Today, Lex Walton is sharing the official video for “Adrian Borland Will Have His Revenge On London” one of the standout tracks from her iconoclastic seven-song label debut, ULTIMATE LOVE FOREVER, which is out now on all streaming platforms from Sub Pop.
Lex says of the video,“Filmed by me and Lev Heftler the day after my apartment burned down as we day drank and stumbled through the wreckage trying to salvage all we could. Set designs of manmade disaster direct the eyes and movements and a bottle of gin recovered from the freezer enables them.”
ULTIMATE LOVE FOREVER will be available on CD/LP on in North America on Friday, November 20th, 2026, and in the EU/UK on Friday, January 22nd, 2027 from Sub Pop. LP preorders in North America from megamart.subpop.com, in the EU/UK from Mega Mart Europe, and your local record store will receive the limited Loser edition on “Opaque Blue” vinyl (all vinyl colors while supplies last). The B-side of the album will also feature an exclusive vinyl-only remix of “USA = FAG NATION (Clipping Great Leap Forward Remixxx)” featuring Devi McCallion.
Lex Walton has also announced a few New York City performances for the fall of 2026, which include Wednesday, September 30th at Webster Hall supporting Frog, and Saturday, October 10th supporting The Format’s “Saturdays in the Park event at Prospect Park. She will then head to Seattle for a direct support slot opening for Wolf Parade at Showbox at the Market on Sunday, November 29th.
Watch Lex’s three-song performance for gear company Death By Audio, featuring a great live performance of “Adrian Borland Will Have His Revenge On London,” here.
Additional live dates to be announced soon.
What people are saying about Lex Walton: “Earnest and disaffected, ironic and confrontational, the Brooklyn songwriter’s Sub Pop debut channels trans rage into scrappy DIY punk with no patience left.” 8.3/10, Best New Music - Pitchfork
“After nearly a decade of releasing copious amounts of wordy, conceptual, rough-around-the-edges indie rock, this multidisciplinary artist and New York DIY stalwart has signed to famed indie label Sub Pop. Guest instrumentals from members of Arcade Fire and Wolf Parade help give Walton’s formerly sparse sound a sense of ‘00s blog rock grandeur—an appropriate sonic backdrop for songs that rise from the ruins of Obama-era optimism and the death of millennial counterculture.” PASTE
“…She’s got plenty of ideas about what great music should be inspired by: anger at the fascists and corporate stooges currently desecrating all we hold dear. She tempers such righteousness with a dark sense of humor at all the right times…” [“Hipster Runoff”] Hearing Things
“The album has so many thoughtful, nuanced takes cloaked in a half-serious delivery, but rounding it all out is a fuzzy, occasionally explosive indie rock style that goes hand-in-hand with Walton’s sardonic pen. Is it too soon to say that a star has been born in Lex Walton? Try her new album and decide for yourself.” “The Best Albums of August 2026,”Consequence of Sound
Lex Walton ULTIMATE LOVE FOREVER
Tracklisting: 1. For Thee I Sing 2. Hipster Runoff 3. Yr Op-Ed Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore 4. USA = FAG NATION 5. I Wish I Was An M80 6. Adrian Borland Will Have His Revenge On London 7. Ultimate Love 4Ever
Maximum MN, a digital mixtape featuring Sub Pop artists covering Minnesota musicians, capturing a snapshot of Minnesota’s long history of life-changing music and showing solidarity with the people of Minnesota, is out today worldwide, Friday, September 18th, 2026. In the wake of the ICE raids in Minneapolis this year, a lot of communities have been hit hard. Families have been disrupted, people have been displaced, and local support systems are under real strain. Proceeds from this compilation will be sent to The International Institute of Minnesota, a non-profit organization that supports refugees and immigrants through resettlement services, English and citizenship classes, job training (including nursing assistant training), immigration legal services, and direct financial support in the current environment.
The eight-song tracklist includes Yuno (covering Hippo Campus “The Way It Goes”), Sweeping Promises (covering Hüsker Dü’s “Something I Learned Today”), Mudhoney (covering Halo of Flies’ “Rubber Room”), Shabazz Palaces (covering Prince’s “Pop Life”), Flock of Dimes (covering Low’s “Especially Me”), Weird Nightmare (covering Paul Westerberg’s “It’s a Wonderful Lie”), and Pissed Jeans (covering former Minnesota Governor and WWF wrestler Jesse “The Body” Ventura’s “The Body Rules”). Listen to Downtown Boys cover of The Replacements “Can’t Hardly Wait” now.
Please find a full tracklist below.
