Best New Music (January '26)

The best new music (albums & EPs) released in January 2026. All from artists with under a million monthly listeners. Playlist is available at the bottom of the post.

Alternative

Artist: Devon Allman & nightvision

Album: nightvision

Listen to First: "Awaken"

Artist: Jenny On Holiday* (Jenny Hollingworth of Let’s Eat Grandma)

Album: Quicksand Heart

Listen to First: "Good Intentions"

Americana

Artist: Cordovas

Album: Back to Life

Listen to First: "Wings" ft. Kamasi Washington

Artist: Courtney Marie Andrews

Album: Valentine

Listen to First: "Cons and Clowns"

Artist: Meels

Album: Across The Raccoon Strait EP

Listen to First: "Willow Song"

Electronic

Artist: Indira Paganotto

Album: Arte Como Amante

Listen to First: "Crush"

Artist: TIGRA & SPNCR

Album: Black Rice EP

Listen to First: "Do It Like This"

Experimental

Artist: Immaterialize

Album: Perfect

Listen to First: "It's A Vision"

Folk

Artist: Langhorne Slim

Album: The Dreamin’ Kind

Listen to First: "Dream Come True"

Hip-Hop

Artist: LORD JAH-MONTE OGBON

Album: As of Now

Listen to First: "So You Really Don't Miss Me?" ft. Wild Recluse

Indie

Artist: The Cribs

Album: Selling A Vibe

Listen to First: "Never The Same"

Artist: Kula Shaker

Album: Wormslayer

Listen to First: "Charge of the Light Brigade"

Artist: Oxis*

Album: Oxis 8

Listen to First: "Fry"

Artist: Sassy 009

Album: Dreamer+

Listen to First: "Tell Me" ft. Blood Orange

Artist: Ski Team

Album: Burnout/Boys

Listen to First: "The Room"

Artist: Tony DV

Album: I know trash people who keep the oceans clean

Listen to First: "Still Blue"

Artist: Tyler Ballgame

Album: For the First Time, Again

Listen to First: "Matter of Taste"

Artist: Westside Cowboy

Album: So Much Country ‘Till We Get There EP

Listen to First: "Don't Throw Rocks"

Instrumental

Artist: Tyler Ramsey and Carl Broemel

Album: Celestun

Listen to First: "Celestun"

Jazz

Artist: Barry Adamson

Album: SCALA!!!

Listen to First: "Scala Posters (Mondo Bongo)"

Metal

Artist: MØL

Album: DREAMCRUSH

Listen to First: "Garland"

Pop

Artist: Sébastien Tellier

Album: Kiss The Beast

Listen to First: "Thrill of the Night" ft. Slayyyter & Nile Rodgers

Pop Punk & Emo

Artist: Cam Kahin

Album: CHUG

Listen to First: "where'd it all go wrong"

Artist: GREYWIND

Album: Severed Heart City

Listen to First: "Waterfall"

Artist: Home Star

Album: A Binding Life

Listen to First: "Winner"

Punk

Artist: Hot Face

Album: Automated Response

Listen to First: "Pink Liquor"

Artist: Sleaford Mods

Album: The Demise of Planet X

Listen to First: "The Good Life" ft. Gwendoline Christie & BIG SPECIAL

Artist: Together Pangea

Album: Eat Myself

Listen to First: "Little Demon"

R&B

Artist: Becca Hannah

Album: Tonight In My Dreams

Listen to First: "Empathy"

Artist: Katie Tupper

Album: Greyhound

Listen to First: "Jeans (fall on my knees)"

Artist: Nija

Album: What I Didn’t Say

Listen to First: "Heaven"

Rock

Artist: Victoryland

Album: My Heart Is A Room With No Cameras In It

Listen to First: "No Camera"

Artist: Vienna Vienna*

Album: Entertain Me EP

Listen to First: "Buzz"

Shoegaze

Artist: Draag

Album: Miracle Drug EP

Listen to First: "Miracle Drug"

Artist: Softcult*

Album: When A Flower Doesn’t Grow

Listen to First: "Pill To Swallow"

Soul

Artist: The James Hunter Six

Album: Off the Fence

Listen to First: "Ain't That A Trip" ft. Van Morrison

Best New Music (January '26) Playlist

*An asterisk denotes that this release was one of our featured top 4 or 8 of the week.

This list is created by listening to all the music Friday releases listed on Consequence with under 1 million monthly listeners. If you have an upcoming release that you’d like to be considered for a future list, please fill out the "New Artist Submission" form on our site with the above information as well as a link to listen.

Please note: all submissions will be added to our “Artist Submissions” playlist but may or may not be included on our Friday Release Picks.