Bliss" in January 2020; 11 standard and 17 deluxe tracks, UK number 2, US Billboard 200 number 12.
Songs from the Wedding Cake
Songs from the Wedding Cake is the sixth studio album by English indie pop band Blossoms, released 2 October 2026. Produced by Shawn Lee, recorded to tape, a marriage-themed concept album named for Stockport Town Hall.
Submarine (The Marías album)
Submarine is The Marías' second studio album, released May 31, 2024 on Nice Life/Atlantic; 14 dream-pop, jazz and disco tracks written by María Zardoya and Josh Conway after their breakup, featuring "No One Noticed."
Sungazer (album)
Sungazer (album) is the 2026 fourth studio album by Australian indie rock band The Temper Trap, released 10 July 2026 on Mushroom Music; 11 songs, 46 minutes; first album in a decade, distinct from the Sungazer jazz duo.
Teen of Denial (Joe's Story)
Teen of Denial: Joe's Story is Car Seat Headrest's 2026 Matador re-recording of its 2016 breakout Teens of Denial, made for the tenth anniversary with producer Steve Fisk, new songs, rewritten lyrics, and all swearing removed.
Tenterhooks (Silversun Pickups album)
Tenterhooks is the seventh studio album by Los Angeles alt-rock band Silversun Pickups, released February 6, 2026 on New Machine Recordings; third album produced by Butch Vig, ten tracks, Metacritic 59.
The Car (album)
The Car (2022) is Arctic Monkeys' seventh studio album, released 21 October 2022 on Domino; written by Alex Turner, produced by James Ford, recorded at Butley Priory, La Frette, and RAK Studios; a strings-led follow-up to Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino that peaked at UK number 2.
The Clearing (Wolf Alice album)
The Clearing is the fourth studio album by English rock band Wolf Alice, released 22 August 2025 on Columbia Records. Written in Seven Sisters, recorded in Los Angeles with Greg Kurstin, it is their first major-label album, nominated for the 2025 Mercury Prize.
The Forest Is the Path
The Forest Is the Path is Snow Patrol's eighth studio album, released 13 September 2024 via Polydor, their first album in six years and first as a trio, produced by Fraser T. Smith and a UK number 1.
The Human Fear
The Human Fear is the sixth studio album by Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand, released 10 January 2025 on Domino, produced with Mark Ralph, first with Audrey Tait and Dino Bardot, peaking at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.
The Mountain (पर्वत) (Gorillaz album)
The Mountain (पर्वत, Parvat) is Gorillaz's ninth studio album, released 27 February 2026 on Kong, its own label. Shaped by the deaths of Albarn and Hewlett's fathers and Indian travels, it features posthumous and living collaborators and a 2026 world tour.
The New Abnormal
The New Abnormal (2020) is The Strokes' sixth studio album, their first since 2013's Comedown Machine, produced by Rick Rubin at Shangri-La Studios, released on Cult/RCA with a Basquiat cover, and winner of the 2021 Grammy for Best Rock Album.
The Night the Zombies Came
The Night the Zombies Came is the Pixies' tenth studio album, released October 25, 2024 via BMG: 13 songs, first with bassist Emma Richardson, produced by Tom Dalgety, mixing Dust Bowl ballads and punk tracks.