The 2026 No Ripcord Annual Report
No Ripcord relaunched on 10 October 2025. How did the first 12 months of our supporter-funded model go, and what are our hopes for 2027 and beyond?
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The 2026 No Ripcord Reader Survey
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Johnny Marr – The Age of Everything
The fifth solo record from the former Smiths guitarist is a mature, confident exhibition of both his guitar chops and songwriting ability.
New Album Release Round-Up: September 2026
Our monthly round-up delivers eight reviews for the price of one, including records from Gilla Band, Godflesh, Arab Strap, Angela Autumn, and Slow Pulp.
Wishy – Nature’s Pill
Nature’s Pill is the second full-length from Indianapolis five-piece Wishy, who fuse elements of ’90s alt rock with shoegaze and dream pop.
Insider Monthly #9
This month’s Insider newsletter features Wishy, Sloan, Clinic, Lily Seabird, Angela Autumn and more!
Protomartyr – Hotel Usona
Drawing on the more troubling aspects of life in the US, the Detroit post-punk veterans treat their latest conceptual release as though stepping headfirst into a house of horrors.
10 Albums to Look Forward to in October 2026
Our monthly preview looks ahead to new records from Greg Freeman, Dawn Richard, DIIV, Queens of the Stone Age, Wishy, and more.
Beck – Ride Lonesome
The veteran singer-songwriter revists the bittersweet country-folk of Sea Change and Morning Phase.
Were 2009’s Defining Indie Landmarks Ultimately a Dead End?
Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear defined indie music in 2009, but in hindsight both Merriweather and Veckatimest feel like the end of something special rather than the new beginning we were promised at the time.
Ezra Collective – Here Because of Hope
The fourth studio album from the all-conquering British jazz quintet ventures into conceptual territory.
Jawdropped – Secret to Spare
Jawdropped add their own spin to ‘90s alternative rock, with sharp performances and even sharper songwriting.
Bloc Party – Anatomy of a Brief Romance
Bloc Party’s atrocious seventh album is an immature embarrassment with very few redeeming qualities.
The Tubs – Hard Life
Jangle, folk, power pop, fuzzy college rock—it shouldn’t work, but no one has told The Tubs that.