{"id":674205,"date":"2025-06-10T09:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T09:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:10:13","slug":"the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The best albums of 2025 so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2539b0e1a9c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#aya_hexed\" >aya: hexed!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#billy_woods_Golliwog\" >billy woods: Golliwog<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Cameron_Winter_Heavy_Metal\" >Cameron Winter: Heavy Metal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#DJ_Python_i_was_put_on_this_earth\" >DJ Python: i was put on this earth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Eiko_Ishibashi_Antigone\" >Eiko Ishibashi: Antigone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Erika_de_Casier_Lifetime\" >Erika de Casier: Lifetime<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Feng_What_The_Feng\" >Feng: What The Feng<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#FKA_twigs_Eusexua\" >FKA twigs: Eusexua<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Horsegirl_Phonetics_On_And_On\" >Horsegirl: Phonetics On And On<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Ichiko_Aoba_Luminescent_Creatures\" >Ichiko Aoba: Luminescent Creatures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Lady_Gaga_MAYHEM\" >Lady Gaga: MAYHEM<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#lil2posh_Fiesta_Boy\" >lil2posh: Fiesta Boy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Lucy_Liyou_Every_Video_Without_Your_Face_Every_Sound_Without_Your_Name\" >Lucy Liyou: Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Maria_Somerville_Luster\" >Maria Somerville: Luster<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Momma_Welcome_to_my_Blue_Sky\" >Momma: Welcome to my Blue Sky<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Oklou_Choke_Enough\" >Oklou: Choke Enough<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#PinkPantheress_Fancy_That\" >PinkPantheress: Fancy That<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Playboi_Carti_MUSIC\" >Playboi Carti: MUSIC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Richard_Dawson_End_of_the_Middle\" >Richard Dawson: End of the Middle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Rio_Da_Young_OG_RIO_FREE_Something_Happen\" >Rio Da Young OG: RIO FREE (Something Happen)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#Smerz_Big_city_life\" >Smerz: Big city life<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#These_New_Puritans_Crooked_Wing\" >These New Puritans: Crooked Wing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#yeule_Evangelic_Girl_is_a_Gun\" >yeule: Evangelic Girl is a Gun<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-2\/#YHWH_Nailgun_45_Pounds\" >YHWH Nailgun: 45 Pounds<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<style>\n<p> article.custom .custom-title, article.custom .custom-media 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1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/SABRINAKAUNE_THEFADER_BESTALBS25_dnhuzm\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      art by Sabrina Kaune<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_share_buttons_top \" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"new_socials_bottom\" class=\"new_socials_footer  \">\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Facebook-747312c39722d47504a80f02500b8d4ad2e36acf922bad1c83799db1bc77f605.png\"><br \/>\n      <!-- <span>Share<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target='\"new\"' 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So far, 2025 has been monumental for debuts and rebirths: the decisive first records from new indie rock prince Cameron Winter, U.K. r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er Feng, and dissonant rockers YHWH Nailgun; and career-defining moments from Lady Gaga, Erika de Casier, and FKA twigs. But, the vast majority of projects on this list are just great records from great artists who are just getting better year after year. Ahead, see all the records that have stuck out to us this year so far, setting the bar for the months to come.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271306\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"aya_hexed\"><\/span>\n        aya: <i>hexed!<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/aya-hexed_upgfza\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>What if the witches of <i>Macbeth<\/i> were just misunderstood ravers who were really into Ministry and on the verge of a breakdown to end all breakdowns? The second album from London\u2019s aya gives that answer, but also leaves us with many questions. That\u2019s thanks to its strange alchemy of sounds pressed together with the calamitous urgency of shearing tectonic plates, sending jungle, nu-metal, techno, and spoken word falling into its endless abyss. \u2014<i>Jordan Darville<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1hNGdfhOWtdbUoFOZ1Sc6J?si=A5R4fu_VRDOp1YruykFp9Q\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/hexed\/1791674346\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/aya-yco.bandcamp.com\/album\/hexed\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271308\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"billy_woods_Golliwog\"><\/span>\n        billy woods: <i>Golliwog<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/billy_woods-golliwog_tnyowq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Inspired by horror films and an unfinished short story woods wrote as a child, <i>Golliwog<\/i> is another classic work from one of rap\u2019s great modern masters. A triumph of existential terror and tragedy, it\u2019s a grim listen, but it\u2019s hard to come away from <i>Golliwog<\/i> not feeling like woods has articulated something previously beyond your scope of language. \u2014<i>JD<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6YjoANrjcsf17p1OmWESfo?si=lMORMZpuQFCO40OTltJr-g\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/golliwog\/1793411266\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/billywoods.bandcamp.com\/album\/golliwog\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271309\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cameron_Winter_Heavy_Metal\"><\/span>\n        Cameron Winter: <i>Heavy Metal<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/cameron-winter-heavy-metal_lcdiwj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Released in December, <i>Heavy Metal<\/i> is too good to fall between the cracks of \u201cbest of\u201d eligibility periods. The solo debut of Geese frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mrcameron_winter\/?hl=en\">Cameron Winter<\/a> is cryptic, funny, heartfelt, ironic, and always deeply moving. With just a piano and his powerfully cracked voice, Winter writes songs that get existential about religion (\u201c$0\u201d) and accurately nail feeling like a piece of shit (\u201cDrinking Age\u201d). After a recent London show I heard someone call him \u201cthe new Bob Dylan&#8221; \u2014 but what stands out, from the voice to the unique point of view, is how everything Winter does so well comes exclusively from himself. \u2014<i>David Renshaw<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7mOrnQqDad3RgYQsJGaaqk?si=WwrfGGAzQKaOqAxJar7UqA\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/heavy-metal\/1766984761\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/cameronwinter.bandcamp.com\/album\/heavy-metal\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271310\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DJ_Python_i_was_put_on_this_earth\"><\/span>\n        DJ Python: <i>i was put on this earth<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/dj-python-i-was-put-on-this-earth_e3tqky\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dj__python\/?hl=en\">DJ Python<\/a> puts his voice at the forefront of this delicately sculpted EP, swapping out his trademark \u201cdeep reggaeton\u201d club-orientated music for a gloomier but equally tactile sound touching on shoegaze and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>-hop. The diaphanous \u201cMarry Me Maia\u201d establishes the languid tone early, a heavy sigh of a song cloaked in a delicate layer of ambient synths. Even at its heaviest, as on the deconstructed U.K. rap track \u201cDai Buki,\u201d <i>i was put on this earth<\/i> holds a perfectly hypnotic gaze. \u2014<i>DR<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2YJy7QdSYUTzK80jfnkN8T?si=4J2ZMbFxTrGSqcSP941YOA\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/i-was-put-on-this-earth-ep\/1792265352\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/djpythonnyc.bandcamp.com\/album\/i-was-put-on-this-earth\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271311\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eiko_Ishibashi_Antigone\"><\/span>\n        Eiko Ishibashi: <i>Antigone<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/eiko-ishibashi-antigone_de6agb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cAshes fall in August \/ In October, the blood shines,\u201d Eiko Ishibashi sings in Japanese near the end of \u201cOctober,\u201d the opening track of <i>Antigone<\/i>. Her new album is named for a tragic Sophocles heroine, sentenced to be buried alive after attempting to give her brother a proper burial against the orders of the king. It&#8217;s also an unflinching look at the end of the world. Still, it\u2019s not a hopeless record. As the apocalypse crashes around Ishibashi in slow motion, her voice glows strong and bright, emitting a light that couldn\u2019t survive if she\u2019d really given up. \u2014<i>Raphael Helfand<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2G9x4lIqKywDAywaIJPsQm?si=7NltYdW7RieKwaaeFwe32A\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/antigone\/1786650157\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/eikoishibashi.bandcamp.com\/album\/antigone\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271312\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Erika_de_Casier_Lifetime\"><\/span>\n        Erika de Casier: <i>Lifetime<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/erika-de-casier-lifetime_deqz2t\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Written and produced solely by herself (and released on her own label), <i>Lifetime<\/i> is a hard reset for Erika de Casier. Not really in vibes \u2014 like her previous works <i>Lifetime<\/i> mines the past for inspiration, this time \u201890s trip-hop and liquidy R&amp;B \u2014 but in focus. 