New Music / March 2026
Highlighting 8 notable releases in March 2026. Check the Spotify playlist above for more.

El Train & Paal Singh – Trinkets
Shimmy Records / Bandcamp
A solid selection of 14 beats pulled from around 100 tracks the two producers had collaborated on since 2021.

James Blake – Trying Times
Good Boy Records
Blake brings a relevant LP of what one journalist described as a more traditional approach than Blake’s previous album Playing Robots into Heaven, but still includes his signature dark experimentation.

Modha – At Your Pace
Sonar Kollektiv / Bandcamp
A Berlin-based duo, Dhanya Langer and Max Scholl, bring a low-key blend of hip-hop, soul and jazz featuring personal favorites Abase, vocalist Allysha Joy and others.


S. Fidelity – I Guess I’ll Never Learn
Jakarta Records / Bandcamp
Berlin-based producer S. Fidelity drops a R&B-focused LP featuring his own vocals alongside Dawn Richard, Raell, Wandl and other guests.

Shabaka – Of The Earth
Shabaka Records / Bandcamp
A more percussive following up to multi-instrumentalist Shabaka’s previous meditative album in 2024.

Shy One – Mali
Touching Bass / Bandcamp
UK DJ and producer Mali drops her long awaited second full-length album, described as an ode to the “Black British and wider diasporic lineage”.

Zena – TEMESGEN
Brownswood Recordings / Bandcamp
A mellow Ethio-jazz collaboration between Kokoroko keyboardist Yohan Kebede and bassist Menelik.
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