Alternative rock releases, week 39

This week in alternative rock, U2 marks their 50th anniversary with the release of 'Carnaval de Luz,' a project featuring Dolly Parton, while Queens of the Stone Age unveil the single 'Where The Goth Girls At?'. New albums arrive from Blondshell with 'Violins', Morphine with the posthumous 'Cocoon' drawn from 1998 sessions, and Beck with 'Ride Lonesome', accompanied by a music video for its title track. Other highlights include Tegan and Sara's collaboration with Lights on 'Our Year', Rex Orange County's 'Dream Fatigue', and the release of a 14-CD box set capturing Ween's 1990s tour performances.

1. 01

   U2, ROSALÍA

   U2 announce new album Carnaval de Luz and share single 'Silencio'

   Sep 25 · 18 outlets

2. 02

   Bono, Dolly Parton, U2, ROSALÍA, Genesis

   U2 announce new album Carnaval de Luz featuring Dolly Parton's final recording

   Sep 27 · 17 outlets

3. 03

   Queens of the Stone Age

   Queens of the Stone Age share new single 'Where the Goth Girls At?'

   Sep 25 · 13 outlets

4. 04

   Last Train, LANDMVRKS

   LANDMVRKS team up with Last Train for atmospheric new single, The Very End of Every Me

   Sep 24 · 9 outlets

5. 05

   Blondshell, Julia Jacklin, M83

   Blondshell announces album 'Violins'

   Sep 25 · 7 outlets

6. 06

   Mark Sandman, Morphine

   Morphine announce posthumous album Cocoon from abandoned 1998 sessions

   Sep 26 · 6 outlets

7. 07

   Nickelback

   Nickelback releases new single 'Make Me Love You'

   Sep 26 · 6 outlets

8. 08

   Greg Mendez, Hotline TNT, RXKNephew, They Are Gutting a Body of Water

   They Are Gutting a Body of Water announce mixtape KOOL FAITH / LOOSIES II

   Sep 23 · 6 outlets

9. 09

   Julia Jacklin

   Julia Jacklin announces new album The Gem

   Sep 23 · 5 outlets

10. 10

    Ween

    Ween Announce 14-CD Box Set of 1990s Chocolate and Cheese Tour Shows

    Sep 27 · 4 outlets

11. 11

    Evanescence, Amy Lee

    Evanescence announce 20th anniversary deluxe edition of The Open Door

    Sep 27 · 4 outlets

12. 12

    The Fall, Mark E. Smith

    Mark E. Smith's fiancée and last manager calls The Fall's final album a 'cash grab'

    Sep 23 · 4 outlets

13. 13

    Beck

    Beck announces album 'Ride Lonesome'

    Sep 21 · 4 outlets

14. 14

    Morphine, Mark Sandman

    Morphine annonce son nouvel album Cocoon avec des enregistrements inédits de Mark Sandman

    Sep 27 · 2 outlets

15. 15

    Mike McCready, Soundgarden, Taylor Momsen

    Soundgarden release official video of Seattle Seahawks halftime performance

    Sep 26 · 3 outlets

16. 16

    Horskh, Nirvana

    Horskh sort son nouvel album MTNT

    Sep 25 · 3 outlets

17. 17

    Keo

    Keo releases debut album 'Put A Smile On For Me'

    Sep 25 · 3 outlets

18. 18

    Lights, Tegan and Sara, Felix Cartal

    Tegan and Sara release new single 'Our Year' with Lights

    Sep 25 · 3 outlets

19. 19

    Beck

    Beck “Ride Lonesome”

    Sep 25 · 3 outlets

20. 20

    Gurriers

    Gurriers — Nobody’s Coming To Save You

    Sep 25 · 3 outlets

21. 21

    Tom Morello, KNEECAP, Serj Tankian, Beartooth

    Tom Morello teams up with Serj Tankian, Kneecap, and Beartooth for new project

    Sep 25 · 3 outlets

22. 22

    System of a Down

    System of a Down to host 25th-anniversary exhibition for 'Toxicity' in Los Angeles

    Sep 24 · 3 outlets

23. 23

    Nirvana, Kurt Cobain

    Nirvana released Nevermind 35 years ago

    Sep 24 · 3 outlets

24. 24

    Holding Absence, Lucas Woodland

    Holding Absence Virtualise Post-Hardcore on ‘Modern Life Is Lonely’

    Sep 24 · 3 outlets

25. 25

    Tori Amos

    Tori Amos announces second children’s book A Sorta Fairytale

    Sep 24 · 3 outlets

26. 26

    Rex Orange County, Turnstile, Brendan Yates, Devonté Hynes

    Rex Orange County announces new album 'Dream Fatigue'

    Sep 24 · 3 outlets

27. 27

    Evanescence, Chronique

    Evanescence à l'Accor Arena le 17 septembre 2026

    Sep 24 · 2 outlets

28. 28

    This Is the Kit

    This Is The Kit announce new album Ghost Coat

    Sep 23 · 3 outlets

29. 29

    TEMIC

    Temic dévoile le single « Ashes »

    Sep 23 · 3 outlets

30. 30

    Triggerfinger

    Triggerfinger announce new album 'Tarmac'

    Sep 22 · 3 outlets

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