March's Top 10 Albums

March is now in the rearview, so let's get you abreast of new releases. This might help you, casual readers, with what you might have missed.  I am not doing little blurbs on them, just linking the reviews. This helps me organize my lists for the end of the year by listing the album's genre. This does not mean that these albums have been released this month, but it is a list of new or upcoming albums I have enjoyed the most. I have albums in my in-box that are not coming out til June, so I am normally way ahead of the curve in this regard. They are ranked in order of what I have listened to the most. This month, there is a wide variety from Sudge to pop to post-punk, so perhaps you will find your new favorite among them. Here are the Top 10 albums for March of 2026.

10-Dalek- "Brilliance of a Falling Moon." 

Hip-hop

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/03/dalek-brilliance-of-falling-moon.html

9-Fotocrime- "Security" 

Post-punk

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/03/fotocrime-security.html

8-Lair of the Minotaur- "I Hail I." 

Hardcore- Sludge

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/03/lair-of-minotaur-i-hail-i.html

7-Starbenders - 'The Beast Goes On" 

new-wave

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/03/starbenders-beast-goes-on.html

6-Traitrs-"Possessor" 

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/03/traitrs-possessor.html

5-Poison Ruin- "Hymns From the Hills" 

Punk

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/03/poison-ruin-hymns-from-hills.html

4-Slayyyter - "the Worst Girl in America." 

Pop

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/03/slayyyter-worst-girl-in-america.html

3-Morrissey -"Make Up Is a Lie." 

Indie- Rock

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/03/morrissey-make-up-is-lie.html

2-The Twilight Sad- It's the Long Goodbye." 

Post-punk

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-twilight-sad-its-long-goodbye.html

1--Neurosis- "An Undying Love For a Burning World."

Sludge 

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2026/03/neurosis-undying-love-for-burning-world.html

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SLAYYYTER : "WORST GIRL IN AMERICA"

 NO, I did not misspell Slayer. This pop artist has been grinding her hips online for a minute now. This is her 3rd album. If any of these songs sound familiar. It's because over the past year, Catherine Grace Garner has been dropping these bangers like breadcrumbs for you to follow her to this moment. "BEAT UP CHANEL$" is the most notable calling card that embodies her vibe the best. She celebrates all the drugs and swags with confidence and embraces the trashiness of it all. 

"CANNIBALISM" is more of an organic apporach in poppy funk. She does not possess the most stunning set of pipes; I would say she is more on par with Charli XCX in this regard, but with a chaos grounded in trailer park fab. She does throw her voice into the mic more aggressively than the average pop singer, though is not marketing herself to a rock audience like Poppy. There is a very 2026 groove to "Old Technology," which embraces drug use in a manner not commonly heard outside of hip hop. "CRANK" is another high-energy declaration of her manic coping skills set against a dirty backdrop of beats that divert from a safe, radio-friendly approach. 

'GAS STATION' finds her backing off into a more ambient synth drone, and the beat lingers on for dynamic effect. I think her in-your-face approach works best, but you need these moments to create dynamic variance. I think "Yes Goddd" achieves this in a manner that retains her edge better, though, willing to go to more intense extremes. It highlights how her approach is half-rapped, half-sung, without trying to be anyone but herself. You could even mix this into an industrial set. 

"UNKNOWN LOVERZ" is another one where she lowers the intensity level. Not sure how much of this is influenced by a producer trying to steer her in a Sabrina Carpenter direction. There is a better club thump to "I'm Actually Kinda Famous".  "St. Loser" is another gritty hyper pop thumper. She takes a more radio-ready approach on "What it is Like to be Liked?", on this song and previous one there is an album Lords of Acid feel. "Brittany Murphy" is almost a commentary on her lifestyle in a more self-aware manner. Though sonically falling into a more accessible pop lens, aside from the lyrics. Overall, I think this is a great pop album. I will give it a 9.5 and see how it grows on me; some of the more mellowed-out moments might need time to click with me. 

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