Rosy Overdrive’s Top 40 Albums of 2026 So Far (Part 1 of 2)

Hello there, and welcome to “roughly halfway through the year 2026”. Below, you’ll find forty records that RO loved more than anything else so far this year. As always, there’s a bunch of good music I wasn’t able to fit on here (check the site directory for other records we’ve written about recently), but I’m quite happy with this list. I think you will be, too! The list is unranked, ordered alphabetically by artist name (last year I did it reverse-alphabetically, and I alternate it every year). Thanks for reading, and here are links to stream a playlist of these selections via Spotify (missing one album) and Tidal (Bandcamp links are provided for all records). Check back tomorrow for part 2! Ace of Spit – Ace of Spit II Release date: January 3rdRecord label: Sinkhole/Wombat CockGenre: Garage rock, punk rock, surf rockFormats: Vinyl, digital I first heard about St. Louis garage rockers Ace of Spit in 2022 thanks to their Sophomore Lounge-released self-titled debut album, a wild punk…