#NewMusicFriday: October 30, 2026

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.

Andy Stott: Late Loop (Modern Love)

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson: Ananta: Spirit of Coltrane (Verve)

Makaya McCraven: Off the Record (International Anthem)

Rocketship: Hurt Feelings (Darla Records)

Ben Frost: Obsess (Netflix Music)

JOYce: Never Too Soon (Far Out Recordings)

Dénes Várjon, Antje Weithaas, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker: Schumann: Complete Works for Piano Trio (Deutsche Grammophon)

THAO: Show Me (Kill Rock Stars)

Queens Of The Stone Age: Perfecth (Matador Records)

Phoebe Bridgers: Live at Madison Square Garden (Tidal)

DIIV: ZIRP! (Fantasy Records)

horsegiirL:HARDCORE HEALING (RCA Records)

Sampa the Great: Nu Zamrock (Loma Vista)

nomi.: this wolf may cry (Earth Angel Records)

ExRe: Save As (4AD)

Kali Malone: Burning Song (Ideologic Organ)

Marc Ribot Quartet: Hurry Red Telephone (Pi Recordings)