What came out this week? Nov 2 - Nov 8, 2026
We have a lot of great releases this week, with the Christmas music starting to roll out quite heavily!
The week was kicked off with a new record from Haiden Henderson, the 14-track bleach, on November 2. Catchy alt-pop choruses wrapped in an unapologetic essence are where the album shines.
The British singer LAUREL has released another stunning taste of her upcoming album. Bow Down is the third song we get to hear off her January 22 release, CRYING ON THE TENNIS COURT.
After teasing us with incredible singles, Dove Cameron has finally given us her full debut album, FINAL GIRL. From sunny, love-filled pop tunes to dark, vulnerable, James Bond-theme-like songs, she shows us that she can do it all.
JJ, the 2025 Eurovision winner, keeps blurring the lines between pop dance music and classical singing styles. The newest single, Sweetest Salvation, is another successful example of how to do that correctly while adding a hint of 2010s nostalgia.
Aurora & the American film composer Bear McCreary have joined forces on a beautiful song pulling us into The Rings of Power universe.
I have been following Janet Devlin's career since she first appeared on The X Factor UK in 2011, as her voice is one of the most beautiful and original voices I have heard to this day. Her 2020 album, Confessional, is one of my favourite releases from that time. Since then, she has made a shift in her musical style, effortlessly blending her voice with country music that she continues to perfect on her newest single, How Do Cowboys Say Goodbye?.
Jesse Jo Stark has released her indie-rock album MUSE. I have enjoyed her 2025 Lil Yachty collab, who knew, and got to see her perform live at Bludfest, where she did great.
We have two releases that aren't particularly new music, but they are definitely worth mentioning. The 1986 Queen concert in Budapest, which was filmed by the best of the Hungarian filmmakers at the time, got its remastered release a few weeks ago, and now we can finally listen to the new audio mixes on streaming platforms as well.
The second one is a beautifully crafted remaster of Evanescence's The Open Door, 20 years after its initial release. I have had the new version of Lithium on repeat. While the original is already a work of art, you can really hear every musical instrument so well in the new one, which adds many layers to explore to the song we have already heard plenty of times.
Onto the Christmas music! We got singles, we got EPs, we got whole albums. The Neighbourhood have released a heartbreaking ballad about loss around the most joyful time of the year, Why'd You Have To Leave?
Bishop Briggs, the powerful anthems singer, who I've been a fan of since her first album, Church of Scars, in 2018, has also ventured into the December atmosphere this year with the release of her single Christmas Eve.
The Canadian twin sister indie staple duo has given us two Christmas singles. One, A December to Remember, is a cheerful love letter to the person you spend Christmas with, and I Love Christmas is a love letter to Christmas itself, despite the other person having the opposite opinion. These two songs fit well together in how they go against each other.
And lastly, more Canadian Christmas! Since 2022, there hasn't been a new album from Alanis Morissette. She has released an occasional single and quite a few Christmas songs in those past four years, but now she has focused on Christmas fully and given us a 14-track Christmas album, Good Weather For Immaculate Conception, with covers of well-known Christmas carols and original songs.
What was your favourite release this week?
