7 Albums Out Today to Listen To: Harry Styles, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, waterbaby, and More

In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on March 6, 2026:

Harry Styles, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.

Harry Styles’ Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. has actually arrived. The follow-up to Harry’s House was executive produced by Kid Harpoon and features contributions from Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell and the Smile’s Tom Skinner, among many others. Mutedly paying homage to club culture, the album was previewed by the single ‘Aperture’, one of its more dynamic cuts. “The record for me is about how do I still have my experience while I’m playing it?” Styles told Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe. “And that was what making the record was about for me. It was like, what music do I have to make for me to be on stage feeling like I’m in the middle of the dance floor? And it’s not like I was in the dance floor. But now I’ve made it, I actually have to separate my life again.”

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Bonnie “Prince” Billy, We Are Together Again

“The human times have come and gone, we must accept our rule is done,” Will Oldham sings on ‘Scary Horses’, a highlight from his new Bonnie “Prince” Billy album, making it sound like a balm. The richly rendered follow-up to last year’s The Purple Bird was recorded at End of an Ear Studios in Louisville with his current tour mates Jacob Duncan and Thomas Deakin, along with Ryder McNair, Chris Bush, Ned Oldham, and Erin Hill. “This record was made closer to the Ohio River than any I’ve been involved with since 1993’s Palace Brothers There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You,” Oldham commented. “Louisville’s current-and-past vital musical community is highlighted on every song. Catherine Irwin, who sang on the BPB release Ease Down the Road, is back here on “Hey Little” and ‘Vietnam Sunshine’. Lacey Guthrie, Tory Fisher and Katie Peabody, the three front women of the band Duchess, sing together on the opening and closing songs, parallel odes to the beast that is fear.”

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waterbaby, Memory Be a Blade

waterbaby’s debut album, Memory Be a Blade, is one of hushed and precious intimacy. Out now via Sub Pop, it was written and recorded in the singer-songwriter’s hometown of Stockholm, the south of Sweden, and Los Angeles with primary collaborator Marcus White. Adding a dreamy lushness to the record are violinist Oliva Lundberg, cellists Filip Lundberg and Kristina Winiarski, saxophonist Sebastian Mattebo, trombonist Hannes Falk Junestav, and flutist Pelle Westlin. “I took the mic not knowing what I’m about to do,” waterbaby remarked, “and that’s become the most honest outlet in my life.”

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Various Artists, HELP(2)

Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo, Damon Albarn, Fontaines D.C., Cameron Winter, the Last Dinner Party, and Big Thief are just a few of the artists appearing on HELP(2), the new War Child compilation helmed by James Ford. It arrives more than 30 years after the first, Brian Eno-cureated HELP album. “HELP(2) is more than an album,” Rich Clarke, Head of Music at War Child UK, said. “It’s a powerful example of what can happen when the music industry comes together around a shared purpose. It has united a diverse group of artists and creatives in support of War Child’s vital work with children affected by the devastating impacts of war. We are immensely grateful to all the artists and teams who have donated their voices, talent and time to support our mission to ensure that no child is caught up in conflict zones. We hope this record not only raises vital funds, but also awareness of the urgent need to turn compassion into action and do more to protect children living through war.”

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The Scythe, Strictly 4 the Scythe

Denzel Curry has a new crew, the Scythe, featuring Ferg, Bktherula, TiaCorine, and Key Nyata. Their fiery debut album, Strictly 4 the Scythe, marks the rapper’s first release since 2024’s King Of The Mischievous South, expanding his take on old-school regional rap (Memphis, Houston, Miami) while paying homage to the South’s musical legacy. “The Scythe is a family and a group,” Curry said in a statement. “We still have our respective solo careers but when we come together it’s The Scythe.”

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Shabaka, Of the Earth

Shabaka Hutchings has delivered the inaugural release on his new label Shabaka Records, Of the Earth. Inspired in part by D’Angelo’s Brown Sugar, the follow-up to 2024’s Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace is also marked by the Sons of Kemet and the Comet Is Coming alum’s transition from clarinet and saxophone to flute. “Brown Sugar was the first CD I bought and it sparked a lasting curiosity about the emotional possibilities allowed by the self produced and performed album,’ he explained. “This record is my celebration of freedom in creative self expression. Before the pandemic I could only play the clarinet and saxophone and knew nothing about music production (or how to play the flute), so this has been a journey of learning and a reflection on the music that’s been created as a result.”

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VIAL, HELLHOUND

VIAL keep amping up their sound with HELLHOUND, their latest record out on their own Trout Hole Records. Produced by Martin Cooke, the burnout follow-up retains the Minneapolis trio’s ferocious edge on singles like ‘CREEP SMOOTHIE’ while showcasing their theatrical tendencies, as on the closer ‘BLOOD RED’. It also features the previously released tracks ‘IDLE HANDS’ and ‘NEVER BEEN BETTER’.

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Other albums out today:

Bory, Never Turns To Night; Mute Swan, Skin Slip; Yebba, Jean; Joshua Idehen, I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try; Nova One, how to kiss; Murkage Dave, Brut Thoughts; Gnarls Barkley, Atlanta; Mary Middlefield, Will You Take Me As I Am?;  Gum, Blue Gum Way; Fletina, Terrow; Book of Churches, Book of Churches; Bosse-de-Nage, Hidden Fires Burn Hottest; Cobrah, Torn; Squeeze, Trixies; Caterina Schembri, a birch forest seen, imagined, and remembered.