⚔️ Sonic Selections (((o))): Artists that defined September 2026

 

Welcome to Sonic Selections (((o))): September Edition — my monthly recap of the records that shaped my listening throughout September. This curated list is drawn from my listening habits and the key releases that became my ultimate earworms.
 
Overall Mastodon, Chat Pile, and Cancer Bats were the artists that defined my listening, and all three brought something genuinely distinctive to the month. The albums that follow held my attention most, shaping September’s sonic landscape and giving me plenty to revisit. I’d definitely recommend exploring all three artists, along with my curated playlists below, that included the most played tracks by Anthrax, Rorcal, Fog Wall & Hypaethral
 
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⚔️ Monthly breakdown
 
📊 2351 plays (+41%)
📆 78 avg plays/day (+44%)
⚔️ 37 artists (+19%)
💿 61 albums (+24%)
🎧 412 tracks (+31%)
⏱ 7 days, 21 hrs (+40%)
🔥 Peak: Sep 2 — 180 plays (+1%)
 
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⚔️ Top Artists
 
⚔️ Mastodon — 461 plays
⚔️ Chat Pile — 331 plays
⚔️ Cancer Bats — 212 plays
 
💿 Top Albums
 
💿 Chat Pile — Who Loves the Sun (2026) (198 plays)
↳ Approx. 20 album listens
💿 Anthrax — Cursum Perficio (2026) (135 plays)
↳ Approx. 12 album listens
💿 Februus — Construction of Conflict (2026) (115 plays)
↳ Approx. 14 album listens
 
🎧 Top Tracks
 
🎧 Chat Pile — “Creature” (23 plays)
🎧 Chat Pile — “Deep Blue” (21 plays)
🎧 Chat Pile — “Christabel '26” (20 plays)
 
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🔗 My biggest tracks of September