2024\u2019s <i>Still<\/i> was ambitious but felt scattered in vision. <i>Lifetime<\/i>, meanwhile, is locked in as one tight, stylish package of music that\u2019s all working toward a singular, sublime goal. There are flashes of Sade, Janet, and Madonna in its 11 sepia-tinted songs, but after this album, de Casier deserves to be known as her own sound\u2019s originator. \u2014<i>Steffanee Wang<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5FheaW3Id8fdXnezRcgQ6Z?si=_F544nI-QCKG1dYXkHQ1Lw\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/lifetime\/1810025525\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/erikadecasier.bandcamp.com\/album\/lifetime\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271313\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Feng_What_The_Feng\"><\/span>\n        Feng: <i>What The Feng<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/feng-what-the-feng_us94rp\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><i>What the Feng<\/i>, the debut album of 19-year-old rapper <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fengeveryday\/?hl=en\">Feng<\/a> is 10 songs that alternately soar and tremble as he walks us through his life philosophies and offers words of carefree encouragement. The Croydon, England, MC\u2019s exhortations to \u201cbe nice\u201d and \u201chave fun\u201d are simplistic, sure, but songs like \u201cMum im an artist\u201d and \u201cSoul 2 soul\u201d are so open-hearted you can\u2019t help but agree. Sometimes life really can be as straightforward as \u201cdon\u2019t be afraid of what comes next \/ just do your best.\u201d \u2014<i>Vivian Medithi<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5asi6xhIro5qMzaEojet0l?si=2PLzetqZTZ2XKRjo5jiYfA\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/what-the-feng\/1795899826\">Apple Music<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271314\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FKA_twigs_Eusexua\"><\/span>\n        FKA twigs: <i>Eusexua<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/fka-twigs-eusexua_pmc6ls\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Popping a molly and \u201cfinding yourself\u201d at a rave is a trope that doesn\u2019t need to birth any more art but I\u2019ll make an exception for FKA twigs\u2019s <i>Eusexua<\/i>. Inspired by her own awakenings after going to a warehouse party in Prague, the record unintentionally solved a personal frustration of mine that had been building: her increasingly esoteric music. <i>Eusexua<\/i>\u2019s themes of personal emancipation collide with twigs\u2019 embrace of the most unencumbered, pleasure-seeking music of her career. \u201cI\u2019m tired of messing my life up with overcomplicated moments,\u201d she sings on \u201cSticky.\u201d As in her life, twigs has found something that serves her art better. \u2014<i>SW<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3o1TOhMkU5FFMSJMDhXfdF?si=G59edO9pQ-eC22Pz_F3pzQ\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/eusexua\/1767658574\">Apple Music<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271315\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Horsegirl_Phonetics_On_And_On\"><\/span>\n        Horsegirl: <i>Phonetics On And On<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/horsegirl-phonetics-on-and-on_kipxa0\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Whereas Chicago trio Horsegirl embodied the scuzzy post-punk and no wave of idols Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo on their debut <i>Vision of Modern Performance<\/i>, their sophomore record, <i>Phonetics On and On<\/i>, was a chance to reflect on the growing pains of their post-teenage years: going to college in New York City, and dipping their toes in adulthood. Trading noisy guitars for charming, twee-pop that would fit on the soundtrack of <i>Juno<\/i> or <i>(500) Days of Summer<\/i>, Horsegirl\u2019s more stripped-back and thoughtful musings are where they are at their loudest. \u2014<i>Cady Siregar<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7C51cbjlLSILLTMVnxbrOc?si=gAwyhcphRvGAEKc_HRDbNg\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/phonetics-on-and-on\/1775962947\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/thisishorsegirl.bandcamp.com\/album\/phonetics-on-and-on\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271316\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ichiko_Aoba_Luminescent_Creatures\"><\/span>\n        Ichiko Aoba: <i>Luminescent Creatures<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures_oujwnu\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>On <i>Luminescent Creatures<\/i>, Ichiko Aoba sings of dissolved demarcations between life and death, light and dark, angels and demons, earth and sea and sky. The record contains some of the most beautiful songs I\u2019ve heard, orchestral pop arrangements that blossom with the sound of Aoba\u2019s angelic voice. Driven by the desire to demonstrate the shared experiences of all living creatures, from humans to plankton, Aoba created a masterpiece that glows as bright as the creatures who inspired it. \u2014<i>RH<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5HT3Ygm47fCCNs9AhqzzvS?si=OGpJ5BFQRka7nwahxVl-sg\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/luminescent-creatures\/1777069509\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/ichikoaoba.bandcamp.com\/album\/luminescent-creatures-2\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271317\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lady_Gaga_MAYHEM\"><\/span>\n        Lady Gaga: <i>MAYHEM<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lady-gaga-mayhem_sicwoh\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Every song on this album hits and is Gaga at maximum power: She\u2019s seething on \u201cPerfect Celebrity,\u201d infatuated on \u201cBlade of Grass,\u201d disgustingly cool on \u201cKillah.