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[newmusickarl]

5-9's Album of the Month Podcast - February 2026

In this episode of 5-9's Album of the Month podcast, myself, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5-9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ editor, Andrew Belt, are joined by guest judge Xenia Evans from What A Tune, to run the rule over five albums released in February 2026.

The four new music releases competing for the Album of the Month title are:

At Home In My Mind by Ellur

The Mountain by Gorillaz

Nothing's About To Happen To Me by Mitski

LE CŒUR ET SA DICTATURE. by Zélie

We also run through our other February 2026 music highlights including our favourite album and single releases, Deftones' massive UK arena shows and Maximo Park's 20th Anniversary tour.

You can watch / listen to the latest episode above and if you enjoy this month's episode, be sure to like & subscribe to keep notified of new podcasts, album reviews, artist interviews and much more!

5-9's Awards Season Podcast - Irish Choice Prize

If you're after something a little more Irish for St. Patrick's Day, why not check out our recent Choice Prize special podcast.

Here myself and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5-9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ editor, Andrew Belt, discuss the nominees for this year's RTÉ Choice Music Prize, which celebrates the very best of Irish Music from 2025. This video digs into the Irish Album of the Year 2025 shortlist with our thoughts and analysis on each record, as well as our picks for Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Artist and Song of the Year.

Again, you can watch / listen on the link above!

New Music Central Recommends: Q1 2026

Albums

Peaer - Doppelgänger

Yumi Zouma - No Love Lost To Kindness

Ellur - At Home In My Mind

Charli XCX - Wuthering Heights

Apparat - A Hum of Maybe

Moby - Future Quiet

Mitski - Nothing's About To Happen To Me

Vona Vella - Carnival

War Child Records - HELP2 

Book of Churches - Book of Churches

Yonaka - Until You're Satisfied

The Scratch - Pull Like A Dog

EPs

Willow Bay - Evangeline

Songs

Best of 2026 by Karl Blakesley on Apple Music

Playlist · 174 Songs

[musicmakesyousmart]

Peaer - the eyes sink into the skull

Citrus City Records

2018

[godsavetheanimalz]

I think this is officially it lads. Here’s my top 40 albums of 2019. 

[bellows4l]

Bellows is only gonna play one more show this year, and it will be special. Doing a Pancakes and Whiskey holiday party & playing with Peaer and Kiyo Cato. hope to try out some new stuff and then maybe lie low for a while til I make a new thing.. anyway hope to see you there!! December 21st, Elsewhere (zone One), Brooklyn ny 

[burdened-bugeyed-blog]

I have been shown that in order to, in fact, hold consistent placement, you have to constantly fake it. You have to act like you're complacent, until you realize you're in orbit around some indifferent object. In motion but still stagnant.

[holdsteady]

when will I give in? or will I cling to shame? I know, it’s lame it’s chill, I'll hang

[dersteig]

The band's called Peaer, so I drew some pears.

[930club]

MUSIC MONDAY PLAYLIST: Eric’s Picks

There's nothing more exciting than being blown away by a young, brand new band playing to 15 people in a dingy basement. Here are 10 bands I've seen in the past few months that have done just that. Enjoy!

-Eric Zidar