From Drake to Slayyyter to HELP!(2), our editorial staff's favorite LPs from the first half of the year.

Variety music writers round up the best albums of 2026 so far, including Olivia Rodrigo, Ella Langley, Drake, Raye, Paul ...

Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, “college rock,” and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new ...

Every June, the Paste Music crew tallies up the best albums of the year so far. It’s a great way to present our favorites to you, but also to each other. This list is a snapshot of our favorite LPs ...

Featuring: Boy Harsher, Dinosaur Jr, L'Rain, Interpol, Penelope Isles, The Tubs, Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Mouse on Mars, Slippers, Beth Orton and more of June's best stuff.

We are half way through 2026, which means it's time to survey how the year has been by looking at the best rock and metal albums so far! There's still plenty of highly anticipated albums to look ...