Happy New Music Friday! September kicks off with an absolutely stacked lineup of releases that’ll keep your playlists fresh well into the fall. Whether you’re into pop powerhouses, indie darlings, or heavy hitters, this week has something special for everyone.
Ellie Goulding returns with “I Know Too Much,” a deeply personal exploration of vulnerability and self-awareness that showcases her evolution as both a vocalist and songwriter. Paris Paloma delivers “The Fatal Flaw,” a hauntingly beautiful collection that weaves together mythology and modern emotion with her signature dark folk sound. Rebecca Black proves she’s far more than a viral moment with “Age of the Exhibitionist,” a bold and unapologetic statement about fame, identity, and artistic authenticity in the social media age. The experimental duo 156/Silence offers “From a Distance,” an atmospheric journey through ambient soundscapes that rewards patient and attentive listening. Scottish indie veterans Arab Strap present “Half-Told Tales,” a characteristically moody and narrative-driven album that finds beauty in life’s messier moments.
As always, the entire list of new albums released today, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 is below in no particular order. My most anticipated albums are in bold.
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New Album Releases – Friday, September 4, 2026
1-800 Mikey – “In Yun”
1-800-Mikey – “In Yun”
156/Silence – “From a Distance”
A Night in Texas – “The Darkest Side of Humanity”
Accept – “Teutonic Titans 1976–2026”
Adéla – “Prima”
AKRIILA – “lucy miró al mundo y notó que está girando”
Amelie Lens – “Aura”
Angus & Julia Stone – “Karaoke Bar”
Arab Strap – “Half-Told Tales”
Audrey Horne – “Achilles”
Behemoth – “I, Scvlptor”
Ben Folds Five / Ben Folds – “Ben Folds Five”
Beyoncé – “B’DAY (20th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION)”
Bleeker – “Elephant”
Button Masher – “Super Button Masher”
Carmen Villain – “Memoria”
Chat Pile – “Who Loves the Sun”
Corto.alto – “Some Small Fortune”
Cyst – “ᲘᲘ”
Devil Master – “Bloody Dreams”
Dexys Midnight Runners – “Love”
Ellie Goulding – “I Know Too Much”
Faux Real – “Poison Time”
Gnoomes – “Losey”
Huremic – “No Dancing Allowed”
Immersion – “What Is Lost Will Return”
Jamie Webster – “Running Round the Sun”
Johnny Foreigner – “Forwards!”
Judiciary – “Stalagmite Angels”
Kasabian – “Act III”
Liana Flores – “And So It Goes…”
Lily Seabird – “Lightspheres on the Way”
Linda Sikhakhane – “Linda”
Lulu – “Let the Girl Sing Out”
Mad Max – “Stories of Destiny”
Matilda Mann – “Kismet”
Medium Build – “King of Having Fun”
Melissa Auf der Maur – “Bass Womb Room: My ’90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings”
Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo – “Psychedelia in White”
Movements – “Happier Now”
Mykki Blanco – “Cafe Paradiso”
Nails – “Fear Based Life”
Natalie Imbruglia – “Algorithm”
Nemzzz – “Locked In”
Paris Paloma – “The Fatal Flaw”
Personal Trainer – “Human Assholes”
President – “Blood of Your Empire”
Rebecca Black – “Age of the Exhibitionist”
Ricky Warwick – “Fire & Vengeance”
Røry – “Bloodletting”
Sam Tompkins – “Are We Gonna Sing?”
Sharp Pins – “Mod Mayday 23”
Sigh – “Goh-ka”
SiM – “Hooman After All”
Simona Castricum – “Villain”
Slaughter & the Dogs – “White Heat”
Sleep – “Hempispheres”
Sofie Royer – “Before/After”
The Cranberries – “The Cranberries: Live at the London Astoria II, 1994”
The Go – “Free Electricity”
The Mars Volta – “Lucro Sucio; Unfinished Business”
The Thermals – “Under Crushing Rain”
Theory of a Deadman – “Part 1: Funeral Songs”
Told Slant – “What’s Up”
Venbee – “Back to the Drawing Board”
Willie J. Healey – “143”
