Albums of 2025

[Ms Harmless]

these probably aren't in any order, but:

Sleep Token - Even in Arcadia
Brandi Carlile - Returning to Myself
Deftones - Private Music
Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream
Health - Conflict DLC
Ghost - Skeletá
Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power
Sprints - All That Is Over
Vildhjarta - Där skogen sjunger under evighetens granar
Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You

[psychobain]

Dove ellis lp sounds good

[zeb]

I knew you'd get behind that one, psych.

[Chris_H_2]

Top 10 albums:

1. Oklou - Choke Enough
2. Geese - Getting Killed
3. No Joy - Bugland
4. Deep Sea Diver - Billboard Heart
5. Rosalia - Lux
6. FKA Twigs - Eusexua
7. Pink Pantheress - Fancy That
8. Bon Iver - Sable, Fable
9. Tyler, the Creator - Don't Tap the Glass
10a. Perfume Genius - Glory
10b. Wet Leg - Moisturizer

Favorite Song: "Save the Lobsters" - No Joy, Bugland

Favorite Concert: Radiohead- Madrid (runner up: Geese, Thalia Hall)

[epilogue]

The surprise Snocaps record is very pleasant.

yes. very much like their P.S. Eliot days, and maybe even early Waxahatchee.

I somehow missed this album (and this conversation). A podcast I listen to had it on their end of year list. I still haven't heard it but I'm really excited to check it out.

[Ms Harmless]

these probably aren't in any order, but:

Sleep Token - Even in Arcadia
Brandi Carlile - Returning to Myself
Deftones - Private Music
Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream
Health - Conflict DLC
Ghost - Skeletá
Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power
Sprints - All That Is Over
Vildhjarta - Där skogen sjunger under evighetens granar
Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You

I'm sticking to this for integrity's sake but an honorable mention is Grayhaven - Keep it Quiet; just creative, technical, fun post-hardcore

[Ello Sailor]

1. David Byrne - Who Is The Sky?
2. Viagra Boys - viag raboys
3. Mogwai - The Bad Fire
4. Tunde Adebimpe - Thee Black Boltz
5. King Gizzard - Phantom Island
6. Hayley Williams - Ego Death...
7. Deftones - Private Music
8. NIN - TRON: Ares
9. Sub Focus - Contact
10. PUP - Who Will Look After The Dogs?

[VinylGuy]

Both Mogwai - The Bad Fire and NIN - TRON: Ares are two i need to get back into soon

[epilogue]

The surprise Snocaps record is very pleasant.

yes. very much like their P.S. Eliot days, and maybe even early Waxahatchee.

I somehow missed this album (and this conversation). A podcast I listen to had it on their end of year list. I still haven't heard it but I'm really excited to check it out.

I'm not gonna lie... I'm a little disappointed in you, RM.

Y'all totally undersold this absolute gem of a record! There's a good chance this ends up my favorite album of the year. We need to work on our communication skills here, team.

I'll forgive you because it's Christmas time, but let's not make a habit of this.

[epilogue]

Dove ellis lp sounds good

It's so fucking good!

[psychobain]

loved this one...its a still corners cover

[Buby]

Late addition to my best of 2025 list: Durand & The Indications "Flowers".

Delicious stuff.

[Higgs]

Late addition to my best of 2025 list: Durand & The Indications "Flowers".

Delicious stuff.

Was just checking this out today myself. Nice stuff.

[zeb]

My ten best of 2025:

Geese – Getting Killed
Dove Ellis – Blizzard
Bon Iver – sABLE, fABLE
Prostitute – Attempted Martyr
Freckle – Freckle
Mclusky – the world is still here and so are we
Jesse Welles - Devil's Den
Viagra Boys – Viagr Aboys
Deftones – private music
Jeff Tweedy – Twilight Override

Not in order, although the Geese record is certainly my #1. Haven't had a reaction/connection to a record like this in a long time.

[LoathedVermin72]

1. Lola Young - I'm Only Fucking Myself
2. Teen Mortgage - Devil Ultrasonic Dream
3. JADE - THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!
4. 54 Ultra - First Works
5. Deftones - private music
6. My Ticket Home - Pure to a Fault
7. Shiner - BELIEVEYOUME
8. Lady Gaga - MAYHEM
9. Deadguy - Near-Death Travel Services
10. Todos Mis Amigos Están Tristes - Carne

[epilogue]

1. Lola Young - I'm Only Fucking Myself
2. Teen Mortgage - Devil Ultrasonic Dream
3. JADE - THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!
4. 54 Ultra - First Works
5. Deftones - private music
6. My Ticket Home - Pure to a Fault
7. Shiner - BELIEVEYOUME
8. Lady Gaga - MAYHEM
9. Deadguy - Near-Death Travel Services
10. Todos Mis Amigos Están Tristes - Carne

That Lola Young record fucking rules!

[epilogue]

Top 10 - Revised from previous post (because I heard more stuff from 2025 since):

Returning To Myself - Brandi Carlile
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party - Haley Williams
Owls, Omens and Oracles - Valerie June
The Purple Bird - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Everybody Scream - Florence + The Machine
Snocaps - Snocaps
Straight Line Was A Lie - The Beths
Forever Is A Feeling - Lucy Dacus
Blizzard - Dove Ellis
From the Pyre - The Last Dinner Party

[LoathedVermin72]

The full EP is okay, but this song is great

[bodysnatcher]

absolutely hated that Geese album

[VinylGuy]

why?