Various Artists MaximumMN
Tracklisting: 1. Downtown Boys - Can’t Hardly Wait (The Replacements) 2. Yuno - The Way It Goes (Hippo Campus) 3. Sweeping Promises - Something I Learned Today (Hüsker Dü ) 4. Mudhoney - Rubber Room (Halo of Flies) 5. Shabazz Palaces - Pop Life (Prince) 6. Flock of Dimes - Especially Me (Low) 7. Weird Nightmare - It’s a Wonderful Lie (Paul Westerberg) 8. Pissed Jeans - The Body Rules (Jesse “The Body” Ventura)
Today, September 16th, Greek artist Σtella (pronounced Stella) has released a stellar new song entitled “Belinda.” The track was co-produced by Σtella and Rodaidh McDonald (Jamie XX, Weyes Blood, Youth Lagoon), and features recordings by Rafael Cohen (!!!), who also collaborated with Σtella on her 2025 standout release, Adagio.
Adagio was praised by Wonderland, who called the album “pure, potent and impeccably cool, it sounds like a crisp summer’s night sat drinking wine and eating olives.” To date, Σtella’s catalog has over 300 million streams worldwide on Spotify. Additionally, her music has had prominent placements in shows like Industry and Emily in Paris.
Σtella has confirmed a handful of International festival performances this fall, beginning on October 9th in her hometown of Athens, Greece, for Borderline Festival, with additional shows at the Cork Jazz Festival on October 24th in Cork, Ireland, and at Corona Capital in Mexico City on November 21st.
Fri. Oct. 09 - Athens, GR - Borderline Festival @ Onassis Ready Sat. Oct. 24 - Cork, IE - Cork Jazz Festival @ St. Luke’s Church Sat. Nov. 21 - Mexico City, MX - Corona Capital
What People are saying about Σtella: “The fifth studio album from Stella Chronopoulou, performing as Σtella, is simply breathtaking. Featuring her enchanting vocals, immaculate guitar work, psychedelic synths, delicate percussion, and her first-ever songs in her native tongue, Greek, Adagio is a “27-minute meditation on love and desire, rest and time.” Blending elements of psych pop, bossa nova, Tropicalia, disco, and more, this easy-breezy collection delights at every turn.” - KEXP
“Stella Chronopoulou’s fifth album as Σtella, Adagio (Sub Pop), sees the vocalist singing in her native tongue of Greek for the first time, producing a beautifully wistful cover of the 1969 Greek new wave track Ta Vimata and an earthy funk call-and-response on Omorfo Mou. Running at under 30 minutes, the nine-track record plays out a brief but beguiling new chapter.” - The Guardian
“Stella’s new album “Adagio” is an ode to love and desire” - Esquire GR
“Σtella has emerged as one of Greece’s most prominent pop artists” - Uncut
“the honey-kissed sounds of Σtella possess the timeless quality of myth”
Last month, Sub Pop announced the signing of the prolific and mythical Twisted Teens, the New Orleans band led by Caspian Halliwell and RJ Santos, with plans to release their new music throughout the known universe in 2026 and beyond. Today brings news of their forthcoming album, The HolyCross Tigers, which we’ll release worldwide on Friday, November 6th, 2026. Watch the medieval Anthony Simpkins-directed, Armored MMA official video for its first single, the high-octane, 113-second tale of a love long gone, “When We First Met.”
The Holy Cross Tigers is Twisted Teens’ third album of 2026, following the acclaimed albums Blame the Clown (on Chain Smoking Records in January) and Florida Water Blues (on Going Underground in July).
Twisted Teens just completed a sold-out North American West Coast run and will resume their 2026 tour dates beginning on November 3rd in New York, with a headlining show at The Bowery Ballroom. They will then join their recent tourmates Kurt Vile & The Violators on their headlining run, beginning Wednesday, November 4th in Buffalo, NY, at Asbury Hall and running through Tuesday, November 24th in Baltimore, MD, at Ottobar.
Twisted Teens will also close out 2026 with a tour of Australia beginning Friday, December 11th, in Melbourne at Howler and ending Wednesday, December 16th, in Sydney, at Oxford Art Factory. The tour includes a stop in Meredith, Victoria, on Saturday, December 12th, 2026, for a performance at Meredith Music Festival. Tickets for these shows are on sale now.
For regular performance and ticketing updates, please visit TwistedTeens.com.
