Top 10 Albums of 2025

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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,735
    Do people like Wednesday the first time they hear them or not until they read the pitchfork articles?
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,813
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Do people like Wednesday the first time they hear them or not until they read the pitchfork articles?
    I saw them live first and liked them but their albums just don't click for me 
  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,960
    Here are my top albums of 2025:
    Jason Isbell-Foxes in the Snow
    Geese-Getting Killed
    Cataldo-Two Way Mirror
    Sean McConnell-Skin
    Steve Gunn-Daylight Daylight
    Dijon-Baby
    Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band-New Threats From The Soul
    SML-How You Been
    Jeff Tweedy-Twilight Override
    Clipse-Let God Sort ‘Em Out

    Some albums that I need to spend more time with:
    -Mars Volta
    -Mogwai
    -Panda Bear
    -John Butler
    -Flock of Dimes
    -Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,732
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Do people like Wednesday the first time they hear them or not until they read the pitchfork articles?
    Liked them live and love Rat Saw God and Bleeds. I never read pitchfork. I came to them through the Drive By Truckers.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,163
    Juliana Hatfield:  Lightning might Strike 

    That's it for me.  Just one.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,134
    Here's mine:

    1. Galactic & Irma Thomas - Audience with the Queen
    2. S.G. Goodman - Planting By the Signs
    3. Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow
    4. My Morning Jacket - Is
    5. The Lumineers - Automatic 
    6. The Head and the Heart - Aperture 
    7. Ben Nichols - In the Heart of the Mountain 
    8. Deftones - Private Music 
    9. Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman
    10. Steve Kelly - Here's the thing 
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  • JesseMcK
    JesseMcK Maine Posts: 69
    Couldn't narrow it down past 11 (this list goes to 11). In no order

    Geese - Getting Killed
    Ezra Furman - Goodbye Small Head
    twisted teens - twisted teens
    Upchuck - I'm Nice Now
    Skinhead - It's A Beautiful Day, What A Beautiful Day
    Wet Leg - moisturizer
    Do Crime - Caught Up
    Laura Stevenson - Late Great
    Water From Your Eyes - It's a Beautiful Place
    Ada Lea - when i paint my masterpiece
    Murder By Death - Egg and Dart
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,914
    I just heard the new Craig Finn album. It’s really good and would probably have made my Top 10 if I’d heard it in the right year!
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • rw160510
    rw160510 Posts: 1,105
    I would say the same about the Daniel Avery LP released in October. Only heard it a couple of weeks ago but it is in solid rotation right now for me.
  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,960
    Westerman’s album called A Jackals Wedding is in my rotation now. Guess it came out at the start of November. Picked the cd up for $13. 

    Very cool stuff. Probably would have made my top 10. 
  • ekwipt
    ekwipt Vancouver Posts: 1,184
    JesseMcK said:
    Couldn't narrow it down past 11 (this list goes to 11). In no order

    Geese - Getting Killed
    Ezra Furman - Goodbye Small Head
    twisted teens - twisted teens
    Upchuck - I'm Nice Now
    Skinhead - It's A Beautiful Day, What A Beautiful Day
    Wet Leg - moisturizer
    Do Crime - Caught Up
    Laura Stevenson - Late Great
    Water From Your Eyes - It's a Beautiful Place
    Ada Lea - when i paint my masterpiece
    Murder By Death - Egg and Dart
    Completely forgot to check out the new Laura Stevenson this year. Thanks for the reminder! Great stuff as always. 
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,059
    Discovering records my radar missed is a favorite thing about these lists. Two of those, Getting Killed by Geese and Snocaps by Snocaps, have been on heavy rotation. Thanks for the solid recommendations :sunglasses:

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