The year is almost halfway over, and there have already been so many incredible new releases. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their best albums of 2025 so far. Plus, they’ll hear picks from the production staff.
The year is almost halfway over, and there have already been so many incredible new releases. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their best albums of 2025 so far. Plus, they’ll hear picks from the production staff.
List: Greg Kot
Horsegirl, “Phonetics On and On”
FKA twigs, “Eusexua”
Trupa Trupa, “Mourners”
Jetstream Pony, “Bowerbirds and Blue Things”
Tune-Yards, “Better Dreaming”
Saba and No ID, “From the Private Collections of Saba and No I.D.”
FKA Twigs, "Room of Fools," Eusexua, Atlantic, 2025
mckusky, "autofocus on the prime directive," the world is still here and so are we, Ipecac, 2025
Horsegirl, "Switch Over," Phonetics On and On, Matador, 2025
Local H, "Bound for the Floor," As Good as Dead, Island, 2025
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