Lee Ranaldo discusses his work on scoring 'The System,' the feeling of playing in one of Glenn Branca's many-guitar symphonies, his stint with Swans, and more in this interview with Cal Cashin.
https://rateyourmusic.com/feature/sonemic-interview-lee-ranaldo-sonic-youth
Charts:
Chat Pile - 'Who Loves the Sun' debuted at #1 in the top albums of 2026.
Playlists and Special Features:
Sonemic Selects: Downtempo (Spotify | Apple Music) now has a special feature with member reviews
Front Page Features updated (Spotify) (Apple Music)
New Movement:
Sep 12 - Neue Neue Deutsche Welle (movement)
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Charts:
Mastodon - 'Marrow Deep' debuted at #2 in the top albums of 2026.
Playlists and Special Features:
Sonemic Selects: Downtempo (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, Scenes, and Movements:
Sep 3 - Hollywood Punk (scene)
Sep 3 - Socialist Realism (movement)
Sep 3 - Reggae panameño
Sep 3 - Sikuri
Sep 3 - Medway Scene (scene)
A curated playlist from top-rated Downtempo releases on Rate Your Music / Sonemic, including Sade, Boards of Canada, Thievery Corporation, and more.
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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
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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
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The current top 5 albums of 2026:
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
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The current top 5 albums of 2026:
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)
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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
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Charts:
Hesse Kassel - 'Morir saltando' debuts at #1 in the top albums of 2026.
Playlists and Special Features:
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