Todd Dedman

[Mexican Summer; 2026] In Christopher Nolan’s only good film, 2000’s Memento, the anterograde amnesia that protagonist Leonard Shelby suffers from means that he has to rely on unreliable aids – polaroids, tattoos, and hastily scribbled notes – in order to make sense of his world. These symbolic props act as a metaphor for the postmodern condition where objective truth is questioned and lived experience without recall is a less than perfect state.

[Sub Pop; 2026] There’s a line in the Scott Walker documentary 30th Century Man where Mark Warman, the conductor with the credit of ‘sound treatment’ for his imperious work on The Drift, asks an orchestra to play a piece of music like they are World War II bombers coming from 50 miles away. As a point of comparison, on their debut album for the legendary Sub Pop label, Sunn O))) sound like the aircraft is headed right for your skull, and it’s just five feet away.

[Ninja Tune; 2026] When does edgy and cool become suspiciously try-hard and contrived? This is the question that the more discerning listener may battle with while engaging with New York dance darlings Fcukers’ debut album. Ö is often exhilarating, at times frustrating, and occasionally underwhelming. The duo of Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis project an air of nonchalance that teeters towards the overly performative at times, but there’s also a naivety here that’s often captivating.