Our Favorite Albums Of 2026 So Far
6/12/20261 hr 4 min
The guys begin with a quick Sportscast about the NBA Finals (2:02) before diving into the "no phone" discourse about Phoebe Bridgers' upcoming tour (9:22). Then they talk about Ian's interview with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie that's now up on Amazon Music (19:43) and the week's big new releases (24:28). Finally, they discuss their favorite albums of the year so far (33:43).
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First 90 secondsSteven Hyden· Host0:00
Indiecast is presented by Amazon Music. [rock music] Hello, everyone, and welcome to Indiecast. On this show, we talk about the biggest indie news of the week, we review albums, and we hash out trends. In this episode, we talk about our favorite albums of 2026 so far. My name is Steven Hyden, and I'm joined by my friend and co-host, he's already up by 29 points, but he's not gonna choke away this episode, Ian Cohen. Ian, how are you?
Ian Cohen· Host0:36
So I, I know you don't watch a lot of college basketball because you're not a degenerate gambler. At least I'm, I'm, like, fairly certain of that. You haven't really brought it up, but- That's one vice I don't indulge in, yes. [laughs] Yeah, and so what, what, what... When you watch college basketball sometimes, there'll be a guy who's, like, 6'9", like, 220 pounds, gonna be a top five NBA pick, and then you see the camera on them at the free throw line and realize, "Oh, this person's 19 years old. They're still a child." And that is really what stood out to me about the Spurs game last night because they're obviously super, super young. And I... When I watched that game, I wasn't thinking of a talented team blowing a, the biggest lead in the NBA finals history. I'm watching this thinking about being 19 or 20 and every job interview I blew because I, I showed up hungover to it or, you know, every, like, girl I went on a date on