Oscar Farrell returns with "Burning From", featuring Goya Gumbani, ahead of his third EP Birds Fly In, out June 5 via dh2.
https://go.stereobar.net/99zz8xz
#OscarFarrell #GoyaGumbani #BestNewMusic2026 #W16 #Dh2

Massive Attack return after a decade with "Boots on the Ground", featuring Tom Waits on his first new recording since 2011. Ominous trip-hop and social fury.
https://go.stereobar.net/bot4n4w
#MassiveAttack #TomWaits #BestNewMusic2026 #W16 #PlayItAgainSam

Australian songwriter Asha Jefferies returns with "Backwards Baby", co-produced with Tom Iansek. Indie pop built around patience, frustration, and letting go.
https://go.stereobar.net/dwxt1u3
#AshaJefferies #BestNewMusic2026 #W16 #Nettwerk

London four-piece Otala return with their third 2026 single, ahead of EP Better Than The End. Quiet, patient, and building on what came before.
https://go.stereobar.net/vm4wmjs
#Otala #BestNewMusic2026 #W16 #Otalaband

Ranting turns a bad January mood into a self-deprecating, absurdist two-minute complaint. Somehow it works.
https://go.stereobar.net/jaul3bt
#Ranting #BestNewMusic2026 #W16 #Rantingbanduk

Family Stereo debuts on Bella Union with Fault Lines, the lead single from debut album The Thread (July 31). Folk-tinged songwriting with lush string arrangements from producer Sam Hodder-Williams. https://go.stereobar.net/uc0lawp
#FamilyStereo #BestNewMusic2026 #W16 #BellaUnion

MLEKO open their debut EP The Feast of St. Perpetua (May 1, Heist or Hit) with Denouement: seven-piece post-punk maximalism with brass, churning guitars, and nowhere near enough patience for the status quo. https://go.stereobar.net/tk3q74t
#Mleko #BestNewMusic2026 #W16 #HeistOrHit

Nation of Language cover Springsteen's Tougher Than the Rest, cranking up the synths on a Yamaha CS-80 to make it their own. Out May 29 on limited 7" via Sub Pop. https://go.stereobar.net/xi6oqfp
#NationOfLanguage #BestNewMusic2026 #W16 #SubPopRecords

Marco Benevento debuts on Big Crown Records with Houdini, a piano-driven groove track previewing his July album Glera. https://go.stereobar.net/461592a
#MarcoBenevento #BestNewMusic2026 #W16 #BigCrownRecords

NewDad break from Atlantic and return on their label with "Kick The Curb" — slow, patient, co-written with sign crushes motorist. A different kind of darkness. https://go.stereobar.net/9d1gqp4 #NewDad #BestNewMusic2026 #W15 #a303