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THE 20 BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 2025
This year has delivered an embarrassment of riches in #metal, from traditional masterworks to forward-thinking madness.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestMetal25
This year has delivered an embarrassment of riches in #metal, from traditional masterworks to forward-thinking madness.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestMetal25
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The best metal of 2025 as selected by Spyros and me for @popmatters.com.
Banger list all around ft Antiversum, @allieinchains.bsky.social, Mendoza/fluke-mogul/Pérez (@burningambulance.bsky.social), @gonemage.bsky.social, OvO, Retromorphosis, Stygian Ruin...
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Banger list all around ft Antiversum, @allieinchains.bsky.social, Mendoza/fluke-mogul/Pérez (@burningambulance.bsky.social), @gonemage.bsky.social, OvO, Retromorphosis, Stygian Ruin...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The best metal of 2025 as selected by Spyros and me for @popmatters.com.
Banger list all around ft Antiversum, @allieinchains.bsky.social, Mendoza/fluke-mogul/Pérez (@burningambulance.bsky.social), @gonemage.bsky.social, OvO, Retromorphosis, Stygian Ruin...
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Banger list all around ft Antiversum, @allieinchains.bsky.social, Mendoza/fluke-mogul/Pérez (@burningambulance.bsky.social), @gonemage.bsky.social, OvO, Retromorphosis, Stygian Ruin...
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Everything is becoming a video podcast these days, but perhaps not everything was meant to be seen. tinyurl.com/PdcstngStar
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Everything is becoming a video podcast these days, but perhaps not everything was meant to be seen. tinyurl.com/PdcstngStar
The stitches, the shadows, the skin, and the other psychosexual tension and animalistic identities of ‘Batman Returns’.
READ: tinyurl.com/BatmanDPS
READ: tinyurl.com/BatmanDPS
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The stitches, the shadows, the skin, and the other psychosexual tension and animalistic identities of ‘Batman Returns’.
READ: tinyurl.com/BatmanDPS
READ: tinyurl.com/BatmanDPS
THE 20 BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 2025
This year has delivered an embarrassment of riches in #metal, from traditional masterworks to forward-thinking madness.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestMetal25
This year has delivered an embarrassment of riches in #metal, from traditional masterworks to forward-thinking madness.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestMetal25
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
THE 20 BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 2025
This year has delivered an embarrassment of riches in #metal, from traditional masterworks to forward-thinking madness.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestMetal25
This year has delivered an embarrassment of riches in #metal, from traditional masterworks to forward-thinking madness.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestMetal25
In our age of endless comparison, curated self-images, and performativity, we willingly submit to the branding of our fickle identities.
READ: tinyurl.com/BrandsYou
READ: tinyurl.com/BrandsYou
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In our age of endless comparison, curated self-images, and performativity, we willingly submit to the branding of our fickle identities.
READ: tinyurl.com/BrandsYou
READ: tinyurl.com/BrandsYou
Dan Knishkowy's ever-evolving indie collective Adeline Hotel open a new chapter with the breathtaking 'Watch the Sunflowers'. #PMPick
Adeline Hotel's New LP Is a Shimmering, Low-Key Masterpiece » PopMatters
Dan Knishkowy's ever-evolving indie collective Adeline Hotel open a new chapter with the breathtaking Watch the Sunflowers.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Dan Knishkowy's ever-evolving indie collective Adeline Hotel open a new chapter with the breathtaking 'Watch the Sunflowers'. #PMPick
Bassist and composer Ro(b)//ert Lundberg creates unique sounds and atmospheres centered around "a watery fascination" on 'by-passing-upon'.
#PMPick out now via @akprecordings.bsky.social
#PMPick out now via @akprecordings.bsky.social
Ro(b)//ert Lundberg Mixes Composition and Improvisation » PopMatters
Bassist and composer Ro(b)//ert Lundberg creates unique sounds and atmospheres centered around "a watery fascination" on by-passing-upon.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Bassist and composer Ro(b)//ert Lundberg creates unique sounds and atmospheres centered around "a watery fascination" on 'by-passing-upon'.
#PMPick out now via @akprecordings.bsky.social
#PMPick out now via @akprecordings.bsky.social
Linda May Han Oh's 'Strange Heavens' builds its central premise around the concept that humans will typically choose a familiar hell over an unfamiliar heaven. #PMPick
Linda May Han Oh Leads Her Trio to 'Strange Heavens' » PopMatters
Linda May Han Oh's latest album builds its central premise around the concept that humans will typically choose a familiar hell over an unfamiliar heaven.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Linda May Han Oh's 'Strange Heavens' builds its central premise around the concept that humans will typically choose a familiar hell over an unfamiliar heaven. #PMPick
Freddie Mercury's 'Mr Bad Guy' wasn't brilliant, but it had shades of brilliance, and for queer pop, it was a step forward for both the artist and his listeners.
