Crucial Releases: May 29
New music from Iceage, Kurt Vile, Boards of Canada, Turnover, Greg Mendez, vilagerrr, Francis of Delirium, and Oakwood.
TLDR: This Week's Featured Albums
Released: May 29, 2026 on Mexican Summer
FFO: shame, Geese, Protomartyr, Preoccupations, Fontaines D.C., Wire, TV Priest
Your first song: Ember
♫ Support: Bandcamp
Released: May 29, 2026 on Verve
FFO: War on Drugs, Kevin Morby, Mac DeMarco, Neil Young, Dinosaur Jr., Tom Petty
Your first song: Chance to Bleed
♫ Support: Official Site
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Later than usual, but still useful! I have two featured albums: the new Iceage and new Kurt Vile for you to dig in to… and six Honorable Mentions from the likes of Boards of Canada, Turnover, Greg Mendez and others – many of which have gotten positive press and reviews on other sites, so I’m sure there will be bigger fans of those records.
Enjoy!
Honorable Mentions
This month also had many excellent releases worth exploring. Stay tuned for more discoveries.
Inferno by Boards of Canada
- 💿 Released: 29 May on Warp Records
- 🤘 FFO: Four Tet, Brian Eno, MBV, Aphex Twin
- 🎧 Your first song: “Naraka”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
Carousel by vilagerrr
- 💿 Released: 29 May on Winspear
- 🤘 FFO: Merce Lemon, Slow Pulp, Horse Jumper of Love, Lowertown, This is Lorelei, Alex G, Wishy
- 🎧 Your first song: “Full Nelson”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
Beauty Land by Greg Mendez
- 💿 Released: 29 May on Dead Oceans
- 🤘 FFO: Elliott Smith, Greg Freeman
- 🎧 Your first song: “Looking Out Your Window”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
Down on Earth by Turnover
- 💿 Released: self released on 29 May
- 🤘 FFO: Real Estate, Citizen, The Wonder Years, Glitterer
- 🎧 Your first song: “Wheelie For No One”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
Run, Run Pure Beauty by Francis of Delirium
- 💿 Released: 29 May on Dalliance Recordings
- 🤘 FFO: Blondshell, Gretel, Momma, Pom Pom Squad, Girl Scout, Lime Garden
- 🎧 Your first song: “Aliens”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp
Blurred Away by Oakwood
- 💿 Released: 29 May on Memory Music
- 🤘 FFO: midwest emo X screamo
- 🎧 Your first song: “Every Day, Forever”
- 💰 Support: Bandcamp