2026.08 - Last month I mostly listened to...

Here it is again! New month and new releases in front of us, it’s time to look back to what last month brought.

Dolly’s departure wasn’t the only sad news, but it did hit kinda hard, even tho I’m not really a fan of country music. In fact one could say I dislike most americana music, some outlaw country and cross over stuff aside, so it’s weird how much it affected me. One of my favourites is “Dolly Parton - Jolene (33rpm slowed down digital version)”, which I know is a weird take, but it is what it is.

Anyway, The List.
Below it are some of the albums I found interesting on my personal 1001 Albums project during last month.

2026.08 - Last month I mostly listened to:

1. Besvärjelsen
2. Russian Circles
3. Faerie Ring
4. Observers
5. Kulk
6. Dolly Parton
7. Zemetras
8. ZZ Top
9. Muddy
10. MC5
11. 10,000 Years
12. Edena Gardens
13. Mean Green
14. Nephila
15. Deathchant

By playtime (h:mm:ss):

1. Edena Gardens 5:10:40
2. Russian Circles 4:47:17
3. Besvärjelsen 4:00:01
4. Observers 3:04:14
5. Zemetras 2:59:50
6. Faerie Ring 2:51:35

Track obsession: Russian Circles - Empath
Bubbling under: Dolly Parton, Curtis Harding, Chelsea Wolfe, Argul, Hibushibire, Kuyper, Tranquonauts, Desert Mantra, Ty Segall, Vulture Neck
Total artists in rotation: 280
Minutes listened: 6239 min (~104 hours)

Relevant albums:

Besvärjelsen - Till Glömskan Ad Oblivionem (2026)
Russian Circles - Nine (2026)
Faerie Ring - Faerie Ring (2026)
Observers - The Emerald (2026)
Kulk - Choosing To Die (2026)
Dolly Parton - Rockstar (2023)
Zemetras - Zemetras (2026)
Muddy - In Medias Res (2026, only on Bandcamp)
10,000 Years - Esox Lucifer (2026)
Edena Gardens - Quintessence (2026)
Mean Green - Castle (2026)
Nephila - Huldra (2026)
Deathchant - Kova (2026)
Chelsea Wolfe - The Dark (2026)
Argul - Soledad & Orgullo (2026)
Hibushibire - Phantom Fuzzy Exotica (2026)
Kuyper - The Great Belt (2026)
Tranquonauts - Tranquonauts 3
Desert Mantra - Sarnoso Sessions (2026)
Ty Segall - Chrome (2026)
Vulture Neck - Vulture Neck (2026)
Bluto - Two Ton Grudge (2026)
Ogier - Ogier (2026)

A track from each relevant Top 10 artist can be found from this playlist (sort by 'date added' if applicable): http://dy.fi/iio
(behind the short url above are links to the same playlist in Qobuz, Tidal, Deezer, Spotify, and finally Soundiiz which you can use to transfer the playlist to your chosen platform).

And what I put aside last month to 2026.08 releases of interest playlist (only on Qobuz).

The interesting albums during last month’s 1001 Albums project were, in order of personal preference:
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (Live) (1969)
Suba - São Paulo Confessions (1999)
Ride - Nowhere (1990)
Alice Cooper - School's Out (1972)
Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (1982)
The Roots - Phrenology (2002)
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975)

Rest I didn’t care for.

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CHEERIO!