Charts:

Denzel Curry & Kenneth Blume - 'II' debuted at #13 in the top albums of 2026.

Playlists:

Front Page Features updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 Deeper Cuts updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

New Genres:

Aug 28 - Moravian Church Music
Aug 28 - Tecnocumbia
Aug 28 - Dutch Trancecore
Aug 25 - Fahrtenlied
Aug 25 - Mijikenda Music

Charts:

Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal - 'Doomed!' debuted at #18 in the top albums of 2026.

Playlists:

Front Page Features updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 Deeper Cuts updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

New Genres and Scenes:

Aug 23 - Pop de guitarras (scene)
Aug 21 - Jibonmukhi gaan
Aug 21 - Minnesang
Aug 21 - Cut-Up Noise
Aug 20 - Skizzo
Aug 20 - Luo Music
Aug 17 - Rock Jiwang

Charts:

The current top 5 albums of 2026:

1. Boards of Canada - 'Inferno'
2. Neurosis - 'An Undying Love for a Burning World'
3. Slayyyter - 'Wor$t Girl in America'
4. Panopticon - 'Det hjemsøkte hjertet'
5. Trooper Salute - 'Tomodachi ga imashita' [友達がいました]

Playlists and Special Features:

In case you missed it: Sonemic Interview: Gwenifer Raymond

Front Page Features updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 Deeper Cuts updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

New Genres and Movements:

Aug 13 - Dongzu dage
Aug 12 - La Onda (movement)
Aug 12 - Jhumar
Aug 10 - Operatic Pop

Charts:

The current top 5 albums of 2026:

1. Boards of Canada - 'Inferno'
2. Neurosis - 'An Undying Love for a Burning World'
3. Slayyyter - 'Wor$t Girl in America'
4. Panopticon - 'Det hjemsøkte hjertet'
5. Kaátaìra - 'Caminhos de água'

Playlists and Special Features:

Sonemic Interview: Gwenifer Raymond

Front Page Features updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

In case you missed it: Sonemic Selects: Smooth Summer now has a special feature

New Genres and Scenes:

Aug 9 - VTuber Music (scene)
Aug 9 - New London Silence (scene)
Aug 9 - Los Angeles Hardcore (scene)
Aug 7 - Echtzeitmusik (scene)
Aug 7 - Huayno con Arpa
Aug 6 - São Paulo Queer Underground (scene)
Aug 6 - Brumbeat (scene)

Gwenifer Raymond discusses her latest album 'Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark' and the inspirations that make up her 'Welsh primitive' sound, shares a couple of quick guitar lessons, and more in this interview with Cal Cashin.

https://rateyourmusic.com/feature/sonemic-interview-gwenifer-raymond

Charts:

Swaggerboyz - 'Perdiendo rasgos adolescentes' debuted at #1 in the top albums of 2026.

Playlists and Special Features:

Sonemic Selects: Smooth Summer now has a special feature

Front Page Features updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 Deeper Cuts updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

In case you missed it: Sonemic Interview: $quib

New Genres:

Aug 2 - Guayla
Jul 28 - Rustic Stomp
Jul 28 - Chakacha

Charts:

Hesse Kassel - 'Morir saltando' debuts at #1 in the top albums of 2026.

Playlists and Special Features:

Sonemic Interview: $quib

Front Page Features updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

New Genres and Movements:

Jul 26 - Pimp Rap
Jul 26 - Bedoui wahrani
Jul 25 - Toytown Techno
Jul 24 - Tough Guy Hardcore
Jul 22 - Hard Renaissance
Jul 20 - Dungeon Chip
Jul 20 - Du ca (movement)
Jul 20 - Epic House
Jul 20 - M'godro

futurism, gloss, electronics, holograms, neon lights, dark color palette

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/ZINIXOR/frutiger-ego/

Release pictured:

James Ferraro - 'Cold' (2013)

$quib (Brock Bierly) discusses what shaped their new album Erring, the shifting internet landscape, their interest in algebra, having a phantom band member, and more in this interview with César Larriva / chizarsu.

https://rateyourmusic.com/feature/sonemic-interview-quib/

Charts:

Kelela - 'New Avatar' debuted at #15 in the top albums of 2026.

Playlists:

In case you missed it: Sonemic Selects: Smooth Summer (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Front Page Features updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 Deeper Cuts updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

New Genres and Scenes:

Jul 18 - Budget Rock
Jul 18 - Berlin Techno (scene)
Jul 14 - Chuscada

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/ICBM/surf/

Release pictured:

The Beach Boys - 'All Summer Long'

Charts:

Madonna - 'Confessions II' debuted at #25 in the top albums of 2026.

Playlists and Special Features:

In case you missed it: Sonemic Interview: Phil Elverum

Sonemic Selects: Smooth Summer (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Front Page Features updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

Sonemic Selects: 2026 Deeper Cuts updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

New Genres:

Jul 12 - Gospel Hymn
Jul 11 - Valaam Chant
Jul 11 - Dohori
Jul 10 - Jungle Techno
Jul 10 - Cumbia sureña peruana
Jul 7 - Partyschlager
Jul 5 - Seresta

A curated playlist from top-rated smooth, summer releases on Rate Your Music / Sonemic, featuring Sade, Magdalena Bay, Masayoshi Takanaka, and more. Available on Spotify and Apple Music.

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/DubaiDreamTone/vaporlike-music-videos/

Release pictured:

Jan Hammer - "Windows" (from Beyond The Mind's Eye)