{"id":702671,"date":"2025-12-08T17:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T17:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:40:10","slug":"the-50-best-albums-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The 50 best albums of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a3f97bcb67fa\" 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\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f97bcb67fa\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#50_Tyler_the_Creator_Dont_Tap_The_Glass\" >50. Tyler, the Creator, Don&#8217;t Tap The Glass<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#49_Bassvictim_Forever\" >49. Bassvictim, Forever<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#48_YVES_Soft_Error_X\" >48. YVES, Soft Error: X<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#47_Olivia_Dean_The_Art_of_Loving\" >47. Olivia Dean, The Art of Loving<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#46_Thirteendegrees_Clique_City_Vol_2\" >46. Thirteendegrees, Clique City Vol. 2<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#45_Sudan_Archives_The_BPM\" >45. Sudan Archives, The BPM<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#44_Edward_Skeletrix_Museum_Music\" >44. Edward Skeletrix, Museum Music<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#43_Marie_Davidson_Sexy_Clown\" >43. Marie Davidson, Sexy Clown<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#42_Malibu_Vanities\" >42. Malibu, Vanities<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#41_kwn_with_all_due_respect\" >41. kwn, with all due respect<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#40_Jordan_Patterson_The_Hermit\" >40. Jordan Patterson, The Hermit<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#39_Ela_Taubert_Preguntas_a_las_11_11\" >39. Ela Taubert, Preguntas a las 11:11<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#38_Easykid_IM_PART\" >38. Easykid, I&#8217;M PART<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#37_Blood_Orange_Essex_Honey\" >37. Blood Orange, Essex Honey<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#36_Molly_Santana_Molly_Her_Week_of_Wonders\" >36. Molly Santana, Molly &amp; Her Week of Wonders<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#35_Sol_ChYld_ReBirthTheory\" >35. Sol ChYld, ReBirth.Theory<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#34_Ruger_Blownboy_Ru\" >34. Ruger, Blownboy Ru<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#33_Vayda_Get_In_The_Car\" >33. Vayda, Get In The Car<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#32_MIKE_Showbiz\" >32. MIKE, Showbiz!<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#31_Water_From_Your_Eyes_Its_A_Beautiful_Place\" >31. Water From Your Eyes, It&#8217;s A Beautiful Place<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#30_Odeal_The_Summer_That_Saved_Me\" >30. Odeal, The Summer That Saved Me<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#29_Exo_Exo\" >29. Exo, Exo<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#28_Earl_Sweatshirt_Live_Laugh_Love\" >28. Earl Sweatshirt, Live Laugh Love<\/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-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#27_Amore_Top_Hits_Ballads_etc%E2%80%A6\" >27. Amore, Top Hits, Ballads, etc&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#26_Cate_Le_Bon_Michelangelo_Dying\" >26. Cate Le Bon, Michelangelo Dying<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#25_bambinodj_Silent_Dispatch\" >25. bambinodj, Silent Dispatch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#24_After_After_EP_2\" >24. After, After EP 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#23_Safe_Mind_Cutting_The_Stone\" >23. Safe Mind, Cutting The Stone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#22_Justin_Bieber_SWAG\" >22. Justin Bieber, SWAG<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#21_Feid_Ferxxo_Vol_X_Sagrado\" >21. Feid, Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#20_Oklou_Choke_Enough\" >20. Oklou, Choke Enough<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#19_billy_woods_GOLLIWOG\" >19. billy woods, GOLLIWOG<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#18_Jim_Legxacy_Black_British_Music\" >18. Jim Legxacy, Black British Music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#17_Ouri_Daisy_Cutter\" >17. Ouri, Daisy Cutter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#16_OsamaSon_Psykotik\" >16. OsamaSon, Psykotik<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#15_Theodora_MEGA_BBL\" >15. Theodora, MEGA BBL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-37\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#14_Smerz_Big_city_life\" >14. 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-38\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#13_Dijon_Baby\" >13. Dijon, Baby<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-39\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#12_Neton_Vega_Mi_Vida_Mi_Muerte\" >12. Net\u00f3n Vega, Mi Vida Mi Muerte<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-40\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#11_Goldlink_ENOCH\" >11. Goldlink, ENOCH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-41\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#10_Clipse_Let_God_Sort_Em_Out\" >10. Clipse, Let God Sort Em Out<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-42\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#9_Amaarae_BLACKSTAR\" >9. Amaarae, BLACKSTAR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-43\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#8_JADE_Thats_Showbiz_Baby\" >8. JADE, That&#8217;s Showbiz, Baby!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-44\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#7_Erika_de_Casier_lifetime\" >7. 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-45\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#6_Lily_Allen_West_End_Girl\" >6. Lily Allen, West End Girl<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-46\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#5_prettifun_FunHouse_Deluxe\" >5. prettifun, FunHouse Deluxe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-47\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#4_Bad_Bunny_DeBI_TiRAR_MaS_FOToS\" >4. Bad Bunny, DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-48\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#3_Rosalia_LUX\" >3. Rosal\u00eda, LUX<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-49\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#2_Rochelle_Jordan_Through_The_Wall\" >2. Rochelle Jordan, Through The Wall<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-50\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025\/#1_Addison_Rae_Addison\" >1. Addison Rae, Addison<\/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 .caption {\n   color: #eb3131;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .custom-attribution, article.custom .custom-attribution a {\n   color: #eb3131;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .content_block blockquote.pull_quote {\n   color: #eb3131;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276038\" class=\"content_block flush title center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"custom-title\">\n      <big>The 50 best albums of 2025<\/big>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-description\">\n      These are the projects that got us through the year.