Hi Richard, my top #5debutalbums0509 are:
1. Vampire Weekend - S/T
2. HAL - S/T
3. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
4. Fleet Foxes - S/T
5. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Very good live. Think he’s a really good lyricist as well
Kintsugi is very good, Thank you for today is ok and their last one Asphalt Meadows is pretty good
Great album, my first album was Plans but I would probably pick ‘We have the facts’ or The Photo album
As a big DCFC fan myself I’d be interested in which of theirs is your favourite album
Hi Richard
My #5debutalbums50s60s is:
1. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
2. Crosby Stills Nash - S/T
3. Jackson C Frank - S/T
4. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
5. Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue
Giving off shoe gaze vibes
I’d add Gail Ann Dorsey to the list as well
Hi Richard
Been a good year for albums, my #5albums25 are:
1. Wolf Alice - The Clearing
2. CMAT - Euro-Country
3. Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving
4. Blondshell - If you asked for a picture
5. The Favors - The Dream
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1. Pulp - More
So this is what they did for an encore. Now that we are all fully grown, our heroes return with their statement on middle age. Life can still be messy and complicated - but remember that we aren’t ageing, we are just ripening!
Favourite track - The Hymn Of The North
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1. The Clearing by Wolf Alice
My most played album this year. I know some fans are not as impressed as I am but I love it. Great songs with individuality but still sounding like a whole album.
Merry Christmas to everyone and thanks to Tom H for suggesting the top 25 albums.
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1. Patience, Moonbeam by Great Grandpa
This has it all ... it's rich, orchestral, inventive, rewarding, warm, experimental, messy, beautiful, and so much more. It's meticulously perfect, it's folk-rock of the absolute highest order, and it's my # 1 album of the year. Merry Xmas!
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2. Euro-Country by CMAT
CMAT is fast becoming one of my favourite artists. Greats hooks and clever/funny lyrics. So many songs from this album will end up on my playlists.
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2. God Save The Gun by Militarie Gun
A band rooted in hardcore who've evolved into something better. Some of the best hooks of '25, it's an album steeped in self-awareness and restless exhaustion. They'll be hard pushed to make a record better than this, but I really hope they do.
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2. Suede - Antidepressants
Sounding as vital and urgent as their 1993 debut. This announces itself as broken music for broken people. Society is disconnected and the is world getting even darker. Here are 11 antidepressants to get you through
Favourite track - Disintegrate
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3. Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film
Picking up where they left off in 2010 - the Groop bring their cool, retro-futurist aesthetic and hypnotic grooves to the Space Age Bachelor Pad with their commentary on current affairs. Très bien!
Favourite track - Melodie Is A Wound
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3. The Art of Loving by Olivia Dean
Stunning album of classy pop/r&b songs. One to listen to in the evening with a nice bottle of wine with the lights turned down.
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3. The Dream by The Favors
Certainly the most gorgeous album I've listened to this year. Their vocals go so unbelievably well together, and the whole album is cinematic in delivery .. literally, it's like a film script set to music.
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4. Mogwai - The Bad Fire
The title referring to the personal traumas experienced by members of the band, which they have turned into music that feels euphoric and hopeful in its immersive soundscapes
Favourite track - If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some Of The Others
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4. The Scholers by Car Seat Headrest
A collaborative effort from the whole band. Yes it is too long but I enjoy losing myself in the album. I don’t get the concept part of the album but who cares when the songs and musicianship are so good.
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4. Bambi by Anxious
The 00s emo scene produced some stunning albums, and this one from Anxious could sit proudly amongst them, if it was written 20 years earlier - it has a timeless feel to it. Melodically it's the best album of the year for me.
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5. The Divine Comedy - Rainy Sunday Afternoon
Whilst melancholy dominates this album - alas, no Norman and Norma this time around - Neil’s charm, wit and sophistication are never far away as mortality, relationships and life bite hard
Favourite track - The Last Time I Saw The Old Man
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5. People Watching by Sam Fender
His song writing is maturing and the album sound is influenced by Adam Granduciel from War on Drugs. Love the final track ‘Remember my Name’ lyrics get me every time.
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5. L.S. Dunes - Violet
They've gone beyond the "supergroup" label with this album, this doesn't have the sound of a side project, it's a cohesive powerhouse of an album, significantly greater than the sum of its parts. Contains my fave song of 2025!
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6. Saint Etienne - International
How do you call time on a 35 year career? With this banger! Pop at it’s finest - as only they do - complete with dialogue samples and featuring old friends and new. Prepare to shed a tear at the end of “The Last Time”
Favourite track - Brand New Me
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6. Billionaire by Kathleen Edwards
Not making any great claims about this album, just that I really enjoy her songwriting. Always feels like each one is a short story in its own right.
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6. Flycatcher - Wrench
This album has a sound that somehow just oozes coolness .. a bit like the way The Strokes did back in the day. It's also the best indie-rock album I've had the pleasure of listening to this year, it's effortlessly brilliant!
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7. David Byrne - Who Is The Sky?
David’s music always brings a smile to my face and a spring in my step! Here he delivers another 12 delightful songs to add to his incredible cannon of work! Can’t wait to see him live next year…
Favourite track - I Met The Buddha At A Downtown Party
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7. Rainy Sunday Afternoon by The Divine Comedy
A more personal album. Still with Neil’s trademark wit and fine voice.
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7. Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGH
The band that transcended a genre. It's grown on me with every listen, it's such a pristine album; an incredibly well produced musical smorgasbord with hardcore at its roots. Some of the most memorable riffs of the year!
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