Life has got in the way a bit lately, so this is two weeks later than planned, and is also chock-full of new release announcements of note.
This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and others, and also a catchup of what I’ve posted recently. Thanks to everyone who sends me new music and events, keeps me up to speed, and indeed simply reads these posts.
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/Events, Livestreams and New Releases 13-Feb 2026
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/Releases out today or recently
/Upcoming releases
/Upcoming/Livestreams/Gigs/Club Nights/Events
/amodelofcontrol.com/next week
/amodelofcontrol.com/recent content
/Releases out today or recently
/Album of the Week
06-Feb 2026 / Mandy, Indiana / URGH / Bandcamp
The second album from Mandy, Indiana is an industrial, noise, experimental hybrid that is far more listenable than any description might suggest: political, angry and downright brilliant.
/New Albums
09-Jan 2026 / SARIN / Searching Hell / Bandcamp
Delayed from last year, this is scorching, furious industrial techno.
23-Jan 2026 / Poppy / Empty Hands / Official Label Store
Poppy continues their hot streak with another album that somehow straddles the line between electro-pop and Nu-Metal.
30-Jan 2026 / Eximperitus / Meritoriousness of Equanimity / Bandcamp
The death metallers with the longest name return with an uncompromising album.
30-Jan 2026 / Scott McCloud / Make It To Forever / Bandcamp
The GVSB frontman releases his first solo album, and it is an unexpectedly subdued, dark release.
06-Feb 2026 / KMFDM / ENEMY / Official Artist Store
KMFDM, doing it again. And again.
13-Feb 2026 / Converge / Love Is Not Enough / Official Label Store
The first new album proper from Converge in nine years, and they are as great as ever.
13-Feb 2026 / Gogol Bordello / We Mean It, Man! / Bandcamp
Gogol unexpectedly turn in a post-punk direction, and frankly I’m really not sure about it.
/New Singles/EPs
17-Jan 2026 / COVERT FORCES / RECKONING / Bandcamp
Raw, hard-hitting EBM from this Canadian group new to me.
21-Jan 2026 / The Empty Page / Death on our Side / Streaming Links
A gloomy, end-of-the-world feel to the latest from this excellent Manchester band.
30-Jan 2026 / Antigen Shift / The Fog (feat. Encephalon) / Bandcamp
An unusual vocal-led track from this project, bringing in Encephalon to bring an impressive cyberpunk feel to it.
30-Jan 2026 / Damage Control / Rage (feat. Leæther Strip) / Bandcamp
An impressive return from this collaboration of industrial veterans.
30-Jan 2026 / Kontravoid / Mortal / Bandcamp
Hopefully the harbinger to a new album?
06-Feb 2026 / deux furieuses / Human Animals EP / Bandcamp
The first new songs from the London punk/power duo in a while.
06-Feb 2026 / Rabbit Junk / Blacklight Rainbow Pegasus / Bandcamp
As well as reissues, there’s a new album coming, and this wild track is a taster.
13-Feb 2026 / ACTORS / CTRL / Bandcamp
Another banger from the Vancouver band, and hopefully that long-promised new album is coming soon…
/New Compilations, Live Albums, Reissues
07-Jan 2026 / Backspace / Clockwork Pathogen / Bandcamp
An old nineties industrial project (involving well-known US DJ Marc Church) begins a remaster/reissue series.
16-Jan 2026 / ESA / Something for the Horsemen REMIXES / Bandcamp
Following on from the excellent album last year, a short collection of bruising remixes.
30-Jan 2026 / Rabbit Junk / The Big Push (20th Anniversary Edition) / Bandcamp
Rabbit Junk begin marking the 20th anniversary of their greatest album, with a mighty rework of one of my favourite songs.
30-Jan 2026 / Girls Against Boys / Cruise Yourself (Remastered) / Official Label Store
The mighty breakthrough album from GVSB gets a vinyl (re)issue at long last.
30-Jan 2026 / Slighter / Crawler (DJ Mixes) / Bandcamp
Some impressive remixes from one of the highlights of last year.
06-Feb 2026 / Caustic / Unicorns, Kittens, and Shit (2026 Turd Polish Remaster) / Bandcamp
Matt Fanale has re-released his debut album, to mark the twentieth (!) anniversary.
/Upcoming Albums
20-Feb 2026 / Flesh Field / On Emnity / Bandcamp
The second album since the much-loved industrial project resurrected.
23-Feb 2026 / This Morn’ Omina / INSHA / Bandcamp
An unexpected new album from a revitalised, and perhaps evolving, This Morn’ Omina.
13-Mar 2026 / Lamb of God / Into Oblivion/ Official Artist Store
Fury at the political carnage in the US appears to have fuelled a monster of an album.
20-Mar 2026 / The Violent Youth / tsvety / Bandcamp
A new release from a Belarussian-German duo that touches on darkwave but appears to be rather more.
27-Mar 2026 / ADULT. / Kissing Luck Goodbye / Bandcamp
The singular ADULT. return swinging.
27-Mar 2026 / clubdrugs / lovesick / Bandcamp
The intriguing club-bound shoegaze duo release their first album.
27-Mar 2026 / Courtney Barnett / Creature of Habit / Bandcamp
The queen of modern slacker rock returns.