\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-attribution\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Tobias Hess, Steffanee Wang, Kylah Williams, Hajin Yoo, Salvatore Maicki, Shamira Ibrahim, Dylan Green, Vivian Medithi, Lucas Villa, India 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1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/final_FADER_SK_AOTY2025_HORIZONTAL_cavgn5\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/final_FADER_SK_AOTY2025_HORIZONTAL_cavgn5\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      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 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src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/logo-snapchat-5f1563935ac089d0cf1773f642ddbfb6cdb16e8c4ac14fec95a3c11b6f963389.svg\"><br \/>\n        <!-- <span>Snap<\/span> --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276095\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <i>Stream this list on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/the-faders-50-best-albums-of-2025\/pl.027b802472194e0d94fc39491f0038b9\">Apple Music<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/17KT4eajdXQWQNgq15KEBH?si=65cfb31c4ada4377\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/i>\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-276096\" 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=\"50_Tyler_the_Creator_Dont_Tap_The_Glass\"><\/span>\n        50. Tyler, the Creator, <i>Don&#8217;t Tap The Glass<\/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\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/50._dont-tap-the-glass_ivawt0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>In a chronically online, AI-slop-embedded hellscape, <i>Don\u2019t Tap the Glass<\/i> is Tyler, the Creator\u2019s surprise <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> experiment. Determined to inspire intimacy and reconnection with community away from our screens, the 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 breezes through a melded curation of bouncy R&amp;B, Miami bass, and funk cues in just 28 minutes. Whether he solves the worldwide existential dilemma is debatable, but he ejects listeners onto the dance floor without \u201ca fear of being filmed,\u201d even if briefly. \u2014<i>India Roby<\/i><\/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-276097\" 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=\"49_Bassvictim_Forever\"><\/span>\n        49. Bassvictim, <i>Forever<\/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\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/49._bass_victim_forever_lnfaqd\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Recorded in a sauna-studio in the Norwegian woods, Bassvictim\u2019s debut album bravely asks, \u201cWhat if Mother Goose had a synth pad and a subwoofer?\u201d In their most feral showcase of \u201cbasspunk\u201d yet, tracks like \u201cMr. President\u201d and \u201cGrow Up!!!,\u201d that fuse Maria Mannow\u2019s bratty chants with blown-out sub-bass, feel like a mosh pit in the schoolyard. \u2014<i>Hajin Yoo<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276098\" 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=\"48_YVES_Soft_Error_X\"><\/span>\n        48. YVES, <i>Soft Error: X<\/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\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/48._yves_soft_error-_x_nvmat3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      PaixPerMil<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Former LOONA member Yves has come a long way since she twirled onto the scene with 11 other girls in matching tennis minis. <i>Soft Error: X<\/i> is already Yves\u2019 third EP since leaving her previous label in 2024, signifying her eagerness to make music on her own terms. Sonically and visually, the album unfolds in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of little glitches \u2014 warped synths, and choppy vocals. Put otherwise, \u201csoft errors\u201d that culminate in a newer, more honest version of herself. \u2014<i>HY<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276099\" 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=\"47_Olivia_Dean_The_Art_of_Loving\"><\/span>\n        47. Olivia Dean, <i>The Art of Loving<\/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\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/47._olivia_dean_the_art_of_loving_udisk6\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Capitol Records\/Polydor<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>British singer Olivia Dean s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s bare on her sophomore album, <i>The Art of Loving<\/i>. It&#8217;s a perfect, no-skip compilation of heart-wrenching ballads that touches on all facets of love, backed by an orchestra of snazzy trumpets, trombones, and saxophones. At 26, Dean doesn\u2019t have this love thing figured out but, as she croons on the intro, the pursuit is \u201csomething lost and something gained.\u201d \u2014<i>IR<\/i><\/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-276100\" 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=\"46_Thirteendegrees_Clique_City_Vol_2\"><\/span>\n        46. Thirteendegrees, <i>Clique City Vol. 2<\/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\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46._thirteendegrees_clique_city_vol._2_hwom8v\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Thirteendegrees<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t do IG models, only do Tumblr models!\u201d Thirteendegrees exclaims on \u201cTalkin 2 Much (Knockout).\u201d That\u2019s a pretty succinct snapshot of the Chicago rapper\u2019s interests and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> shtick: everything outlandish and anachronistic. In April, he packed a hometown venue to play music he claims he made on an iPhone 4, and <i>Clique City Vol. 2<\/i> is equally as vintage, a barrage of #OOTD reports and sexcapades with \u201cSupa Hot Girlz.