Tue. Nov. 03 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom Wed. Nov. 04 - Buffalo, NY - Asbury Hall ^ Thu. Nov. 05 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall ^ Fri. Nov. 06 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall ^ Sat. Nov. 07 - St. Louis, MO - The Sovereign ^ Sun. Nov. 08 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall ^ Tue. Nov. 10 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly’s ^ Wed. Nov. 11 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall ^ Thu. Nov. 12 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room ^ Fri. Nov. 13 - Fort Collins, CO - Washington’s ^ Sat. Nov. 14 - Denver, CO - Summit ^ Mon. Nov. 16 - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge ^ Tue. Nov. 17 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall ^ Wed. Nov. 18 - New Orleans, LA - Joy Theatre ^ Fri. Nov. 20 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club ^ Sat. Nov. 21 - Charleston, SC - The Music Farm ^ Sun. Nov. 22 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre ^ Mon. Nov. 23 - Richmond, VA - The National ^ Tue. Nov. 24 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar ^ Fri. Dec. 11 - Melbourne, VIC, AU - Howler Sat. Dec. 12 - Meredith, VIC, AU - Meredith Music Festival Sun. Dec. 13 - Melbourne, VIC, AU - Northcote Social Club Tue. Dec. 15 - Brisbane, QLD, AU - Crowbar Wed. Dec. 16 - Sydney, NSW, AU - Oxford Art Factory
^ w/ Kurt Vile and the Violators
Twisted Teens’ The Holy Cross Tigers is now available for preorder on CD/LP/CS/Digitally from Sub Pop. LP purchases in North America from the Sub Pop Mega Mart, in the EU/UK from MegaMart Europe, at the band’s live shows and from your local record store will receive the limited Loser Edition on Maroon vinyl. There is also a Bandcamp exclusive on Opaque Maroon w/Black Swirl vinyl (all vinyl colors whilst stock lasts!). Three new T-shirt designs (2 for US, 1 for EU/UK) are also available.
Twisted Teens’ Blame the Clown is out now on Chain Smoking Records. Florida Water Blues is available now in North America through Going Underground Records, and next Friday, September 18th,Sub Pop will release the Florida Water Blues LP for the rest of the world.
Tracklisting: 1. Stalks 2. When We First Met 3. Be An Angel 4. Blue Rose 5. I Spend My Time Crying 6. Blue Flower 7. I Bring 8. Look In The Mirror 9. Lock And Key 10. Figure It Out 11. Armed With A Vision 12. Every Flower 13. Darker The Night Is The Brighter I See
Today, September 9th, 2026, ever-evolving rapper, producer, and musician Shabazz Palaces is sharing “Jheri Curl Jump,” a sensual electro-funk jam and standout from It’s a Style Sport, featuring guest vocals from Marquette Miller (Breaks and Swells, Knife Knights) and Darrius Willrich. Watch the official visualizer animated by returning collaborator Jacob Kasar and edited by Leigh Riibe.
Later this week, Shabazz Palaces will appear at The Stranger’s Genius Awards on Saturday, September 12th at the Moore Theatre in Seattle. Additional live dates will be announced soon.
Shabazz Palaces It’s a Style Sport is available now to preorder on CD/LP/Digital from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com in North America, Mega Mart Europe in the UK and EU, and your local record store will receive the limited Loser edition on Metallic Silver (North America) and Sparkle Starlight (EU/UK) vinyl (while supplies last).
It’s a Style Sport is the eighth Shabazz Palaces studio album and the first since the release of sibling mini-albums 2023’s Robed In Rareness and 2024’s Exotic Birds Of Prey.
It’s a Style Sport is a bold, forthright, and heavy-hitting album. Throughout, Butler compiles what he’s learned from his storied, dense career into a playful, shimmering portal, again proving himself an artist of chameleonic ambition, fuelled by curiosity, courage, and a limitless imagination.
It’s a Style Sport features guest appearances from Thaddeus “Thaddillac” Turner, Evan Flory-Barnes, Gerald “Tugboat” Turner, Kassa Overall, Carlos Overall, and the aforementioned Miller and Willrich. The album was produced by Shabazz Palaces and Erik Blood, recorded at Circular Ruin Studios in Brooklyn (NY), Lake View Studios and Hall of Justice in Seattle (WA), and Parkman Labs in Los Angeles (CA). It was mixed by Blood at Circular Ruin, and mastered by Warren Defever at Third Man Mastering in Detroit (MI).
Tracklisting: 1. Ahh World (I Won The Alpha Bet) 2. Field Notes 3. Show Me Missouri In Mink 4. Jheri Curl Jump 5. Deadstock Dude 6. Tongue In Chic 7. Heliocentric Immortality Manifesto H.I.M. 8. Olivia According To Touch 9. Money Can’t Save Your Mind 10. From One Future To Another
