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#6
In the under appreciated era of their work that lies between The Story and By The Way, I Forgive You, Brandi and the twins put out three excellent albums, and this was the peak. This album sounds like a warm blanket while still having the emotionally charged lyrics and delivery that define her.
In the under appreciated era of their work that lies between The Story and By The Way, I Forgive You, Brandi and the twins put out three excellent albums, and this was the peak. This album sounds like a warm blanket while still having the emotionally charged lyrics and delivery that define her.
December 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#6
In the under appreciated era of their work that lies between The Story and By The Way, I Forgive You, Brandi and the twins put out three excellent albums, and this was the peak. This album sounds like a warm blanket while still having the emotionally charged lyrics and delivery that define her.
In the under appreciated era of their work that lies between The Story and By The Way, I Forgive You, Brandi and the twins put out three excellent albums, and this was the peak. This album sounds like a warm blanket while still having the emotionally charged lyrics and delivery that define her.
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#7
Neko Case has been a giant in alt music during the entirety of the 21st century, and this album shows why. Her songwriting is emotive and compelling, her melodies cut a perfect line between being fascinatingly complex and approachable, and this album is perfectly constructed and paced.
Neko Case has been a giant in alt music during the entirety of the 21st century, and this album shows why. Her songwriting is emotive and compelling, her melodies cut a perfect line between being fascinatingly complex and approachable, and this album is perfectly constructed and paced.
December 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#7
Neko Case has been a giant in alt music during the entirety of the 21st century, and this album shows why. Her songwriting is emotive and compelling, her melodies cut a perfect line between being fascinatingly complex and approachable, and this album is perfectly constructed and paced.
Neko Case has been a giant in alt music during the entirety of the 21st century, and this album shows why. Her songwriting is emotive and compelling, her melodies cut a perfect line between being fascinatingly complex and approachable, and this album is perfectly constructed and paced.
I unironically used this as a tie break in a game I submitted to the @decisionspace.bsky.social game jam, because I’m not a coward.
i think most games with tiebreakers should instead just say “if there is a tie, no one wins”
December 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I unironically used this as a tie break in a game I submitted to the @decisionspace.bsky.social game jam, because I’m not a coward.
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#8
Following up on one of the greatest indie rock debuts, The Format went in a more wide ranging, orchestral direction and stuck gold there. Borrowing from influences from Queen to XTC, this tops every other album by every other 2000’s indie rock outfit in my opinion.
Following up on one of the greatest indie rock debuts, The Format went in a more wide ranging, orchestral direction and stuck gold there. Borrowing from influences from Queen to XTC, this tops every other album by every other 2000’s indie rock outfit in my opinion.
December 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#8
Following up on one of the greatest indie rock debuts, The Format went in a more wide ranging, orchestral direction and stuck gold there. Borrowing from influences from Queen to XTC, this tops every other album by every other 2000’s indie rock outfit in my opinion.
Following up on one of the greatest indie rock debuts, The Format went in a more wide ranging, orchestral direction and stuck gold there. Borrowing from influences from Queen to XTC, this tops every other album by every other 2000’s indie rock outfit in my opinion.
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#9
The last truly collaborative effort on a traditional album from Big Boi and André 3000 is, by my accounting, the greatest hip hop album of the 21st century, and maybe of all time. Running from energetic to introspective and everywhere in between, this is a sprawling and propulsive classic.
The last truly collaborative effort on a traditional album from Big Boi and André 3000 is, by my accounting, the greatest hip hop album of the 21st century, and maybe of all time. Running from energetic to introspective and everywhere in between, this is a sprawling and propulsive classic.
December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#9
The last truly collaborative effort on a traditional album from Big Boi and André 3000 is, by my accounting, the greatest hip hop album of the 21st century, and maybe of all time. Running from energetic to introspective and everywhere in between, this is a sprawling and propulsive classic.
The last truly collaborative effort on a traditional album from Big Boi and André 3000 is, by my accounting, the greatest hip hop album of the 21st century, and maybe of all time. Running from energetic to introspective and everywhere in between, this is a sprawling and propulsive classic.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Missed some days with the holidays, so I’m catching up!
#10
Heidecker’s comedy is up my alley, and so is his music. I don’t think I’ve encountered a piece of art that handles the realities of grappling with your nostalgia and teenage self quite as effectively as this one. Remarkable stuff.