\u201d When I got the chance to speak with her earlier this year, she said making the record was the most confident she\u2019s felt in her entire career. That\u2019s evident in the music which was influenced heavily by greats like Prince, Michael Jackson, and David Bowie but positions Gaga not as an acolyte but peer. \u2014<i>SW<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2MHUaRi9OCyTN02SoyRRBJ?si=ilE-9F3qRhOg1HpDlWfWHw\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/mayhem\/1792666546\">Apple Music<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271318\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"lil2posh_Fiesta_Boy\"><\/span>\n        lil2posh: <i>Fiesta Boy<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lil2posh-fiesta-boy_mhnvni\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Back in April, I watched <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lil2posh\/?hl=en\">lil2posh<\/a> swan across a crowded stage at Reggies in Chicago, half-performing the hits of his new tape <i>Fiesta Boy<\/i>. A friend who tagged along was aghast, but it made perfect sense to me: the Chicago native\u2019s bop-inflected music, heavily indebted to local icons Sicko Mobb, prioritizes glamorous style over substance. Of course, his tunes reward closer listening too; from the hushed cascade of \u201cshow \u2026\u201d to the grandiose sweep of \u201c100 dollar autograph \u2026\u201d posh\u2019s \u201cHannah Montana swag\u201d cuts through clear and bright. \u2014<i>VM<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6UViUF0lVbo0p11RwC49FQ?si=mU5Tp_-yRJSWCYUEqs6R9Q\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/fiesta-boy\/1806305130\">Apple Music<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271319\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lucy_Liyou_Every_Video_Without_Your_Face_Every_Sound_Without_Your_Name\"><\/span>\n        Lucy Liyou: <i>Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/lucy-liyou-every-video-without-your-face_ocyo31\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>For most of her career Lucy Liyou thrived on experimental ambiguity. The songs of <i>Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name<\/i> are still complex messages suspended in baths of subtext, but their medium is the pop ballad. Unsurprisingly, Liyou\u2019s interpretation of \u201cpop\u201d differs from most, but the lion\u2019s share of these tracks reverberate with unmistakable melodrama. Many are about breakups, but they\u2019re not traditional breakup songs. They\u2019re fractured vessels, overflowing with love that endures even when it\u2019s unrequited. \u2014<i>RH<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3s6GMP67mLZlCwMbLy5q4r?si=k2CMmXg6QzuXyVfpE7Qg5w\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/lucyliyou.bandcamp.com\/album\/every-video-without-your-face-every-sound-without-your-name\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271320\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maria_Somerville_Luster\"><\/span>\n        Maria Somerville: <i>Luster<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/maria-somerville-luster_qros3l\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Made after a long-desired return to Somerville\u2019s birthplace of Connemara, <i>Luster<\/i> finds the Irish dream-pop artist at ease, if not exactly at peace. \u201cToo many stories, what I am, what I&#8217;m not,\u201d she sighs on \u201cProjections\u201d as waves of guitar and Northern Lights-colored synths float around her. From the gothy \u201cViolet\u201d to avant-garde harmonizations of \u201cFlutter,\u201d <i>Luster<\/i> is an enchanting tribute to the endless search. \u2014<i>JD<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6vRCwr31pNFnURP8mj53KP?si=nBdHo8a6R5aySEEXQBigiw\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/luster\/1792324753\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/mariasomerville.bandcamp.com\/album\/luster\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271321\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Momma_Welcome_to_my_Blue_Sky\"><\/span>\n        Momma: <i>Welcome to my Blue Sky<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/momma-welcome-to-my-blue-sky_ezkfze\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>True friendship is when you and your best friend break up with your long-term partners at the same time and commiserate about it in the back of a tour van, writing the best songs of your lives \u2014 a.k.a. the real story behind Momma\u2019s <i>Welcome To My Blue Sky<\/i>. \u201cI Want You (Fever)\u201d is a dream-pop banger that embraces desire when you\u2019re already taken, and is a celebration of the unabashed recklessness your twenties are made for. \u201cStay All Summer\u201d and \u201cNew Friend\u201d eye the possibilities of an unknown future instead of a shackled present you no longer want. \u2014<i>CS<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6BMB400fh0wby5BM8VOTEY?si=VBO2VZFeQAWkyKUobk3aGg\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/welcome-to-my-blue-sky\/1769090954\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/mommaband.bandcamp.com\/album\/welcome-to-my-blue-sky\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271322\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Oklou_Choke_Enough\"><\/span>\n        Oklou: <i>Choke Enough<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/oklou-choke-enough_n1jlvy\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>French musician Marylou Mayniel\u2019s latest album sits at the intersection of icy club aesthetics and rigorous classical training, the same place artists like Caroline Polachek and FKA twigs call home. Flickering synths wash in and out of songs like \u201cobvious\u201d and \u201cict,\u201d on which Mayniel conjures a palpable sense of freedom with a line as simple as \u201cStrawberry dancer, vanilla summer.