Top 20 Albums of 2025

20. Fishbone "Stockholm Syndrome" (Consigliere)

19. The Lemonheads - "Love Chant" (Fire)

18. Dean Wareham - "That's The Price of Loving Me" (Carpark)

17. Tunde Adebimpe - "Thee Black Boltz" (Sub Pop)

16. high. - "Come Back Down" (Kanine)

15. Water From Your Eyes - "It's a Beautiful Place" (Matador)

14. Japanese Breakfast - "For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)" (Dead Oceans)

13. Scowl - "Are We All Angels" (Dead Oceans)

12. Bob Mould - "Here We Go Crazy" (BMG)

11. The Beths - "Straight Line Was a Lie" (Anti)

10. Alex Williams - "Space Brain" (Lightning Rod)

09. Delivery - "Force Majeure" (Heavenly)

08. Snocaps - "Snocaps" (Anti)

07. Wet Leg - "Moisturizer" (Domino)

06. Die Spitz - "Something To Consume" (Third Man)

05. The Mommyheads - "No Quietus" (self released)

04. Sprints - "All That Is Over" (Sub Pop)

03. Snowmen - "A Kick to the Face" (self released)

02. Superchunk - "Songs in the Key of Yikes (Merge)

01. Deep Sea Diver - "Billboard Heart" (Sub Pop)

Playlist 12.07.2025

Snocaps - "Coast" from Snocaps; Anti

Big Star - "O My Soul" from Radio City; Ardent

The Beths - "No Joy" from Straight Line Was a Lie; Anti

Sprints - "Better" from All That Is Over; Sub Pop

Ratboys - "Anywhere" ; New West

The Mommyheads - "I'm Your Apocalypse" from No Quietus; self released

Phantom Planet - "Big Brat" from Phantom Planet; Sony

Die Spitz - "Riding with My Girls" from Something To Consume; Third Man

Wet Leg - "Davina McCall" from Moisturizer; Domino

The Replacements - "I Will Dare" from Let It Be (Deluxe Edition); Rhino

Bob Mould - "Neanderthal" from Here We Go Crazy; BMG

Sugar - "House of Dead Memories" ; BMG

R.E.M. - "Feeling Gravity's Pull" from Fables of the Reconstruction; I.R.S.

The Lemonheads - "58 Second Song" from Love Chant; Fire

The Lemonheads - "Deep End" from Love Chant; Fire

The Lemonheads - "In The Margin" from Love Chant; Fire

The Lemonheads - "Wild Thing" from Love Chant; Fire

The Lemonheads - "Be-in" from Love Chant; Fire

The Lemonheads - "Cell Phone Blues" from Love Chant; Fire

Living Colour - "Final Solution" from Type [single]; Epic

Living Colour - "Type" from Time's Up; Epic

Superchunk - "Care Less" from Songs in the Key of Yikes; Merge

SNOWMEN - "Goslings" from A Kick to the Face; self released

Guided By Voices - "Phantasmagoric Upstarts" from Thick Rich and Delicious; GBV Inc

Sonic Youth - "Massage The History" from The Eternal; Matador

Playlist 11.23.2025

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - "Nikorette" from Outer South; Merge

Wet Leg - "U and Me at Home" from Moisturizer; Domino

Belly - "Super-Connected" from King; Reprise

The Beths - "No Joy" from Straight Line Was a Lie; Anti

Guided By Voices - "Phantasmagoric Upstarts" from Thick Rich and Delicious; GBV Inc

Die Spitz - "Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry For the Delay)" from Something To Consume; Third Man

The Mommyheads - "I'm Your Apocalypse" from No Quietus; self released

Sprints - "Better" from All That Is Over; Sub Pop

Ratboys - "Anywhere" ; New West

Dinosaur Jr. - "Tarpit" from You're Living All Over Me; SST

Superchunk - "Care Less" from Songs in the Key of Yikes; Merge

Nada Surf - "Enjoy The Silence" from If I Had a Hi-Fi; Mardev

Pixies - "Velouria" from Bossanova; Elektra

The Replacements - "I Will Dare" from Let It Be (Deluxe Edition); Rhino

The Replacements - "Androgynous (Alternate Version)" from Let It Be (Deluxe Edition); Rhino