#10
Heidecker’s comedy is up my alley, and so is his music. I don’t think I’ve encountered a piece of art that handles the realities of grappling with your nostalgia and teenage self quite as effectively as this one. Remarkable stuff.
December 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Missed some days with the holidays, so I’m catching up!
#10
Heidecker’s comedy is up my alley, and so is his music. I don’t think I’ve encountered a piece of art that handles the realities of grappling with your nostalgia and teenage self quite as effectively as this one. Remarkable stuff.
#10
Heidecker’s comedy is up my alley, and so is his music. I don’t think I’ve encountered a piece of art that handles the realities of grappling with your nostalgia and teenage self quite as effectively as this one. Remarkable stuff.
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Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
April 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
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#11
The product of a tumultuous time for the band, their first album after Laura Jane Grace came out as trans was THE searing masterpiece of 21st century punk. An explosion of emotions that coalesced into an incredible album that melds the personal and political aspects of her life. Near perfection
The product of a tumultuous time for the band, their first album after Laura Jane Grace came out as trans was THE searing masterpiece of 21st century punk. An explosion of emotions that coalesced into an incredible album that melds the personal and political aspects of her life. Near perfection
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
#11
The product of a tumultuous time for the band, their first album after Laura Jane Grace came out as trans was THE searing masterpiece of 21st century punk. An explosion of emotions that coalesced into an incredible album that melds the personal and political aspects of her life. Near perfection
The product of a tumultuous time for the band, their first album after Laura Jane Grace came out as trans was THE searing masterpiece of 21st century punk. An explosion of emotions that coalesced into an incredible album that melds the personal and political aspects of her life. Near perfection
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#12
Between Michigan and Illinois, Sufjan took a detour to make an excellent album exploring his faith in an explicit way. He gets more personal (including the record this just beat out, Javelin) but this is an album that feels like a distillation of a part of him we only see in glimpses elsewhere
Between Michigan and Illinois, Sufjan took a detour to make an excellent album exploring his faith in an explicit way. He gets more personal (including the record this just beat out, Javelin) but this is an album that feels like a distillation of a part of him we only see in glimpses elsewhere
December 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
#12
Between Michigan and Illinois, Sufjan took a detour to make an excellent album exploring his faith in an explicit way. He gets more personal (including the record this just beat out, Javelin) but this is an album that feels like a distillation of a part of him we only see in glimpses elsewhere
Between Michigan and Illinois, Sufjan took a detour to make an excellent album exploring his faith in an explicit way. He gets more personal (including the record this just beat out, Javelin) but this is an album that feels like a distillation of a part of him we only see in glimpses elsewhere
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#13
Look, I know it’s their major label debut and their biggest album, and I’m just as big of a hipster snob as anyone, but this album is special. Gibbard was never an immature songwriter, but he sounds more grown up here than I think he ever has. Your Heart is an Empty Room is supremely underrated
Look, I know it’s their major label debut and their biggest album, and I’m just as big of a hipster snob as anyone, but this album is special. Gibbard was never an immature songwriter, but he sounds more grown up here than I think he ever has. Your Heart is an Empty Room is supremely underrated
December 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
#13
Look, I know it’s their major label debut and their biggest album, and I’m just as big of a hipster snob as anyone, but this album is special. Gibbard was never an immature songwriter, but he sounds more grown up here than I think he ever has. Your Heart is an Empty Room is supremely underrated
Look, I know it’s their major label debut and their biggest album, and I’m just as big of a hipster snob as anyone, but this album is special. Gibbard was never an immature songwriter, but he sounds more grown up here than I think he ever has. Your Heart is an Empty Room is supremely underrated
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#14
fun. may be best know for Some Nights and it’s two big hits, but this is a pure hit of sunshine in album form. The best project that Jack Antonoff has been involved with so far in his career, this was also a fitting sequel to another Nate Ruess project that will be showing up later on this list
fun. may be best know for Some Nights and it’s two big hits, but this is a pure hit of sunshine in album form. The best project that Jack Antonoff has been involved with so far in his career, this was also a fitting sequel to another Nate Ruess project that will be showing up later on this list
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
#14
fun. may be best know for Some Nights and it’s two big hits, but this is a pure hit of sunshine in album form. The best project that Jack Antonoff has been involved with so far in his career, this was also a fitting sequel to another Nate Ruess project that will be showing up later on this list
fun. may be best know for Some Nights and it’s two big hits, but this is a pure hit of sunshine in album form. The best project that Jack Antonoff has been involved with so far in his career, this was also a fitting sequel to another Nate Ruess project that will be showing up later on this list
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#15
To this day, this is Fold’s most mature effort. Nuanced and adult songwriting with a (generally) more stripped back approach when compared to what immediately preceded it, he embraced mortality and growing older, even if it meant your life didn’t shake out how you wanted. Fantastic stuff.
