I know we’ve only just passed the halfway mark in 2026, but here are a few of my favorite records released so far this year. I will be curious to see if and how these show up on my year-end list.

• bitknot by feeble little horse
• URGH by Mandy, Indiana
• A Short History of Decay by Nothing
• Cost of Living Adjustment by Cola
• Singin’ to an Empty Chair by Ratboys
• EXPO by Ulrika Spacek
• A Wave That Will Never Break by WU LYF
• PANCHO EP by Pancho
• Unexpected Violence by School Fair

What’s on your mid-year list?