Creature of Habit is the fourth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett. It was announced in January 2026 and was released on 27 March 2026 by Mom + Pop Music.
The album was written after Barnett relocated from Melbourne to Los Angeles and following the disestablishment of her record label Milk! Records in 2023.
At the 2026 ARIA Music Awards, it was nominated for Best Rock Album.
Critical reception
The review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a weighted average score of 7.5 out of 10 from sixteen critic scores.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians Courtney Barnett – guitars, vocals (all tracks), bass (7), drum programming (8), Wurlitzer (10) Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion (all tracks), bass (4), piano (2, 10), synthesiser (2, 3, 9), bass synthesizer, drum programming (5), Omnichord (6) Zach Dawes – bass (1, 3) Bones Sloane – bass (2, 6, 8–10), bass synthesizer (5), Wurlitzer (10) Waxahatchee – vocals (3) Flea – bass (5) Floating Points – synthesizer (8)
Technical and design John Congleton – production, engineering, mixing (all tracks) Courtney Barnett – production (2, 4–10), artwork Stella Mozgawa – production (2, 4–10) Marta Salogni – production, engineering (2, 6, 8–10), additional engineering (5) Rachel White – engineering assistance (1) Omar Yakar Jr. – engineering assistance (2, 8–10), additional engineering (5, 6) Brad Cook – additional engineering (3) Heba Kadry – mastering in New York City (all tracks) Regrets Only – artwork Lilo Hess – photograph
Charts + Chart performance for Creature of Habit Chart (2026) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 19 Dutch Vinyl Albums (Dutch Charts) 29 French Physical Albums (SNEP) 44 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 34
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