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Manning Fireworks
Manning Fireworks is the fourth solo studio album by MJ Lenderman (Mark Jacob Lenderman), released September 6, 2024 on Anti- Records. Recorded at Drop of Sun in Asheville, it earned a Metascore of 88 and UK chart peaks including No. 2 on the Country Artists Albums chart.
McCartney III
McCartney III, Paul McCartney's 18th solo studio album, released 18 December 2020 on Capitol Records; third in the self-titled trilogy with McCartney (1970) and McCartney II (1980), written, performed, and produced entirely by McCartney alone in lockdown at his Hog Hill Mill studio in Sussex.
Medicine at Midnight
Medicine at Midnight is the Foo Fighters' tenth studio album, released February 5, 2021 on Roswell Records. Nine songs, 36:32, produced with Greg Kurstin, disco- and Bowie's Let's Dance-inspired; won the 2022 Grammy for Best Rock Album.
Mercury Comet (album)
Mercury Comet is Smash Mouth's seventh studio album, released August 12, 2026: its first original-material album since Magic (2012), first without Steve Harwell, featuring vocalist Zach Goode, 12 tracks, and cover art controversy.
Moisturizer (album)
Moisturizer, also stylized moisturizer, is Wet Leg's second studio album (11 July 2025, Domino), produced by Dan Carey, 12 tracks and 38 minutes, recorded in Brighton, a UK number one with Metacritic 84.
Moon Music
Moon Music, also presented as Music of the Spheres Vol. 2, is the tenth studio album by the British band Coldplay, released in October 2024. It topped the UK chart.
More (Pulp album)
More is the eighth studio album by English band Pulp, released 6 June 2025 on Rough Trade. Their first album in 24 years after We Love Life (2001), it was produced by James Ford, recorded in three weeks, debuted at No. 1 in the UK, and reached Metacritic 83.
My New Band Believe (album)
My New Band Believe is the self-titled 2026 debut album by Cameron Picton's London collective, released on Rough Trade. The ex-Black Midi bassist's acoustic, folk- and prog-leaning record spans eight songs in 36 minutes.
My Skyscraper
My Skyscraper is a 2026 double album by Steven Hall, who records as Nirosta Steel. The 17-track compilation spans decades of work and earned a 9.0 from Pitchfork.
Neon Pill
Neon Pill is the sixth studio album by American rock band Cage the Elephant (also the title of its lead single), released May 17, 2024 via RCA Records; produced by John Hill, born from Matt Shultz's 2023 arrest and recovery, it reached No. 1 on Alternative Airplay and earned a 2025 Grammy nomination.
No Hard Feelings (The Beaches album)
No Hard Feelings is the third studio album by Canadian rock band The Beaches, released August 29, 2025 on AWAL; 11 songs, 34 minutes, produced by Gus Van Go in Toronto, follow-up to Blame My Ex.
No Rain, No Flowers
No Rain, No Flowers is the 13th studio album by the Black Keys, released August 8, 2025 on Easy Eye Sound/Warner Records, an 11-track collaborative pop-blues record made after the duo canceled their 2024 arena tour.
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.
Nothing's About to Happen to Me
Nothing's About to Happen to Me is Mitski's eighth studio album, a 2026 Dead Oceans concept record about a reclusive woman, produced by Patrick Hyland at home, Metascore 87, UK peak No. 4.
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.
People Watching (album)
People Watching is Sam Fender's third studio album, released 21 February 2025 on Polydor (listed as Capitol by Metacritic). Produced with Markus Dravs and Adam Granduciel, its 11 tracks about ordinary people earned a Metacritic Metascore of 85.
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.
Philadelphia's Been Good to Me
Philadelphia's Been Good to Me (also styled Philadelphia's been good to me) is Kurt Vile's tenth studio album, released May 29, 2026 on Verve Forecast; a Philadelphia tribute largely recorded at his OKV Central home studio, Metascore 81.
Pick You Up (album)
Pick You Up, Sheryl Crow's 2026 studio album on Old Green Barn/Thirty Tigers, released digitally October 9, 2026; seven tracks, 25 minutes, written and produced with Jeff Trott, distinct from Iri's 2024 album and Yup'in's 2021 single.
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.
Punisher (album)
Punisher is the second solo album by American singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, released by Dead Oceans on June 18, 2020. Bridgers produced it with Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska, and it was recorded.
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.
Revengeseekerz
Revengeseekerz is Jane Remover's third studio album, surprise-released April 4, 2025 on deadAir: 12 tracks, 49 minutes, digicore and rage sound, Danny Brown feature on Psychoboost, lead single JRJRJR, Pitchfork score 80.
Ride Lonesome (album)
Ride Lonesome is Beck's 15th studio album, released September 18, 2026 on Iliad/Capitol. Produced by Beck, mixed by Nigel Godrich, it is a spiritual sequel to Sea Change and Morning Phase, written after his 2021 divorce.
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.