Welcome to New Music Friday! This first weekend of June brings an absolutely stacked lineup of releases across every genre imaginable. Whether you’re in the mood for indie rock legends, metalcore heavyweights, or experimental hip-hop, today’s got something special waiting for you.
Death Cab for Cutie returns with “I Built You a Tower,” a poignant collection that finds Ben Gibbard and company crafting their most emotionally resonant work in years. Evanescence emerges from the darkness with “Sanctuary,” an album that showcases Amy Lee’s soaring vocals against a backdrop of orchestral metal grandeur. Jalen Ngonda delivers pure soul magic on “Doctrine of Love,” channeling classic R&B vibes with a contemporary edge that feels both timeless and urgent. Modest Mouse gets wonderfully weird on “An Eraser and a Maze,” proving that Isaac Brock’s creative restlessness remains as vital as ever. Vince Staples closes out the highlights with “Cry Baby,” a sharp and introspective project that continues his evolution as one of hip-hop’s most distinctive voices.
As always, the entire list of new albums released today, Friday, June 5, 2026 is below in no particular order. My most anticipated albums are in bold.
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New Album Releases – Friday, June 5, 2026
100 Demons – “Embrace the Black Light”
August Burns Red – “Season of Surrender”
Barry Manilow – “What a Time”
Bedouine – “Neon Summer Skin”
Big Special – “O’Joy!”
Converge – “Hum of Hurt”
Cyhra – “Requiem for a Pipe Dream”
Dea Matrona – “Hate That I Care”
Death Cab for Cutie – “I Built You a Tower”
Deer Tick – “Coin-O-Matic”
DJ Seinfeld – “If This Is It”
Evanescence – “Sanctuary”
Evergrey – “Architects of a New Weave”
Fink – “The City Is Coming to Erase It All”
Freddie Gibbs – “You Only Die 1nce (Deluxe)”
Fucked Up – “Grass Can Move Stones Part 2: Year of the Monkey”
Grey DeLisle and Les Greene – “Grey & Greene”
Guilt Trip – “Armour Of Angels”
HorsegiirL – “Nature Is Healing”
Imani Imani – “Papercut”
Isabel LaRosa – “Promising New Woman”
Jalen Ngonda – “Doctrine of Love”
Jared James Nichols – “Louder Than Fate”
Jared Mattson and Ruban Nielson – “Fear”
Jo Dee Messina – “Bridges”
Joji – “Piss In The Wind (Deluxe)”
Laura Marling – “Laura Sings Raffi”
Laura Misch – “Lithic”
Lee “Scratch” Perry and Mouse on Mars – “Spatial, No Problem”
Liz Lawrence – “Vespers”
Lizzo – “Bitch”
Mach-Hommy – “5786 AM: Easy Listen”
Malcolm Todd – “Do That Again”
Modest Mouse – “An Eraser and a Maze”
Mouse on Mars / Lee “Scratch” Perry – “Spatial, No Problem.”
Navy Blue – “Sir Render”
Niall Horan – “Dinner Party”
of Montreal – “Aethermead”
Osees – “Off Course”
Poppy Ackroyd – “Liminal”
Roger Sanchez – “Spectrum”
Rosa Walton – “Tell Me It’s A Dream”
Seahaven – “Seahaven”
Shane Embury – “Bridge to Resolution”
SHINee – “Atmos”
Skrillex – “Soma”
Slift – “Fantasia”
Tara Clerkin Trio – “Somewhere Good”
The 69 Eyes – “I Survive”
The Dwarves – “Jenkem”
The Red Clay Strays – “Grateful”
Thomas Bangalter – “Mirage”
Vika and Linda – “Where Do You Come From?”
Vince Staples – “Cry Baby”
Widowspeak – “Roses”
Wu-Lu and Poison Anna – “Bakerz Dozen”
Zoh Amba – “Eyes Full”