\u201d Through it all, Thirteen\u2019s melodic runs swoop, soar, shoot for the stars, carving hooks into some of the plushest beats you\u2019ll hear all year. \u2014<i>Vivian Medithi<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276101\" 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=\"45_Sudan_Archives_The_BPM\"><\/span>\n        45. Sudan Archives, <i>The BPM<\/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\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Sudan_Archives-THE_BPM_WEB_tpyx18\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>This astonishing, pathos-drenched dance record is an ode to inner conflict, catharsis, and the savory, snug loneliness of a very late night. Fiddle player and electronic tinkerer Brittney Parks steps out as Gadget Girl here, a humanoid alter ego in an existential tug-of-war with the machine. But it\u2019s sensual as hell, too \u2014 highlight \u201cMS. PAC MAN\u201d exemplifies the computerized horniness of it all, and the obvious fun Parks had constructing this open-world <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>space. \u2014<i>Leah Mandel<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276102\" 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=\"44_Edward_Skeletrix_Museum_Music\"><\/span>\n        44. Edward Skeletrix, <i>Museum 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\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/44._edward_skeletrix_museum_music_ekgnkc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cLife\u2019s so funny it gotta be a joke,\u201d raps Edward Skeletrix, and he wants to be in on the punchline. Consider him the perfect comedian for our ironypoisoned, AI-addled era, a self-avowed troll and conceptual artist whose raps prod at the materialism and violence that define modern life. <i>Museum Music<\/i> mutates the tropes of contemporary trap music, like if you put SpaceGhostPurrp, Playboi Carti, and Young Jeezy in a blender with Damien Hirst, Marina Abromavi\u0107, and Chris Burden. He chooses feverish, clickbait titles (\u201cDrug Dealer Injects His Fentanyl (Psychosis)\u201d) and warps tracks until they barely constitute a song. But every \u201cmisstep\u201d feels intentional, a series of gestures forming a compelling portrait of the artist on sale. \u2014<i>VM<\/i><\/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-276103\" 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=\"43_Marie_Davidson_Sexy_Clown\"><\/span>\n        43. Marie Davidson, <i>Sexy Clown<\/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\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DEEWEE080_packshot_mtci6l\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois producer Marie Davidson finds humor and propulsion in Shoshana Zuboff\u2019s study of our extractive, digital economy, <i>The Age of Surveillance Capitalism<\/i>, the non-fiction book that explicitly inspired <i>Sexy Clown<\/i>. On it, Davidson skewers influencer performativity, hustle culture, and modern, polarized politics. Her whispered lyrics contrast with her production, a world of saber-toothed synths and topsy-turvy rhythms. Theory has never felt so fun. \u2014<i>Tobias Hess<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276104\" 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=\"42_Malibu_Vanities\"><\/span>\n        42. Malibu, <i>Vanities<\/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\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/42._malibu_vanities_iubmlq\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>True open space was in short supply in 2025. <i>Vanities<\/i>, French ambient producer Malibu\u2019s full-length debut, is defined by its scope and breadth. Swelling synths, punctuated by low notes of piano, kissed by the fog of Gregorian chorals and Malibu\u2019s own ethereal and immediate vocals. The album becomes a place to lose and find your sanity. \u2014<i>TH<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276105\" 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=\"41_kwn_with_all_due_respect\"><\/span>\n        41. kwn, <i>with all due respect<\/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\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/kwn_withallduerespect_jwkr7k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>kwn knows how to drag a heart through every stage of love, sex, and heartbreak. <i>with all due respect<\/i> enjoyed a breakout year because of the London singer-rapper\u2019s expert balance of sultry seduction and honest balladry delivered over beats that knock one minute and caress the eardrum the next. This is music for lovers, the kind that sounds as sweet blasting out of car speakers as it does in the heat of the bedroom. \u2014<i>Dylan Green<\/i><\/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-276106\" 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=\"40_Jordan_Patterson_The_Hermit\"><\/span>\n        40. Jordan Patterson, <i>The Hermit<\/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\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/40._jordan_patterson_the_hermit_gj2yaz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>The first thing you\u2019ll notice on Jordan Patterson\u2019s audacious debut is her voice: It\u2019s shifty, low, and saturated in breath. The next is the North Carolina-born artist&#8217;s songwriting, which is wide-eyed and refreshingly true. Whether she\u2019s recalling an imaginary friend named \u201cJim,\u201d contemplating a metaphorically rich race car, or simply staring at the sky, Patterson has an almost childlike ability to capture whimsy. \u2014<i>TH<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276107\" 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=\"39_Ela_Taubert_Preguntas_a_las_11_11\"><\/span>\n        39. Ela Taubert, <i>Preguntas a las 11:11<\/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\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/39_ELA_w0bt17\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>After winning Best New Artist at the 2024 Latin Grammy awards, Ela Taubert has solidified herself as Latin pop&#8217;s new It girl. On her debut, <i>Preguntas a Las 11:11<\/i>, the Colombian singer-songwriter channels her late-night thoughts into confessional and heartfelt anthems. Max Martin contributes to the sharp &#8220;\u00bfEs En Serio?&#8221; and Joe Jonas on the angst-driven &#8220;\u00bfC\u00f3mo Pas\u00f3?&#8221; Cosigns that signal the arrival of a new pop princess. \u2014<i>Lucas Villa<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276108\" 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=\"38_Easykid_IM_PART\"><\/span>\n        38. Easykid, <i>I&#8217;M PART<\/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\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/38_EASYKID_wivxzc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>This Gallium-coded, rage-y reggaeton out of Chile blew up this autumn thanks to a Rosal\u00eda cosign on viral track \u201cShiny.\u201d Metallicky and club-oriented, <i>I&#8217;M PART<\/i> has a tender core. My favorite moments are the softer, almost folky ones, when Easykid sings like he\u2019s serenading someone in a window above a dark street. It feels familiar, homey, a heart-to-heart on the bathroom line. \u2014<i>LM<\/i><\/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-276109\" 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=\"37_Blood_Orange_Essex_Honey\"><\/span>\n        37. Blood Orange, <i>Essex Honey<\/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\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/37_BLOOD_ORANGE_tmjbg2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><i>Essex Honey<\/i> is a deceptive album about grief. It\u2019s not obviously sad-sounding, and Dev Hynes does not place his sorrow \u2014 thick coiled, and unresolved \u2014 at the forefront. Instead, its 14 songs provoke stark feelings of environment and place: \u201cLook At You,\u201d a dew-covered countryside at sunrise; \u201cMind Loaded,\u201d a grey Sunday at your childhood home; \u201cThe Train (King\u2019s Cross,)\u201d the bustle of the city in which you grew up. Written after the passing of his mother and reconnecting with his hometown, Hynes made an album about losing a part of his life and then finding pieces of it still here, scattered in the winds of the