New Album Releases & Arrivals July 31, 2026

July saves its biggest Friday for last. July 31, 2026 lands Ariana Grande's first album in two years alongside five David Bowie remasters, a three-record KRS-One wave, DJ Krush's first album since 2024, and the vinyl debut of the summer's most talked-about movie soundtrack.

Because it's the final Friday of the month, this is also your month-end guide: every new arrival below gets the full treatment, and everything we covered across July's earlier drops is rounded up at the end, still warm in the racks. From jazz harp pioneers to faux-Japanese Belgian funk, the range this week is genuinely absurd, in the best way.

Here's everything landing this Friday, alphabetized so you can find your artist fast. Shop the full July 31, 2026 collection here.

Alien Ant Farm - Anthology Vinyl LP

Alien Ant Farm's Anthology returns to vinyl, the 2001 album that turned a Michael Jackson cover into an alt-rock phenomenon. "Smooth Criminal" still detonates on contact, and "Movies" proves the Riverside band had hooks of their own to spare. Pure Y2K energy, properly pressed. Pick up Anthology on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 2001 breakthrough back on vinyl
• Home to the era-defining "Smooth Criminal" cover
• Essential nu-metal-adjacent nostalgia for the 2000s shelf

Ariana Grande - Petal (Indie Exclusive White Color) Vinyl LP

Ariana Grande's petal arrives this Friday, and the white pressing is exclusive to independent record stores. Her eighth album, executive produced with longtime collaborator Ilya on her own BabyDoll imprint, runs 12 tracks about growing through the cracks of something cold and hard, led by the Max Martin co-produced single "Hate That I Made You Love Me." Pick up petal on indie exclusive white vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• White pressing only available at independent record stores
• Her first album since 2024, out July 31
• Led by the single "Hate That I Made You Love Me"

Ariana Grande - Petal (Translucent Pearly White Color) Vinyl LP

The translucent pearly white pressing of petal matches the album's soft monochrome cover, shot in close-up black and white. Twelve songs, no filler, from "kiss me" through "nowhere, nobody," with Grande's voice front and center in the Ilya-built arrangements. Order petal on translucent pearly white vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Translucent pearly white pressing of the eighth album
• Executive produced by Grande and Ilya
• The shelf-piece edition of Friday's biggest pop release

Ariana Grande - Petal CD

petal on CD delivers the complete album in the format built for repeat listens, all 12 tracks from Friday's release in one budget-friendly package. Grab petal on CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The complete new album in a budget-friendly format
• All 12 tracks including "Hate That I Made You Love Me"
• Easy add toward the automatic 10% off 4+ new albums

Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary (Limited Edition) Vinyl LP

Boogie Down Productions' By All Means Necessary returns in a limited edition pressing, the 1988 album where KRS-One rebuilt BDP after DJ Scott La Rock's death and turned rap toward consciousness without losing an ounce of menace. "My Philosophy" and "Stop the Violence" remain foundational texts of hip-hop, and the Malcolm X-referencing cover is one of the culture's most iconic images. Pick up By All Means Necessary on limited edition vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Limited edition pressing of the 1988 landmark
• Includes "My Philosophy" and "Stop the Violence"
• One of three Blastmaster essentials landing this Friday

Counting Crows - August and Everything After Vinyl LP

Counting Crows' August and Everything After is back in the racks, the 1993 debut that made Adam Duritz's restless storytelling inescapable. "Mr. Jones" and "Round Here" bookend an album that has soundtracked three decades of long drives, and it remains the band's definitive statement. Order August and Everything After on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 1993 debut, an essential of 90s rock
• Includes "Mr. Jones" and "Round Here"
• Pairs with this week's Recovering the Satellites pressing

Counting Crows - Recovering the Satellites (RSD Essential) (Lava Red Color) Vinyl LP

Recovering the Satellites joins its predecessor this Friday as an RSD Essential pressing on Lava Red vinyl. The 1996 second album traded some jangle for crunch and gave the band "A Long December," the piano ballad that closes every good year badly and every bad year well. Grab Recovering the Satellites on Lava Red vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• RSD Essential Lava Red pressing of the 1996 album
• Includes "A Long December" and "Angels of the Silences"
• Completes the pair with August and Everything After

David Bowie - A Reality Tour (Live) (2025 Remaster) Vinyl LP

The Bowie wave starts here: A Reality Tour, remastered, captures the 2003-2004 world tour that turned out to be his last, recorded in Dublin with a career-spanning setlist and a band locked at full power. It's the sound of Bowie in absolute command of forty years of songs. Pick up A Reality Tour on remastered vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Remastered edition of the final tour's live document
• Career-spanning setlist recorded in Dublin
• One of five Bowie remasters landing this Friday

