IDOL’s 2025 Autumn releases

GHOSTWOMAN – Welcome to the Civilized World / Full Time Hobby
Ghostwoman, the Belgian-Canadian duo, delivers a powerful fourth album filled with fuzzy riffs, hypnotic rhythms, and haunted psychedelic atmospheres—a spontaneous, raw garage rock soundtrack for a world on the brink of collapse, echoing a dark end-times energy.
“Ghostwoman finds new energy in despair for songs with clear contours.” Rolling Stone

Black Lips – Season of the Peach / Fire Records
Black Lips’ new album blends garage rock, new wave, and country influences into a 40-minute analog journey. Capturing raw energy, spontaneity, and outsider spirit, it delivers wild, heartfelt, raw storytelling rooted in gritty, timeless rock-n-roll passion.
“Embracing their outsider status, the new 40-minute, 14-track record finds Black Lips rejoicing in their own identity.” Clash

ALA.NI – Sunshine Music / Nø Førmat
ALA.NI returns after five years with an album blending vintage soul and Caribbean rhythms. Inspired by two years in Jamaica and co-produced by cellist Clément Petit, it features lush arrangements, heartfelt lyrics, international musicians, and her radiant, unmistakable voice.
“An open-armed embrace of the bittersweet side of life, the album takes inspiration from a two-year stint in the Caribbean.” The Urban Music Scene

Cate Le Bon – Michelangelo Dying / Mexican Summer
Cate Le Bon’s seventh album, born from deep heartache, offers an intimate and iridescent journey through love and loss. Featuring a collaboration with John Cale from The Velvet Underground, this new opus captures grief and self-discovery in haunting beauty.
“The album is another cut above: emotionally direct in a new way for her, but submerged in a crystalline murk, like light refracted through shadowy water.” The Guardian

SPRINTS – All That is Over / City Slang
Dublin post-punkers SPRINTS, named Stereogum’s Band To Watch in 2023, quickly gained a huge cult following with their explosive debut. Their second album pushes boundaries even further, blending raw energy and poetic lyrics into a powerful, nuanced record of hope and rebellion.
“New single ‘Descartes’ may have a philosophical title, but it aims straight for the jugular – a committed, emphatic return”. Clash Magazine

Echo Thrills – The Inner City / B3SCI Records
Stockholm-based artist Echo Thrills combines 70s nostalgia with modern indie and psych-pop. His soulful, disco-infused music invites listeners on an immersive journey of introspection, warmth, and positivity, blending vibrant grooves with thoughtful lyrics.
“By layering introspection with a beat you can’t help but sway to, Echo Thrills proves you don’t need to choose between emotional depth and pure groove.” Where the music meets

Vanessa Wagner – Philip Glass: The Complete Piano Etudes / Infiné
Vanessa Wagner’s distinguished career spans over 20 years, blending classical mastery with contemporary innovation. Winner of the Victoire de la Musique, she champions minimalism and interdisciplinary collaborations. In this album, she offers a profound, poetic exploration of Philip Glass’s complete Études.
“French pianist Vanessa Wagner is an open-minded and accomplished classical pianist who has been able to explore contemporary music usually rarely played by classical musicians.” New Sounds

Salif Keita – So Kono (Extended Version) / Nø Førmat!
Salif Keita, the legendary “Golden Voice of Africa” with a career spanning over five decades, returns with an extended version of his first acoustic album, released a few months ago. This deeply intimate work reconnects him with his roots, featuring minimalist arrangements and longtime collaborators.
“The Malian singer-songwriter’s pared-back new album showcases his older-sounding, still amazingly nimble voice.” The Guardian

Crayon – Home Safe / Erased Tapes
Crayon, Parisian producer and illustrator, has made a name for himself at Roche Musique. His style blends soul, jazz, and electronic influences, marked by rich collaborations.Since 2016, he has been making his mark on the French music scene and is now preparing to release his first album.
“The track sets the stage beautifully for Crayon’s upcoming album Home Safe, due out this fall, which will feature collaborations with Rhye, anaiis, Arthur Teboul, and more.” Earmilk

The Lemonheads – Love Chant / Fire Records
After nearly two decades, Evan Dando returns with a bold new Lemonheads album. Produced by Apollo Nove in Brazil, it features longtime collaborators like J Mascis, Juliana Hatfield, and Tom Morgan alongside fresh voices, capturing renewed creativity and rich melodic depth.
“One of the most influential bands of the last few decades.” Bandcamp

Theo Croker – Dream Manifest (Deluxe) / Dom Recs
Grammy-nominated trumpeter Theo Croker is releasing a deluxe edition of his visionary album, adding exciting new collaborations with Theophilus London, IDK, Natureboy Flako, and anaiis that further enrich his unique blend of jazz, hip-hop, and neo-soul sounds.
“A transcendent genre-jumbling work that refuses to stand still as its speeds through the spectrum of contemporary sound with nods to the traditions of jazz, R&B, hip-hop, world music and funk-fusion”. Jazz Times

Kraak & Smaak – Velvet Seas / Boogie Angst
For over two decades, Kraak & Smaak have pioneered blending electronic production with live band energy. The Dutch trio returns with a new album that channels West Coast psychedelia and deep funk, featuring collaborators with PWNT, Butter Bath, and Izo FitzRoy.
“The result is a radiant, groove-heavy track that channels the breezy warmth of vintage funk with a modern production twist.” AAA Backstage

Sessa – Pequena Vertigem de Amor / Mexican Summer
Sessa, São Paulo-based singer/songwriter, announces a new album blending nocturnal, crooked funk with personal reflections on fatherhood. Featuring lush Latin folk and fresh instrumentation, this work deepens his soulful, intimate exploration of life’s evolving rhythms.
“Sergio Sayeg, the São Paulo-based artist who makes lovely Latin folk as Sessa, has a new album on the way.” Stereogum

Clark – Steep Stims / Throttle Records
Clark, the British electronic musician, is known for his experimental soundscapes and collaborations, notably working with Thom Yorke, who executive produced Clark’s latest album Sus Dog. This new opus marks a vibrant return to his dancefloor roots.
“Think peak Squarepusher, Aphex IDM madness era banger…” Ransom Note

Dorian Concept – Miniatures / Play Instinct
Dorian Concept, known for his virtuoso one-take synthesizer performances, returns with a new album that captures two decades of improvisational sessions. This collection celebrates simplicity, deep creative bonds, and a unique fusion of electronic, jazz, and ambient sounds.
“Analogue squiggles, synthesized squawks and mangled vocals act like ad-libs, accenting fidgety, spirited songs that are fuelled by that initial, unforced creative impulse, the effortless flow that’s been captured in the moment.” Music Radar

Twin Shadow – Cadet / Dom Recs
Only a few months after unveiling Georgie, his most intimate record to date, Dominican-American artist George Lewis Jr. – aka Twin Shadow – is already back with a powerful new album, marked by punchy drum machines and heated, warping synths.
“His sound, which was initially pigeonholed by critics as a modern iteration of ‘80s nostalgia, trivialized the innate complexity of a young Black artist who was freely experimenting.
Paste Magazine