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Feb. 4, 2026

• Don Toliver: OCTANE | Pitchfork
Read Matthew Ritchie’s review of the album.

• Here's What David Ellefson Would Change About Megadeth's Final Album | Loudwire
He also explains why he considers it a "solo album."

• Ari Lennox | 313 Presents | www.313presents.com
GRAMMY-nominated R&B powerhouse Ari Lennox is hitting the road in 2026 with her highly anticipated North American tour in support of her critically acclaimed third studio album Vacancy. Produced by Live Nation, the massive 31-city tour will visit the Fox Theatre on Sunday, May 17 at 8 p.m. Comerica Bank is the exclusive presenting partner of the Fox Theatre.The tour kicks off Sunday, April 12 at WAMU Theater in Seattle and makes stops across North America including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Toronto, Brooklyn and more before wrapping Saturday, June 6 in Charlotte at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre.

• xaviersobased’s album is autotuned all the way | The Paisano
“Xavier,” xaviersobased’s studio debut album, is the cloud rapper’s latest release, dropped on Jan. 30. It was oddly fascinating, to say the least; however, the album maintained consistency with xaviersobased’s previous discography. The producer’s style consists of experimental mumble and cloud rap, analogous to Bladee, Yung Lean and the general Drain Gang collective.  Instrumentally, the...

• Album Bohemio - Nicky Jam : Ecoute gratuite | NRJ.fr
Retrouvez les clips de l'album Bohemio de Nicky Jam et écoutez gratuitement les titres sur les nombreuses webradios NRJ

• Kashus Culpepper and the Art of the Story | SPIN
There’s no catfish, whole or filet, to be had tonight in Bloomington, Indiana, where the Alabama-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter is playing a packed show. It’s a chilly night, cold even for December, and the Southerner has not packed a heavy coat or gloves for this short foray into the frigid climes of the Midwest. Back in […]

• Borges Reinventa Sua Música com O Sol Também Chora e Mensagens Profundas | Partiu Rolê CWB | Feb. 3, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
Se você procura por diversão e entretenimento em Curitiba e região metropolitana, o Partiu Role CWB é o lugar certo para você!

• Samm Henshaw on ‘It Could Be Worse’ and Keeping Hope: Interview | Rated R&B | Feb. 3, 2026, 4:05 p.m.
British soul singer Samm Henshaw discusses his resilient sophomore album, "It Could Be Worse," in an exclusive interview with Rated R&B.

• Joyce Manor Makes The Greatest 19-Minute Albums Of All Time | UPROXX | Feb. 3, 2026, 2:33 p.m.
The long-running pop-punk band excels in one specific area.

• Joyce Manor Talk Bars and Candy Bars | PopMatters | Feb. 3, 2026, 2:15 p.m.
Pop-punk's Joyce Manor have a new album that's a fresh take on their patented sound. "Bands in our scene can have songs from a decade ago blow up on TikTok."

• Recommended Album: Joyce Manor – ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’ | +rcmndedlisten /// New Music Highlights In Alternative Sounds | Feb. 3, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
The Torrance pop-punk trio can’t quite escape the hands of time in the physical sense, but there’s no signs of aging in their sound on their seventh album.

• Exploring IDK's Technical Mastery in Even The Devil Smiles | Hip Hop High Society | Feb. 3, 2026, 11 a.m.
Discover IDK's technical mastery in his mixtape 'Even The Devil Smiles,' featuring 15 standout tracks that showcase his diverse style.

• Joyce Manor - I Used To Go To This Bar | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | Feb. 3, 2026, 10:55 a.m.
Recent generations of punk and emo bands have aged in surprisingly interesting fashion. While stadium fillers like Green Day and Blink-182 have never

• fakemink Talks 'The Boy Who Cried Terrified' | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | Feb. 3, 2026, 9:54 a.m.
fakemink has given a rare interview, discussing new release 'The Boy Who Cried Terrified' with Apple Music 1 host Zane Lowe. The UK artist doesn't often

• Joyce Manor: I Used to Go to This Bar | Spectrum Culture | Feb. 3, 2026, 6:04 a.m.
In a scant 19 minutes, I Used to Go to This Bar taps into the allure and the danger of living in the past, as well as the runaway joy and fear of living in the present.

• Joyce Manor’s ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’ kind of rocks | Daily Trojan | Feb. 2, 2026, 8 a.m.
The veteran punk rockers' new album still packs all the punch of angsty teens.

• Stream fakemink's New EP 'The Boy Who Cried Terrified' | Stereogum | Jan. 29, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
Today is fakemink’s 21st birthday, and he’s celebrating with a new EP. It’s called The Boy Who Cried Terrified, and according to the UK rapper’s Tumblr, it serves as the “teaser project” for his imminent LP Terrified. The seven-track EP includes yesterday’s single “fml .,” which samples Burial’s “Rival Dealer”; per Genius, that song also…

• ALBUM REVIEW: Dry Cleaning - Secret Love | XSnoise | Jan. 23, 2026, 2:48 p.m.
With their third studio album, Secret Love, South London’s Dry Cleaning have officially moved beyond the initial hype of the post-punk revival, evolving into

• Listen To Sault's New Album 'Chapter 1' | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | Jan. 12, 2026, 9:43 a.m.
Enigmatic collective Sault return with new album 'Chapter 1'. The group is helmed by reclusive producer Inflo and vocalist Cleo Sol, but Sault expand and

• SAULT | Chapter 1 | bklyn | Jan. 12, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
With Chapter 1, the enigmatic UK collective SAULT opens a new sonic and thematic cycle. Known for their genre-defying sound and radical independence, this release marks another bold shift. Moving f…

• DaBaby Sets the Tone for 2026 With New Album BE MORE GRATEFUL, Out Jan 16 | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008 | stupidDOPE.com | Jan. 5, 2026, 9:28 p.m.
DaBaby announces new album BE MORE GRATEFUL and drops video for “DON’T INSULT ME” with daughter Twin