\u201d Guests Bladee and underscores join at uptempo moments, especially the latter on \u201charvest sky\u201d which stands out like a flickering neon light on a crisp winter night. \u2014<i>DR<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/58PwJKq5KH2MjVt2Ih4nEt?si=g65wGR5bQcKs497i9A7qaA\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/choke-enough\/1779808073\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/oklou.bandcamp.com\/album\/choke-enough\">Bandcamp<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271323\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PinkPantheress_Fancy_That\"><\/span>\n        PinkPantheress: <i>Fancy That<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/pinkpantheress-fancy-that_fhmgvj\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>I can\u2019t even be mad that PinkPantheress\u2019 latest album ends at a trim 20 minutes. Compared to the micro songs she was releasing just a few years ago (that still punched above their weight), the U.K. producer and singer has jumped levels at stuffing more of everything into her bite-sized bricolage club music: samples (from Basement Jaxx to Jessica Simpson), textures (the dirty alarms on \u201cStateside\u201d), and flirty PinkPantheress-isms (\u201cMy name is Pink and it\u2019s really nice to meet you\u201d). The Gen Z tastemaker can be imitated but never beat. \u2014<i>SW<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3o81FH5FTYVtoBQOZr3T7y?si=1zsm9hDiQhWjtWQLJVGxUg\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/fancy-that\/1806614239\">Apple Music<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271324\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Playboi_Carti_MUSIC\"><\/span>\n        Playboi Carti: <i>MUSIC<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/playboi-carti-music_tnd1qb\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Lately I\u2019ve been thinking about <i>MUSIC<\/i> as a cipher for the American Dream, a clout-juiced meritocracy where the winners swallow their idols whole, shit money, and become teflon with every new allegation. Each Swamp Izzo tag and CardoGotWings snare roll seem to hit harder than the last, cracking across the eardrum like a firework or a gunshot. \u2014<i>VM<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0fSfkmx0tdPqFYkJuNX74a?si=6LDiX3OPStS73BGT0Pkpig\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/music-sorry-4-da-wait\/1804427542\">Apple Music<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271325\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Richard_Dawson_End_of_the_Middle\"><\/span>\n        Richard Dawson: <i>End of the Middle<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/richard-dawson-end-of-the-middle_jetbvq\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><i>End of the Middle<\/i> is full of family scenes, constantly time traveling between generations, learning what\u2019s changed and what hasn\u2019t through simple juxtaposition. On \u201cRemovals Van,\u201d we hear about the narrator and his brother\u2019s shared childhood climbing trees outside a house that \u201cbacked right onto the old tramway.\u201d Then, suddenly, everything in the house is ready to be moved, and Dawson and his partner are \u201chaving a curry on crossed legs, surrounded by boxes,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>ing drunken selfies to relatives. \u2014<i>RH<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1JzuX5abMNgLKPw1POeo1r?si=IwyaLpAdT8e2eb2xkUkSdg\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/end-of-the-middle\/1772112135\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/richardmichaeldawson.bandcamp.com\/album\/end-of-the-middle\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271326\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rio_Da_Young_OG_RIO_FREE_Something_Happen\"><\/span>\n        Rio Da Young OG: <i>RIO FREE (Something Happen)<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rio-da-young-og-rio-free-something-happen_gziye1\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Glass pints of Actavis going for $2,500, $10,000. A 9-year-old killing a rabbit. A green Brabus pulling off slow as shit, \u201clike a crab moving.