Album A Day

A music blog committed to the daily challenge of exploring a new album each day. Open to discovering fresh and exciting music.

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2025 Albums of the Year

Another year in the books and another successful year of the AAD project. Hard to believe I started this in 2015, 10 years ago. I think I'm going to continue this again since it keeps me plugged into whats happening which is my only real connection to the world outside my small bubble.

This is absolutely a definitive list of the best albums of 2025 and only 2025. Over the course of the year I have listened to many albums outside of the current year, but I wanted to make sure that I just listed the albums released in 2025 in this list. I may not know all about music theory, but after 10 years of listening to an album a day one thing that I do have and refined is my palate and taste for the best music. Enjoy.

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25.

Carcosa

The Axe Remembers

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24.

Blood Orange

Essex Honey

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23.

Gabel/Ossler

Gabel/Ossler

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22.

Hekla

Turnar

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21.

Bambara

Birthmarks

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20.

Anna Tivel

Animal Poem

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19.

Hans Zimmer

The World of Hans Zimmer - Part II: A New Dimension

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18.

Whitechapel

Hymns of Dissonance

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17.

Mei Semones

Animaru

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16.

Deafheaven

Lonely People With Power

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15.

Navy Blue

Navy Blue EP

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14.

Emily A. Sprague

Cloud Time

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13.

Jenny Hval

Iris Silver Mist

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12.

FKA Twigs

EUSEXUA

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11.

Bon Iver

SABLE, fABLE

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10.

SAMAMI

Blood On the Silver Screen

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9.

Sharon Van Etten

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

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8.

Quadeca

Vanisher, Horizon Scraper

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7.

The Armed

THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED

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6.

Wednesday

Bleeds

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5.

Ichiko Aoba

Luminescent Creatures

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4.

Natalia Lafourcade

Cancionera

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3.

Ho99o9

Tomorrow We Escape

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2.

Rosalía

LUX

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1.

Bad Bunny

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

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8/9/26

Show Me A Dinosaur

Plantgazer

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Album from 2020. Blackgaze from Russia. I really would have thought they would be from the USA with this type of relevant type of content. Russia alone isn't a place known for it's taste in music and to be honest they are typically years behind. The important thing about music is that when it's good, its good. Tastes like I'm in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn with the greatest mix of hipster and Russians.

AAD Recommends: 84%

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7/25/26

The Strokes

Reality Awaits

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Sometimes I get surprised by bands like this. I remember this happened with Interpol at Lollapalooza, however this is not the case here. I was also really intrigued by the album artwork and was hoping that it would fit into the sounds from this band. I love the cowboy mystique and they disrespected it with this awful autotune. You have to use is sparingly, it's literally on every track. You cannot use autotune that way, it's all I can hear and can't get over it. The rating is only high for the artwork.

AAD Recommends: 2%

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7/23/26

Willow

The Thread

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I am a Willow fan and am not ashamed. IDC about nepotism when content is this good. I honestly thing she's getting better and better. This particular LP just feels more substance, she doesn't feel like she has to go to all the low hanging fruit. Really unique sounds especially in the title track. She's really taking control, paving her own way.

AAD recommends: 77%

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7/19/26

Loathe

A Stranger To You

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This is a complicated album. It's not one where you can just listen 1x through or rather, you shouldn't. Loathe has always been great at putting out projects that speak to a new genre of metal that is more subdued. The single Fortress Down is something that can really keep Loathe on the map for a while. To me, they have always been lurking from the outside and have more recently been breaking through. This LP will certainly help their case. Tastes like when you're at a restaurant and realize that there are many new people there that never used to be. Lets hope they don't sell out, they most certainly haven't on this album.

AAD Recommends: 85%

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7/18/26

Reflections

Crystal Eyes

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Already put off from the fact it's a 47 minute album and please explain this artwork. It's so messy and reminds me of Emmure a bit on their singles and just feels primitive and cheap. Completely unstructured especially in track 4, Unbecoming. Then they slow it down and doesn't try to come out until track 6, Peroxide. It could have done without much of the filler gaps (not just in tracks, but in time). For a band that I've been following for a while, this is extremely disappointing. Tastes like a I'm waiting for my food forever at a restaurant and becoming increasing frustrated with no real payoff at the end.

