A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears, Sept. 13–20, 2026.

inti figgis-vizueta – Music for Transitions (New Amsterdam; due Nov. 6, 2026)

▸ Music for Transitions – Andrew Yee & Jakob Nierenz; Talamh (land); mayu (the great river) – Rothko String Quartet; samara (maple seed) – Rothko String Quartet & Andrew Yee; stolen rivers – Small Bell Ensemble

Chantal Michelle – Unit of Heart (Outside Time; due Nov. 6, 2026)

Matthew Aucoin – Music for New Bodies – Kathryn Lewek, Meryl Dominguez, Megan Moore, Paul Appleby, Evan Hughes, Sandbox Percussion, AMOC*/Matthew Aucoin (DaCamera Editions; due Oct. 30, 2026)

Arena – XX (Verglas Music; 2016)

Yang Chen – Madness Belongs to the People (People Places Records; due Sept. 22, 2026)

Micah Thomas – Lucid (self-released; 2026)

Marilyn Crispell/Kirk Knuffke/Thommy Andersson – Paintbrush (Sunnyside; due Oct. 9, 2026)

Arena – Ośrodek Kultury “Andaluzja,” Piekary Śląskie, Poland, May 20, 2025 (ROIO; 2025)

Amanda Gookin – Forward Music Project 3.0: fever dream (Bright Shiny Things; due Nov. 13, 2026)

▸ inti figgis-vizueta – you are the water; Camila Agosto – The Thinness Of; Pamela Z – And and And; Seong Ae Kim – Break Free; Sarah Hennies – Tied; inti figgis-vizueta – you are the water (coda); Jessie Montgomery – Flight

Jeffrey Zeigler – We Were Fridays (VIA Records; 2026)

▸ Compositions by Tamar-kali, Jeffrey Zeigler, Hannah Ishizaki, and Etienne Charles

Christopher Cerrone – New Addresses – Hub New Music (Better Company; due Nov. 6, 2026)

Lonely Robot – An Ending (White Knight/Wild Thyme/Magenta; 2026)

Anthrax – Cursum Perficio (Nuclear Blast; 2026)

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 7 – Wiener Philharmoniker/Andris Nelsons (ROIO; 2023)

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 7 – Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper/Hermann Scherchen (Westminster; 1954)

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Title key: Anthrax, “The Edge of Perfection”