ur '25 MROTYs

[jadd]

instead of having the usual AOTY discussion now that 2025 is almost complete, I suggest that we share our most fav "Music Releases Of The Year". pick 5. LPs, EPs, singles, whatever.

• oklou - choke enough
• disctr4k - inner body movement
• kettama - archangel
• iglooghost - bronze claw iso
• swami sound & gum.mp3 - state of emergency

honorable mention to our very own plaza vol. 2!

(picking just 5 is really hard. imagine having to pick one?? impossible)

 

[KeplerElectronics]

Hard picks this year and I'm not even 100% sure this is representative of my year as a whole.

Anamanaguchi - Anyway (Altrock/Chiptune)
Twenty One Pilots - Breach (Basic pick)
Toby Fox - Deltarune Ch 3/4 Soundtrack (iykyk)
No Mana - Odyssey Soundsystem EP (trance/house)
The Protomen - Act III: This City Made Us (80s operatic rock)

Honorable mentions to new Good Kid, Sharks, Skybreak, Space Laces, Deadmau5

 

[Scott]

albums:
billy woods - GOLLIWOG
For Your Health - This Bitter Garden
The Acacia Strain - You Are Safe From God Here
Der Weg einer Freiheit - Innern
The Callous Daoboys - I Don't Want To See You In Heaven

eps:
BAND-MAID - SCOOOOOP
at first, at first - The Courage Of Shutting Up
Eternal Wound / Draped In Black - Inextinguishable Hate
Balmora - Prologue
Final Resting Place - Bound by Affliction

demos/singles/etc
STOLEN GUN - Demo 2025
Sin Against Sin - Demo
Fear of Sin - Demonstration
xPHANTOMSPIREx - Exact My Vengeance
StealthX - Demo '25

in keeping with the spirit of the thread, if I were to pick just 5 total, from any category it would probably be:

1) Golliwog
2) This Bitter Garden
3) SCOOOOOP
4) STOLEN GUN
5) The Courage of Shutting Up

just tons of good stuff this year.

 

[Term]

Unfortunately I don't listen to new music as often as I'd like && attempting to stretch my list out to 5 would be super fraudulent lol

But I did find two new 2025 releases that I love:
Clipping - Dead Channel Sky
The Protomen - Act III: This City Made Us

 

[SoleVictim]

Favorite albums of the year
first year of locking in with music and went through so many amazing albums throughout the year
stuck to 1 artist per album to avoid repetition

along with a sampler for convenience

 

[skye whenever]

this is really difficult, so much amazing stuff came out this year and it's super hard to narrow down to 5, but i'll give it a go.
in an attempt to put them in order:

5 - Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
4 - Quadeca - Vanisher, Horizon Scraper
3 - Jane Remover - Revengeseekerz
2 - Maruja - Pain To Power
1 - JVB - HYPERYOUTH

these are also some of my fav album covers, revengeseekerz is at my number 1 spot cause that shit is BADASS !

honorable mention: twenty one pilots - Breach

 

[NULLRAD]

this is really difficult, so much amazing stuff came out this year and it's super hard to narrow down to 5, but i'll give it a go.
in an attempt to put them in order:

5 - Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
4 - Quadeca - Vanisher, Horizon Scraper
3 - Jane Remover - Revengeseekerz
2 - Maruja - Pain To Power
1 - JVB - HYPERYOUTH

these are also some of my fav album covers, revengeseekerz is at my number 1 spot cause that shit is BADASS !

honorable mention: twenty one pilots - Breach

Okay really quick is it just me or have they changed the track HYPERYOUTH on their album like several times? I swear the intro to it has changed at least 3 times since it came out and it's tweaking me the fuck out cause I can't prove it.

 

[aphinityyy]

Okay, five of each category is way too little to capture all the incredible music that came out this year, but here are the releases that come to mind atm:

Albums:
vai5000 - there is a you that remains
DEEZL - LESS_IS_MORE
Architects - The Sky, the Earth and All Between
2hollis - star
Mac Miller - Balloonerism

EPs:
BLACKSHAPE - Prismer I
Leotrix - Nu Dubplates No.777
Phuture Noize & Devin Wild - Never Not Done
B-Frontliner - We Will Never Leave
Eliminate - Turn It Up EP

Singles:
HSP - 鼓動 (feat. 初音ミク)
jamesjamesjames - ibiza is waiting for me
ERRA - Echo Sonata
vai5000 - BUNNY
Pendulum & Armin - Sound Of You

Honourable mentions:
Skrillex - FUCK YOU SKRILLEX...
(Which is probably the best release of the year imo, but is more of a mixtape than an album so i am putting it here.)
Armin Van Buuren - Piano
(Massive respect for the dude putting out a full on piano album. The pieces actually sound incredible)

 

[soap1111]

ok this is just like on a whim but here's a few

ALB/EP:
Machine Girl - PsychoWarrior: MG Ultra X
MISS LUXURY - bubbles
FKA Twigs - Eusexua Afterglow
Princess Nokia - GIRLS
3L3D3P - General!

SNGL:
FKA Twigs - Perfectly
Goreshit - (still) too young
Kumo 99 - Eyesore
Lilithzplug - Cybergirl
METAROOM - clay in water