The 40th edition of 'Mr Bad Guy' releases on 5 December.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/FreddieM40
The 40th edition of 'Mr Bad Guy' releases on 5 December.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/FreddieM40
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Freddie Mercury's 'Mr Bad Guy' wasn't brilliant, but it had shades of brilliance, and for queer pop, it was a step forward for both the artist and his listeners.
The 40th edition of 'Mr Bad Guy' releases on 5 December.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/FreddieM40
The 40th edition of 'Mr Bad Guy' releases on 5 December.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/FreddieM40
Rahsaan Roland Kirk had an idiosyncratic jazz style that fused hard bop with more melodic elements from gospel, blues, and pop. He had a theatrical stage presence.
'Vibrations in the Village: Live at the Village Gate' is a #PMPick out on Friday.
'Vibrations in the Village: Live at the Village Gate' is a #PMPick out on Friday.
Rahsaan Roland Kirk Thrills on a NYC Night in 1963 » PopMatters
Rahsaan Roland Kirk had an idiosyncratic style that fused hard bop with more melodic elements from gospel, blues, and pop. He had a theatrical stage presence.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Rahsaan Roland Kirk had an idiosyncratic jazz style that fused hard bop with more melodic elements from gospel, blues, and pop. He had a theatrical stage presence.
'Vibrations in the Village: Live at the Village Gate' is a #PMPick out on Friday.
'Vibrations in the Village: Live at the Village Gate' is a #PMPick out on Friday.
'So, Here We Are: Best of Doves' shows how their secret is making music that’s grandiose yet unpretentious. It’s big music with a small ego. #PMPick
Quintessentially English, modestly magnificent, and sneaky good.
Quintessentially English, modestly magnificent, and sneaky good.
Doves Celebrate Their Best on 'So, Here We Are' » PopMatters
So, Here We Are: Best of Doves shows how their secret is making music that's grandiose yet unpretentious. It's big music with a small ego.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
'So, Here We Are: Best of Doves' shows how their secret is making music that’s grandiose yet unpretentious. It’s big music with a small ego. #PMPick
Quintessentially English, modestly magnificent, and sneaky good.
Quintessentially English, modestly magnificent, and sneaky good.
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The Best Punk and Hardcore Albums of 2025
The best punk ranges from pop-leaning emo to potent noise, shoegaze, and hardcore to Revolution Summer-inspired, politically minded blasts of righteous anger.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestPunk25
The best punk ranges from pop-leaning emo to potent noise, shoegaze, and hardcore to Revolution Summer-inspired, politically minded blasts of righteous anger.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestPunk25
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Best Punk and Hardcore Albums of 2025
The best punk ranges from pop-leaning emo to potent noise, shoegaze, and hardcore to Revolution Summer-inspired, politically minded blasts of righteous anger.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestPunk25
The best punk ranges from pop-leaning emo to potent noise, shoegaze, and hardcore to Revolution Summer-inspired, politically minded blasts of righteous anger.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestPunk25
Everything, it seems, is becoming a video podcast these days, but perhaps not everything was meant to be seen.
READ: tinyurl.com/PdcstngStar
READ: tinyurl.com/PdcstngStar
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Everything, it seems, is becoming a video podcast these days, but perhaps not everything was meant to be seen.
READ: tinyurl.com/PdcstngStar
READ: tinyurl.com/PdcstngStar
In 'A Little Death', Claire Rousay demonstrates through a fog of enveloping drones how disquieting a relief the night can be.
#PMPick out now via @thrilljockey.bsky.social
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Rousay2025
#PMPick out now via @thrilljockey.bsky.social
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Rousay2025
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In 'A Little Death', Claire Rousay demonstrates through a fog of enveloping drones how disquieting a relief the night can be.
#PMPick out now via @thrilljockey.bsky.social
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Rousay2025
#PMPick out now via @thrilljockey.bsky.social
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Rousay2025
A well-curated reissue celebrates Elton John's best album, 'Captain Fantastic', 50 years after its release. #PMPick
Elton John's Best Album 'Captain Fantastic' Is 50 » PopMatters
A well-curated reissue celebrates Elton John's best album, Captain Fantastic, a half-century after its release.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A well-curated reissue celebrates Elton John's best album, 'Captain Fantastic', 50 years after its release. #PMPick
How responsible we are for our own happiness depends on our individual circumstances. In the final reckoning, Rhett Miller vacillates.
Rhett Miller Goes It Alone for the Tenth Time » PopMatters
How responsible we are for our own happiness depends on our individual circumstances. In the final reckoning, Rhett Miller vacillates.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
How responsible we are for our own happiness depends on our individual circumstances. In the final reckoning, Rhett Miller vacillates.
Laura Ann Singh steers her reckless way through traditional jazz, torch song elegance, avant-garde experiments, and an anarchic sense of punk rebellion. #PMPick
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/LauraAnnSing
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/LauraAnnSing
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Laura Ann Singh steers her reckless way through traditional jazz, torch song elegance, avant-garde experiments, and an anarchic sense of punk rebellion. #PMPick
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/LauraAnnSing
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/LauraAnnSing
Dave Holland and John Scofield create a jazz master class and a supremely relaxed example of two guys just hanging out and playing tunes.
