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  2026 Albums

  Pete Brown

  This band has a new album coming out in Feb that seems to have some buzz around it, which is what sent me to listen to this one. They seem to get lumped in with post-punk, but given the cover art here that looks like it is straight from some YouTube liminal-space/Backrooms video, I was worried it was going to be some vaporwave nonsense.

  While I can see where the post-punk label comes from, I think the music here owes more to the early-2000s art-rock stuff like Bloc Party and Art Brut, albeit with a lot more electronics. It's anxious and edgy and vaguely political, ranging from abrasive but danceable tracks to more ambient/noise stuff (especially in the back half of the album).

  I like this album a lot and will definitely be checking out URGH when it comes out in February.