A quieter few weeks as we enter festival season and the high summer.
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 29-May 2026
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/Contents
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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
29-May 2026 / Boards of Canada / Inferno / Official Label Store
The announcement of this crashed Bleep, such was the excitement, and the album doesn’t disappoint. There’s an oppressive feel to the electronics here – less pastoral, more threat.
/New Albums
12-May 2026 / Witch of the Vale / Lovesongs For The Damned / Bandcamp
Another extraordinary Scottish duo
22-May 2026 / PIG / Hurt People Hurt / Bandcamp
The best album in a while from Raymond.
/New Singles/EPs
28-May 2026 / Omen Code / Seizure / Bandcamp
Omen Code released one of the best industrial albums last year, and their latest release is up to the same standard.
29-May 2026 / NAUT / Liberation / Bandcamp
Bristol goths NAUT start a new phase with the driving power of Liberation, a “love letter to goth clubs as sanctuaries”.
/New Compilations, Live Albums, Reissues
None this week.
/Upcoming Albums
07-Aug 2026 / Din of Celestial Birds / Takeoffs & Landings / Bandcamp
The Leeds post-rock crew are back, and the bracing title track promises much for the album.
21-Aug 2026 / Fen / ELEMENTAL Part One: MOURNING EARTH / Bandcamp
The British black metal legends return with their eighth album, and a promise of “back to their roots”…
04-Sep 2026 / Arab Strap / Half-Told Tales / Bandcamp
Arab Strap continue their renaissance as they get older, wiser and even more caustic.
/Upcoming EPs/Singles
05-Jun 2026 / NOIR / Breath and Taxes / Bandcamp
Athan Maroulis returns to his Spahn Ranch material for a rare reworking of the first SR track he wrote.
10-Jul 2026 / Choke Chain / Decomposition / Bandcamp
Mark Trueman’s punk/hardcore-infused EBM enters a new chapter.
/Upcoming Compilations, Live Albums, Reissues
None this week.
/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 /637, with the best tracks of the past month.
/amodelofcontrol.com/recent content
/Tuesday Ten /636 /Somebody Told Me
Songs about rumours.
/Tuesday Ten /635 /Paranoia
Songs about paranoia.
/Tuesday Ten /634 /Glamourama
Songs about glamour and style.
/Tuesday Ten /633 /Tracks of the Month /Apr-2026
The best tracks of the past month.
/Tuesday Ten /632 /Please Mr. Postman
Songs about sending letters.
/Tuesday Ten /631 /Wibbling Rivalry
Artists that feature siblings.
/Tuesday Ten /630 /Clapping music
Songs that feature clapping.
/Tuesday Ten /629 /Tracks of the Month /Mar-2026
The best tracks of the past month.
/Tuesday Ten /628 /Oblivion
Songs about oblivion.
/Tuesday Ten /627 /The Rock Show
Songs about the experience of live music.
/Tuesday Ten /626 /Travelling
Songs inspired by travelling by train across central Europe.
/Tuesday Ten /625 /Don’t Dream It, Be It
Songs about actors and directors
/Tuesday Ten /624 /Tracks of the Month /Feb-2026
The best tracks of the past month.
/Tuesday Ten /623 /Hey Jealousy
Songs about jealousy and envy
/Tuesday Ten /622 /Filth: NSFW
/Tuesday Ten /622 /Filth: SFW
Worksafe and not-worksafe versions on the same subject: filthy songs.
/Tuesday Ten /621 /You Talk Too Much
Marking 25 years in my career in telecoms, ten songs about talking.