world. \u2014<i>Steffanee Wang<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276110\" 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=\"36_Molly_Santana_Molly_Her_Week_of_Wonders\"><\/span>\n        36. Molly Santana, <i>Molly &amp; Her Week of Wonders<\/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\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/36_MOLLY_yo1wny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>The American Dream in <i>Molly &amp; Her Week of Wonders<\/i> is a little bigger than life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. She\u2019d like creative fulfillment, a Porsche Cayenne, and true love too, thanks. Santana&#8217;s more than tough enough to compete with the rage rap boys\u2019 club but on her latest she reveals that her sing-song flow can carry unexpected emotional heft, too. Whether she&#8217;s spiraling or feeling dejected, <i>Molly &amp; Her Week of Wonders<\/i> reminds us that fairytale endings can have nightmarish beginnings. \u2014<i>VM<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276111\" 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=\"35_Sol_ChYld_ReBirthTheory\"><\/span>\n        35. Sol ChYld, <i>ReBirth.Theory<\/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\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/35_SOL_CHYLD_lrdgry\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Does being reborn mean having to shed what makes you, you? Not according to Sol ChYld, who spends the majority of her fourth album exploring how to keep her heart in her hometown of Camden, New Jersey while ensuring her music reaches as many ears as possible. A soothing mix of neo-soul, hip-hop, and a touch of southern trap, <i>ReBirth.Theory<\/i> makes it clear that wherever she ends up, she\u2019s always got the crib with her. \u2014<i>DG<\/i><\/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-276112\" 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=\"34_Ruger_Blownboy_Ru\"><\/span>\n        34. Ruger, <i>Blownboy Ru<\/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\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/34_RUGER_o7pnmb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>R&amp;B rooted in safe, healthy love is the angel on your shoulder; Ruger&#8217;s Afrobeats sleaze is the devil. The pink-haired heartbreaker flaunts his toxic persona like hell: \u201cCall me a devil, there\u2019s no angel in this world.\u201d There\u2019s passion and blunt honesty about his fear of abandonment behind his music, but no willingness to change. This will get him booted from any therapist\u2019s couch, but a permanent spot in dancehall&#8217;s future. \u2014<i>Kylah Williams<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276113\" 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=\"33_Vayda_Get_In_The_Car\"><\/span>\n        33. Vayda, <i>Get In The Car<\/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\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/33_VAYDA_xtyll9\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Vayda\u2019s <i>Get In The Car<\/i> plays out like one long joy ride; \u201cPam Grier\u201d speedily drifts in as the opener, asking, nay, demanding listeners to heed the imperative in the album&#8217;s title. Once we\u2019re off to the races, \u201cBubblegum\u201d and \u201cKiki\u201d zoom in and out like a car-chase scenes, broken up by mellower tracks like \u201cNo Neighbors\u201d that feel like driving down a long road at sunset. \u2014<i>HY<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276115\" 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=\"32_MIKE_Showbiz\"><\/span>\n        32. MIKE, <i>Showbiz!<\/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\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/32_MIKE_ybzexc\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>MIKE\u2019s albums are so consistently great, and he drops so frequently, that it can be easy to take him for granted. \u201cOf course <i>Showbiz!<\/i> digs at the heart and soul of the New York rapper-producer and 10k head honcho in his late 20s,\u201d you might say. But missing the opportunity to hear him wax poetic and celebrate life over increasingly varied beats \u2014 warped samples, StepTeam-esque 808s, hazy plugg-adjacent bangers \u2014 would be a grave mistake. \u2014<i>Dylan Green<\/i><\/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-276116\" 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=\"31_Water_From_Your_Eyes_Its_A_Beautiful_Place\"><\/span>\n        31. Water From Your Eyes, <i>It&#8217;s A Beautiful Place<\/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\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/31_WATER_FROM_YOUR_EYES_mynecz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Simply put, this is a work of nonchalant genius. Gordian and algebraic, shreddy, and sneakily partly a banging dance record, it really is a beautiful place to be, here, in the Rachel Brown-Nate Amos contained world. The music gets shrewder and more intricately netted with each listen. I have a thousand more awe-stricken adjectives to throw like roses at the feet of Water From Your Eyes. \u2014<i>LM<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276117\" 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=\"30_Odeal_The_Summer_That_Saved_Me\"><\/span>\n        30. Odeal, <i>The Summer That Saved Me<\/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\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/30_ODEALL_h5w8ft\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cNo sleep, bus, club, another club, new lover, another break up, plane, next spot, no sleep\u201d\u2014that\u2019s a play-by-play of this album, a summer that&#8217;s been fully lived in. The Nigerian-London singer-songwriter carries us through Miami with Leon Thomas, London, and Nigeria. It\u2019s an 82-degree June day that you\u2019ll be missing by the album&#8217;s end. \u2014<i>KW<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276119\" 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=\"29_Exo_Exo\"><\/span>\n        29. Exo, <i>Exo<\/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\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/29_EXO_odovkg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      EXO<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><i>Exo<\/i> is a concept album about insects made on warped Tascam tapes by three N.Y.C. punks. On one side, buzzing, glittering portraits of Ladybug (&#8220;Mechanical&#8221;), Butterfly (&#8220;Got flowers on my mind&#8221;), Mantis (&#8220;I eat the night&#8221;), Fig Wasp (&#8220;I taste the juice&#8221;). On the other, a 15-minute sound collage that\u2019s like a Bu\u00f1uel short about a crazed spider spinning her web. It seems almost a manifesto, as in, <i>Here\u2019s what punk can be: beautiful, intricate, mystical, attentive.