Back to the email M mike fronczak December 27, 2025, afternoon Many of you won’t care but for what it’s worth here are my favorite albums of 2025 Thanks for Indulging Me Turnstile- “Never Enough” ( hardcore at its roots but so much more ) Viagra Boys-“Viagr Boys” (Swedish post punk) Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Gang- “New Threats For The Soul” (Poetic roots rock) Ethel Cain- “Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You” (Esoteric experimental roots rock) The Salt Collective- “A Brief History of Blindness” (French power pop with an assist from indie giants like Chris Stamey, Mitch Easter among others) Flock of Dimes- “The Life You Save” (Jen Wassner ex Wye Oak) Rochelle Jordan- “Through The Wall” (Canadian soulful house pop) Momma- “Welcome To My Blue Sky (female driven indie rock) Anna Von Haussalhoff- “Iconoclasts” (avant art rock) Racing Mount Pleasant-self titled (horn driven rock/jazz) The Delines- “Mr&Mrs Doom” (Willy Vlautin led band jazz influenced exploring the hard luck side of life) Madison Cunningham- “Ace” (Roots folk rock) Mozart Estate- “Tower Block In A Jam Jar” (English art power pop) The Tubs- “Cotton Crown” ( British punk driven rock) Divorce- “Drive to Goldenhammer” (English indie folk rock) Horsebath- “Another Farewell” (Canadian roots rock ) CMAT- “Euro Country” (Irish roots pop) The Mary Onettes- “Sworn” (Swedish Dream Pop) Dexter In The Newsgate- “Time Flies” (soulful r&b folk) Patterson Hood- “Exploding Trees and Airplanes Scream” (DBT stalwarts best solo album) Favorite Hip Hop albums De La Soul- “Cabin In The Sky” Blood Orange- “Essex Honey” Green Tea Pang- “Tell Dem It’s Sunny” Favorite Jazz albums Emma Jean Thackery-Weirdo Don Was & The Pan Detriot Ensemble- “Groove In The Face of Adversity Favorite Country albums Charley Crockett- “Lonesome Drifter Treaty Oak Revival- “West Texas Degenerate” Favorite Live album The Third Mind- “Live Mind” You're not signed in. Posting this comment will subscribe you to this newsletter with the email address you enter below. Reply and Subscribe
Many of you won’t care but for what it’s worth here are my favorite albums of 2025 Thanks for Indulging Me
Turnstile- “Never Enough” ( hardcore at its roots but so much more )
Viagra Boys-“Viagr Boys” (Swedish post punk)
Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Gang- “New Threats For The Soul” (Poetic roots rock)
Ethel Cain- “Willoughby Tucker, I Will Always Love You” (Esoteric experimental roots rock)
The Salt Collective- “A Brief History of Blindness” (French power pop with an assist from indie giants like Chris Stamey, Mitch Easter among others)
Flock of Dimes- “The Life You Save” (Jen Wassner ex Wye Oak)
Rochelle Jordan- “Through The Wall” (Canadian soulful house pop)
Momma- “Welcome To My Blue Sky (female driven indie rock)
Anna Von Haussalhoff- “Iconoclasts” (avant art rock)
Racing Mount Pleasant-self titled (horn driven rock/jazz)
The Delines- “Mr&Mrs Doom” (Willy Vlautin led band jazz influenced exploring the hard luck side of life)
Madison Cunningham- “Ace” (Roots folk rock)
Mozart Estate- “Tower Block In A Jam Jar” (English art power pop)
The Tubs- “Cotton Crown” ( British punk driven rock)
Divorce- “Drive to Goldenhammer” (English indie folk rock)
Horsebath- “Another Farewell” (Canadian roots rock )
CMAT- “Euro Country” (Irish roots pop)
The Mary Onettes- “Sworn” (Swedish Dream Pop)
Dexter In The Newsgate- “Time Flies” (soulful r&b folk)
Patterson Hood- “Exploding Trees and Airplanes Scream” (DBT stalwarts best solo album)
Favorite Hip Hop albums De La Soul- “Cabin In The Sky”
Blood Orange- “Essex Honey”
Green Tea Pang- “Tell Dem It’s Sunny”
Favorite Jazz albums Emma Jean Thackery-Weirdo
Don Was & The Pan Detriot Ensemble- “Groove In The Face of Adversity
Favorite Country albums Charley Crockett- “Lonesome Drifter
Treaty Oak Revival- “West Texas Degenerate”
Favorite Live album The Third Mind- “Live Mind”