all first listened to in 2026. legend: ★ 2026 release ✮ favourite of the month

-- january.

• running with scissors - cavetown ★
• timely!! - anri
• death in the business of whaling - searows ✮
• d'accord - hanepon
• call me dandelion - windmill music
• 贈り物をさがして - 世界電力
• sunlight echoes - whitelands ★

-- february.

• kids only - leah dou
• neverland - czecho no republic
• the flowers i see you in - ninush ★ (ep)
• singin’ to an empty chair - ratboys ✮
• 本体 ontology - griffo
• e18 - detektivbyrån
• 海马森林 seahorse forest - mimik banka
• self-titled - mimik banka
• the pilgrim, their god and the king of my decrepit mountain - tapir!
• angieangieangie - spill tab ★
• normal temperature - cetow
• the five ghosts - stars
• shinbangumi - ginger root

-- march.

• second-person - yorushika ★
• pezzi della sera - marco castello
• an always open door - endearments ★
• 祈りでは届かない距離 - jyocho
• inflorescence - 8x8
• the anatomy of an apricot - 8x8
• anima mundi - stefano lentini, leleka ★ (ep)
• life is full of possibilities - dntel
• grassroots - jizue
• we like it here - snarky puppy
• brink - girl scout ★
• open source - world brain
• extra stars - gregory uhlmann ★ (ambient)