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The year is almost halfway over, and there have already been so many incredible new releases. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their personal best albums of 2026 so far. Plus, they’ll hear picks from the production staff.

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Featured Songs:

Twisted Teens, "Circus Clown," Blame the Clown, Jazz Life/ Chain Smoking, 2026

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Courtney Barnett, "Sugar Plum," Creature of Habit, Mom + Pop, 2026

Ora Cogan, "Bury Me," Hard Hearted Woman, Sacred Bones, 2026

Lucinda Williams, "The World's Gone Wrong (feat. Brittney Spencer)," World's Gone Wrong, Highway 20 and Thirty Tigers, 2026

Ye Vagabonds, "Mayfly V3," All Tied Together, River Lea, 2026

Robyn, "Blow My Mind," Sexistential, Konichiwa and Young, 2026

The Twilight Sad, "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL," It's the Long Goodbye, Rock Action, 2026

Kacey Musgraves, "Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy," Middle of Nowhere, Lost Highway, 2026

Ratboys, "The World, So Madly," Singin' to an Empty Chair, New West, 2026

Blood Sucking Maniacs, "Red Leg Boy," Blood Sucking Maniacs, Paradise of Bachelors, 2026

Ora Cogan, "The Smoke," Hard Hearted Woman, Sacred Bones, 2026

Squarepusher, "K7 Museum," Kammerkonzert, Warp, 2026

Dry Cleaning, "Cruise Ship Designer," Secret Love, 4AD, 2026

Genesis Owusu, "STAMPEDE," Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge, Ourness, 2026

Peaches, "Panna Cotta Delight," No Lube So Rude, Kill Rock Stars, 2026

Jill Scott, "Right Here Right Now," To Whom This May Concern, Blues Babe, Human Re Sources, and The Orchard, 2026

Golems of the Red Planet, "Hadrial," Surf Masala, Heyday Again, 2026