If you were just following the headlines, 2026 may not seem like a fabulous year—but if you follow the music, 2026 is a golden age! With new drops from Ecca Vandal, Genesis Owusu, MUNA and more, this year is sounding defiant, hopeful and danceable. Now that we've hit the halfway point of the year, the hosts of Indie 102.3 have combed through the best music of 2026 to pick our favorite songs of the year so far. Listen in on July 3rd as we celebrate our favorite songs of the year, all day long, So Far So Good!
Dana Meyers / Morning Show Host
• Sotomayor "Who's There"
• Getdown Services "The Radiatior"
• Dead Pioneers "No Kings"
Alisha Sweeney / Host & Local Music Director
• Robyn "Dopamine"
• Thundercat "Funny Friends (ft A$AP Rocky)"
• MUNA "Dancing on the Wall"
Jason Thomas / Host & Music Director
• Kurt Vile "Chance to Bleed"
• Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever "Sunburned in London"
• Cat Power "Could We (Redux Version)"
Jessi Whitten / Host & Program Director
• Sylvan Esso "Hot Slob"
• Genesis Owusu "Stampede"
• Metric "Victim of Luck"
Shawn Lucero / Host & Promotions Coordinator
• Angine de Poitrine "Sarniezz"
• Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds "Situation"
• Ecca Vandal "CRUISING TO SELF SOOTHE"
