First music playlists of 2026 are finally here!
may have had some trepidation about the world’s state when she wrote it, but I don’t really care to analyze it. Just let the guitar fuzz washes over you in calming waves. Lady Midnight, “Jaguar”Ikwe stole my heart, so I’m going to have to revoke some faves’ Elite Minnesota Artist statuses. From Andrew Broder’s open wound to Greg Grease’s righteous fury, the tenor of Lady Midnight’s latest single is perhaps a little more wounded and a little less furious than the Twin Cities status quo. Lucy Dacus, “Thumbs”The line “Let me play dead” jumped out at me right away. Her first song since 2023’s Home Video, which was already so last year. As with her recent concert, not all the tunes connect on first listen for me, but I was glad to see from the Stage listings that she’s coming to town in May. Palehound, “Swallowed”I kinda can’t believe Palehound’s made not-quite-midtempo indie-rock seem sexy, but here we are. And the video isn’t going to do anything to dispel that if you watch it. Farewell, last vestiges of my heterosexuality. Sufjan Stevens, Angelo De Augustine, “Cimmerian Shade”So what I said about Lucy’s songs not always connecting immediately? Well, at this one hit me quick. Sure, there’s an EP by these two egoless artists on the horizon, but I’m just trying to live in this haunting carpe noctem folk reverie right now.