All the albums I've listened to in 2026:

(01/05/2026) Such a fucking jammin' album!!! Hell yeah!!! Insanely intricate and lush instrumentals with stellar vocals that fit perfectly into the mix. Drifting, My Friend and In from the Storm were particular highlights, but all these songs are great! I also saw that this was a posthumous release after his passing in 1970, and the fact that it still feels so cohesive and lush in spite of that makes me so curious to check out the rest of his work.

(01/04/2026) Found the CD for this for 99 cents at a thrift store - the very nineties album art caught my eye immediately. And while I didn't love it - wasn't a huge fan of the song structure and pretty simple instrumentals, they mostly just washed over me - Cole's voice easily carried me through my full listen. Such an amazing, fiercely emotive vocalist - Tiger and Carmen were some standout tracks in that regard!

(01/02/2026) Insanely playful and experimental electronica - as soon as Super Ink Burst came on, I dropped everything to listen to the rest. That saxophone paired with the driving synths and drumlines is to DIE for. Loved this! Need to check out more Iglooghost this year.

(01/01/2026) Technically first heard it on the 30th of last year but I don't care this game and this soundtrack are fucking phenomenal. Some of the best maximalist, driving drum and bass I've ever heard. TYRANTS BETTER RUN is an all-timer final song for any game ever.