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I wrote about more music than ever this year at No Expectations, so I compiled what I think are the 100 Best Albums of 2025. If you don't recognize a lot of the names here, don't worry. That's the point. I hope you find something new to dig. www.noexpectations.fyi/p/the-100-be...
The 100 Best Albums of 2025
…According to some guy in Chicago. Plus, every album and more I recommended in No Expectations this year.
www.noexpectations.fyi
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I wrote about more music than ever this year at No Expectations, so I compiled what I think are the 100 Best Albums of 2025. If you don't recognize a lot of the names here, don't worry. That's the point. I hope you find something new to dig. www.noexpectations.fyi/p/the-100-be...
sometimes i’m like, “what’s even the point?!” and then chicago says “hold my beer”
June 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
sometimes i’m like, “what’s even the point?!” and then chicago says “hold my beer”
yeah, GOP definitely not beating the death cult allegations
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”
May 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
yeah, GOP definitely not beating the death cult allegations
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Pritzker: As a Ukrainian American Jew who built a holocaust museum… let me say this to Donald Trump: Stop tearing down the constitution in the name of my ancestors. Do not claim that your authoritarian power grabs are about combatting anti-semitism.
April 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Pritzker: As a Ukrainian American Jew who built a holocaust museum… let me say this to Donald Trump: Stop tearing down the constitution in the name of my ancestors. Do not claim that your authoritarian power grabs are about combatting anti-semitism.
the second it hits 75 degrees in chicago
April 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
the second it hits 75 degrees in chicago
it’s really giving zou bisou bisou
February 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
it’s really giving zou bisou bisou
yeahhh, uhhh, can I get an old style?
January 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
yeahhh, uhhh, can I get an old style?
soooo many gems in here!
Here are my 60 favorite albums of 2024. At No Expectations, I recommended ~130 LPs from the last 12 months. I also loved a lot of new music that I didn’t write about. The very best are all here. Thanks for reading and supporting the newsletter this year. www.noexpectations.fyi/p/the-60-bes...
The 60 Best Albums of 2024, According to Some Guy in Chicago
The music that made the year at No Expectations, from 22º Halo to Youbet.
www.noexpectations.fyi
December 12, 2024 at 3:25 PM
soooo many gems in here!
you can’t see it in this photo, but mike johnson is holding the gom jabbar at rfk’s neck, here
November 19, 2024 at 5:47 AM
you can’t see it in this photo, but mike johnson is holding the gom jabbar at rfk’s neck, here
wait you can’t save drafts on here?
November 14, 2024 at 10:05 PM
wait you can’t save drafts on here?
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as someone who's read stereogum religiously for half my life (and as someone who's a proud paid subscriber), it made my week to see no expectations shouted out here www.stereogum.com/2287576/stre...
Stream 22º Halo's Magnificent New Album 'Lily Of The Valley'
The Philadelphia band 22º Halo have been at it for a few years now, but they’re first crossing my radar with Lily Of The Valley, the spectacular new album they released last week. I discovered it thro...
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November 14, 2024 at 4:54 PM
as someone who's read stereogum religiously for half my life (and as someone who's a proud paid subscriber), it made my week to see no expectations shouted out here www.stereogum.com/2287576/stre...
not to be annoying, but like…
November 13, 2024 at 11:31 PM
not to be annoying, but like…
I notice-me-senpaied Knoll into posting about the Womb Chair I restored https://www.instagram.com/p/CuZpIxqNKVH/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
July 7, 2023 at 4:59 PM
I notice-me-senpaied Knoll into posting about the Womb Chair I restored https://www.instagram.com/p/CuZpIxqNKVH/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
yesterday a random dude at the park hit me in the head with a frisbee (full speed, literally knocking me over), nonchalantly said a half-assed “sorry” and casually walked away. real sociopathic behavior
July 5, 2023 at 3:17 PM
yesterday a random dude at the park hit me in the head with a frisbee (full speed, literally knocking me over), nonchalantly said a half-assed “sorry” and casually walked away. real sociopathic behavior
we need to figure out what is going on with these chicken caesar wraps
July 4, 2023 at 1:30 AM
we need to figure out what is going on with these chicken caesar wraps
getting my hair cut on thursday. do we bring back the bangs?
July 4, 2023 at 12:29 AM
getting my hair cut on thursday. do we bring back the bangs?
i think the idol may have been the worst show i’ve ever seen.
July 3, 2023 at 5:04 AM
i think the idol may have been the worst show i’ve ever seen.
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does Bluesky like Best Albums of the Year Lists? i made one and it's full of great stuff you might not have heard in 2023 https://www.noexpectations.fyi/p/the-30-best-albums-of-2023-so-far-midyear-list
The 30 Best Albums of 2023 So Far
From Arbor Labor Union to Wednesday, here’s what’s in regular rotation this year according to some guy in Chicago.
www.noexpectations.fyi
June 29, 2023 at 4:06 PM
does Bluesky like Best Albums of the Year Lists? i made one and it's full of great stuff you might not have heard in 2023 https://www.noexpectations.fyi/p/the-30-best-albums-of-2023-so-far-midyear-list
you always hear about how bad the air quality gets in California from wildfire smoke, but you truly don’t know how bad it is until you experience it for yourself. it’s apocalyptic looking outside in Chicago today. this is the sun 🙃
June 28, 2023 at 12:12 AM
you always hear about how bad the air quality gets in California from wildfire smoke, but you truly don’t know how bad it is until you experience it for yourself. it’s apocalyptic looking outside in Chicago today. this is the sun 🙃
not going to put a lot of pressure on making a good first post
June 27, 2023 at 5:35 PM
not going to put a lot of pressure on making a good first post