David Bowie - Blackstar (2025 Remaster) Vinyl LP

Blackstar arrives remastered, the 2016 album Bowie released two days before his passing and one of the most extraordinary farewells in recorded music. Cut with Donny McCaslin's jazz quartet, "Lazarus" and the ten-minute title track only deepen with time and with this fresh cut. Order Blackstar on remastered vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Remastered edition of the 2016 final album
• Recorded with Donny McCaslin's jazz quartet
• Includes "Lazarus" and the title track

David Bowie - Heathen (2025 Remaster) Vinyl LP

Heathen gets its remaster this Friday, the 2002 album that reunited Bowie with producer Tony Visconti and opened his extraordinary late chapter. Brooding, widescreen, and quietly devastating on "Everyone Says 'Hi'," it's the record where the elder statesman found a new voice rather than revisiting old ones. Grab Heathen on remastered vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Remastered edition of the 2002 Visconti reunion
• The opening statement of Bowie's late-career renaissance
• Includes "Slow Burn" and "Everyone Says 'Hi'"

David Bowie - Reality (2025 Remaster) Vinyl LP

Reality follows in remastered form, the 2003 album cut fast and loose in New York with "New Killer Star" out front. Leaner and punchier than Heathen, it was the last studio album before his decade of silence, which makes its restless energy land even harder now. Pick up Reality on remastered vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Remastered edition of the 2003 New York album
• Includes "New Killer Star"
• The bridge between Heathen and the late masterpieces

David Bowie - The Next Day (2025 Remaster) Vinyl LP

The Next Day returns remastered, the 2013 album that appeared from total silence with "Where Are We Now?" and announced that Bowie had been watching the whole time. Its defaced Heroes cover said everything: the past acknowledged, then painted over. Order The Next Day on remastered vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Remastered edition of the 2013 surprise comeback
• Includes "Where Are We Now?" and "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"
• Completes the five-album late-era Bowie run in this drop

Del the Funky Homosapien - Future Development (Blue & Green Color) Vinyl LP

Del the Funky Homosapien's Future Development lands on blue and green vinyl via Rhymesayers, the 1997 album the Hieroglyphics leader originally released independently after leaving the major label system. Long one of the harder Del records to own physically, it captures the Oakland MC at his most unfiltered and inventive. Grab Future Development on blue and green vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Blue and green pressing of the 1997 independent classic
• Del at his most unfiltered, deep in the Hieroglyphics era
• Long scarce on vinyl, now via Rhymesayers

DJ Krush - TOKYOHUM Vinyl LP

DJ Krush's TOKYØHUM arrives as a Japan-import 2LP, his fourteenth album and first since 2024, built around the pulse of the city. Ten tracks of the master's smoke-heavy instrumental hip-hop with guest turns from Riko Dan, MC Yallah, and ELIM, wrapped in cover art that sculptor Taku Obata drew directly onto one of Krush's own records. Pick up TOKYOHUM on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Japan-import 2LP of the fourteenth album
• Guests include Riko Dan and MC Yallah
• Three decades in, Krush's atmosphere remains untouchable

DOMi & JD Beck - Who Asked? (Transparent Olive Green Color) Vinyl LP

DOMi & JD Beck's Who Asked? drops this Friday on Anderson .Paak's APESHIT label with Blue Note, here on transparent olive green. The duo's second album trades the guest parade of NOT TiGHT for a small orchestra of classical players, both of them singing throughout, like chamber pop with fifty times the notes and time signatures that refuse to sit still. [LINK TO PRODUCT PAGE: DOMi & JD Beck - Who Asked? (Transparent Olive Green Color) Vinyl LP]

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Transparent olive green pressing of the second album, out July 31
• Chamber-orchestra maximalism from jazz's most inventive young duo
• Anderson .Paak contributes lyrics to the album

Dorothy Ashby - The Jazz Harpist (Clear Color) Vinyl LP

Dorothy Ashby's The Jazz Harpist returns on clear vinyl, the 1957 debut where the Detroit pioneer proved the harp belonged on the bandstand, trading lines with Frank Wess's flute over swinging rhythm sections. Decades before crate diggers made her a sampling touchstone, this is where it all started, and it remains one of the most quietly radical debuts in jazz. Order The Jazz Harpist on clear vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Clear pressing of the pioneering 1957 debut, imported
• Features flutist Frank Wess throughout
• The origin point for jazz harp and a crate-digger essential

GENA (Karriem Riggins and Liv.E) - The Pleasure is Yours (Red & Black Splatter Color) Vinyl LP

