#NewMusicFriday: April 17, 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.

Adrian Younge: Younge (Linear Labs)

John Zorn: The Bagatelles Vol. 8—John Medeski Trio (Tzadik)

Ezra Collective: Chapter 7 (Partisan Records)

Ray Barretto: The Message (Fania)

Honey Dijon: The Nightlife (someothershit)

Jessie Ware: Superbloom (UMG)

Flying Lotus: 1983 (Brainfeeder)

Jan Lisiecki: Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 22 (Deutsche Grammophon)

Pavement: Perfect Sound Forever (Matador Records)

Tanya Donelly: The Undone Is Done Again (Fire Records)

Eaves Wilder: Little Miss Sunshine (Secretly Canadian)

Blurry The Explorer: Clear Blue Mind (Nublu Records)

Kathryn Mohr: Carve (The Flenser)

Anne Hathaway: Mother Mary: Greatest Hits (A24 Music)

Hollie Cook: Shy Girl In Dub! (Mr Bongo)