'Memories of Home' is a #PMPick out on 11/25.
'Memories of Home' is a #PMPick out on 11/25.
John Scofield and Dave Holland Show Jazz Mastery » PopMatters
Dave Holland and John Scofield create a jazz master class and a supremely relaxed example of a couple of guys just hanging out and playing tunes.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Dave Holland and John Scofield create a jazz master class and a supremely relaxed example of two guys just hanging out and playing tunes.
'Memories of Home' is a #PMPick out on 11/25.
'Memories of Home' is a #PMPick out on 11/25.
The Best Punk and Hardcore Albums of 2025
The best punk ranges from pop-leaning emo to potent noise, shoegaze, and hardcore to Revolution Summer-inspired, politically minded blasts of righteous anger.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestPunk25
The best punk ranges from pop-leaning emo to potent noise, shoegaze, and hardcore to Revolution Summer-inspired, politically minded blasts of righteous anger.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestPunk25
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Best Punk and Hardcore Albums of 2025
The best punk ranges from pop-leaning emo to potent noise, shoegaze, and hardcore to Revolution Summer-inspired, politically minded blasts of righteous anger.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestPunk25
The best punk ranges from pop-leaning emo to potent noise, shoegaze, and hardcore to Revolution Summer-inspired, politically minded blasts of righteous anger.
READ: tinyurl.com/BestPunk25
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Tom Waits' Nighthawks at the Diner has received a 50th anniversary reissue. It remains a jazzy, captivating portrait of a young Waits deep in character. – @onenotthenumber
'Nighthawks at the Diner' 50th Anniversary Re-Issue' is a perfect [10/10] out now via @antirecords.bsky.social.
'Nighthawks at the Diner' 50th Anniversary Re-Issue' is a perfect [10/10] out now via @antirecords.bsky.social.
Tom Waits' Perfect Performance 50 Years Later » PopMatters
Nighthawks at the Diner has received a 50th anniversary reissue. It remains a jazzy, captivating portrait of a young Tom Waits deep in character.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Tom Waits' Nighthawks at the Diner has received a 50th anniversary reissue. It remains a jazzy, captivating portrait of a young Waits deep in character. – @onenotthenumber
'Nighthawks at the Diner' 50th Anniversary Re-Issue' is a perfect [10/10] out now via @antirecords.bsky.social.
'Nighthawks at the Diner' 50th Anniversary Re-Issue' is a perfect [10/10] out now via @antirecords.bsky.social.
The American Dream promises that anyone can build a better life through hard work. 'The Brutalist' demolishes this notion.
'The Brutalist' Delivers a Bold Revision of the American Dream » PopMatters
The American Dream promises that anyone can build a better life through hard work. The Brutalist demolishes this notion.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The American Dream promises that anyone can build a better life through hard work. 'The Brutalist' demolishes this notion.
The post-human speculative sci-fi series ‘Pantheon’ asks, can humanity recognize itself in its digital reflection?
READ: tinyurl.com/PantheonMrr
READ: tinyurl.com/PantheonMrr
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The post-human speculative sci-fi series ‘Pantheon’ asks, can humanity recognize itself in its digital reflection?
READ: tinyurl.com/PantheonMrr
READ: tinyurl.com/PantheonMrr
The Kyle Sowashes’ Start Making Sense stacks up so many satisfying classic rock moves that the concept of being out of options grows more ironic. #PMPick
The Kyle Sowashes Resist Defeat on 'Start Making Sense' » PopMatters
The Kyle Sowashes' Start Making Sense stacks up so many satisfying classic rock moves that the concept of being out of options grows more ironic.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Kyle Sowashes’ Start Making Sense stacks up so many satisfying classic rock moves that the concept of being out of options grows more ironic. #PMPick
'Disquiet' is a genuinely absorbing series of luxuriously paced improvisations from the Necks, who have been doing this kind of thing for decades. #PMPick
The Necks Experiment with Long-Form Minimalism » PopMatters
Disquiet is a genuinely absorbing series of luxuriously paced improvisations from the Necks, who have been doing this kind of thing for decades.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
'Disquiet' is a genuinely absorbing series of luxuriously paced improvisations from the Necks, who have been doing this kind of thing for decades. #PMPick
As Everything But the Girl, Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt were one of the most unique British acts of the 1980s and 1990s.
'The Best of Everything But the Girl' is out now.
'The Best of Everything But the Girl' is out now.
This Is Supposedly the Best of Everything But the Girl » PopMatters
As Everything But the Girl, Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt were one of the most unique British acts of the 1980s and 1990s.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
As Everything But the Girl, Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt were one of the most unique British acts of the 1980s and 1990s.
'The Best of Everything But the Girl' is out now.
'The Best of Everything But the Girl' is out now.