A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears, Sept. 21–27, 2026.

Ben Luca Robertson and Matt Sargent – In Praise of All Metals (Sawyer Editions; due Oct. 1, 2026)

Ed Williams – Studies in Tonality* (Sawyer Editions; due Oct. 2, 2026)

Myra Hinrichs – Nonalith (Sawyer Editions; due Oct. 2, 2026)

Sam Longbottom – Sion Transcriptions (Sawyer Editions; due Oct. 2, 2026)

Brand X – Theory of Nothing: Recorded Live 1977 (BrandXMusic; due Sept. 30, 2026)

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 7 – Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (ROIO; 1999)

Anthrax – Cursum Perficio – Extended Edition (Nuclear Blast; 2026)

Giuliano d’Angiolini – Stato dell’arte (elsewhere; due Nov. 1, 2026)

Laura Cetilia – ephemeral bloom – Hannah Soren, Jack Yarbrough (elsewhere; due Nov. 1, 2026)

Anastassis Philippakopoulos – piano works II – Guy Vandromme (elsewhere; due Nov. 1, 2026)

Robert Schumann – Études symphoniques (Op. 13); Gabriel Fauré – Theme and Variations in C-Sharp minor (Op. 73) – Danny Driver (Onyx; 2026)

Jeff Greinke – Land of Ice and Fog (Projekt; 2026)

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 7 – Toronto Symphony Orchestra/Hermann Scherchen (ROIO; 1965)

Johannes Brahms – Klavierstücke – András Schiff (ECM New Series; 2026)

Sofia Gubaidulina – Dialog: Ich und Du; The Wrath of God; The Light of the End – Vadim Repin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Andris Nelsons (Deutsche Grammophon; 2021)

Steve Roach – The Forgotten Temple (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2026)

Jochen Rueckert – How to Survive a Beheading (Endectomorph Music; due Nov. 27, 2026)

Dennis Sullivan II – Age of Static (Carrier; 2026)

The Residents – Eskimo Live at the Exploratorium (Cherry Red Records Residents newsletter; 2026, recorded 2014)

Pink Floyd – Pavillon de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland, Sept. 18, 1971 (ROIO; 1971)

Grateful Dead – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, Oct. 12, 1983 (Play Dead/Nugs.net; 1983)

Pink Floyd – Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA, Sept. 22, 1972 (ROIO; 1972)

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Title key: Pink Floyd, “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”