To this day, this is Fold’s most mature effort. Nuanced and adult songwriting with a (generally) more stripped back approach when compared to what immediately preceded it, he embraced mortality and growing older, even if it meant your life didn’t shake out how you wanted. Fantastic stuff.
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
#15
To this day, this is Fold’s most mature effort. Nuanced and adult songwriting with a (generally) more stripped back approach when compared to what immediately preceded it, he embraced mortality and growing older, even if it meant your life didn’t shake out how you wanted. Fantastic stuff.
To this day, this is Fold’s most mature effort. Nuanced and adult songwriting with a (generally) more stripped back approach when compared to what immediately preceded it, he embraced mortality and growing older, even if it meant your life didn’t shake out how you wanted. Fantastic stuff.
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#16
Kendrick got a Pulitzer for DAMN., but I think of it like DiCaprio’s Oscar; it’s actually for what he did before. A career defining and genre shaping album that goes from sharp cultural criticism to party jam with ease. King Kunta is an unbeatable pump up track for me.
Kendrick got a Pulitzer for DAMN., but I think of it like DiCaprio’s Oscar; it’s actually for what he did before. A career defining and genre shaping album that goes from sharp cultural criticism to party jam with ease. King Kunta is an unbeatable pump up track for me.
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
#16
Kendrick got a Pulitzer for DAMN., but I think of it like DiCaprio’s Oscar; it’s actually for what he did before. A career defining and genre shaping album that goes from sharp cultural criticism to party jam with ease. King Kunta is an unbeatable pump up track for me.
Kendrick got a Pulitzer for DAMN., but I think of it like DiCaprio’s Oscar; it’s actually for what he did before. A career defining and genre shaping album that goes from sharp cultural criticism to party jam with ease. King Kunta is an unbeatable pump up track for me.
To be fair to Gene Loves Jezebel
Billy Corgan brought them on stage
It was in 2011
It's on their Wikipedia page
But for the most part
However big that chorused bass may throb
You and me and all of us
Are gonna have to find a job
Billy Corgan brought them on stage
It was in 2011
It's on their Wikipedia page
But for the most part
However big that chorused bass may throb
You and me and all of us
Are gonna have to find a job
Name your fav song lyric.
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
To be fair to Gene Loves Jezebel
Billy Corgan brought them on stage
It was in 2011
It's on their Wikipedia page
But for the most part
However big that chorused bass may throb
You and me and all of us
Are gonna have to find a job
Billy Corgan brought them on stage
It was in 2011
It's on their Wikipedia page
But for the most part
However big that chorused bass may throb
You and me and all of us
Are gonna have to find a job
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#17
Some albums just feel expansive without feeling grandiose, and this is one of them. Beautiful, naturalistic instrumentation, emotive songwriting, and some of the best album structuring you’ll see makes this the one of the best albums of the 2010’s indie boom.
Some albums just feel expansive without feeling grandiose, and this is one of them. Beautiful, naturalistic instrumentation, emotive songwriting, and some of the best album structuring you’ll see makes this the one of the best albums of the 2010’s indie boom.
December 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#17
Some albums just feel expansive without feeling grandiose, and this is one of them. Beautiful, naturalistic instrumentation, emotive songwriting, and some of the best album structuring you’ll see makes this the one of the best albums of the 2010’s indie boom.
Some albums just feel expansive without feeling grandiose, and this is one of them. Beautiful, naturalistic instrumentation, emotive songwriting, and some of the best album structuring you’ll see makes this the one of the best albums of the 2010’s indie boom.
