Underworld x KI/KI: 'Arp12', first new music since Strawberry Hotel. 145bpm, hard techno drums, trance bassline. Built for big stages. https://go.stereobar.net/kf7hvp8 #Underworld #KIKI #BestNewMusic2026 #W20

Cambridge duo The Healing Power of Horses debut on section1 with 'i wait, i sink'. Brooding, rattling trip-hop adjacent. https://go.stereobar.net/93pk296 #TheHealingPowerOfHorses #BestNewMusic2026 #W20 #Section1

Baby Rose announces Yearnalism (July 10, Secretly Canadian). 'But, Nvm' is warm, classic soul — her voice in the right setting. https://go.stereobar.net/bqzk5x1 #BabyRose #BestNewMusic2026 #W20 #SecretlyCanadian

Murex debuts with 'Massacre' on Young. Stockholm avant-pop, self-produced, brutal and beautiful. https://go.stereobar.net/f9fq7sw #Murex #BestNewMusic2026 #W20 #Young

Swiss duo Hotel Arcana drop debut single 'Muzzle': heavy riffs, raw vocals, grunge-weight post-punk from Vevey. https://go.stereobar.net/lhey1zu #HotelArcana #BestNewMusic2026 #W20 #IrascibleDistribution

Calibro 35 announce Ellroy vs L.A. (August 8, Record Kicks), a full album grown from the soundtrack of Francesco Zippel's Nastro d'Argento-winning documentary. "Riots" is the first single.
#BestNewMusic2026 #W20 #Calibro35 #RecordKicks
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corto.alto is back with "THIEF", chopped strings, breakbeats and Jersey club bass on Ninja Tune.
#BestNewMusic2026 #W20 #CortoAlto #NinjaTune
https://go.stereobar.net/9esb4kx

Hot Garbage are back with "SPUN", a blown-out psych-noise single via Mothland. Produced by Graham Walsh, with a video featuring Sook-Yin Lee creeping through frozen Toronto.
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Lightning Bug is back as Audrey Kang's solo project. "Song for a..." leads the new EP In Between Things (July 14, In Real Life).
#BestNewMusic2026 #W20 #LightningBug #InRealLife
https://go.stereobar.net/3r3643l

Beck Zegans wraps up the Engraving of Armor singles run with "Riddle", a slow-burning, groove-heavy track featuring El Kempner of Palehound on guitar. Album out May 22. https://go.stereobar.net/fr2rx0l #BestNewMusic2026 #W20 #BeckZegans #ExplodingInSoundRecords