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Studio albums of the 2020s

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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.

Second Song

Second Song is the second studio album by Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts (also the TV on the Radio song from 2011). Released 18 September 2026 on Reprise, it is counted as Young's 50th studio album, seven tracks, 42:12, recorded at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, produced by Lou Adler and the Volume Dealers.

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.

Small Changes (album)

Small Changes (2024) is Michael Kiwanuka's fourth album, released 22 November on Polydor/Geffen, produced by Danger Mouse and Inflo; 11 tracks, 40 minutes, Metascore 83, UK chart peak number 2.

Solar Power (album)

Solar Power is Lorde's third studio album, released 20 August 2021 on Republic and produced with Jack Antonoff and Malay. An acoustic, folk-tinged departure from Melodrama, it scored 69 on Metacritic and divided critics.

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 Afterparty (Lykke Li album)

The Afterparty is Swedish pop singer Lykke Li's sixth studio album, released May 8, 2026 on Neon Gold Records and announced as her final album. Nine tracks, 24 minutes, recorded in Stockholm with a 17-piece orchestra; lead single 'Lucky Again' samples Max Richter; Metascore 75.

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 Crux (Djo album)

The Crux is the third studio album by Djo, Joe Keery's musical project, released April 4, 2025 on AWAL. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios with Adam Thein, it is a 12-track hotel-concept record blending 1960s-70s psychedelic rock with indie pop, later nominated for a Grammy for Best Album Cover.

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.

The Revenge of Alice Cooper

The Revenge of Alice Cooper (2025, earMUSIC) is the reunion album by the original Alice Cooper band, their first full studio album since 1973's Muscle of Love, produced by Bob Ezrin with a posthumous Glen Buxton guitar part and Robby Krieger guesting on Black Mamba.

The Scholars (album)

The Scholars is the 2025 studio album by Car Seat Headrest. The concept album is set at Parnassus University and follows students and faculty searching for meaning.

The World Is to Dig

The World Is to Dig is the 24th studio album by They Might Be Giants, released April 14, 2026 on Idlewild Recordings; 18 songs, 44 minutes, produced with Patrick Dillett.

The Wow! Signal (album)

The Wow! Signal is Muse's tenth studio album, released 26 June 2026 on Warner Records. Named for the unexplained 1977 radio burst, it was co-produced with Dan Lancaster, features Ellie Goulding on "Hush", and draws on Matt Bellamy's divorce.

This Is How Tomorrow Moves

This Is How Tomorrow Moves is beabadoobee's third studio album, produced by Rick Rubin at Shangri-La in Malibu and released in August 2024 on Dirty Hit; a 14-track breakup-and-accountability record spanning alt-rock, pop, and bossa nova.

This Is Why

This Is Why is Paramore's sixth studio album, released February 10, 2023 on Atlantic Records, produced by Carlos de la Garza, post-punk-influenced, and winner of two 2024 Grammy Awards.