2026.5: gorilla vs. bear’s albums of the year (so far)

Presenting our favorite albums from the first half of 2026: Click the links to listen + buy on bandcamp, and stay up on our complete and ever-evolving best songs of 2026 playlist HERE...

01 STAR MOLES | Highway to Hell
02 JUMP SOURCE | Fold
03 JANA HORN | Jana Horn
04 GUN OUTFIT | Process and Reality
05 helllhound | here in the valley
06 NASHPAINTS | Everyone Good is Called Molly
07 ALDOUS HARDING | Train on the Island
08 PAYCHEQUE | Paycheque
09 ABBEY BLACKWELL | Dream A Day
10 MS RAY | Melt
11 BUZZY LEE | Shoulder to Shoulder
12 WIDOWSPEAK | Roses
13 GEORGIA GETS BY | Heavy Meadow
14 TARA CLERKIN TRIO | Somewhere Good
15 BORN AT MIDNITE | Eternal BAM Nation
16 CARLA DAL FORNO | Confession
17 HEKT | Forever
18 THOMAS DOLLBAUM | Birds of Paradise
19 IVY KNIGHT | Iron Mountain
20 AVALON EMERSON | Written into Changes
21 MOMOKO GILL | Momoko
22 HANNAH LEW | Hannah Lew
23 FIGHT BITE | Party
24 GIA MARGARET | Singing
25 LOUKEMAN | Sd-3
26 CHANEL BEADS | Your Day Will Come
27 TWISTED TEENS | Blame the Clown
28 SLIPPERS | Slippers 08
29 OTTO BENSON | Peanut
30 CATE KENNAN | Shadows