PRESS PLAY: New Albums out March 2026
The latest by Courtney Barnett, Flea, Robyn, José González, and more…
Courtney Barnett | photo by Lindsey Byrnes, courtesy of the artist
Rounding third and headed for home, it’s the last new albums of the month!
Anchored by the anthemic “Stay in Your Lane,” which got an early premiere at last year’s XPNFest, Creature of Habit is the latest showcase of Courtney Barnett’s peerless off-the-cuff songwriting. Trading his funk-rock bass prowess for jazz trumpet, Red Hot Chili Peppers/Atoms for Peace member Flea delivers his richly textured solo debut, Honora. Swedish dance icon Robyn revisits and reclaims the energy of her 2010 Body Talk trilogy on the cheeky and cheerful Sexistential. Furthering the transformation of their sound into stately chamber-pop, The New Pornographers offer ten character studies on their tenth album, The Former Site Of.
José González pairs his signature tender melodies with an urgent call for societal collaboration and cooperation on Against the Dying of the Light. Ricochet is the first album in five years from Snail Mail; it arrives after bandleader Lindsey Jordan’s first foray into acting, appearing in (and contributing to the soundtrack of) 2024’s acclaimed I Saw the TV Glow. Returning to his revved-up garage roots, King Tuff’s MOO finds journeyman songwriter/producer Kyle Thomas at the height of his pop powers. Global jazz/spoken word collective Irreversible Entanglements recruit vocalists MOTHERBOARD and Helago Negro into their boundary-pushing world on Future Present Past.
Listen for spotlights on new records like these (and more) every week on the XPN Morning Show and Indie Rock Hit Parade.
PRESS PLAY on these new releases
Courtney Barnett –
Creature of Habit
CHECK OUT: “Stay in Your Lane”
“Site Unseen”
Flea –
Honora
CHECK OUT: “Thinkin Bout You”
“Traffic Lights”
Robyn –
Sexistential
CHECK OUT: “Dopamine”
“Blow My Mind”
The New Pornographers –
The Former Site Of
CHECK OUT: “Votive”
“Pure Sticker Shock”
José González –
Against the Dying of the Light
CHECK OUT: “Against the Dying of the Light”
“A Perfect Storm”
Snail Mail –
Ricochet
CHECK OUT: “Dead End”
“My Maker”
King Tuff –
MOO
CHECK OUT: “Twisted on a Train”
“Invisible Ink”
Irreversible Entanglements –
Future Present Past
CHECK OUT: “Don’t Lose Your Head”
“Juntos Venecemos”
The PRESS PLAY-list
FURTHER LISTENING
The Academy Is… – Almost There, ADULT. – Kissing Luck Goodbye, a.gris – Gris EP, Andy Thomas – Highway Junkie, Benjamin Bass – Cabin Songs, Butler, Blake & Grant – Murmurs, Charlotte Cornfield – Hurts Like Hell, Connie Converse – How Sad, How Lonely (Reissue), David Gray – Nightjar, Dry Socket – Self Defense Techniques, Em Spel – Bird or Snake, Fcukers – Ö, Haiku Salut & Meg Morley – The Lost Score, Helicopter Leaves – Sabrina Nickels, Highway II – Forever, Hit Like a Girl – Burning at Both Ends, Holy Fuck – Event Beat, Jimmy Bass – Cabin Songs, Konradsen – Hunt, Gather, Krooked Kings – In Another Life, Lauren Adler – Whole World as Vigil, Lone – Hyperphantasia, Lukas Ligeti – Notebook, Melanie Martinez – Hades, Memorials – All Clouds Bring Not Rain, Microwaves – Temporal Shifter, Monster Rally – Echoes of the Emerald Sands, Paula Kelley – Blinking as the Starlight Burns, The Pretty Flowers – Never Felt Better, Robert Francis – Phantasmagoria, Sasami – Blood on the Silver Screen: Director’s Cut, Slayyyter – Wor$t Girl in America, Stimmerman – Challenging Music for Difficult People, Stuck – Optimizer, Taurog – Chott, Tiger’s Jaw – Lost on You, Tom Misch – Full Circle, True Green – Hail Disaster, Trust Me – Why I Like Dead Guys, The Twilight Sad – IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE, Two-Man Giant Squid – A band in the post-modern world., Yttling Jazz – Illegal Hit (Out of Bounds), Young Fresh Fellows – Loft
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