<\/i> \u2014<i>LM<\/i><\/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-276120\" 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=\"28_Earl_Sweatshirt_Live_Laugh_Love\"><\/span>\n        28. Earl Sweatshirt, <i>Live Laugh Love<\/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\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/28_EARL_SWEATSHIRT_nixvny\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Earl Sweatshirt likes shit, and to a certain extent, he\u2019s outside. Zeal is everywhere you look on his sixth album, an affectionate ode to the family he\u2019s building with his wife Aida Osman, the community he\u2019s built as a rapper-producer, and the lingering anxiety of what could happen if he fucks it all up. \u201cI need the love, gang,\u201d he says intently on \u201cgamma (need the DG<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276121\" 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=\"27_Amore_Top_Hits_Ballads_etc%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>\n        27. Amore, <i>Top Hits, Ballads, etc&#8230;<\/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\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/27_AMORE_ALBUM_rmzqfk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><i>Top Hits, Ballads, etc&#8230;<\/i> bears a thoroughly modern and cheeky name but it&#8217;s songs feel inspired by very ancient and classical beauty. Spanish singer Amore&#8217;s songs are rich silks of plush synth and flourishes that mimic what would be filtering in if you were lounging in the Garden of Babylon. Feed yourself grapes whie listening to one of the most sumptuous records of the year. \u2014<i>SW<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276122\" 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=\"26_Cate_Le_Bon_Michelangelo_Dying\"><\/span>\n        26. Cate Le Bon, <i>Michelangelo Dying<\/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\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/26_CATE_LE_BON_ALBUM_hgzrbu\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Essayist Eliot Weinberger once said, \u201cI think of myself more like a furniture maker.\u201d For sonic architect Cate Le Bon, this is literally true: She\u2019s a fine furniture school graduate. Her craftsman mindset is tangible on <i>Michelangelo Dying<\/i>; I hear a geometer writing a poem with marble, glass, and rock. Set it in a Remedios Varo painting hanging on a wood wall in a cabin next to a window out of which very green grass leads to foggy mountains. It&#8217;s melancholic but vivid, full of life-spirit. \u2014<i>LM<\/i><\/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-276124\" 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=\"25_bambinodj_Silent_Dispatch\"><\/span>\n        25. bambinodj, <i>Silent Dispatch<\/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\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/25_SILENT_DISPATCH_ALBUM_ahoyks\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>The ready-to-rumble debut from Berlin&#8217;s trancehall producer bambinodj (a.k.a. Henry von Roenne) hits like a tropical breeze, with plush riddims that zigzag between spectral and playful. Tracks like \u201cCarrier\u201d and the Phillip Jondo collab \u201cAuf Log\u201d command body and atmosphere, where flips like \u201cMissin You\u201d demonstrate the magic that von Roenne could conjure if ever tapped to produce for someone like Masicka. If all is just in this world, it\u2019s only a matter of time &#8217;til that happens. \u2014<i>Salvatore Maicki<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276125\" 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=\"24_After_After_EP_2\"><\/span>\n        24. After, <i>After EP 2<\/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\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/24_AFTER_ALBUM_iy8mk3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>The sound of \u201cFruitiger Aero\u201d is hard to capture. It\u2019s equal parts Microsoft boot-up chime and a bubble about to burst. But this L.A. duo has managed to bottle our collective vision of Y2K utopia into this shimmery, trip-hop EP. If this is nostalgia bait, then I\u2019m hooked. \u2014<i>HY<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276126\" 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=\"23_Safe_Mind_Cutting_The_Stone\"><\/span>\n        23. Safe Mind, <i>Cutting The Stone<\/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\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/23_SAFE_MIND_hesx8n\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>One minute into Safe Mind\u2019s ridiculously fun debut record, Cooper B. Handy drops the hardest gym metaphor of all time: \u201cLike Planet Fitness, you\u2019re on the run \/ Don\u2019t know what you lost but it looks like you won.\u201d On <i>Cutting The Stone<\/i>, he and fellow pop experimentalist Gus Muller (of Boy Harsher) build a playground of new jack swing and synthscapes, effortlessly reaching anthemic heights at every turn. It\u2019s the soundtrack to the house party you\u2019ve always wanted to be invited to. \u2014<i>SM<\/i><\/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-276127\" 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=\"22_Justin_Bieber_SWAG\"><\/span>\n        22. Justin Bieber, <i>SWAG<\/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\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/22_JB_ALBUM_foldne\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Beneath a veneer of mantras, musings, and A-list features, Justin Bieber\u2019s <i>SWAG<\/i> doesn&#8217;t actually share much. Still, the album indulges in such an extreme stylistic shift away from pop that it feels just as vulnerable as him stepping into the booth confessional style. It says that he&#8217;s long been frustrated with his status quo and wants to try being something, someone, else. To me, there\u2019s nothing more human than the world\u2019s biggest pop star surrendering to his imperfections. \u2014<i>India Roby<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276128\" 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=\"21_Feid_Ferxxo_Vol_X_Sagrado\"><\/span>\n        21. Feid, <i>Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado<\/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\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/21_FEID_ALBUM_qfdjex\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Feid capped off a decade in the industry with his ambitious album, <i>Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado<\/i>. The Colombian singer-songwriter produced, mixed, and mastered the LP, that sees him letting go and leveling up. He pays tribute to his country on the lush &#8220;CAFERXXO&#8221; featuring Nidia G\u00f3ngora; and infuses his sentimental reggaeton with R&amp;B, hip-hop, and paisa swagger on the alluring &#8220;I MIXX U.&#8221; \u2014<i>LV<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276129\" 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=\"20_Oklou_Choke_Enough\"><\/span>\n        20. 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\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/20_OKLOU_ALBUM_yxkazt\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><i>choke enough<\/i> was the album that came and stayed. French experimental singer Oklou released it in February to the eager reception of a small yet committed audience. By now, the album has brought the newly postpartum Oklou on an impressive stateside tour, made Billie Eilish a superfan, and dominated music conversations online. It\u2019s no mystery as to why: This 13-track rumination is full of addicting contradiction; it\u2019s drumless yet rhythmic, quiet but sticky, timeless yet years ahead. \u2014<i>TH<\/i><\/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-276130\" 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=\"19_billy_woods_GOLLIWOG\"><\/span>\n        19. 