Brennan Lee Mulligan seems like a wonderfully nice and creative guy, but I’ve never jived with his work. There’s like a downy coat on even the sharpest edges that makes it feel like it’s trying to appeal to everyone. I’m glad his audience seems to consistently love it, but it’s not for me.
Coming soon -- Dimension 20: Gladlands! ☀️😃
Join Brennan Lee Mulligan and the Dusty Do-gooders (Ally Beardsley, Kimia Behpoornia, Vic Michaelis, Oscar Montoya, Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki) for a feel-good apocalypse adventure!
Dimension 20: Gladlands premieres Jan. 7th, 2026!
Join Brennan Lee Mulligan and the Dusty Do-gooders (Ally Beardsley, Kimia Behpoornia, Vic Michaelis, Oscar Montoya, Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki) for a feel-good apocalypse adventure!
Dimension 20: Gladlands premieres Jan. 7th, 2026!
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Brennan Lee Mulligan seems like a wonderfully nice and creative guy, but I’ve never jived with his work. There’s like a downy coat on even the sharpest edges that makes it feel like it’s trying to appeal to everyone. I’m glad his audience seems to consistently love it, but it’s not for me.
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#18
It’s incredible to think that John Prine put out some of the best music in his whole career nearly 50 years after it started. Full of the same emotional resonance and humor that he held onto for his entire career, Prine’s last album is a testament to all the things that made him beloved.
It’s incredible to think that John Prine put out some of the best music in his whole career nearly 50 years after it started. Full of the same emotional resonance and humor that he held onto for his entire career, Prine’s last album is a testament to all the things that made him beloved.
December 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#18
It’s incredible to think that John Prine put out some of the best music in his whole career nearly 50 years after it started. Full of the same emotional resonance and humor that he held onto for his entire career, Prine’s last album is a testament to all the things that made him beloved.
It’s incredible to think that John Prine put out some of the best music in his whole career nearly 50 years after it started. Full of the same emotional resonance and humor that he held onto for his entire career, Prine’s last album is a testament to all the things that made him beloved.
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#19
Her first album in 11 years since the disastrous Funstyle, this one is fantastic. The songwriting is mature but with Phair’s signature humor that keeps the whole affair from being a little over serious. The 21st century had not been kind to her critically, but she showed us she’s still got it.
Her first album in 11 years since the disastrous Funstyle, this one is fantastic. The songwriting is mature but with Phair’s signature humor that keeps the whole affair from being a little over serious. The 21st century had not been kind to her critically, but she showed us she’s still got it.
December 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#19
Her first album in 11 years since the disastrous Funstyle, this one is fantastic. The songwriting is mature but with Phair’s signature humor that keeps the whole affair from being a little over serious. The 21st century had not been kind to her critically, but she showed us she’s still got it.
Her first album in 11 years since the disastrous Funstyle, this one is fantastic. The songwriting is mature but with Phair’s signature humor that keeps the whole affair from being a little over serious. The 21st century had not been kind to her critically, but she showed us she’s still got it.
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#20
I have a complicated relationship with Christian music, but this is a great album all about the Nativity. It doesn’t shy away from the mystical but grounds the story in the doubt and faith of the characters, and the love it takes to understand one another in the face of unusual circumstances.
I have a complicated relationship with Christian music, but this is a great album all about the Nativity. It doesn’t shy away from the mystical but grounds the story in the doubt and faith of the characters, and the love it takes to understand one another in the face of unusual circumstances.
December 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
#20
I have a complicated relationship with Christian music, but this is a great album all about the Nativity. It doesn’t shy away from the mystical but grounds the story in the doubt and faith of the characters, and the love it takes to understand one another in the face of unusual circumstances.
I have a complicated relationship with Christian music, but this is a great album all about the Nativity. It doesn’t shy away from the mystical but grounds the story in the doubt and faith of the characters, and the love it takes to understand one another in the face of unusual circumstances.
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#21
Probably a controversial pick, especially among hardcore fans, but Vampire Weekend’s most expansive and unfocused album is also my favorite. It took them a long time to make an album that’s as eclectic as their influences, and it’s clear they had fun stretching their legs on this one.
Probably a controversial pick, especially among hardcore fans, but Vampire Weekend’s most expansive and unfocused album is also my favorite. It took them a long time to make an album that’s as eclectic as their influences, and it’s clear they had fun stretching their legs on this one.
