Tell it in my ear: Your albums of 2025

As you may have seen we posted our sprawling end of year round-up last week. Of course, one mans ceiling is another mans floor, and so with that in mind, we asked you for your favourite albums of 2025, because, if there's one thing a music fan loves, it's a list. As you can see, there's not much crossover - from our list, or within these submissions - which shows those old bores who say there's no good music anymore that there's actually LOADS. There's plenty here for us to checkout, and revisit, which we'll be doing over the coming slow Christmas/NY weeks. 

Thanks again for all of your suggestions, we'll be choosing one of these at random to win a £25 voucher in the shop, keep an eye on our Instagram for the winner. 

paulmcd1970: 1. Alan Sparhawk & Trampled by Turtles- S/T, 2. Jeff Tweedy- Twilight override 3. Geese - Getting Killed 4. Wednesday- Bleeds 5.Mogwai - The Bad fire

polyvinyl_coop: 1. The New Eve Is Rising - The New Eves. 2. My Dinner With Andrew - The Tumbledryer Babies. 3. Mountain View - The Plan. 4. Fen Creatures - Fuzzy Lights. 5. Abomination Revealed At Last - Osees. 6. Lived Here For A While- Good Looks. 7. Love Chant - Lemonheads. 8. Heard Noises - Matt Berry. 9. Sol Y Sombra - Rose City Band. 10. Mill On The Hill - Melin Melyn

ladybugnina: 1. Jacob Alon - In Limerence 2. Divorce - Drive to Goldenhammer 3. Geese - Getting Killed 4. Big Special - National Average 5. CMAT - Euro Country

sendingsignalspodcast: 1) The Weather Station: “Humanhood”. 2) Steven Wilson: “The Overview”. 3) The Beths: “Straight Line Was A Lie”. 4) Nels Cline: “Consentrik Quartet”. 5) Jay Som: “Belong”

craigs_vinyl: 1: Suede - Antidepressants. 2: Biffy Clyro- Futique. 3: The Hives - Forever The Hives. 4: Wolf Alice - The Clearing. 5: Pulp - More

hughrussell85: 1. Chat Pile / Hayden Pedigo - In the Earth Again. 2. Rosalia - Lux. 3. Jim Ghedi - Wasteland. 4. Psychonaut - World Maker. 5. Ben Kweller - Cover the Mirrors

mr_receiver: Lambrini girls, who lets the dogs out. Clipping. dead channel sky plus. Beatles anthology 4.

andymckeown92: 1. Clipse - Let god sort em out. 2. Racing mount pleasant - s/t. 3. Ninajirachi - I love my computer. 4. These new puritans - Crooked wing. 5. Stereolab - Instant holograms on metal film

famous_international_playgirl: Florence&themachine- everybody scream, Pulp- more, last dinner party -from the pyre, Lucy dacus- forever is a feeling

doomtripper: SOM- Let the Light in. Ditch- The Traveller. Benzo Queen- No Gods, No Masters, No sleeves. Conan- Violent Dimension. Jared Pauley- Galaxies. Tiberus- Singing for Company. Labyrinthus Stellarum- Rift in Reality. 5 for trio- Vieux Bougre. I Think I Lost You- What Connects Us All. Blackbraid- Blackbraid III. Telepathy- Transmissions. Brakhage- Jämtland. Dimscûa- Dust Eater. Elder - Liminality/ Dream state return. Conjurer- Unself

stu_tunes: 1. Thick, Rich and Delicious - Guided by Voices. 2. Balloon, Balloon, Balloon - Sharp Pins. 3. Universe Room - Guided by Voices. 4. Deux - Moundrag. 5. The Bad Fire - Mogwai

simonfrancisbailey: 1..Lucretia Dalt A Danger to Ourselves. 2.. Eusexia FKA Twigs... Train Dreams Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.. 4..In Limerence Jacob Alon..5 ..The Lilac Time (live)

alanfox452: 1.the beatles anthology 4 2. Circa waves love and hate part 1.3. Manic street preachers critical thinking 4 sam fender people watching 5. Andy bell pinball wanderer.

yachting_mishaps: 1 Barker - Stochastic Drift. 2 billy woods - Gowillog. 3 Stereolab - Instant Holograms on Metal Film. 4 Dania - Listless. 5 Holden & Zimpel - The Universe Will Take Care of You.

sadbast: 1) Cwfen - Sorrows 2) The Horrors - Night Life 3) Lebanon Hanover - Asylum Lullabies 4) Index For Working Musik - Which Direction Goes The Beam 5) Black Bordello - White Bardo