Pitchfork's New Albums to Hear Now: Ariana Grande, Arca, the Durutti Column and 6 More
Pitchfork published its weekly "new albums you should listen to now" roundup on Friday, July 31, 2026, covering nine artists across pop, post-rock and experimental electronic music. The full writeups are in Pitchfork's original report.
This week's full list
- Ariana Grande — petal
- Arca — XXXXX
- the Durutti Column — Renascent
- Shearwater — The New World
- Mallory Hawk — Chinook
- The Cleaners from Venus — Beryl & Ruff Go Shopping
- Four Tet — Human Voice EP
- FCUKERS — nüyork EP
- Trashcan Sinatras — new release (see Pitchfork's original report for details)
What stands out this week
Pitchfork's regular roundup pairs each pick with a short critical note to point readers toward the week's notable releases. This edition's headline entry is Ariana Grande's eighth studio album, petal, made with longtime collaborators Ilya Salmanzadeh and Max Martin. Arca returns with her first full-length in five years, XXXXX, pushing further into darker IDM and glitch territory. And the Durutti Column, the long-running Manchester project, releases Renascent, its first new album in more than 15 years, drawing wide attention. For full context and critical takes on each entry, see Pitchfork's original report.