Notable vinyl releases out this Friday - January 23, 2026

GRAMMY-nominated singer Ari Lennox ramps up her 2025 run with the release of her third studio album, `Vacancy' With sweet and vivacious tracks "Soft Girl Era," and vocally vibrant tracks like "Under The Moon" Ari's step into her divine feminine is expressed throughout the album. `Vacancy' reflects both an empty space and a new beginning - a recurring theme in Ari's journey. Ari now steps into a new chapter ready to fill the space with a new love, new life, and new experience. 

How Did I Get Here? is the highly anticipated third album from global music superstar Louis Tomlinson. Shaped in the vibrant surroundings of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, the record captures his restless creativity and fearless artistic spirit. Following the success of debut Walls (2020) and the chart-topping Faith In The Future (2022), this new chapter cements Louis’ evolution into the artist he’s always wanted to be.

Throughout her long career, Lucinda Williams has never shied away from writing about difficult but real things. If you think about it, you could call "Change The Locks" a topical song ahead of its time. There were several biting and brave songs on her Good Souls Better Angels album, as well as the post-Covid masterpiece Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart. With World’s Gone Wrong, Lucinda ups the ante on topical songs. It is a pure reflection of our very turbulent times, intense and musically powerful. 1. The World's Gone Wrong (feat. Brittney Spencer) 2. Something's Gotta Give (feat. Brittney Spencer) 3. Low Life 4. How Much Did You Get For Your Soul 5. So Much Trouble In The World (feat. Mavis Staples) 6. Sing Unburied Sing 7. Black Tears 8. Punchline 9. Freedom Speaks 10. We've Come Too Far To Turn Around (feat. Norah Jones)

Megadeth have announced their final, self titled album, for release in 2026, via Dave Mustaine’s Tradecraft imprint in partnership with Frontiers Label Group’s new BLKIIBLK label. The campaign is anchored by the first single “Tipping Point” and a farewell tour has been hinted for 2026 “There's so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or intentional,” DAVE MUSTAINE says. “Most of them don't get to go out on their own terms on top, and that's where I'm at in my life right now. I have traveled the world and have made millions upon millions of fans and the hardest part of all of this is saying goodbye to them. We can't wait for you to hear this album and see us on tour. If there was ever a perfect time for us to put out a new album, it's now."

Metal and avant-pop artist Poppy returns with 13 bold new tracks on her seventh full-length, Empty Hands. Produced by Jordan Fish (Bring Me the Horizon), Poppy follows up her previous album, Negative Spaces, with a daring set of songs that blurs the lines between heavy and hypnotic, cementing her status as a rising visionary within the rock genre. Iridescent White w/ Blue Marble Color Vinyl in Gatefold Jacket.

'No More Like This' explores themes of desire, play, devotion, submission, repetition, and reflection, framed around the idea of indentation... The lasting imprint that people and experiences leave on us. It calls out at dawn, reaching for the sky, with characters often caught between repression and release, floating on the surface of something greater. This record dives into repression as a dismissal of authenticity. It reflects on how we misremember and remain uncertain about what is true or real. Immersed in the waters of others' wants, the album asks: What do we truly desire? How can we know what genuine want is? Sonically, the album blends trip hop, electronica, alternative, techno, and indie, drawing inspiration from artists like MF Doom, Massive Attack, and The Knife. This rich fusion creates a textured atmosphere that mirrors the themes of imprint and transformation.

Searows—aka Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter and guitarist Alec Duckart releases his new album Death in the Business of Whaling, via Last Recordings On Earth. Though Death in the Business of Whaling arrives as Searows’ second album, it’s the product of many firsts, including his first time recording outside the creative cocoon of his bedroom. His 2022 debut was written, recorded and self-produced in Duckart’s Portland home and independently released with little expectation as to how it would be received. The music soon found a passionate audience that were already sharing snippets of Duckart’s music via communities on TikTok and received co-signs from prominent artists such as Ethel Cain and Gracie Abrams, both of whom he went on to support on tour.

XG’s first full-length album The Core - 核 served as a bold statement, capturing the group’s deepest essence. It looked beyond trends and embellishments, focusing instead on the core of their music and identity. This release represented the most candid reflection of who XG were at that moment and marked a powerful starting point for the infinite possibilities that lay ahead.