Springtime normally brings some good sounds, and maybe even the song of summer, if that is still a thing. One could hope because just the term sounds like joy. The good part is that April's new albums should bring a lot of happiness.
The list below doesn't even include Record Store 2026, which is on April 18. That is the day reissues, live albums, and special releases will be made available. It is a great day that music fans look forward to for months.
But some original releases in April likely provide the same kind of anticipated waits. The biggest week is the last Friday of April (which you can see below). If you haven't spent all your money on RSD, you will want to spend a bit more on April 24.
Full album release schedule for April 2026
April 3
- Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire
- Billy Fuller - Fragments
- Charley Crockett - Age Of The Ram
- Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & SURF GANG - POMPEII // UTILITY
- ps goner - there's an atm inside
- Sunn O))) - Sunn O)))
- Thundercat - Distracted
Charley Crockett has produced a bunch of albums in the last decade, but he is seemingly one of the few artists who can release such a massive catalog and never run out of ideas. Sunn O))) doesn't put out as many albums, but each record is dense, immense, and brilliant.
April 10
- Fantastic Cat - Cat Out Of Hell
- Holly Humberstone - Cruel World
- Jessie Ware - Superbloom
- Joe Jackson - Hope And Fury
- Lime Garden - Maybe Not Tonight
- My New Band Believe - My New Band Believe
- Squarepusher - Kammerkonzert
- Wu Lyf - A Wave That Will Never Break
Joe Jackson's 22nd album promises to be his most snarky. That is a good thing for the world.
April 17
- Arkells - Between Us
- Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns - Bitches Blues
- Honey Dijon - Nightlife
- Tiga - HOTLIFE
- Yaya Bey - Fidelity
- ZAYN - Konnakol
April 18 (there will be many different works released as this is Record Store Day)
- John Coltrane - Tiberi Tapes
This one is going to be pure gold. Released as part of a year-long celebration of the iconic saxophonist's 100th birthday (Coltrane died in 1967), this collection was recorded during performances in New York City and Philadelphia between 1961 and 1965 by Frank Tiberi. The tracks have been part of a private collection, but now being released to the public.
April 24
- Angelo De Augustine - Angel in Plainclothes
- CAVS - Sojourn
- Failure - Location Lost
- Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toy
- Friko - Something Worth Waiting For
- Gia Margaret - Singing
- Irmin Schmidt - Requiem
- Jason Aldean - Songs About Us
- Julia Cumming - Julia
- Kehlani - Kehlani
- Kneecap - FENIAN
- Meghan Trainor - Toy With Me
- Metric - Romanticize The Dive
- Miss Grit - Under My Umbrella
- Noah Kahan - The Great Divide
- Portrayal of Guilt - …Beginning Of The End
- Ringo Starr - Long Long Road
- Terror - STILL SUFFER
There is a lot to love from fans of many different genres on this day. Foo Fighters and Kneecap? Yes, please. Kehlani? Boom. Whatever kind of music you love, you'll want to buy something on this day.