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Feb. 17, 2026

• VoS | Converge - Love Is Not Enough | veilofsound.com
Punk, metal and everything in-between. Love may not be enough, but there is still Converge to hold on to.

• Icon (Director's Cut) – Album by Brent Faiyaz | HotNewHipHop
After captivating fans with his new album "Icon," Brent Faiyaz decided to add two more tracks for its director's cut version.

• Charli XCX, 'Wuthering Heights' Album Review | The A.V. Club
On Wuthering Heights, Charli XCX’s vision of love is beguiling, if safer than expected

• Album review: Charli xcx's 'Wuthering Heights' reaches peaks in production, falls in songwriting | Daily Bruin
Pop’s reigning party girl reemerges as a restless poet, trading club classics for confined collapse. Charli xcx’s second soundtrack album “Wuthering Heights” transpires like a descent into the shadows.

• Ella Mai Drops Her Third Studio Album 'Do You Still Love Me?' | 97.1 ZHT | On The Move with Enrique Santos
Listen to Ella Mai's new album now!

• Review of e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk. by mirenthomas - Musicboard | musicboard.app
Review of e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk. by IDK. Mirenn Thomas rated the album 3.0 / 5 stars. Alright yall, getting straight into this review… This was a good mixtape. By good I mean just good. I don't think it’s incredible by any stretch but I would be lying if I said I didn't like it. My problem with IDK is that he's just kinda bland as a rapper. Nothing that breaks the box, his delivery a...

• J Cole Fall Off Review | ocolly.com
One of rap’s most anticipated albums is finally here.

• Samm Henshaw returns with his sophomore album, “It Could Be Worse” — Rare Moments Media: Explore Music, Fashion, & Art Videos | Rare Moments Media - Watch music, art and fashion content
Samm Henshaw drops new album “It Could Be Worse” digitally on all streaming platform.

• J. Cole Fell Off. Jermaine's Calling Remained. | mimithemusicblogger.substack.com
Why we're watching the wrong thing while J. Cole chases God.

• Joji’s ‘Piss in the Wind’ is inoffensively boring | The Daily Californian
Giving up vulgar expletives for lovesick yearning anthems — you’ve surely heard viral tracks “Slow Dancing in the Dark” or “Glimpse of Us” floating around your TikTok For You page

• Chet Faker: "Every time I draw a line in the dirt, a flower blossoms right on the other side!" | The Line of Best Fit
Having previously split his creative direction between two projects, on his new record Australian artist and producer Chet Faker is closing the circle on new record A Love For Strangers.

• Album review: Searows' 'Death in the Business of Whaling' | The Mancunion | Feb. 16, 2026, 6:23 p.m.
On 'Death in the Business of Whaling', multi-instrumentalist Searows carves out an existentially charged portrait of the world at sea.

• Danny L Harle on creating Cerulean's dreamscape | wallpaper.com | Feb. 16, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
New album Cerulean sees the electronic musician exploring isolation through sculptural sets, solitary video game mechanics and a quest for alien beauty

• PLTFRM: Marnz Malone | Features | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | Feb. 16, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
Marnz Malone has already become a defining figure in modern UK rap music despite spending the majority of his formative years incarcerated. In spite of

• Jill Scott Said ‘To Whom It May Concern’ — & Baby, It Concerned US | Bossip | Feb. 16, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
After more than a decade away, Jill Scott gifts fans a soul-soaked Black History Month comeback album and long-awaited Tiny Desk debut.

• Premature Evaluation: Charli XCX 'Wuthering Heights' | Stereogum | Feb. 16, 2026, 3:27 p.m.
Charli XCX is no stranger to the movies. Before her post-Brat pivot to the big screen that’s seen her team up with arthouse heroes like Gregg Araki and Takashi Miike — and not to mention co-creating and starring in a film of her own — Charli has dotted her professional career with sugary, on-the-nose soundtrack…

• Searows - Death In The Business Of Whaling : l’épure et ses limites | Benzine Magazine | Feb. 16, 2026, 7 a.m.
Avec Death In The Business Of Whaling, Searows prolonge son exploration slowcore dans un registre plus diffus et introspectif. Entre beauté fragile et dissipation mélancolique, Alec Duckart privilégie l’évocation poétique à l’efficacité mélodique, livrant un album à la fois habité et inégal.

• Chet Faker — A Love For Strangers - Double J | triple j | Feb. 15, 2026, 7 p.m.
The latest from Nick Murphy, aka Chet Faker, merges his tangled musical personalities and tastes into a simpler, more consistent listening experience. 

• Joe Bonamassa Says Eric Clapton & Chaka Khan Covering “The Thrill Is Gone” on His New B.B. King Tribute Album Is “As Good as It Gets” (Exclusive) | American Songwriter | Feb. 14, 2026, 9:30 p.m.
In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, Joe Bonamassa said that having Eric Clapton and Chaka Khan cover “The Thrill Is Gone” on his new B.B. King tribute album is “as good as it gets.”

• Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights Is a Feverishly Romantic Valentine | RANGE | Feb. 13, 2026, 9 p.m.
Everyone’s favourite brat returns on a stark companion to Emerald Fennell’s take on the literary gothic.

• Danny L Harle releases Cerulean film and new LP | Northern Transmissions | Feb. 13, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
Danny L Harle releases Cerulean film and album "Two Hearts" with Dua Lipa out now. The Cerulean LP is now out via XL Recordings and DSPs

• Jill Scott Returns w/New Album “To Whom This May Concern” | TheUrbanMusicScene.com | Feb. 13, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
At its core, To Whom This May Concern is an offering leaning heavily into the power of connectivity, humanity, and collective home.

• Chet Faker releases 'A Love For Strangers' | TotalNtertainment | Feb. 13, 2026, 11:32 a.m.
Critically acclaimed Australian artist Chet Faker releases his new album, the anticipated next chapter of his storied career,

• Chet Faker Unveils New Chapter With 'A Love for Strangers' | Rolling Stone Australia | Feb. 13, 2026, 1:56 a.m.
Chet Faker has released his new album, the anticipated next chapter of his storied career, 'A Love for Strangers', via BMG.

• Review: Converge – Love is Not Enough | The Killchain | Feb. 12, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 13th February 2026 Originally published here: When you are entrusted to review the new record by one of hardcore, and extreme music’s most venerated and c…

• On his long-awaited 'Fall-Off,' J. Cole returns a new man, old man and everyman | WKU Public Radio | The Public Radio Service of Western Kentucky University | Feb. 12, 2026, 10 a.m.
After dropping out of modern rap's defining conflict, the Fayetteville MC contemplates the making and breaking of a legacy.

• Remember Me: Chet Faker Interviewed | Features | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | Feb. 11, 2026, 1:26 p.m.
Chet Faker is evolving. Nick Murphy - the ARIA-winning songwriter, musician, and producer behind Chet Faker - unveiled his debut album ‘Built on Glass’ in

• Chet Faker - A Love for Strangers | Northern Transmissions | Feb. 10, 2026, 6:10 p.m.
A Love for Strangers by Chet Faker album review by Kim Curry for Northern Transmissions. The LP drops on February 13 via BMG

• Review: Joe Bonamassa Hosts ‘B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100’ – Star Studded Blues Jam “Celebrating The King Of The Blues” | BourbonAndVinyl | Feb. 9, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Guitar genius Joe Bonamassa has pulled together a host of musicians to celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of blues legend B.B. King with the release of B.B. King’s Blues Summit…

• JOE BONAMASSA Releases Landmark Tribute Album "B.B. King's Blues Summit 100" - Out Today! | The Rockpit | Feb. 8, 2026, 2:52 a.m.
From protégé to torchbearer, Joe Bonamassa honours his hero B.B. King with today’s release of B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100. The expansive 32-song tribute starring 40+ special guests was curated and produced by Joe Bonamassa [...]

• B.B. KING – BLUES SUMMIT 100: Album review - Blues Matters Magazine | Blues Matters Magazine - The UK's leading blues magazine | Feb. 7, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
CELEBRATING THE KING OF THE BLUES KTBA Records In all my years as a Blues fan and writer, I can honestly say that, hand on heart, I’ve never heard a collection of artists such as these record what, in my opinion, is the best album of 2026. There, I’ve said it. Thirty-two tracks spanning the life and career of one of, if not

• From the Blues to the World: How B.B. King Changed the Sound of a Century | SPIN | Feb. 6, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
By the time B.B. King recorded “The Thrill Is Gone” in 1969, the blues had already traveled far beyond its point of origin. The song crossed

• Joe Bonamassa | “B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100” | TheUrbanMusicScene.com | Feb. 6, 2026, 11:42 a.m.
Joe Bonamassa Announces B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, A Landmark Tribute Album Celebrating B.B. King’s 100th Birthday

• Yumi Zouma Expand Their Sound With ‘No Love Lost to Kindness’ | Medium | Jan. 30, 2026, 5:57 p.m.
Any sort of art can’t exist without progression, and this especially true with music. Each song is a step forward in a certain direction…

• Death in the Business of Whaling - Searows | 247HITZ | Jan. 29, 2026, 10:37 p.m.
GENRE; Folk/Country LAEBL; Last Recordings on earth  RATING; 6.9   Released on 23 January 2026, Death in the Business of Whaling marks a significant step forward for Portland‑based singer‑songwriter Alec Duckart, who performs as Searows. The album’s title comes from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, a literary touchpoint that mirrors the record’s oceanic imagery and existential […]

• Yumi Zouma Releases New Album ‘No Love Lost To Kindness’ Via Nettwerk | Muzic.NZ | Jan. 29, 2026, 7:32 p.m.
Today, New Zealand indie-rock quartet Yumi Zouma unveils their expansive and endlessly catchy fifth studio album, 'No Love Lost To Kindness', via...