\u201d Vivid images tumble acrobatically out of Rio Da Yung OG&#8217;s mouth like contortionists crammed in a clown car. Following a 44-month stint in federal prison, the Flint rapper\u2019s punchline flow has coiled into something more painterly, and his penchant for outrageous bars is balanced by unpolished glimpses of a traumatized psyche. \u2014<i>VM<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7AjqeviBfyH4re7CWXuvtE?si=wqQ0AzBKQxm0v27hajQP8g\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/rio-free-something-happen\/1794242958\">Apple Music<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271327\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smerz_Big_city_life\"><\/span>\n        Smerz: <i>Big city life<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz-big-city-life_huazco\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>This is flirty, eclectic pop about living life in the big city as young women about town, trading secrets about disappointing Tinder dates and the endless supply of losers in the dating world. The album\u2019s best song, \u201cYou got time and I got money,\u201d is a jazzy track dedicated to the rush of being in love and how it\u2019s the everyday details that really make life worth living: \u201cI like these clean t-shirts on you.\u201d It\u2019s hard not to blush when Smerz asks, \u201cBaby, can I see you naked? Even though I love how you dress.\u201d Send this album to a person you\u2019re crushing on. \u2014<i>CS<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6C14WjZp4TYn9AXkhdx5Qd?si=BzmJ6h97RsW5t2lj7HsK2g\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/big-city-life\/1802661282\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/smerzforyou.bandcamp.com\/album\/big-city-life\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271328\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"These_New_Puritans_Crooked_Wing\"><\/span>\n        These New Puritans: <i>Crooked Wing<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/these-new-puritans-crooked-wing_mid99r\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Soon after the release of <i>Crooked Wing<\/i>, Jack Barnett, who\u2019s one half of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thesenewpuritans\/?hl=en\">These New Puritans<\/a> with his brother George, was handed a small revelation. \u201cSomeone said to me that it\u2019s a love song to decay,\u201d he wrote on Instagram. That feels right. Perhaps the clich\u00e9 about how energy never dies is apt here: On <i>Crooked Wing<\/i>, These New Puritans shed almost all of their pop-leaning instincts in favor of a suite of borderline liturgical compositions grown in the fertile banks of their own River Styx, full of searching pilgrims and ambiguous omens. \u2014<i>JD<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1P3rILuVtbxpBG4hKuGtpB?si=LDCeJ8ZPSMSrISxfWJfpIg\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/crooked-wing\/1795082574\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/thesenewpuritans.bandcamp.com\/album\/crooked-wing\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271329\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"yeule_Evangelic_Girl_is_a_Gun\"><\/span>\n        yeule: <i>Evangelic Girl is a Gun<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun_c3qp3d\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Every yeule album is a way for Nat \u0106miel to explore the boundaries of their art. On <i>Evangelical Girl is a Gun<\/i>, \u0106miel dons gothic cyberpunk visuals and wields a shiny pistol as they ask questions of self-sacrifice and worship, of martyrdom and crucifixion. Her off-kilter, electro-pop with shiny Y2K touchstones (Avril Lavigne with some hints of Caroline Polachek and The Corrs\u2019\u2013influenced vocal melodies) descends into an ultimate rave party at the underground warehouse, otherwise known as the place of worship for yeule fans worldwide. \u2014<i>CS<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0YYPOxN7WrWD3ygAP5KB50?si=tNWAxq6kQ4Gpbp9YpXBkeA\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/evangelic-girl-is-a-gun\/1790541064\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/yeule.bandcamp.com\/album\/evangelic-girl-is-a-gun\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271330\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YHWH_Nailgun_45_Pounds\"><\/span>\n        YHWH Nailgun: <i>45 Pounds<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/yhwh-nailgun-45-pounds_jgcygl\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best albums of 2025 so far\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>YHWH Nailgun make dissonant music with the swagger of a band oblivious to outside noise. Some parts of <i>45 Pounds<\/i>, the New York band\u2019s debut album, sound like rapid-fire assault rifles rattling against concrete, while others have a frictional force that propels them past the clouds and into rarefied air. There is an intensity to the music that makes every squall, shriek, and gurgle sound crucial. At just 21 minutes long, <i>45 Pounds<\/i> incomes and goes quickly, but its impact is unshakeable. \u2014<i>DR<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Hear it: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5DLFxUTEQIFGhjll8vhTZE?si=P0NcAn78T1ubVDEhTE1Ueg\">Spotify<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/45-pounds\/1788987931\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/yhwhnailgun.bandcamp.com\/album\/45-pounds\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">The FADER<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/2025\/06\/09\/the-best-albums-of-2025-so-far-the-fader\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best albums of 2025 so far From projects by billy woods to YHWH Nailgun, these are the records we can\u2019t stop spinning. By The FADER Illustration Sabrina Kaune art by Sabrina Kaune Around June is when we start to get a good sense of what this year in music will look like. 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