Album of the Week – 08/05/26

This week sees a new release from Jonny Greenwood with Shye Ben Tzur and The Rajasthan Express (called Ranjha). Living Legend Laurie Anderson collaborates with Sexmob on Let X=X. There are also new albums from The Lemon Twigs (Look for Your Mind!) and Olof Dreijer (of The Knife – Loud Bloom).

It was always going to be Aldous. Her fifth album continues with the chilled, lovely sounds she’s created throughout her whole career. She’s in Vicar Street on the 5th of June, which is not to be missed.

Album of the Week— Aldous Harding – Train On The Island

Aldous Harding – Vicar Street – Fri, 5 Jun 2026.

New Zealand-based musician and songwriter Aldous Harding’s fifth album, Train on the Island, arrives on May 8. The 10-track record was co-produced with long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning, Sparklehorse) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded Harding’s previous albums Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). Musical contributions to the new recordings come from pedal steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte; harpist Mali Llywelyn; synth artist Thomas Poli; drummer Sebastian Rochford (Polar Bear); and Huw Evans (H. Hawkline), across bass, vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, and organ.

Albums of Note: 

— Jonny Greenwood with Shye Ben Tzur and The Rajasthan Express – Ranjha

— Laurie Anderson with Sexmob – Let X=X

— The Lemon Twigs – Look for Your Mind!

— Olof Dreijer (of The Knife) – Loud Bloom

May 8th:

— Action Bronson – Planet Frog

— Aldous Harding – Train On The Island

— Amy Grant – The Me That Remains

— Ashley McBryde – Wild

— Basement – WIRED

— Black Veil Brides – Vindicate

— Broken Social Scene – Remember the Humans

— Brother Wallace – Electric Love

— Chinese American Bear – Dim Sum & Then Some

— Chris Brown – Brown

— Cola – Cost of Living Adjustment

— Croz Boyce (Dave Porter and Brian Weitz of Animal Collective) – Croz Boyce

— Deb Never – ARCADE

— Fire-Toolz – Lavender Networks

— The Flatliners – Cold World

— Frozen Soul – No Place of Warmth

— glaive & kurtains – God Save The Three

— girli – it’s just my opinion

— The Haunted Youth – Boys Cry Too

— Jason Mraz – Grandma’s Gospel Favorites

— Jonny Greenwood with Shye Ben Tzur and The Rajasthan Express – Ranjha

— Josh Groban – CINEMATIC

— Josiah and the Bonnevilles – As Is

— Julius Black – Oh, Desire

— JWords – Sound Therapy

— Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Ledbetter Heights (The 30th Anniversary Sessions)

— Kiesza – Dancing and Crying: Volume 3

— Koyo – Barely Here

— Kurt Deimer – A Grog Is Born

— Laurie Anderson with Sexmob – Let X=X

— The Lemon Twigs – Look for Your Mind!

— Linda Perry – Let It Die Here

— Lo Simple – I Become You

— Loraine James – Detached From The Rest Of You

— Max Cooper – Feeling Is Structure

— Midge Ure – A Man Of Two World

— Namasenda – Limbo

— Neil Diamond – Wild at Heart

— Olof Dreijer (of The Knife) – Loud Bloom

— Ray Bull – Please Stop Laughing

— Royal & the Serpent – Emptiness is Godly

— Rumo Plum – Bloom Again EP

— sadie – Better Angels

— Social Distortion – Born to Kill

— Seu Jorge – The Other Side

— Stephen Sanchez – Love, Love, Love

— Testament – Practice What You Preach (2026 Remaster)

— Uncle Waffles – 4 Da Streets EP

— War on Women – Time Under Tension

— ZEP – NO ENEMIES