What is Album of the Day?

Album of the Day is a daily, hand-picked album in NowPlaying, often a new release, a classic, or an under-discovered record, shared to help you find something worth a full listen, with short editorial context on the web and in the app.

Where can I browse past picks?

Each listed pick has its own page at nowplaying.co/album-of-the-day/ followed by its featured date. This page shows the latest picks we publish to the web, newest first; older days may not appear here.

Can I listen from these pages?

Each album page includes links to open the album in Apple Music (search by catalogue code) and to search the same code on Spotify so you can play it in your preferred service.

Album of the Day

One album, every day, picked by people who love records, not algorithms. Read the story, then open it in your favourite streaming app.

Today’s pick

Inferno

Boards of Canada

Warm, woozy synths drift like a half-remembered dream. Creepy in a cozy way, with playful glitches and a deep nostalgic glow.

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Common questions

What is Album of the Day?: A daily, editorially chosen album in NowPlaying, shown in the app and on the web, with a short write-up so you know why it is worth your time.
Where are past picks?: Each day has its own URL: /album-of-the-day/YYYY-MM-DD. Below is the latest batch of picks we list on the web, newest first.
How do I listen?: Open any album page and use the Apple Music or Spotify links to jump straight into search results for that release.

Recent picks

250 shown · newest first. This feed is capped: only the latest entries we expose on the web appear here. Open the app for today’s pick and the full in-app catalogue.