"I'm being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have in a while. Still, the vast majority of great punk bands are still occupying niche underground spaces, so you might have had to dig a little harder to see it but 2025 was an incredible year for music in and around the world of punk."
"2025 was the best year for emo of the current decade so far, with so many bands from the genre's new generation (the "fifth wave," if you will) really coming into their own, along with a few key comebacks from familiar faces. Hardcore had an incredible year, even if it wasn't getting the same crossover attention that it got in the aftermath of Glow On."
Rock and punk experienced renewed mainstream momentum while most standout bands remained rooted in underground scenes, requiring deeper digging to find them. 2025 represented the strongest year for emo in the decade, with many fifth-wave bands maturing and several notable comebacks. Hardcore produced remarkable records without matching previous crossover visibility. Screamo, post-hardcore, garage punk, pop punk, ska-punk, metalcore, and jazz-infused art punk all yielded unmissable albums. Bands from the United States, Canada, England, Sweden, Australia, Spain, and Italy contributed to a diverse global resurgence. Fifty bands across multiple punk-derived styles captured a snapshot of the year's output.
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