The music landscape is facing tons of challenges which I won’t get into today. But one thing that isn’t lacking is the staggering amount of new releases from artists and labels pushing music in exciting new territories.
This list of my 100 favorite titles of the year for which I had the limit myself to what’s available on streaming platforms. There are also tons of records I loved this year which are either only on Bandcamp or Vinyl (for example, my friend Raf Reza’s great “Ekbar” record, all of the contemporary reggae music being released by Local Dish, and many more)
Hope you make a few nice discoveries on this list. If you do, go out there and grab yourself a physical or digital copy, it’s a great way to encourage these artists to keep the tunes coming 🙂
Wishing you all the best in 2026!
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