AAD Recommends: 18%

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7/17/26

Lido Pimienta

Caribenya

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From Barranquilla, but now in Toronto. I thought I listened to her music before, but theres no record of it and I'm sorry it hasn't happened until now. She's trying to breakthrough with the artwork and it does put her in the category of Rosalia. I love music that takes you into the culture, although this doesn't feel as Colombian as I would have expected--and that's fine. It feels more indigenous especially on track 'Hoy Por Ti'. It's a quick 30 minute LP, but hits on everything you could want from a piece. Tastes like a fresh lulo drink.

AAD Recommends: 85%

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7/16/26

The Plot In You

The Plot In You

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You don't get to pull your existing tracks into an album and call it an LP. I hate this about Spotify and bands in general. You get nothing.

AAD Recommends: 0%

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7/13/26

Jack White

Frozen Charlotte

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Rather uninspiring, watered down compared to his his No Name record which was so much more interesting and engaging music. Tastes like a Pepsi with extra extra icy and water.

AAD Recommends: 71%

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7/12/26

Future

The Real Me

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22 tracks and an hour long. My expectations were low, but Future actually surpassed this for me. I don't listen to a lot of rap anymore. One of the best things I've ever heard in rap: "Chase a check, never chase a bitch." I know it's not this album, but it's just kinda ironic that when I would go back to rap it's Future. I really think he deserves to be at the top of the list. Don't let this ranking fool you, it's very high for me. Feels like I'm rich.

AAD Recommends: 76%

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7/11/26

Liturgy

The Paranoiac Miracle / Eternal Void (2005/2006)

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Pretty exhausting after listening to this. You really have to be in the right space to make your way through a Liturgy album. I do love how they are just unapologetic about the way they approach music. IDK what else they could do here, they stand completely alone in their sound. Tastes like I ate the entire sushi boat and am unashamed.

AAD Recommends: 50%

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7/10/26

ZHU

BLACK MIDAS DLXZZZ

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This is always a band thats been recommended to me, but never take that seriously and never actively listen to for whatever reason. It's that Miami beach club, which at times I guess is fine, what I can say is that this at least really well done. The production value is great. Although I don't know much about this type of music or ZHU in general, this feels nice to me so I'm not going to hate on it. Tastes like a $35 cocktail at a beach club.

AAD Recommends: 72%

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7/5/26

Ana Roxanne

Poem 1

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This type of music is really hard to breakthrough. Its super light and slow, which is a nice change of pace for me, personally. I need to slow down and this hit me in the right spot. It's quite captivating. Tastes like a sleepy time bedtime tea.

AAD Recommends: 88%

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7/4/26

Pink Floyd

Wish You Were Here

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This is almost not fair. I added this in after looking and realizing that I haven't written about this album yet in this project even after 10 years. It's one of the best albums of all time, full-stop and obviously something that I've listened to on repeat since I was a teenager. Tastes like when you forget an old toy you used to play with and then it gets rediscovered.

AAD Recommends: 97%

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7/3/26

Muse

The Wow! Signal

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This is significantly better than their previous albums, but does little more than tease the feeling of older Muse. I will say that Matt does still have it. He really gets some opportunities to shine with a few tracks (keyword being few) that makes it sound like the old Muse. They have really moved into this realm of something like Coheed; just spacey weird concepts even from the artwork that reminds me of UFOs. Tastes like a cheap buzz.

AAD Recommends: 59%

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7/2/26

Phase Fatale

Off Desire EP

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Berlin DJ. IDK how I discovered/followed him, but he was on the list of music I follow already. This is exactly what I wanted; high energy, clean, consistent deep bass. It does drop off a considerable amount from track #1, Immobile Symmetry. Tastes like drinking a Belgian beer in a dark bar in Berlin.

AAD Recommends: 77%

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7/1/26

Clothesline From Hell

SLATHER ON THE HONEY

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Another recc from Eli. Reminds me of a Lil Peep with the vocals, but with much more coherence and attention to details. It has a bedroom production feel. Don't let this rating fool you, this is a really impressive LP, it's just not something that I typically listen to, but is really great for a palate cleanse. Tastes like eating from a hipster food truck.

AAD Recommends: 80%