A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears, Sept. 28–Oct. 4, 2026.

Phish – Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, NY, July 23, 2025 (LivePhish; 2025)

Goose – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, June 19, 2026 (self-released; 2026)

The Pineapple Thief – It Leads to This (Kscope; 2024)

The Pineapple Thief – Last to Run (Kscope; 2024)

Kris Davis Trio – Lost in Geneva (4166 Records; 2026)

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

Scott Robinson – Tenormore (Arbors; 2019)

Big Big Train – Woodcut (InsideOut Music; 2026)

地藏Dizang – Beyond the Mirage (self-released; 2026)

Big Big Train – Thornden Hall, Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire, England, Sept. 24, 2026 (ROIO; 2026)

Phish – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, Aug. 5, 2023 (LivePhish; 2023)

Porcupine Tree – In Absentia – Deluxe Version (Lava, 2002; reissue Kscope, 2017)

Dizgo – Barrelhouse Ballroom, Chattanooga, TN, Sept. 25, 2026 (Nugs.net; 2026)

Simone Dinnerstein – Undersong (Orange Mountain Music; 2022)

▸ François Couperin – Les barricades mystérieuses; Robert Schumann – Arabesque; Philip Glass – Mad Rush; François Couperin – Tic Toc Choc; Erik Satie – Gnossienne No. 3; Robert Schumann – Kreisleriana

Bruce Springsteen – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, May 11, 2026 (Nugs.net; 2026)

Meshell Ndegeocello – Synonym (Blue Note; 2026)

Nekus + Bloodsoaked Necrovoid – Funerary Rites of Ancient Doom (Caligari; due Oct. 16, 2026)

Bobby Previte – Visitor II: Electric Guitar (self-released; 2026)

Terrence McManus/Gerry Hemingway – simple and other compositions (Rowhouse Music; due Nov. 16, 2026)

Michael Giles, Jamie Muir, Morris Pert – In Dorset (Knee Pump; 2026)

Swans – Newly Sentient Being (Young God; 2026)

Wynonna – The Hard Truth (Anti-; 2026)

Squeaky Feet – Fête du Void, Oakdale, LA, Oct. 1, 2026 (self-released; 2026)

Arena – The Visitor (Verglas Music; 1998)

Various artists – The Sagegazers :: A Mixtape (Aquarium Drunkard; 2026)

Will Vukin – Spiritstones (Wellspring Music, 1986; reissue The Sagegazers, 2026)

Bill Gregg – Voyage of the Heart (Triple Gem Music, 1990; reissue The Sagegazers, 2026)

Will Vukin – Golden Forest (Wellspring Music, 1986; reissue The Sagegazers, 2026)

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Title key: Big Big Train, “The Artist”