The Replacements - "20th Century Boy" from Let It Be (Deluxe Edition); Rhino

The Replacements - "Sixteen Blue" from Let It Be (Deluxe Edition); Rhino

The Replacements - "Temptation Eyes" from Let It Be (Deluxe Edition); Rhino

The Replacements - "Unsatisfied" from Let It Be (Deluxe Edition); Rhino

Sugar - "House of Dead Memories" ; BMG

Snocaps - "Coast" from Snocaps; Anti

SNOWMEN - "Goslings" from A Kick To The Face; self released

TV On The Radio - "Wolf Like Me" from Return To Cookie Mountain; Interscope

XTC - "Another Satellite" from Skylarking; Geffen

Sonic Youth - "Madonna, Sean and Me" from EVOL; SST

Playlist 11.16.2025

Wet Leg - "U and Me at Home" from Moisturizer; Domino

The Mommyheads - "I'm Your Apocalypse" from No Quietus; self released

SNOWMEN - "Goslings" from A Kick To The Face; self released

Sprints - "Better" from All That Is Over; Sub Pop

Ratboys - "Anywhere" ; New West

Elliott Smith - "Waltz #2 (xo)" from An Introduction To...Elliott Smith; Universal

LCD Soundsystem - "Call The Police" from Electric Lady Sessions; DFA

Phoebe Bridgers - "Kyoto" from Punisher; Dead Oceans

SUGAR - "House of Dead Memories" ; BMG

Matthew Sweet - "Sick of Myself" from 100% Fun; Zoo

R.E.M. - "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" from Reckoning; I.R.S.

The Mountain Goats - "Cold at Night" from Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan; Merge

The Smiths - "Stop Me if You Think You've Heard This One Before" from Strangeways, Here We Come; Sire

SNOCAPS - "Coast" from Snocaps; Anti

SNOCAPS - "Heathcliff" from Snocaps; Anti

SNOCAPS - "Wasteland" from Snocaps; Anti

SNOCAPS - "Brand New City" from Snocaps; Anti

SNOCAPS - "Hide" from Snocaps; Anti

SNOCAPS - "Cherry Hard Candy" from Snocaps; Anti

Die Spitz - "Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry For the Delay)" from Something To Consume; Third Man

The Beths - "No Joy" from Straight Line Was a Lie; Anti

Superchunk - "Care Less" from Songs in the Key of Yikes; Merge

Frank Black - "Los Angeles" from Frank Black; Elektra

Thurston Moore - "Aphrodite" from Rock N Roll Consciousness; Ecstatic Peace

Sonic Youth - "Antenna" from The Eternal; Matador

Playlist 11.09.2025

The Mountain Goats - "Cold at Night" from Through the Fire Across from Peter Balkan; Merge

Liz Phair - "Polyester Bride" from Whitechocolatespaceegg; Capitol

Big Thief - "Los Angeles" from Double Infinity; 4AD

The Mommyheads - "I'm Your Apocalypse" from No Quietus; self released

SNOCAPS - "Coast" from Snocaps; Anti

R.E.M. - "Ignoreland" from Automatic For the People; Warner Bros

Neko Case - "Wreck" from Neon Grey Midnight Green; Anti

Superchunk - "No Hope" from Songs In the Key of Yikes; Merge

Wet Leg - "U and Me at Home" from Moisturizer; Domino

Nada Surf - "New Propeller: from Moon Mirror; New West

The Faint - "I Disappear" from Capsule: 1999-2016; Saddle Creek

Weird Nightmare - "Forever Elsewhere" ; Sub Pop

The Beths - "Straight Line Was a Lie" from Straight Line Was A Lie; Anti

The Beths - "Mosquitos" from Straight Line Was A Lie; Anti

The Beths - "No Joy" from Straight Line Was A Lie; Anti

The Beths - "Metal" from Straight Line Was A Lie; Anti

The Beths - "Mother, Pray For Me" from Straight Line Was A Lie; Anti

Sugar - "House of Dead Memories" ; BMG

Die Spitz - "Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry For the Delay)" from Something To Consume; Third Man

