The Most Overrated Albums of 2025
The albums that made us go "huh?" this year, from a lifeless rap sequel to a certain spectacularly hyped indie rock record.
The albums that made us go "huh?" this year, from a lifeless rap sequel to a certain spectacularly hyped indie rock record.
A chat with Cure for Paranoia’s Cameron McCloud, who went viral this year by posting a new political and playful rap verse every single day.
The R&B innovator dissects tracks by faves including Britney Spears, Brandy, and Nine Inch Nails, explaining how they inspired the sound of her brilliant 2025 album ‘Hooke’s Law.’
From experimental pop’s new main girlies to indie rock’s most reliable players, here’s a glimpse at my year in albums, songs, and live shows.
Each in their own way, this week's selections will have you walking around like no one can touch you.
The big-idea music that inspired me most this year, from Afro-Colombian orchestral pop to epic folk about the state of labor to, of course, Bad Bunny.
We're listening to everything, all the time. Here are five older albums that were new to us in 2025—and made our years.
My favorite rap under-the-radar rap releases of 2025, from Bay Area swag rap and psychedelic freakouts to a euphoric footwork/juke/rap hybrid
A break from our regularly scheduled program to discuss the absolute worst of the year.
From drizzly digital grunge to jackhammering club music, lo-fi guitar explorations to glacial jazz standards, this is the music that moved me most this year.
A BPM-crushing jungle experiment by a canny Instagram curator, a rap album bridging the revolutionary and the corner boy, and more.
The sounds that struck me most this year, including subversive slowcore, deranged future-pop, apocalyptic techno, and more.