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New Music Friday: FKA twigs - EUSEXUA Afterglow
"These trippy post-club reveries are just as inventive and inspired as the work that preceded it." @clashmusic.com
"These trippy post-club reveries are just as inventive and inspired as the work that preceded it." @clashmusic.com
FKA twigs - EUSEXUA Afterglow
Music Reviews: EUSEXUA Afterglow by FKA twigs released in 2025. Genre: Electronic Dance Music.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New Music Friday: FKA twigs - EUSEXUA Afterglow
"These trippy post-club reveries are just as inventive and inspired as the work that preceded it." @clashmusic.com
"These trippy post-club reveries are just as inventive and inspired as the work that preceded it." @clashmusic.com
Check out the 75 best albums of the year according to MOJO.
MOJO's 75 Best Albums of 2025
MOJO's 75 Best Albums of 2025. A list of the top albums of the year from MOJO. See who made the list.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Check out the 75 best albums of the year according to MOJO.
Check out our full list of this week's new releases.
This Week's New Album Releases
This week's new album releases. Find the best new albums released this week.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Check out our full list of this week's new releases.
Charli xcx is releasing her new album, Wuthering Heights, on February 13.
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Charli xcx is releasing her new album, Wuthering Heights, on February 13.
What are you listening to first tonight?
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What are you listening to first tonight?
Have you heard this week's Must Hear Albums?
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Have you heard this week's Must Hear Albums?
See who made Uncut's list of the 80 best albums of 2025.
Uncut's 80 Best Albums of 2025
Uncut's 80 Best Albums of 2025. A list of the top albums of the year from Uncut. See who made the list.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
See who made Uncut's list of the 80 best albums of 2025.
The first year end list has arrived...
Rough Trade's Albums of the Year 2025
Rough Trade's Albums of the Year 2025. A list of the top albums of the year from Rough Trade. See who made the list.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The first year end list has arrived...
What's your favorite track off of Stardust?
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What's your favorite track off of Stardust?
What's your favorite song on LUX?
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
What's your favorite song on LUX?
New Music Friday: Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Mercy
"Reuniting with the Alchemist, billy woods and Elucid renew their call to learn from history before it’s too late. Mercy represents the trio’s slickest, most exacting collaboration yet." @pitchfork.com
"Reuniting with the Alchemist, billy woods and Elucid renew their call to learn from history before it’s too late. Mercy represents the trio’s slickest, most exacting collaboration yet." @pitchfork.com
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Mercy
Music Reviews: Mercy by Armand Hammer & The Alchemist released in 2025. Genre: East Coast Hip Hop.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
New Music Friday: Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Mercy
"Reuniting with the Alchemist, billy woods and Elucid renew their call to learn from history before it’s too late. Mercy represents the trio’s slickest, most exacting collaboration yet." @pitchfork.com
"Reuniting with the Alchemist, billy woods and Elucid renew their call to learn from history before it’s too late. Mercy represents the trio’s slickest, most exacting collaboration yet." @pitchfork.com
Album of the Year 2026 - Who you got?
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Album of the Year 2026 - Who you got?
New Music Friday: Danny Brown - Stardust
"The Detroit visionary revels in hyperpop, club, and confession for a messy, euphoric reset that only he could pull off." - NME
"The Detroit visionary revels in hyperpop, club, and confession for a messy, euphoric reset that only he could pull off." - NME
Danny Brown - Stardust
Music Reviews: Stardust by Danny Brown released in 2025. Genre: Experimental Hip Hop.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New Music Friday: Danny Brown - Stardust
"The Detroit visionary revels in hyperpop, club, and confession for a messy, euphoric reset that only he could pull off." - NME
"The Detroit visionary revels in hyperpop, club, and confession for a messy, euphoric reset that only he could pull off." - NME
New Music Friday: ROSALÍA - LUX
"Pop’s most provocative chaos agent delivers a transcendent album that sounds like nothing else in music right now." @rollingstone.com
"Pop’s most provocative chaos agent delivers a transcendent album that sounds like nothing else in music right now." @rollingstone.com
ROSALÍA - LUX
Music Reviews: LUX by ROSALÍA released in 2025. Genre: Art Pop.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New Music Friday: ROSALÍA - LUX
"Pop’s most provocative chaos agent delivers a transcendent album that sounds like nothing else in music right now." @rollingstone.com
"Pop’s most provocative chaos agent delivers a transcendent album that sounds like nothing else in music right now." @rollingstone.com
Check out our full list of this week's new releases.
This Week's New Album Releases
This week's new album releases. Find the best new albums released this week.
www.albumoftheyear.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Check out our full list of this week's new releases.
What are you listening to first tonight?
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What are you listening to first tonight?
Have you heard this week's Must Hear Albums?
Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream
Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS
The Orchestra (For Now) - Plan 76
Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream
Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS
The Orchestra (For Now) - Plan 76
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Have you heard this week's Must Hear Albums?
Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream
Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS
The Orchestra (For Now) - Plan 76
Florence + the Machine - Everybody Scream
Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS
The Orchestra (For Now) - Plan 76
Joji's new album, Piss In The Wind, is out February 6.
November 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Joji's new album, Piss In The Wind, is out February 6.
What's your favorite track on ICONOCLASTS?
November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What's your favorite track on ICONOCLASTS?
October was packed with new music ... what were your top picks?
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
October was packed with new music ... what were your top picks?
New Music Friday: The Belair Lip Bombs - Again
"No longer a hidden gem deep in the pockets of Melbourne, Again shows the Belair Lip Bombs are geared for stardom, ready to reflect positively with their biggest audiences yet." - Northern Transmissions
"No longer a hidden gem deep in the pockets of Melbourne, Again shows the Belair Lip Bombs are geared for stardom, ready to reflect positively with their biggest audiences yet." - Northern Transmissions
The Belair Lip Bombs - Again
Music Reviews: Again by The Belair Lip Bombs released in 2025. Genre: Indie Rock.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM
New Music Friday: The Belair Lip Bombs - Again
"No longer a hidden gem deep in the pockets of Melbourne, Again shows the Belair Lip Bombs are geared for stardom, ready to reflect positively with their biggest audiences yet." - Northern Transmissions
"No longer a hidden gem deep in the pockets of Melbourne, Again shows the Belair Lip Bombs are geared for stardom, ready to reflect positively with their biggest audiences yet." - Northern Transmissions
New Music Friday: Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - In the Earth Again
"The two Oklahoma City artists are an unlikely pairing, but their first album together offers sludgy, sprawling guitar songs oozing with noise and potential." @pastemagazine.bsky.social
"The two Oklahoma City artists are an unlikely pairing, but their first album together offers sludgy, sprawling guitar songs oozing with noise and potential." @pastemagazine.bsky.social
Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - In the Earth Again
Music Reviews: In the Earth Again by Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo released in 2025. Genre: Post-Rock.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
New Music Friday: Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - In the Earth Again
"The two Oklahoma City artists are an unlikely pairing, but their first album together offers sludgy, sprawling guitar songs oozing with noise and potential." @pastemagazine.bsky.social
"The two Oklahoma City artists are an unlikely pairing, but their first album together offers sludgy, sprawling guitar songs oozing with noise and potential." @pastemagazine.bsky.social
New Music Friday: The Orchestra (For Now) - Plan 76
"‘Plan 76’ doesn’t hand out easy answers about where they’re heading, and thank god for that. It’s messy, ambitious and never less than gripping." @readdork.com
"‘Plan 76’ doesn’t hand out easy answers about where they’re heading, and thank god for that. It’s messy, ambitious and never less than gripping." @readdork.com
The Orchestra (For Now) - Plan 76
Music Reviews: Plan 76 by The Orchestra (For Now) released in 2025. Genre: Art Rock.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
New Music Friday: The Orchestra (For Now) - Plan 76
"‘Plan 76’ doesn’t hand out easy answers about where they’re heading, and thank god for that. It’s messy, ambitious and never less than gripping." @readdork.com
"‘Plan 76’ doesn’t hand out easy answers about where they’re heading, and thank god for that. It’s messy, ambitious and never less than gripping." @readdork.com
New Music Friday: Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS
"Life and love take novel precedence in ‘ICONOCLASTS’, and maybe it is here that the real iconoclasm of the album lies." @clashmusic.com
"Life and love take novel precedence in ‘ICONOCLASTS’, and maybe it is here that the real iconoclasm of the album lies." @clashmusic.com
Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS
Music Reviews: ICONOCLASTS by Anna von Hausswolff released in 2025. Genre: Post-Rock.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New Music Friday: Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS
"Life and love take novel precedence in ‘ICONOCLASTS’, and maybe it is here that the real iconoclasm of the album lies." @clashmusic.com
"Life and love take novel precedence in ‘ICONOCLASTS’, and maybe it is here that the real iconoclasm of the album lies." @clashmusic.com
New Music Friday: Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream
"On her self-deprecating, viscera-flecked sixth record, Florence Welch picks apart the compulsions and contradictions of fame." @theguardian.com
"On her self-deprecating, viscera-flecked sixth record, Florence Welch picks apart the compulsions and contradictions of fame." @theguardian.com
Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream
Music Reviews: Everybody Scream by Florence + The Machine released in 2025. Genre: Art Rock.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New Music Friday: Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream
"On her self-deprecating, viscera-flecked sixth record, Florence Welch picks apart the compulsions and contradictions of fame." @theguardian.com
"On her self-deprecating, viscera-flecked sixth record, Florence Welch picks apart the compulsions and contradictions of fame." @theguardian.com