GENA is the new duo of drummer-producer Karriem Riggins and Dallas-born vocalist Liv.e, and The Pleasure Is Yours is their playful, soul-drenched debut on Lex Records, here on red and black splatter. Liv.e's smoky vocals ripple through Riggins' unquantized percussive universe across 16 loose, improvisatory tracks, echoing Dilla's drums and neo-soul's golden years without ever sounding like a throwback. Pick up The Pleasure is Yours on splatter vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Red and black splatter pressing of the Lex Records debut
• Karriem Riggins and Liv.e in loose, improvisatory conversation
• Includes the singles "Lead It Up" and "Circlez"

Joan Jett - Bad Reputation (45th Anniversary) Vinyl LP

Joan Jett's Bad Reputation marks 45 years with a fresh Blackheart pressing of the debut she famously released herself after 23 labels passed. The title track remains three of the most defiant minutes in rock, and the album's DIY origin story only sharpens its edge. Order Bad Reputation on 45th anniversary vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• 45th anniversary pressing of the self-released debut
• The title track is a permanent rock and roll mission statement
• Post-Runaways Jett at her most defiant

John Prine - Prime Prine (Rhino Reserve) (Brick & Mortar Exclusive) Vinyl LP

Prime Prine returns through Rhino Reserve, the label's brick-and-mortar exclusive audiophile line sold only through physical record stores like ours. The 1976 collection gathers the first act of John Prine's songbook: "Sam Stone," "Angel from Montgomery," "Paradise," and more of the sharpest, kindest writing American song has produced. Grab Prime Prine on Rhino Reserve vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Rhino Reserve pressing sold only through brick-and-mortar shops
• Collects "Angel from Montgomery," "Sam Stone," and "Paradise"
• The ideal single-LP introduction to Prine's early songbook

KRS-One - KRS-One (Limited Edition) Vinyl LP

The Blastmaster's self-titled 1995 album arrives in a limited edition pressing, home to the DJ Premier-laced "MC's Act Like They Don't Know" and some of the most authoritative mic work of the decade. Alongside this week's Return of the Boom Bap and BDP reissues, it completes a three-record KRS-One masterclass. Pick up KRS-One on limited edition vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Limited edition pressing of the 1995 album
• Includes "MC's Act Like They Don't Know"
• Part of Friday's three-record Blastmaster wave

KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap (Limited Edition) Vinyl LP

Return of the Boom Bap gets a limited edition pressing, the 1993 solo debut where KRS-One teamed with DJ Premier, Showbiz, and Kid Capri and coined a genre descriptor in the process. "Sound of da Police" alone justifies the sleeve, and the rest of the album backs it up bar for bar. Order Return of the Boom Bap on limited edition vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Limited edition pressing of the 1993 solo debut
• Includes "Sound of da Police" and "Outta Here"
• Production from DJ Premier, Showbiz, and Kid Capri

Malcolm Todd - Malcolm Todd (Neptune Blue Color) Vinyl LP

Malcolm Todd's self-titled album lands on Neptune Blue vinyl, the 2025 Columbia debut that carried the LA singer from bedroom pop into full-blown R&B songcraft on the strength of "Chest Pain (I Love)." Falsetto hooks, live-band warmth, and a songwriter growing in real time. Grab Malcolm Todd on Neptune Blue vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Neptune Blue pressing of the 2025 breakout
• Includes "Chest Pain (I Love)"
• One of the young voices reshaping indie R&B

Miles Davis - The Very Best Of: The Warner Bros. Sessions 1985-1991 Vinyl LP

The Very Best Of: The Warner Bros. Sessions 1985-1991 surveys Miles Davis's final act, the era of his Marcus Miller partnership when synths, drum machines, and that unmistakable muted horn collided on albums like Tutu and Amandla. Long the most divisive stretch of his catalog, it now sounds like what it was: Miles refusing, one last time, to stand still. Pick up The Warner Bros. Sessions on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Surveys the electric final era including the Tutu sessions
• The Marcus Miller partnership in one collection
• A missing piece for most Miles shelves

Milton Nascimento - Clube da Esquina 2 Vinyl LP

Milton Nascimento's Clube da Esquina 2 is back in the racks, the sprawling 1978 sequel to Brazil's most beloved collective statement. With the Minas Gerais circle around him, Nascimento moves through folk, jazz, and orchestral MPB with a generosity few double albums have matched. An import every Brazilian music shelf eventually needs. Order Clube da Esquina 2 on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 1978 double-album masterpiece, imported
• The Minas Gerais collective at full strength
• Pairs beautifully with this month's Brazilian arrivals