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\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/19_BILLY_WOODS_mb51cg\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>The horrors of billy woods\u2019s <i>GOLLIWOG<\/i> are unsettling in their banality. A pet cat, half-crushed, being put out of its misery; dead friends revisiting his dreams as ghosts from his past; a wounded fly trapped in a glass jar as a metaphor for colonialism. woods\u2019s baritone finds the pathos and dark humor in it all, turning a suite of beats from indie rap stalwarts into a creaking showcase of memories ripped from the headlines and his own brain. \u2014<i>DG<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276131\" 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=\"18_Jim_Legxacy_Black_British_Music\"><\/span>\n        18. Jim Legxacy, <i>Black British 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\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/18_JIM_LEGXACY_bwqqho\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Jim Legxacy\u2019s major-label debut puts Britain\u2019s music scene in his hands. For 34 minutes, I\u2019m cosplaying as a 25-year-old mandem (I\u2019m a 29-year-old American Black woman), group-chatting with his day ones, entangling shorties, wailing in grief, and blocking doubters. Paramore-esque melodies, Drake-in-his-prime hooks, and layered vocals and samples shape a vivid audio thesis on Black British identity. \u2014<i>KW<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276132\" 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=\"17_Ouri_Daisy_Cutter\"><\/span>\n        17. Ouri, <i>Daisy Cutter<\/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\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/daisy-cutter_ndbvik\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Ouri\u2019s delicate electronic album takes its name, of all things, from a bomb. \u201cDaisy cutter\u201d is the deceptive moniker for a device designed to wipe out everything at ground level, and the French Guianan\u2013born singer&#8217;s record lives in that same tension of destruction and tenderness. Ethereal, R&amp;B-esque tracks meet classically precise harp, cello, and piano. The quiet devastation is like watching a bomb go off in slow motion. \u2014<i>HY<\/i><\/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-276133\" 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=\"16_OsamaSon_Psykotik\"><\/span>\n        16. OsamaSon, <i>Psykotik<\/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\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/16_OSAMASON_rjixiw\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>The redlining 808s on OsamaSon\u2019s <i>psykotic<\/i> sound like the end of the world, but the true joy of his latest album is his frenzied, frenetic bars. The South Carolina rapper creates an overflow of new ways of saying the usual fly shit. He\u2019s dancing madly through imploding 808s one minute (\u201cInferno\u201d) and hammering his verses into your subconscious the next (\u201cHabits\u201d); the unfettered chaos is carefully leveled to melt your speakers. With <i>psykotic<\/i>, OsamaSon is laser-focused on remaking trap in his own image and moving a generation. \u2014<i>VM<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276134\" 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=\"15_Theodora_MEGA_BBL\"><\/span>\n        15. Theodora, <i>MEGA BBL<\/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\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/15_THEODORA_rm8x0k\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Theodora is France\u2019s coolest young artist right now, and her music\u2019s thrilling merging of Afrobeats, Caribbean zouk and bouyon, R&amp;B, rap, and pop has changed the nation. <i>MEGA BBL<\/i>, a re-released and expanded universe of her breakout 2024 record, is shameless, sexy, playful, and global: all the things needed to counter a dull, fascist future. \u2014<i>SW<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276135\" 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=\"14_Smerz_Big_city_life\"><\/span>\n        14. 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_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz_big_city_life_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz_big_city_life_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz_big_city_life_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz_big_city_life_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz_big_city_life_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz_big_city_life_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz_big_city_life_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz_big_city_life_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz_big_city_life_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/smerz_big_city_life_pakshot_xjclls\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><i>Big City Life<\/i> is a tongue-in-cheek title given that the album is about living in the quaint city of Oslo. But \u201cbig\u201d is less the key word than \u201clife.\u201d The Copenhagen-trained and Norway-based alt pop duo makes music that mines the mundane for its cosmic potential, from a night of drunken frivolity (\u201cFeisty\u201d) to the loving leisure of romance (\u201cYou got time and I got money\u201d) to simply strutting on the busied streets (\u201cRoll the dice\u201d). \u2014<i>TH<\/i><\/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-276136\" 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=\"13_Dijon_Baby\"><\/span>\n        13. Dijon, <i>Baby<\/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\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/13_DIJON_ixje5u\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Upon <i>Baby<\/i>\u2019s release, a portion of TikTok dubbed it \u201chootin\u2019 and hollering\u2019\u201d music, and listen: those who don\u2019t get it, just won\u2019t get it. Those who did were rewarded with the Los Angeles alt-heartthrob\u2019s most unraveled, life-pulsing music ever: an album that\u2019s so supercharged with feeling, it feels like everything\u2019s going to fling apart at any second, just like living. \u2014<i>SW<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276137\" 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=\"12_Neton_Vega_Mi_Vida_Mi_Muerte\"><\/span>\n        12. Net\u00f3n Vega, <i>Mi Vida Mi Muerte<\/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\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/12_NETON_VEGA_l2baiz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>In the music video for his reggaeton banger &#8220;Loco,&#8221; Net\u00f3n Vega slides on his sunglasses with his middle finger. After penning hits for Peso Pluma, the Mexican singer-songwriter is redefining m\u00fasica Mexicana with the swagger of GTA badass CJ. His debut album, <i>Mi Vida Mi Muerte<\/i>, blends corridos with Chicano rap. In a sea of NPCs, Vega is a maverick. \u2014<i>LV<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276138\" 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=\"11_Goldlink_ENOCH\"><\/span>\n        11. Goldlink, <i>ENOCH<\/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\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/11_GOLDLINK_mgcxcb\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cWhat happened to GoldLink?