2025 Favorites with Notes
2025 Favorite LPs & EPs
2025 Favorite Singles
2025 Stats
Albums purchased: 213
EPs purchased: 63
Singles purchased: 239
I did not plan on buying this many records this year and in fact it was a bit surprising when I ran the numbers. Just as with last year, digital releases surpassed CD purchases (based on availability, not preference).
Thank you to Peter for recommending me the New Eves record. I might have found it on my own, but always great to have a key recommendation, especially when it becomes my favorite of the year
All “new to me” other than the New Eves this year: Abdomen, Art d'Ecco, Hannah Cohen, Dutch Interior, Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill, Host Family, Hammydown, Heet Deth, Golamb, Guiltless, Index for Working Musik, IRKED, Motorbike, Ninajirachi, PARKiNG, Plasma, Prewn, Replica Watch, The Cords, The Snares, total wife, Water Damage, Winter and Wren
MIT - The Male Idiot Theory is not entirely new, as it's two thirds of the great VISION 3D, but was a pleasant surprise to come across
I never expected there to be another Stereolab record in the world
It only made the honorable mentions below, but “is” made me want to listen to My Morning Jacket again
I know it's not a record, but the Ty Segall Tiny Desk is one of the things I listened to most this year
It's funny to me that the eight song Swans record is basically the same length as the thirty song Jeff Tweedy record
This year I/my wife and I finally got to see Judy & the Jerks, Colleen Green, NIN, Shudder to Think and Neko Case live.
I likely never again get as close to Paul Quattrone's kick drum as I did this year
Releases that came close to making one of the lists:
Added Dimensions / Jane from Preoccupied America
Tunde Adebimpe / Thee Black Boltz
Agriculture / The Spiritual Sound
”Ain't It Nice“ / Madison McFerrin
Alpine Subs / Up With the Geese
Arbor Labor Union / Out To Pasture
”Baby Bird“ / Camp Saint Helene
Camille Baziadoly & The Filthy Honey / Fifteen
”Before (Choir Version)“ / Blonde Redhead
”before i was bleeding“ / PACKS
”Better By Bounds“ / Barbara Manning
”Betty Ford“ / Friendship
Brother Ali / Satisified Soul
Bill Callahan / What a Night!
Caution / Peripheral Vision
Tanika Charles / Reasons to Stay
CHIME OBLIVION / CHIME OBLIVION
Cusp / What I Want Doesn't Want Me Back
Lucrecia Dalt / Rabbit Trap Soundtrack
Deradoorian / Ready for Heaven
”Diamonds And Pearls“ / THEY
”Dumb Love“ / Daniel Romano
”Esperando por Voce“ / Adrian Younge
Franc Moody / Chewing the Fat
Hannah Frances / Nested in Tangles
Neal Francis / Return to Zero
Franz Ferdinand / The Human Fear
Dana Gavanski / Again Again
”Goodbye“ / Cigarettes for Breakfast
Dana Gould / Perfectly Normal
Josh Gondelman / Positive Reinforcement
”Hazel's Song“ / Warm Glow
Justice Hill / Cooler By The Lake
”I Don't Even Know What's Right“ / Beacs
ira glass / joy is no knocking nation
jeanines / How Long Can It Last
Just Mustard / WE WERE JUST HERE
Kinski / Stumbledown Terrace
”limelight“ / Death Parade
”Little Black Dress“ / Francis of Delirium
Living Hour / Internal Drone Infinity
”living inside your head“ / holy springs
”Machine Starts To Sing“ / Porridge Radio
Momma / Welcome to My Blue Sky
”No Laughing, No Crying“ / Watermelon
”Nosebleed“ / Weakened Friends
Case Oates / Last Missouri Exit
Pelican / Flickering Resonance
Pink Breath of Heaven / Colors Make a Sound
Primitive Man / Observance
”Satan (I'm Tired Of You)“ / Black Lips
Say She She / Cut & Rewind
Say Sue Me / Time is Not Yours
”Secret Touch“ / The May Divide
”Seek and Destroy“ / Peel Dream Magazine
Silver Synthetic / Rosalie
Beth Stelling / The Landlord Special
Stress Postions / Human Zoo
Subsonic Eye / Singapore Dreaming
supergloom / Black Violet
”Talkback“ / Robber Robber
Emma-Jean Thackray / Weirdo
The Armed / The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed
The Fascinating Chimera Project / Little Wooden Boat
”think of you“ / NEW YORK
”Time Crisis Too“ / Holy Wave
Traidora / Una Mujer Trans Sin País
”Trax Da Prophet“ / Traxman
Kassi Valazza / From Newman Street
Sharon Van Etten / Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
“UCSOM (Ultra Capitalist State Of Mind)“ / Möney
“While My Machines Gently Weep“ / Death in Vegas
Yoo Doo Right, Population II & Nolan Potter / Yoo II avec Nolan Potter
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