Favorite music of 2025
My favorite albums:
West Texas Degenerate by Treaty Oak Revival - really fantastic combination of country rock and emo I really haven’t heard executed in that way before
The Price of Admission by Turnpike Troubadours - probably the best songwriting I’ve seen the whole year from one of my favorite bands ever
Breach by Twenty One Pilots - another one of my favorite artists of all time but this is some of their best material ever and an honest to god rock album which is what I’ve been looking for from them for years
No One Was Driving the Car by La Dispute - the very best emo band of all time and this is another near perfect album from them
Favorite songs:
Smoke & Embers by Waylon Wyatt
River Washed Hair by Zach Bryan
A Song For You by Zach Bryan
City Walls by Twenty One Pilots
Heaven Passing Through by Turnpike Troubadours
Both of Charley Crockett's album releases this year have been really good, as well.
Haven’t really followed Southall since they changed their name but I do always love acoustic sessions so I’ll check it out
Best album: Karol G - Tropicoqueta
Best song: Karol G - Latina Foreva. Surprisingly, very catchy.
Notable mention: Doechii - Denial Is a River”
Biggest flop: Sabrina Carpenter - Man’s Best Friend. I've founded very overrated.
LGSEO - clipse,
magic, alive! - McKinley Dixon,
the new billy woods album
Afredo 2 - Freddie gibbs and the alchemist
the mocking stars - LAUSSE THE CAT
Egotrip - john Michael and Anthony James
Redviel - sankofa
God does like ugly - JID
All phenomenal albums