#NewMusicFriday: May 8, 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.

Aldous Harding: Train on the Island (4AD)

Lykke Li: The Afterparty (Neon Gold Records)

Broken Social Scene: Remember The Humans (Arts & Crafts)

Cola: Cost of Living Adjustment (Fire Talk)

The Lemon Twigs: Look For Your Mind! (Captured Tracks)

Brother Wallace: Electric Love (ATO)

Laurie Anderson: Let X=X (Live) (Nonesuch Records)

Abigail Lapelle: Shadow Child (Outside Music)

Seu Jorge: The Other Side (Amor In Sound)

Fire-Toolz: Lavender Networks (Warp Records)

Michaela Anne: These Are the Days (Georgia June Records)

Chinese American Bear: Dim Sum & Then Some (Moshi Moshi Music)

Gregorio Quiros: Huaynos Floridos (Shika Shika)

Deb Never: ARCADE (Giant Music)

Theo Parish: Organic Hardware, Part 2 (Sound Signature)