Mister Rogers - It's Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers (Yellow Color) Vinyl LP

Yes, that Mister Rogers. It's Such a Good Feeling collects Fred Rogers' songs on cardigan-yellow vinyl, performed with jazz pianist Johnny Costa's trio, whose playing was always far too good for children's television and exactly right for it. "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" on wax is self-care you can file under J for jazz. Grab The Best of Mister Rogers on yellow vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Yellow pressing of the Omnivore collection
• Johnny Costa's trio swings harder than you remember
• The most wholesome record in the shop, guaranteed

Nightmares on Wax vs Adrian Sherwood - In A Space Outta Dub Vinyl LP

In A Space Outta Dub hands the tapes of Nightmares on Wax's 2006 classic In a Space Outta Sound to On-U Sound founder Adrian Sherwood for its 20th anniversary, and the dub master rebuilds eight tracks with his core players adding fresh instrumentation. "You Wish" becomes "You Bliss," "Flip Ya Lid" mutates into "Flippin' Eck," and the whole set floats in the lineage of Massive Attack's No Protection. Pick up In A Space Outta Dub on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Adrian Sherwood's full dub reconstruction of the 2006 classic
• On-U Sound players add live instrumentation throughout
• Warp pressing for the downtempo and dub shelf alike

Nujabes - Hydeout Productions: First Collection (2024 Reissue) Vinyl LP

The Hydeout Productions: First Collection reissue is back in the racks, straight from Hydeout in Japan. Jun Seba's 2003 label compilation is where "Luv(Sic)" with Shing02 first appeared, and its jazz-soaked beats with Substantial, Funky DL, Cise Starr, and Five Deez drew the blueprint half the internet's chill playlists still trace. Order First Collection on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Official Hydeout reissue of the 2003 compilation
• The first appearance of "Luv(Sic)" with Shing02
• Foundational listening for jazzy hip-hop heads

P.M. Dawn - The Bliss Album...? (Galaxy Blue Color) Vinyl LP

P.M. Dawn's The Bliss Album...? returns on galaxy blue vinyl, the 1993 album where Prince Be's psychedelic soul reached full bloom. "I'd Die Without You" and "Looking Through Patient Eyes" made hip-hop safe for daydreamers, and the duo's melodic ambition has aged far better than the era's skeptics predicted. Pick up The Bliss Album...? on galaxy blue vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Galaxy blue pressing of the 1993 album
• Includes "I'd Die Without You" and "Looking Through Patient Eyes"
• Dreamy hip-hop soul decades ahead of its time

P.M. Dawn - The Bliss Album...? (Galaxy Red Color) Vinyl LP

The galaxy red pressing of The Bliss Album...? offers the same cosmic soul in a warmer swirl. Pick your galaxy or grab the pair; Prince Be's melodies sound celestial either way. Order The Bliss Album...? on galaxy red vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Galaxy red companion pressing of the 1993 album
• The color-shelf alternative to the galaxy blue
• Friday Music pressing of a 90s cult favorite

Q-Tip - Renaissance Vinyl LP

Q-Tip's The Renaissance lands on vinyl this week, the 2008 album that ended a nine-year solo silence with "Gettin' Up" and some of the warmest production of his career, with guests including D'Angelo, Norah Jones, and Raphael Saadiq. Alongside the Amplified pressing still in the racks, the Abstract's whole solo arc is suddenly within reach. Grab Renaissance on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The acclaimed 2008 comeback on vinyl
• Includes "Gettin' Up" with guests D'Angelo and Norah Jones
• Pairs with Amplified for the full solo story

Suki Waterhouse - Loveland (Neon Flamingo Pink Color) (Alternate Cover) Vinyl LP

Suki Waterhouse's Loveland arrives in a Neon Flamingo Pink pressing with alternate cover art. Her third album and Island debut trades infatuation for what comes after: 14 songs about commitment, motherhood, and identity, opened by "Back in Love" and co-written with Aaron Dessner, Amy Allen, and Dan Wilson among others. Pick up Loveland on Neon Flamingo Pink vinyl with alternate cover.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Neon Flamingo Pink pressing with the alternate cover
• The third album, opened by "Back in Love"
• Co-writers include Aaron Dessner and Amy Allen

Suki Waterhouse - Loveland (Pink Color) Vinyl LP

The pink pressing of Loveland carries the standard cover and the same dreamy palette: shimmering guitars, washed-out synths, and vintage pop textures dialed back just enough to let the songwriting breathe. Her most grounded and intimate record yet. Order Loveland on pink vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Pink pressing with the standard cover art
• Dream pop refined from the Sparklemuffin era
• For fans of soft-focus indie pop with real songs underneath

