Welcome to another year of music-letting! I hope you all had a safe and joyful time, and perhaps some time off work. If not, I hope you're able to relax and recharge for the months ahead.
This year, I've decided to go back to my roots, using a plain ol' list to track music releases. As much as I love finding an excuse to make a fancy excel spreadsheet with stats, with how busy I'll be this year. Simple is best!
I'll only be adding music with confirmed release dates, but I've also included a key below to help with future organisation:
★ = most anticipated
♥︎ = faves!
✦ = live album/demos/archival
■ = local/australian music
January
RE: LOVE, APINK - 5/01
XO, My Cyberlove, Chuu - 7/01 ★
It Was Love, LATENCY - 8/01
The Core, XG - 23/01
Empty Hands, Poppy - 23/01
I Used To Go To This Bar, Joyce Manor - 30/01
Dreamcrush, MØL - 30/01
Kiss The Beast, Sébastien Tellier - 30/01
February
Normal Isn't, Puscifer - 6/02 ★
In Verses, Karnivool - 6/02 ★ ■
Tenterhooks, Silversun Pickups - 6/02
Julia, Ásgeir - 6/02
De Venom Natura, Ponte del Diavolo - 13/02
Wuthering Heights, Charli XCX - 13/02 (...what the hell sure?)
The Warning, Telenova - 27/02 ★ ■
March
Lost On You, Tigers Jaw - 27/03
April
HOTLIFE, Tiga - 17/04 ★
October/November
A couple of things that I accidentally found out from looking across the aisle on a plane where the manager of a band I like had their whole 2026 schedule mapped out in gigantic font and given that I can't see more than one metre in front of me without glasses...wild that I could read all that :)
Manifestations
The long awaited, near-mythical, brand new Basement album dropping in 2026 (edit 7/01/26: I got to hear an unreleased Basement song at their Sydney show...this will finally be our year!)