Cate Le Bon - Michelangelo Dying
80

This record feels like a cool summer day with dewy grass and gray clouds. The psychedelic feeling the dream-pop and singer-songwriter genres given is hypnotic. The vocals are ethereal, which lyrics about romance with a beautiful effect that gives the artistry that this project this a fresh shade of paint. Overall, this record belongs in a dream, and will forever float in a dreamy state.

Automatic - Is It Now?
70

This record has a lo-fi vibe to it that amplifies the electronic dance production. The synths and bass have a feeling that brings a head-bopping effect to the tracks. The vocals have singer-songwriter and lo-fi tone, often taking a quieter volume. However, the production and style is very repetitive on this piece, though it’s a style I can enjoy. Overall, this record is a nice indie listen, despite its repetitiveness.

FKA twigs - EUSEXUA
80

This record has a futuristic sound and feeling that stands out throughout the project. The production has an artistic pop feel with electronic dance music straight out of 2018 hip-hop music. The lyrics often bring up partying, sex, and romance, creating a theme for the album of sexual freedom. The vocals are often ethereal, an entrancing feeling brought by them. Overall, this record is a glitchy dance-pop great in the 2025 scene, and brings a great feeling of late 2010’s nostalgia and ... read more

Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
85

This record is an atmospheric expansion of the pop genre. With often ambient and baroque elements, the production and composition of the album is lush with pop and singer-songwriter influences. The lyricism has a poetic nature, fusing well with the production. The vocals are heavenly, displaying the poetry and melodies in an angelic way. Overall, this record is a dreamy experience which blends itself into a magical listen.

Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend
65

This record is filled to the brim with sexual undertones and such. The production is probably the best thing about it, with poppy tunes and country influences from Jack Antonoff. The lyricism has, as said before, many sexual themes and undertones throughout the record. My main complaint is that the tracks themselves were very formulaic, with a repetitive formula I didn’t enjoy too much. Overall, this record, though a mixed bag, has a passion behind it that affects the music itself.

Laufey - A Matter of Time
80

This record has an atmosphere similar to that of a Disney orchestra. The guitars and jazz influences on the pop basis give this project a sense of personality. The lyricism holds influence from singer-songwriter music, often speaking of love and heartbreak. Overall, this record feels like a fairytale gone wrong in many musical ways.

Daniel Profeta - My Glass Materials
85

This record is like a walk atop the clouds. The album’s poetry fused with folk composition creates a canvas of every color. Overall, this record, with it’s lyricism and guitar playing from Daniel Profeta, makes for an incredible piece of work that needs to reach more people.

Racing Mount Pleasant - Racing Mount Pleasant
90

This album has a slow pace that is soothing to the ears and meaningful to the mind. The lyricism and tone is melancholic, and eases in the folk genre as its main focus. Although, the record does have many influences of jazz, pop, and rock that are very prevalent throughout the project. Overall, this album is a incredibly unique piece of work and a beauty of its genre.

Quadeca - Vanisher, Horizon Scraper
95

This record is a phenomenal project filled to the brim with experimentation and innovation. It takes a folk basis, with guitar and mind-bending vocals within each of the tracks, as well as lush production that sends chills through my body. Throughout the album, there are some experimental hip-hop elements within, mostly introspective verses from Quadeca himself. The songwriting and lyrics have a sort of beautiful despair within them. Overall, this record has an ethereal feeling within itself ... read more

Tropical Fuck Storm - Fairyland Codex
75

This record is an odd experimental project that, while doesn’t hold up as well in song quality in my opinion, making for a reasonably well-made experience. The art-punk and noise rock instrumentals and nauseating psychedelic vocals make for great tone creation. Overall, though it could use some minor tweaks, this record is a standout in this year’s art rock catalog.

Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
85

This record is a stellar hip-hop piece in many ways. Pusha T and Malice deliver introspective meaningful verses in relation to personal growth and emotional experiences. The production form Pharrell Williams is incredible, and boosts the experience of the record tenfold. The features on this record also bring their own unique performances. Overall, this record’s experience is an ethereal one in the hip-hop scene, and is an impeccable masterpiece in my opinion.

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twenty one pilots - Breach
80

This record has a fusional sound of punk rock and hip-hop that blends together really well. As the end of an era for the span of twenty one pilot’s career, ‘Breach’ is an incredible finale for the story and sounds created by ‘Blurryface’. All of their greatest aspects since then have been amplified on this album, making for a great listen. Overall, this record is great in the rap-rock genre, as well as just alternative-rock and hip-hop in general.

Wolf Alice - The Clearing
80

This record has a fluid diversity of multi-genre representation amongst it. The instrumentals often have glam-rock theater energy fused with folky pop sounds. The vocals have a powerful and aggressive tang, with a tone that feels passionate. Overall, this record is a lovely experience of baroque-pop music that I would recommend to anyone interested in listening to the genre.

Deftones - private music
80

This record has a sense of the soul and mind inside it's sound. It's instrumentation, while definitely being alternative metal, has a sense of some shoegaze as well. The vocals and sounds have an atmospheric feeling. Overall, this record is an incredible comeback for metalheads and Deftones fans alike, and I would highly recommend it to any returning metalheads or people just reaching into the genre.

Open Mike Eagle - Neighborhood Gods Unlimited
85

This record has a chill vibe with abstract sounds and moments. There's some The lyricism makes every track special, the instrumentals a blend of lo-fi and hip-hop. The abstract feeling of the project making it flow together into an odd piece of art. Overall, today we're going to be talking about wonder drugs of the 90's, and what kinds of drugs we can expect in the future.

Alex G - Headlights
85

This record contains an oddly psychedelic experience, mainly focusing on folky rock and some pop rock elements. It’s nothing too special, but is a nice listen and has some very catchy tunes. While it is a bit different from his previous discography and widely considered to be ‘playing it safe,’ and not doing anything too experimental, I think that’s what makes it still feel experimental. Overall, though an outlier in his discography, Alex G did an amazing job on this ... read more

Mac DeMarco - Guitar
80

This record is a simple collection of short songs that, while doesn’t stick out, still is a good album. The album has a lo-fi vibe that could be used as music to fall asleep to, in a good way. The instrumentation is simple as well, with mostly just bass, drums, and another instrument. Wonder what that could be? The tracks often speak of love & life in a wise manner. Overall, while simple, this record is something to appreciate and ponder.

Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
85

This record feels like a magical darkness, with its beautiful storytelling and ethereal vocals from Hayden. The album has an ambient vibe and melancholy tone, delivered through brooding instrumentation and lyricism. Overall, this record is an experience like no other I’ve heard before; highly recommended.

No Joy - Bugland
70

This record creates a dreamy atmosphere with shoegaze and pop sounds throughout the album. It’s a very unique feeling that this project gives the listener, the album feels like a children’s drawing. Imperfect, but still fun. Overall, this record is a nice touch of glitter in the mix, but not a really memorable one.

Daniel Profeta - The Grass Turns Black, And My Ambition Is Dead
90

This record is an oddity in the music realm. An artistic twist on the folk genre, with clear inspirations from artist like Alex G. The album mostly spans on trying to make sense of love and heartbreak, making for a deeply personal trip and ponderable record. Overall, an amazing release from Daniel Profeta, and incredible experimental project.

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