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
#21
Probably a controversial pick, especially among hardcore fans, but Vampire Weekend’s most expansive and unfocused album is also my favorite. It took them a long time to make an album that’s as eclectic as their influences, and it’s clear they had fun stretching their legs on this one.
Probably a controversial pick, especially among hardcore fans, but Vampire Weekend’s most expansive and unfocused album is also my favorite. It took them a long time to make an album that’s as eclectic as their influences, and it’s clear they had fun stretching their legs on this one.
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#22
D’Angelo’s shocking passing earlier this year was an incredible tragedy, but he left us with one of the most moving soul/R&B albums of all time. It’s all incredible, but The Charade is one of the greatest songs of the century so far.
D’Angelo’s shocking passing earlier this year was an incredible tragedy, but he left us with one of the most moving soul/R&B albums of all time. It’s all incredible, but The Charade is one of the greatest songs of the century so far.
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
#22
D’Angelo’s shocking passing earlier this year was an incredible tragedy, but he left us with one of the most moving soul/R&B albums of all time. It’s all incredible, but The Charade is one of the greatest songs of the century so far.
D’Angelo’s shocking passing earlier this year was an incredible tragedy, but he left us with one of the most moving soul/R&B albums of all time. It’s all incredible, but The Charade is one of the greatest songs of the century so far.
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#23
This is, by far, my favorite hardcore adjacent album. Chaotic, noisy, and intense like you’d expect from something in its genre, and yet in the over ten years since The Chariot disbanded, nobody has managed to sound like them. There’s just an explosive, propulsive vibe they always nailed.
This is, by far, my favorite hardcore adjacent album. Chaotic, noisy, and intense like you’d expect from something in its genre, and yet in the over ten years since The Chariot disbanded, nobody has managed to sound like them. There’s just an explosive, propulsive vibe they always nailed.
December 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
#23
This is, by far, my favorite hardcore adjacent album. Chaotic, noisy, and intense like you’d expect from something in its genre, and yet in the over ten years since The Chariot disbanded, nobody has managed to sound like them. There’s just an explosive, propulsive vibe they always nailed.
This is, by far, my favorite hardcore adjacent album. Chaotic, noisy, and intense like you’d expect from something in its genre, and yet in the over ten years since The Chariot disbanded, nobody has managed to sound like them. There’s just an explosive, propulsive vibe they always nailed.
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#24
This might be a bit of a cop out, but this really is the Avetts at the height of their powers. Raucous, emotive, and playing every song like it’s the centerpiece of their catalog. Their sound became much more polished after this, and some of the magic was lost, but they killed it here
This might be a bit of a cop out, but this really is the Avetts at the height of their powers. Raucous, emotive, and playing every song like it’s the centerpiece of their catalog. Their sound became much more polished after this, and some of the magic was lost, but they killed it here
December 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
#24
This might be a bit of a cop out, but this really is the Avetts at the height of their powers. Raucous, emotive, and playing every song like it’s the centerpiece of their catalog. Their sound became much more polished after this, and some of the magic was lost, but they killed it here
This might be a bit of a cop out, but this really is the Avetts at the height of their powers. Raucous, emotive, and playing every song like it’s the centerpiece of their catalog. Their sound became much more polished after this, and some of the magic was lost, but they killed it here
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#25
Open Mike Eagle has been a mainstay of the alt hip hop scene for years, and my favorite of his albums is his most confessional, most personal, and, in a lot of ways, his funniest. Confronting his self image in the wake of his divorce, OME walks through trying to reinvent and rediscover himself.
Open Mike Eagle has been a mainstay of the alt hip hop scene for years, and my favorite of his albums is his most confessional, most personal, and, in a lot of ways, his funniest. Confronting his self image in the wake of his divorce, OME walks through trying to reinvent and rediscover himself.
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
#25
Open Mike Eagle has been a mainstay of the alt hip hop scene for years, and my favorite of his albums is his most confessional, most personal, and, in a lot of ways, his funniest. Confronting his self image in the wake of his divorce, OME walks through trying to reinvent and rediscover himself.
Open Mike Eagle has been a mainstay of the alt hip hop scene for years, and my favorite of his albums is his most confessional, most personal, and, in a lot of ways, his funniest. Confronting his self image in the wake of his divorce, OME walks through trying to reinvent and rediscover himself.