Tyler, the Creator - Don't Tap the Glass (Translucent Clear Color) Vinyl LP

Tyler, the Creator's Don't Tap the Glass gets a translucent clear pressing, putting last summer's surprise body-mover on the shelf in a jacket-appropriate finish. Under thirty minutes of rubbery funk and dance floor commands, led by "Sugar on My Tongue," it's Tyler at his loosest and most kinetic. Grab Don't Tap the Glass on translucent clear vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Translucent clear pressing of the 2025 dance record
• Includes "Sugar on My Tongue"
• Tyler's leanest, most movement-minded album

Various - The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Music from the Motion Picture) Vinyl LP

The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack hits vinyl this Friday via Interscope, led by three original Lady Gaga songs including the Doechii collaboration "RUNWAY." The runway-ready tracklist adds Dua Lipa, SZA, Raye, Laufey, Olivia Dean, the Marias, and Sienna Spiro, whose original "Material Lover" arrives fresh off her debut album passing through our racks. Pick up The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Vinyl debut of the 2026 soundtrack, out July 31
• Three Lady Gaga originals including "RUNWAY" with Doechii
• Sienna Spiro, Dua Lipa, SZA, and the Marias fill out the runway

Yamasuki - Le Monde Fabuleux des Yamasuki Vinyl LP

Le Monde Fabuleux des Yamasuki is one of the strangest crate legends ever cut: a 1971 concept album of imaginary-Japanese pop by French songwriters Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger, complete with children's choir, judo-master chants, and drums that breakbeat heads have chased for decades. Vangarde later fathered one half of Daft Punk, which explains a lot. A Belgian import via SDBAN. Order Le Monde Fabuleux des Yamasuki on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 1971 cult concept album, reissued and imported
• Children's choir, judo chants, and monster breakbeats
• Co-written by Daniel Vangarde, father of Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun: Girls Trip (Yellow & Pink Color) Vinyl LP

Zara Larsson's Midnight Sun: Girls Trip arrives on yellow and pink 2LP this Friday, pairing her 2025 album with ten all-female reimaginings: PinkPantheress on "Midnight Sun," Kehlani on "Blue Moon," Shakira on "Eurosummer," Robyn passing the Scandi-pop torch on "Puss Puss," and Tyla, fresh off her own A-Pop, on "Hot & Sexy." Twenty tracks of endless Swedish summer. Pick up Midnight Sun: Girls Trip on yellow and pink vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Yellow and pink 2LP with poster, out July 31
• All ten originals plus ten all-female collaborations
• Guests include Shakira, Robyn, Kehlani, and PinkPantheress

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun: Girls Trip CD

Midnight Sun: Girls Trip on CD packs all 20 tracks into one disc, the full original album and the complete guest-list victory lap. The easy way to bring the girls' trip along for the ride. Grab Midnight Sun: Girls Trip on CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• All 20 tracks in a budget-friendly format
• The complete Girls Trip guest list in the car
• Easy add toward the automatic 10% off 4+ new albums

Still in the Racks From Recent Weeks

The rest of July's story is still on the wall, so here's the fast tour of everything covered in this month's earlier guides that keeps moving. From the July 10 wave: the Rolling Stones' Foreign Tongues (and its indie exclusive green pressing), Jack White's Frozen Charlotte on solid blue, Kelela's new avatar on purple, Madonna's Confessions II on translucent pink, the Geto Boys' We Can't Be Stopped 35th anniversary (indie blue included), Hiatus Kaiyote's Mood Valiant on gold, Geinoh Yamashirogumi's Ecophony Rinne, and BBE's J Jazz Volume 5.

From July 17: Gracie Abrams' Daughter From Hell on cobalt blue, Giveon's Beloved: Act II, Tricky's Different When It's Silent on red transparent, and New Order's The Best Of and The Rest Of on 140 gram.

And from last Friday's stacked drop: Charli XCX's Music, Fashion, Film on Yorkshire Smoke, the Strokes' Reality Awaits(Black Ice Glitter too), Tyla's A-Pop on Popstar Pink, Cypress Hill's Dios Bendiga, Sum 41's All Killer, No Filler on Iron Gray, Q-Tip's Amplified, and the Re-Up Gang reissue on Butterfly Effect.

That's July: five Fridays, hundreds of records, and a racks-wide argument that this was the year's best month yet. Come settle it in person at 4 Thacher St in the North End, or shop the full July 31, 2026 collection online. Four or more new albums takes 10% off automatically at checkout.

It's all in GOOD TASTE.