27-Mar 2026 / DÄLEK / Brilliance of a Falling Moon / Bandcamp
Fresh from the fascinating HAYWARDxDÄLEK collaboration, a new DÄLEK album is following fast.
27-Mar 2026 / Hellripper / Coronach / Bandcamp
All hail the goat! Speed metaller Hellripper is back.
27-Mar 2026 / Party Cannon / Subjected to A Partying / Bandcamp
…as are slam loons Party Cannon…
03-Apr 2026 / Sunn O))) / Sunn O))) / Bandcamp
Back to their core duo, and signed to Sub Pop, the drone lords return.
17-Apr 2026 / SDH / Rider / Bandcamp
The latest album from the fascinating Spanish duo.
24-Apr 2026 / OOIOO & Lightning Bolt / THE HORIZON SPIRALS / THE HORIZON VIRAL / Bandcamp
Ready for wild, intense noise rock? I can’t help but feel that this album is going to be a Hell of a Fucking Lot.
01-May 2026 / Laibach / MUSICK / Official Label Store
Laibach go pop, apparently, and on the lead single allgorhythm, well, they are doing what they said…
01-May 2026 / Tori Amos / In Times of Dragons / Official Artist Store
Another album apparently inspired by present-day US, I have a feeling this is going to be angry.
/Upcoming EPs/Singles
19-Feb 2026 / Converter / the four last things / Bandcamp
We’re only in early February, and the “most unexpected release of 2026” has already been taken: Daniel Myer finishing and adding to unreleased Converter tracks. The initial track released is unmistakably the work of Scott Sturgis, that’s for sure.
20-Mar 2026 / Anna Calvi / Is This All There Is? / Bandcamp
Anna Calvi returns with an EP of fascinating-looking collaborations
20-Mar 2026 / mclusky / i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley / Bandcamp
After the glorious comeback album last year, more songs works for me.
/Upcoming Compilations, Live Albums, Reissues
06-Mar 2026 / Various Artists / HELP(2) / Official Label Store
The mighty War Child compilation returns with a whole new line-up and some fascinating looking songs.
06-Mar 2026 / Prong / Live and Uncleansed / Bandcamp
A new live album from the Groove Metal veterans.
20-Mar 2026 / dEUS / Worst Case Scenario (30th Anniversary Edition) / Official Artist Store
20-Mar 2026 / dEUS / In A Bar, Under The Sea (30th Anniversary Edition) / Official Artist Store
Two sprawling reissues of the greatest dEUS albums, in time for the tour where they are playing some or most of both…
03-Apr 2026 / Various Artists / Beat:Cancer Volume 4 / Official Label Store
Released at Resistanz, the stacked new comp from Beat:Cancer looks like it’ll be a must-buy.
05-Jun 2026 / Clock DVA / Thirst (2026 Remaster) / Bandcamp
The Clock DVA reissue series continues with the long-unavailable Thirst.
/Upcoming/Livestreams/Gigs/Club Nights/Events
/amodelofcontrol.com continues to maintain an events calendar, but it has now moved to /amodelofcontrol.com/events – and is now a dynamic, searchable database, and you can add individual events to your own calendars. The listing has had a new revamp and redesign as of September 2025.
If you have updates, relevant events for me, or want to tell me about something else, use the contact details above. It goes without saying that any gig or club still in the listing is subject to change at short notice, or may not happen at all.
/amodelofcontrol.com/next week
Coming up this week will be /Tuesday Ten /622, and I have Plans for it…
/amodelofcontrol.com/recent content
/Tuesday Ten /621 /You Talk Too Much
Marking 25 years in my career in telecoms, ten songs about talking
/Tuesday Ten /620 /Tracks of the Month /Jan-2026
The best tracks of the past month.
/Tuesday Ten /619 /There’s No Future In Optimism
Songs about pessimism.
/Tuesday Ten /618 /Boredom
Songs about boredom.
/Tuesday Ten /617 /Starman – David Bowie covers
To mark ten years since Bowie died, ten interesting covers of his songs.
/Tuesday Ten /616 /Tracks of the Month /Dec-2025
The best tracks of the past month.
/Countdown /2025 /Albums
The best Albums of the year.
/Countdown /2025 /Tracks
The best Tracks of the year.
/Countdown /2025 /Compilations and Reissues
The best Compilations and Reissues of the year.
/Tuesday Ten /615 /All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit
The last /Tuesday Ten of 2025 looks at what you might call alternative Christmas songs…
/Tuesday Ten /614 /There’s No Future In Optimism
Songs about pessimism.
/Tuesday Ten /613 /No Medicine For Regret
Songs about regret.
/Tuesday Ten /612 /Tracks of the Month /Oct-2025
The best tracks of the past month.
/Tuesday Ten /611 /Denial Is A River
Songs about denial.
/Tuesday Ten /610 /Keep It Clean
Songs about being clean.
/Tuesday Ten /609 /Filthy Underneath
Songs about dirt and filth.
/Tuesday Ten /608 /Tracks of the Month /Sep-2025
The best tracks of the past month.
/Tuesday Ten /607 /In This Together
Songs about teamwork.
/Tuesday Ten /606 /I Pity Inanimate Objects
Songs about inanimate objects.
/DJ /Guest /108 /Bruise Violet
Little Daisy Nothing and I make a return visit to Bruise Violet.
/Tuesday Ten /605 /Kitchen