5 New Albums To Check Out On February 13, 2026
Tacos may rule Tuesdays, but Fridays are all about new albums. This week’s new releases include albums from Jill Scott and Charlie XCX, as well as a multi-artist Ozzy Osbourne tribute album. So, whether you favor CDs, vinyl, or digital downloads, it is time to start making your shopping list. Here is a look at this week’s new music and five new albums that you definitely need to check out this Friday.
Charli XCX – Wuthering Heights [Atlantic]
Album cover courtesy of Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Pictures
Today, Charli XCX releases her 12-song soundtrack to Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights,” which hits theaters today as well. The new album adds a gothic rock tint to the Emily Brontë classic that sees Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the roles of Cathy and Heathcliff this time around. Among the songs on the album, you will find “Chains of Love” (featured in the trailer), “House” (with Velvet Underground’s John Cale), and “Funny Mouth,” which was co-written with producer Finn Keane and “Stranger Things” star Joe Keery.
The Beach Boys – We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years (Super Deluxe Edition) [Capitol/UME]
Album covers/artwork courtesy of Capitol/UME.
The Beach Boys are releasing a major new archival box set today, entitled We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years. It will include the first official release of the previously shelved 1977 album Adult/Child and a newly remastered version of the 1977 album The Beach Boys Love You, along with dozens of studio outtakes, demos, and alternate mixes from the 1976–1977 era (including 15 Big Ones sessions). It comes in a 6-disc set (3 CDs and 3 LPs) that spans 73 tracks, 35 of which are previously unreleased.
Jill Scott – To Whom This May Concern [Human Re Sources/The Orchard]
Album cover courtesy of Marcellous Lovelace, Jill Scott, Human Re Sources, and The Orchard
Three-time Grammy-winning R&B, soul, and jazz singer Jill Scott is back with her sixth studio album, To Whom It May Concern. The new album is intended to be an inclusive 19-track collection of spirited, soulful stories, featuring collaborations with Ab-Soul, J.I.D., Too $hort, and Tierra Whack. Adam Blackstone, Om’Mas Keith, DJ Premier, Camper, Andre Harris, Seige Montracity, Trombone Shorty, Eric Wortham, DW Wright, and VT Tolan all had a hand in producing the album. The first two singles, “Beautiful People” and “Pressha,” are out now.
Various Artists – Iron Man’s Anthem: A Tribute to Ozzy [Witching Buzz]
Album cover courtesy of Witching Buzz
Iron Man’s Anthem: A Tribute to Ozzy is a multi-band tribute compilation honoring the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne. The new album brings together 22 international artists reinterpreting Black Sabbath and Osbourne solo tracks. You will hear acts like Runaway Devils, Heaven And Hellvis, Rainbow Bridge, Root Zero, Postmortal, Tharsis, Arcane Focus, Thorndale, Necro Weasel, Wasted Awakening, and Miss Lava covering classics like “N.I.B.,” “War Pigs,” “Paranoid,” “No More Tears,” “Planet Caravan,” “Shot in the Dark,” and “Hellraiser.”
Chet Faker – A Love for Strangers [Detail/BMG]
Album cover courtesy of Detail/BMG.
Australian singer/songwriter Nick Murphy revives his Chet Faker persona after five years back under his real name with the new album A Love for Strangers. The record features soulful vocals and slick production while telling stories from a new stage of the singer’s life. It blends electronica, folk, pop, alternative, soul, and R&B styles together to create an album that is sweeter and more hopeful than past offerings. The album’s second single, This Time For Real, has already become a Top 20 hit on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart.
The Best of the Rest
If none of the above releases fit your musical tastes, here are some of the other new albums and re-releases due out on February 13:
Angel Du$t – Cold 2 the Touch
Ashbringer – Subglacial
August Ponthier – Everywhere Isn’t Texas
Black Foxxes – Live at Vada
Black Orchid Empire – Scissormouth
Boy Golden – Best of Our Possible Lives
Brent Faiyaz – Icon
Brevin Kim – Boyband
Buzz Kull – Deep Hate
Caroline Jones – Good Omen
Claire Rosinkranz – My Lover
Congratulations – Join Hands
Converge – Love Is Not Enough
Danny L Harle – Cerulean
Earth Tongue – Dungeon Vision
Eric Church – Evangeline vs. The Machine: Comes Alive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Album cover courtesy of MCA Nashville, Mercury Studios, and Q Prime South.
Feng – Weekend Rockstar
Gogol Bordello – We Mean It, Man!
Hemlocke Springs – The Apple Tree Under the Sea
Hoaxed – Death Knocks
Howling Bells – Strange Life
Mariachi El Bronx – Mariachi El Bronx IV
Paul Anka – Inspirations of Life and Love
Remember Sports – The Refrigerator
Sarah Kinsley – Fleeting
Sever – Another Nightmare
SIX60 – Right Here Right Now
The Lone Bellow – What a Time to Be Alive
Unseen Faith – Fractured Will
Waka Flocka Flame – LeBron Flocka James 2K26
Worm – Necropalace
Yellow Days – Rock and a Hard Place
