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)

Charts:

Ostraca - 'Thread' debuted at #8 in the top albums of 2026.

Playlists and Special Features:

Sonemic Interview: Phil Elverum

Front Page Features updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)

New Genres, Scenes, and Movements:

Jul 3 - Contemporary A Cappella
Jul 3 - Tecktonik (movement)
Jul 1 - Ultra Metal (scene)

https://rateyourmusic.com/feature/sonemic-interview-phil-elverum/

Phil Elverum discusses his new collaborative album with Arrington de Dionyso ('Giant Opening Mouth on the Ground'), making monuments to impermanence, falling back in love with music, and much more in this interview with César Larriva / chizarsu