About this episode

The hosts discuss the state of music in 2026, new album releases, and share their recommendations.

This week's conversation begins with Steven telling a story about a very mean email he got from a publicist this week (2:00), followed by Ian talking about his trip to an historic studio down south (9:30). After that, they do an update of the fantasy albums draft (17:56) before assessing the state of music in 2026 so far, ahead of revealing their mid-year lists next week (23:09). Then they run down the week's new releases, including new releases by Modest Mouse, Converge, Deer Tick and Lizzo (31:05). They also discuss the new record by Death Cab for Cutie (41:06). In Recommendation Corner, Ian recommends Greg Mendez and Steven recommends Futurebirds (50:48). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Steven, Ian

Topics covered

• music industry
• album releases
• 2026 music review
• fantasy albums draft
• music recommendations

Keywords

• 2026 music
• album releases
• Death Cab For Cutie
• Modest Mouse
• Deer Tick
• music recommendations
• fantasy albums draft

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, Deer Tick, Converge, Lizzo

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