#NewMusicFriday: March 6, 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.

Shabaka: Of The Earth (Shabaka Records)

Bonnie “Prince” Billy: We Are Together Again (No Quarter)

Bad Gyal: Más Cara (UMG)

Terrace Martin, Marcus Gilmore: PURPOSE (Sounds of Crenshaw)

Alice Sara Ott: Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works (Deutsche Grammophon)

Gnarls Barkley: Atlanta (Gnarls Barkley)

Bosse-de-Nage: Hidden Fires Burn Hottest (The Flenser)

Amalie Dahl’s Dafnie EXTENDED: Live at Moldejazz (Sonic Transmission Records)

NIMF: Sirenoscape (NIMF)

Dave Stapleton: Quiet Fire (Edition Records)

Raül Refree & Maria Mazzotta: San Paolo di Galatina (Galileo MC)

Cryptic Shift: Overspace & Supertime (Metal Blade Records)

Dutch Interior: It’s Glass (Fat Possum Records)

Squeeze: Trixies (BMG)

Katherine Priddy: These Frightening Machines (Cooking Vinyl)