Saturday, 7 November 2026

⚔️ Sonic Selections (((o))): Artists/albums that defined October 2026


 

A snapshot of what I’ve been listening to this month — and the records that have been on repeat.
 
My listening cooled off in October after September’s surge, with fewer plays, artists, albums and tracks overall. But I still kept coming back to records from False Body, ambretta and Hippotraktor, giving them plenty of repeat plays. My busiest listening day of the month even topped September’s peak. This week, I also listened to The Great Ox in the belly of the Snake, Dissimulator and Great Falls — all of whom feature in our playlist below.
 
 
 
📊 1709 plays (-27%)
📆 55 avg plays/day (-29%)
⚔️ 30 artists (-19%)
💿 37 albums (-39%)
🎧 271 tracks (-34%)
⏱ 4 days, 23 hrs (-37%)
🔥 Peak: Oct 1 — 202 plays (+12%)
 
 
 
⚔️ Top Artists
 
⚔️ False Body — 152 plays
⚔️ Nott — 139 plays
⚔️ Hippotraktor — 129 plays
 
 
💿 Top Albums
 
💿 False Body — Tomorrow Starts Without You (2026) (152 plays)
↳ Equivalent to approx. 17 full play-throughs
💿 Hippotraktor — Annihilist (2026) (129 plays)
↳ Equivalent to approx. 18 full play-throughs
💿 ambretta — Something Has to Change (2026) (128 plays)
↳ Equivalent to approx. 16 full play-throughs
 
 
🎧 Top Tracks
 
🎧 Hippotraktor — “Annihilist” (21 plays)
🎧 Hippotraktor — “Courageous Apathy” (19 plays)
🎧 Hippotraktor — “Oblivion Walker” (19 plays)