"There are also lots of artists that are more familiar to us too, like Rosalía, Maria Somerville, Nourished by Time, Stereolab, billy woods, Marie Davidson, PinkPanthress, clipping, Smerz, aya, The Tubs, MIKE, Pulp, caroline and more. We'll not spoil anything, but their #1 made their #2 of 2021. But it all makes for one of the most unique lists that gets published every year."
"The Quietus - Best Albums of 2025 25. Širom - In The Wind Of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper 24. Leo Chadburn - Sleep In The Shadow Of The Alternator 23. Eiko Ishibashi - Antigone 22. OsamaSon - Jump Out 21. Suede - Antidepressants 20. Matmos - Metallic Life 19. Nadeem Din-Gabisi - Offshore 18. Nourished By Time - The Passionate Ones 17. Läuten Der Seele - Unterhaltungen mit Larven und Überresten 16. Milkweed - Remscéla"
A 2025 ranked selection places aya's Hexed! at number one and EarthBall and Richard Dawson close behind. The top entries span obscure leftfield projects and more familiar indie names. The list includes experimental acts such as Širom, Milkweed, France, Jerskin Fendrix, and Dale Cornish alongside artists like Rosalía, Stereolab, Pulp, and MIKE. The compilation highlights collaborations, reinterpretations, and genre-crossing releases, from instrumental and electronic experiments to avant-pop and post-punk. The ordering emphasizes breadth, bringing international, underground, and established acts into a single-year overview of noteworthy albums.
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