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.
Young Miko: Do Not Disturb (The Wave Music Group)
Khruangbin: The Universe Smiles Upon You ii (Dead Oceans)
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist: Mercy (BackwoodzStudioz)
Heladgo Negro: The Last Sound On Earth (BIG DADA)
COSPLAY: Sorry (Domino Recording Co)
Stella Donnelly: Love and Fortune (Dot Dash Recordings)
Kali Malone & Drew McDowall: Magnetism (Ideologic Organ)
Hatchie: Liquorice (Secretly Canadian)
The Mountain Goats: Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan (Cadmean Dawn)
Mavis Staples: Sad And beautiful World (Anti- Records)
Danny Brown: Stardust (Warp Records)
Willie Nelson: Workin’ Man: Willie Nelson Sings Merle (Sony Music)
Jimi Hendrix: Bold As Love (Sony Music)
Portugal. The Man: SHISH (Thirty Tigers)
Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy: African Skies (Listening Position)
Catalyst: Perception (Remastered 2025) (Craft Recordings)
Aaron Parks: By All Means (UMG)
ROSALÍA: LUX (Sony Music)
Debit: Desacelerades (Modern Love)