\u201d is the first result when you Google his name. After getting basically canceled for his bizarre, 2019 Mac Miller statement, the DMV rapper is back. <i>ENOCH<\/i> is named after a biblical figure who was lifted to heaven without dying, just like GoldLink crawling out from the internet&#8217;s underbelly. Rapping in double-time, he summons an immortal flow as he picks apart the culture&#8217;s life-death cycle. \u201cWhy these niggas even try to cancel me on Jesus?\u201d We are no judge nor jury, only witnesses to an impressive resurrection. \u2014<i>KW<\/i><\/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-276139\" 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=\"10_Clipse_Let_God_Sort_Em_Out\"><\/span>\n        10. Clipse, <i>Let God Sort Em Out<\/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\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/10_CLIPSE_xaz7zl\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>In a music era that has been almost entirely subsumed by streaming, Clipse brought back the art of the spectacle. Cocksure as ever, on their fourth album, brothers Pusha and Malice return to their inimitable formula of narcotic world-building, with longtime collaborator Pharrell scoring their world-weary couplets on life, loss, and aspiration with a pointedly menacing tinge. Now wizened veterans, the dizzying flurry of their references to obscure cars and locales gives way to earnest meditations on both the allure and danger of being driven by one\u2019s vices, pharmacological or otherwise. As tastemakers continue to speculate over rap\u2019s decline, Clipse emphasize the power of sticking to the formula that brought them to new heights in the first place. \u2014<i>Shamira Ibrahim<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276140\" 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=\"9_Amaarae_BLACKSTAR\"><\/span>\n        9. Amaarae, <i>BLACKSTAR<\/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\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Amaarae.BlackStar_eei4at\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>No ketamine, coke, or molly was taken while writing this blurb, unfortunately. But it&#8217;s highly suggested you do when listening to the Ghanaian alt\u00e8 singer\u2019s <i>BLACKSTAR<\/i>. My best friend calls this \u201cAmaarae\u2019s <i>brat<\/i>,\u201d and I&#8217;m living for the <i>Fountain Baby<\/i> hitmaker girling-out over expensive-sounding electronic production. I\u2019ve seen a few people hesitate to fuck with this project, but when your last album was as special as <i>Fountain Baby<\/i>, meeting expectations becomes impossible. Which is exactly why Amaarae breaks free of them. \u2014<i>KW<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276141\" 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=\"8_JADE_Thats_Showbiz_Baby\"><\/span>\n        8. JADE, <i>That&#8217;s Showbiz, Baby!<\/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\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/THAT_S_SHOWBIZ_BABY_Album_Artwork_hkyjnp\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>After years spent as part of the U.K. girl group Little Mix, JADE is ready to be a leading lady. Her debut solo album, <i>That\u2019s Showbiz Baby!<\/i>, embraces a chaotic meld of disco, electroclash, and techno as she etches diary entries about her complex feelings toward fame and slings double-entredres to shady ex-business managers. She relishes the attention just as much as she hates on it, all while &#8220;laughing at her trauma\u201d and churning out pop-perfect gems like her lead single, \u201cAngel of My Dreams.\u201d \u2014<i>IR<\/i><\/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-276142\" 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=\"7_Erika_de_Casier_lifetime\"><\/span>\n        7. 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\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/7_ERIKA_DE_CASIER_huope0\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>This year, unintentionally, I listened to a lot of immersive, spacious albums. I guess it was my brain subconsciously trying to heal me from my 23-other-hours of continuous doomscrolling. <i>Lifetime<\/i> ended up being one of the most memorable ones, an album that arrived as a surprise and marks a peak in de Casier\u2019s already very influential career. This is trip-hop made by a mood and transportative master; It makes you wanna put on a cool fit and go on a long walk; lay on the bed and stare at a wall; do things that make you say, <i>yeah my attention span is just fine<\/i>. \u2014<i>SW<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276143\" 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=\"6_Lily_Allen_West_End_Girl\"><\/span>\n        6. Lily Allen, <i>West End Girl<\/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\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3_LILYALLEN_1500x1500_150dpi_RGB_fpotp2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>There are few albums I would compare to a podcast as a compliment; <i>West End Girl<\/i> is the exception. This musical play-by-play about the dissolution of Allen\u2019s marriage could come off as tactlessly literal, but Allen turns blunt honesty into its own form of poetry. From ruminating on whether she should open her marriage, to discovering her ex\u2019s boundary-cross affair with \u201cMadeline\u201d, to finding a sexual grab bag in his \u201cPussy Palace,&#8221; the listener is put into the position of voyeur and stand-in. By the end you&#8217;re asking, \u201cMaybe I, too, am a \u2018West End Girl?\u2019\u201d \u2014<i>TH<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276144\" 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=\"5_prettifun_FunHouse_Deluxe\"><\/span>\n        5. prettifun, <i>FunHouse Deluxe<\/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\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image_hbtxdk\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Halfway through <i>Funhouse Deluxe<\/i>, prettifun can\u2019t keep smiling any longer. \u201cI\u2019ve been through pain [&#8230;] This shit feel pointless \/ and I get emotional.\u201d He\u2019s grieving, exhausted, on the verge of tears, and still, somehow, singing his heart out. We listen to music to feel less alone, or at least less misunderstood; sometimes that means pretending we\u2019re strong and sometimes that means admitting we\u2019re weak.<\/p>\n<p>prettifun understands this truth better than most, despite being too young to buy a beer and the fact that his life is pretty good right now. At its most carefree, <i>Funhouse Deluxe<\/i> presents a kaleidoscopic reconfiguration of SoundCloud rap, heavily indebted to the breezy melodies of Pi\u2019erre Bourne and the freewheeling cadences of Lil Uzi Vert. Still, depression gnaws. He can\u2019t help but trace the fingerprints left on his psyche by deceased ancestors, ex-friends, and lost lovers, and catalog his regrets and their failings. These are things that prettifun, admirably, is determined to use to get stronger one day at a time: \u201cSelf reflect, don\u2019t deflect, that\u2019s the only way to run it.