Olivia Rodrigo Goes Christmas, and Slayyyter and Shygirl Crash November
Numéro's November picks run from a Rodrigo holiday single to Björk with a choir. Here's the pop-forward shortlist worth your headphones.
Olivia Rodrigo has made a Christmas song, and it arrived on November 5th, before anyone had put away the pumpkins. It’s called Take me home (4 christmas), it’s her first holiday track, and it’s one of the anchors of Numéro’s November 2026 playlist, a month that moves from glossy pop to avant-garde choir music without losing its footing.
Here is the shortlist, pop first, because that’s where the good outfits tend to be.
The first week, loud and glamorous
The month opens on November 4th with Christine and the Queens, back with a single titled Rendez-vous avec toi / Rendez-vous in your arms. Rodrigo follows a day later. Then November 6th piles in.
Britney Spears marks 25 years of her album Britney by releasing five previously unreleased tracks. Slayyyter puts out what Numéro calls a thunderous new single. Shygirl returns with Swallow!, and Boys Noize, the German producer, answers with 7LLVSION, a title that suggests his abrasive electronics haven’t gone soft. La Roux is back too, with Old Flames, a release Numéro expects to stir up nostalgia among fans of the indie sleaze aesthetic. If you still own a pair of skinny jeans for that exact reason, this is your moment.
Dove Cameron has a new album on the list as well, alongside Jesse Jo Stark and Daine, whose record is called In Endless Awe & Agony. Rex Orange County brings Dream Fatigue. Sufjan Stevens, meanwhile, is planning a seasonal surprise called Worst Christmas Ever!, which sets up a fine double bill with Rodrigo.
The videos to watch
Numéro also picks three clips for the month. Slayyyter’s hey boyyy is one. Rodrigo’s Take me home (4 christmas) is another. The third is Y’A QUOI by Juste Shani. Press play on all three before you pick your holiday party look.
Elsewhere on the calendar, the pace stays brisk. Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna unveils a new album on November 9th, and her video for Bosa is on the list. On November 11th, 2hollis presents Pirouette. U2 follow on the 13th with Carnaval De Luz, the same day Snoh Aalegra drops Legendary Love.
For when you want something with more teeth
Not everything this month glitters. Kings of Leon deliver O My Beloved. Bad Brains open the archives with Are You Ready: The First Studio Recording, a look into a band that played a pivotal role in American hardcore punk. Lil Baby has Fresh, and Skepta returns with The Form and Knife. Aesop Rock and Blockhead team up on Trouble Mountain, and Californian band Wavves come back with Cherry Soda.
On the experimental side, Blackhaine releases Saints in the Wethouse with XL Recordings. Kim Deal, of the Pixies and the Breeders, offers Live at the Barbican on 4AD. A Neil Young tribute, Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, arrives as covers in two volumes, Out of the Blue and Into the Black.
The anniversary shelf is generous. R.E.M. reissue Reveal, which came out in 2001, in a special edition on November 20th. Sebadoh expand their cult 1996 album Harmacy. Lambchop, the Nashville band known for delicate compositions, release Demoed. Justice’s Flower In A Hurricane, with Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, comes from the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, a compilation from Atlantic and Rockstar Games. Numéro reads it as proof of how closely music and video games have become intertwined.
One more name to note: Claïmax, a 25-year-old actress, author, singer and musician, releases Journal d’une adoptée, which Numéro describes as a unique and moving project.
The last word goes to the heavyweights
Three big artists close out the month. Björk presents Björk Orkestral With the Hamrahlíð Choir, which recasts her work through orchestral and choral arrangements. Bon Iver celebrates ten years of 22, A Million, first released in 2016, with an anniversary edition of what Numéro calls one of the most influential records on the 2010s experimental folk scene. Peter Gabriel presents o/i, an independent release.
A practical way to listen: start with the Rodrigo and Sufjan Stevens Christmas songs, then Slayyyter and Shygirl, then Britney’s vault tracks. Save Björk’s choir for the end of the month.
Via Numéro