12 New Albums to Listen to This Week (July 10, 2026)

Paste continues to be the heart of New Music Friday every Friday. This album compilation, released after the Best New Songs lists, brings together the twelve most striking records of the week of July 10. A cross-section ranging from rock, folk, electronic, and experimental.,

Finn Wolfhard — Fire From The Hip

Finn Wolfhard's Fire from the Hip feels familiar on first listen: the scent of Sharp Pins, Alex G, Elliott Smith, and Pavement is obvious. But Wolfhard's confident, mischievous delivery steers clear of pastiche. "Lights Go Down" transforms Nicole Kidman's iconic and overused AMC speech into a melancholic commentary on an actor's movie-watching experience. George Clooney jokes on "Common Side Effects," George W. Bush jokes on "Maggie"; but country-folk strings in the background and the jam-band vibe of "Nice to Meet You Again" add a rich texture to the entire record.

Houndmouth — Lordy

description: Arriving after five years of silence, Lordy is the most intimate Houndmouth album, born from Matt Myers' creative crisis. It reads like campfire music: seventies-influenced folk-rock tracks, sun-drenched Southern roads, a hazy fisheye scrapbook. In "Never Gonna Die," we get a trembling voice singing "this house we built / let's pray its boards don't rot." Sam Beam from Iron and Wine accompanies on "Holy Moses.",

Hurry — Zoned Out

Matt Scottoline's power-pop project Hurry's sixth LP is a summary of mixed feelings about aging. "Everything's changing, I'm scared" is confessed in the sugary hooks of "The Dumbest Person You've Ever Seen." The interlude "Untitled" with its Cars-esque Moog riffs and "Moving After You" featuring vocals from Teenage Fanclub's Gerard Love bring the record into summer album discussions.

Jack White — Frozen Charlotte

Jack White has found a way to filter modern songwriting through White Stripes' infectiousness. Frozen Charlotte is a new collection of blues-punk barn burners filled with giant guitar solos reminiscent of "Ball and Biscuit." The multi-part solo on the closing "Neighbors Blues" is proof that White can still shred.

Kelela — new avatar

More than a decade after her emergence from the L.A. alt-pop scene, Kelela partially looks back and reinterprets her catalog in new avatar. The pulsating breaks of "point blank" recall both the grime rhythm of Cut 4 Me and the most club-oriented parts of Raven. Perhaps the most mature record of her career.

Panda Bear / Sonic Boom — A ? of When

A record that stands out even in Panda Bear and Sonic Boom's years-long collaboration. The most mature example of their tradition of embedding unsettling lyrics into shimmering psych-pop.

Sad13 — 1331

A 15-minute mixtape released by Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz under the moniker Sad13. JRPG dungeon music, cavernous organs, and programmed drums wander through thirteen short tracks.

Show Me The Body — Alone Together

Show Me The Body has always considered New York hardcore a civic duty. Their fourth record, Alone Together, is a call to action based on "radical love." Thirteen tracks, pure sound packed into thirty-seven minutes.

The Temper Trap — Sungazer

Returning after a decade, The Temper Trap are at their most inquisitive since their 2009 debut. "Giving Up Air" is the band's best work to date.

Tracey Nelson — Hercules

This debut record from Perennial is country-rock perfection. With guest contributions from Karly Hartman, Jack Kraus, and MJ Lenderman, it navigates the minor heartbreaks of modern life with a calm nonchalance.

Twisted Teens — Florida Water Blues

Twisted Teens don't use effects, Caspian isn't even in tune. "Just plug in and go." A tight and honest record full of spaghetti-western guitar rolls.

Xiu Xiu — Eraserhead Xiu Xiu

Xiu Xiu's seven-track reinterpretation of David Lynch's 1977 Eraserhead. An underground built with homemade instruments, field recordings, flashlights, and electrical interference.

Source: Paste Magazine — "Best New Albums: July 10, 2026".