Writers’ Favorite Releases of 2025
2025 was a year that saw immense change in all areas throughout the world, but
Month: December 2025
EP: Flo Lines – The only thing left is everything
This EP is an expanded cassette reissue of what was originally a single. With exclusively
Single: Keyside – Rock My Love
The new Keyside tune is quintessential Keyside. Jangly guitars, a jaunty rhythm, a thick Scouse
Single: Mannequin Flowers – Collision Course
A song about repressed, unspoken feelings between friends, Collision Course is an epic, widescreen voyage
Single: Sweet Unrest – Sometimes
The newest single from Sweet Unrest catches them in a surprisingly delicate, plaintive mood. Well,
Single: Lloyd. – Mania
After a reinvention and a new sonic direction, Lloyd Garrett (former hyperpop artist Voidie) has
Album: SHAGGO – Chores
It is a shame that we are only getting to covering SHAGGO now, since the
Single: Chasing Dolls – Cobweb
After playing live for 3 years and building an enthusiastic following, Bristol-based band Chasing Dolls
Single: s a u e r – Cold Call
s a u e r’s Bandcamp profile reads “\\ professional sad girl tries to broaden
Single: Great Horned Owl – Dust of Life
The new single from veteran Portland, Oregon singer/songwriter Great Horned Owl – the artistic pseudonym
Single: MAXWELLTHEBAND – BOTHER
“I can’t write a song, so why even bother?” Thus goes the ending refrain of
EP: Boxwell – In Circles
Intro In Circles searches for beauty in the mundane. The five-piece work consists of Boxwell
Album: Griefeater – Worn
Griefeater is a Chicago four-piece whose sound sits in a space shaped by shoegaze, emo,
Album: Scarlet Street – NO ALTERNATIVE
Scarlett Street is a four-piece from Cincinnati, Ohio, working within alternative rock while pulling in
Singles: LIT. MAJOR – E.A.S. & Organic Panic & Small Boat
Lit Major is the project of Remy Josef (he/him), a queer CT-based artist who has
Single: lifelink – Eventually
Eventually is the newest single by nugaze/grunge band lifelink, a loud, fuzzy blast of emotion
Album: Stinkus – I love you, trackstar
“I love you, trackstar,” an album by the artist Stinkus, is a journey that takes
Album: souvenir – reservoir
Japanese three-piece souvenir keeps quite a low profile online. I found it hard to find
EP: Frog Fortress – Bird Watching Music
I did some digging to discover a little more about the identity of the artist
Single: Midnight Swimmers – Storm
Having been my favourite genre of music since forever, Midnight Swimmers are a refreshing take