Cartel, Yellowcard and Holding Absence lead a packed release day

September 18, 2026 brought one of the busiest release days of the year, according to the weekly album calendar compiled by Chorus.fm. More than one hundred titles landed at once, and the alternative scene is heavily represented among them.

Cartel returns with "Learning How To Cope," a headline entry for anyone following 2000s pop punk. Yellowcard shares a deluxe edition of "Better Days" on the same day, while Holding Absence delivers "Modern Life Is Lonely." Honey Revenge arrives with "Loving And Losing" and Games We Play puts out "I Wish I Never Quit."

The heavier side of the scene is well stocked too. Like Moths To Flames release "Does Heaven Ever Mourn For Me," Secrets offer "Searching For The Things We Don't Wish To Find," Currents unveil "Worlds Away" and Drop Dead, Gorgeous return with "Daggers." Nonpoint's "The Last Word" and Early Moods' "Ready For The Grave" round out the weight.

Indie and experimental listeners get Slow Pulp's "Melodie," Slothrust's "What They Grow In The Garden," Emma Ruth Rundle's "These Killing Times," Team Dresch's "Furthermore," The Van Pelt's "Remain Obscure" and Now It's Overhead's "In The Beginning." Onelinedrawing, a project tied to emo history, is back with "Rainbowmachine."

Beyond the scene, the date also collects new work from Beck, Anthrax, Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts, Beabadoobee, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tove Lo, Orville Peck and Echo & the Bunnymen, among dozens of other records logged in the full weekly rundown.