Sprints - "Better" from All That Is Over; Sub Pop

Overwhelming Colorfast - "Every Saturday" from Two Words; Relativity

Jane's Addiction - "Classic Girl" from Ritual de lo Habitual; Warner Bros

Sonic Youth - "Mote" from Goo; DGC

Playlist 11.02.2025

Die Spitz - "Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry for the Delay)" from Something To Consume; Third Man

Superchunk - "No Hope" from Songs in the Key of Yikes; Merge

Big Thief - "Los Angeles" from Double Infinity; 4AD

The Mommyheads - "I'm Your Apocalypse" from No Quietus; self released

The Faint - "I Disappear" from Capsule: 1999-2016; Saddle Creek

X - "Unheard Music" from Los Angeles; Slash

The Raveonettes - "Heart of Stone" from In and Out of Control; Raveonettes Ltd

Sugar - "House of Dead Memories" ; BMG

Spoon - "Rent I Pay" from They Want My Soul; Matador

Pavement - "Major Leagues" from Terror Twilight; Matador

The Good Life - "Lovers Need Lawyers" from Album of the Year; Saddle Creek

Luna - "23 Minutes in Brussels" from Penthouse; Elektra

Neko Case - "Destination" from Neon Grey Midnight Green; Anti

Neko Case - "Tomboy Gold" from Neon Grey Midnight Green; Anti

Neko Case - "Wreck" from Neon Grey Midnight Green; Anti

Neko Case - "Winchester Mansion of Sound" from Neon Grey Midnight Green; Anti

Neko Case - "An Ice Age" from Neon Grey Midnight Green; Anti

Pixies - "Motorway To Roswell" from Trompe Le Monde; Elektra

Weird Nightmare - "Forever Elsewhere" ; Sub Pop

The Beths - "Metal" from Straight Line Was a Lie; Anti

Wet Leg - "U and Me at Home" from moisturizer; Domino

Sprints - "Better" from All That Is Over; Sub Pop

The Mountain Goats - "Cold at Night" ; Merge

Sonic Youth - "Theresa's Sound World" from Dirty; DGC

Playlist 10.19.2025

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "Accidents Will Happen" from Armed Forces; Rykodisc

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "Pump It Up" from This Year's Model; Rykodisc

Sprints - "Descartes" from All That Is Over; Sub Pop

Dinosaur Jr. - "Lost All Day" from Give a Glimpse of What You're Not; Jagjaguwar

Superchunk - "Bruised Lung (feat. Rosali)" from Songs in the Key of Yikes; Merge

Wet Leg - "Don't Speak" from moisturizer; Domino

fIREHOSE - "Sometimes" from If'n; SST

Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box (live)" from From the Muddy Banks of the Wishka; DGC

The Mommyheads - "I'm Your Apocalypse" from No Quietus; self released

The Mommyheads - "Jaded" from The Mommyheads; Geffen

Alvvays - "Easy On Your Own?" from Blue Rev; polyvinyl

The Faint - "Paranoiattack" from Capsule: 1999-2016; Saddle Creek

Sugar - "House of Dead Memories" ; BMG

Sugar - "Gift" from File Under: Easy Listening; Rykodisc

Sugar - "Changes" from Copper Blue; Rykodisc

Sugar - "What You Want It To Be" from File Under: Easy Listening; Rykodisc

Sugar - "If I Can't Change Your Mind" from Copper Blue; Rykodisc

The Mountain Goats - "Cold At Night" ; Merge

Weird Nightmare - "Forever Elsewhere" ; Sub Pop

Die Spitz - "Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry for the Delay)" from Something To Consume; Third Man

The Beths - "Straight Line Was a Lie" from Straight Line Was a Lie; Anti

The New Pornographers - "The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism" from Mass Romantic; Mint

Big Thief - "Words" from Double Infinity; 4AD

Dean Wareham - "Yesterday's Hero" from That's the Price of Loving Me; Carpark

Sonic Youth - "Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)" from NYC Ghosts & Flowers; Geffen