#NewMusicFriday: September 11, 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.

Sylvan Esso: Ow ∞ (Psychic Hotline)

This is Lorelei: The Singer in My Band (Matador Records)

Ezra Collective: Here Because of Hope (Partisan Records)

Tyshawn Sorey and Pat Thomas: Red Sulphur (OTOROKU)

Jhené Aiko: Westside Whimsy (Def Jam)

Angela Autumn: Believer (Gar Hole Records)

Standing On The Corner: Standing On The Corner: “II” (XL Recordings)

Janel Leppin: The Realist (Out Of Your Head Records)

Bonobo: Distance in Static (Ninja Tune)

The Tubs: Hard Life (Merge Records)

Haruomi Hosano: Yours Sincerely (Ghostly International)

Chopping Mountain by Ibibio Sound Machine: Concept of Love (Merge Records)

Justus Eichhorn: The Source (Deutsche Grammophon)

Various Artists: Nigeria 80 (Strut Records)

Alex G: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Misama (Original Motion Picture Score) (Waxwork Records)