\u201d \u2014<i>VM<\/i><\/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-276145\" 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=\"4_Bad_Bunny_DeBI_TiRAR_MaS_FOToS\"><\/span>\n        4. Bad Bunny, <i>DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS<\/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\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/4_BAD_BUNNY_i38qf2\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>After spotlighting music from the Caribbean on his last record <i>Un Verano Sin Ti<\/i>, Bad Bunny zeroes in on his home island for this year&#8217;s sprawling <i>DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS<\/i>. The Puerto Rican superstar continues to push reggaeton into the future on bangers like &#8220;EoO&#8221; while modernizing the sounds of his ancestors. He flexes his salsero side on the breathtaking &#8220;Baile Inolvidable,&#8221; taps into plena for the nostalgic &#8220;DtMF,&#8221; and channels m\u00fasica j\u00edbara to call out the gentrification of Puerto Rico in &#8220;Lo Que Le Pas\u00f3 a Hawaii.&#8221; The record is a snapshot of Bad Bunny&#8217;s artistry and impact as a global pop star. \u2014<i>LV<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276146\" 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=\"3_Rosalia_LUX\"><\/span>\n        3. Rosal\u00eda, <i>LUX<\/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\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/3._ROSALIA_hgca6s\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>We are living through godless times: our scriptures can be artificially generated, our clouds are filled with our data, our heaven on Earth is starting to feel a lot like hell. <\/p>\n<p>When Rosal\u00eda bleached a halo into her hair and dropped <i>LUX<\/i>, it really did feel like the closest the culture might get to divine intervention in the year 2025; a confluence of language and symphony that elicits a sense of ascension. Borrowing elements of her previous work and shining them through an orchestral prism, the album asserts that Rosal\u00eda is (and always has been) a pop artist \u2014 there\u2019s nobody at her level even attempting to craft bodies of work that are this magnificent in scope. <\/p>\n<p>Peerless as she may be, on <i>LUX<\/i>, she\u2019s surrounded by feminine saints and mystics whose stories upholster her own introspection, devastation, and transformation. On \u201cLa Yugular\u201d she invokes Sufi poet Rabi\u2019a al-Basri at one moment and Patti Smith the next; later, on \u201cFocu Ranni,\u201d she sings of Saint Rosalia of Palermo, who traded her wedding gown for a life devoted to the lord. Each bit of personal detail ties into a narrative greater than her own, illuminating truths that supersede the specificities of the present. Whatever darkness lies ahead, may the divine feminine light our path. \u2014<i>SM<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-276147\" 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=\"2_Rochelle_Jordan_Through_The_Wall\"><\/span>\n        2. Rochelle Jordan, <i>Through The Wall<\/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\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/2_ROCHELLE_JORDAN_izagvz\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Rochelle Jordan \/ Empire<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Instead of adding to the chorus of voices complaining about the decline of club culture, Rochelle Jordan took the crisis into her own hands and released <i>Through The Wall<\/i>, a throbbing, sensuous album that leans into the frenzy of a rambunctious night out as much as it explores the humming sexual tension that radiates on a dance floor. <\/p>\n<p>Layered in every breathy note are the fingerprints of dancefloor divas, past and present: Donna Summer\u2019s dazzling disco sensibility, Janet Jackson\u2019s powerfully restrained eroticism, Brandy\u2019s ear-melting harmonies. The vocals are hypnotic, veering between a self-assured rap verse on the dizzyingly cosmopolitan \u201cLadida\u201d to purring, husky melodies on the delightfully cheeky \u201cThe Boy.\u201d Tying the heady melodies together is a sleekly produced sound that braids together dance music and R&amp;B via the funk and soul that anchor both genres. Janet may have already taken us across the velvet rope, but Jordan is here to make sure we indulge in our every desire. \u2014<i>SI<\/i><\/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-276148\" 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=\"1_Addison_Rae_Addison\"><\/span>\n        1. Addison Rae, <i>Addison<\/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\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/1._ADDISON_fzy4y3\/the-50-best-albums-of-2025.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The 50 best albums of 2025\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Columbia<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>After years of having more relatively unknown albums take the No. 1 slot on The FADER\u2019s year-end albums list, I initially struggled with the idea of a fairly mainstream pop record occupying that position for this list. Is it too obvious? Could it go to a more underground project? After a while, however, something that james k said in my interview with her from September kept replaying in my mind: that Addison Rae is a tragic pop star, and that\u2019s what makes her so brilliant. <\/p>\n<p>Among words like \u201cabsurd\u201d and \u201cdystopic,\u201d tragic, to me, is a most ringing descriptor about life in These Times. We&#8217;re living in a country that\u2019s decades past its golden days, taking rights away from its citizens, embracing tech efficiency over creativity, the list goes on. Addison\u2019s album is, of course, not about these big, pressing issues. But it is about the other important work: finding a way to fully live in the face of tragedy, when it can otherwise so easily bring you down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWish my mom and dad could\u2019ve been in love,\u201d goes the best lyric of the record from \u201cHeadphones On,\u201d a song about tuning out your troubles to tune into the music you love; \u201cTimes Like These,\u201d a melancholic pop blur, sounds like gazing at a rapidly changing cityscape from the backseat of a car, helpless in stopping it, resigned to accepting it. These 12 songs (made by three women, no less) capture a messy humanity of indulgence, paranoia, insecurity, and, most crucially, unashamed joy. <\/p>\n<p>Is this why her music so feverishly, so unexpectedly, resonated with so many this year? It was, at least, the case for me and for so many others on The FADER\u2019s staff. In it we saw a kind of universal truth, and chose to dance along with her. \u2014<i>SW<\/i><\/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\">Tobias Hess, Steffanee Wang, Kylah Williams, Hajin Yoo, Salvatore Maicki, Shamira Ibrahim, Dylan Green, Vivian Medithi, Lucas Villa, India Roby, Leah Mandel<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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