THE GREAT The Good The Okay The Disappointing Anticipating Architects – The Sky, the Earth & All Between (February 28th) Dream Theater – Parasomnia (February 7th) Landmvrks – The Darkest Place I’ve Ever Been (April 25th) Spiritbox – Tsunami Sea (March 7th) Turbostaat – Alter Zorn (January 17th) Need listening to:
My anticipated albums Confirmed: Vukovi - My God Has Got A Gun (January 24) Jinjer - Duél (February 7) Spiritbox - Tsunami Sea (March 7) Unconfirmed but very likely to happen: Ihlo 2 Exploring Birdsong's debut Last Chance to Reason - Level 4 Purity Ring 4 Thank You Scientist 4 Agent Fresco 3 Vulkan 4 Sleep Token 4 Starset 5 The Callous Daoboys 3 Sabrina Claudio 4 Bad Omens 4 Rolo Tomassi 4 Hoping for but unlikely to happen: Karnivool 4 The Contortionist 5
Albums of 2025: The Great: 1. Paleface Swiss- Cursed The Good: The Okay: The Bad: 2. Mirar- Ascension 3. Ethel Cain- Peverts Anticipating/Still need to listen to: Alesia Cara All That Remains Architects ASAP Rocky Badflower Bloodywood Brad Paisley Coheed and Cambria Chance the Rapper Chevelle Grayscale James Arthur Japanese Beeakfast Lana Del Rey Lisa The Lumineers Mallrat Memphis May Fire Miguel Roddy Rich Silverstein Spiritbox Starset Steven Wilson The Weeknd Tyga
THE GREAT Architects - The Sky, The Earth & The Between A Day To Remember - Big Ole Album Vol. 1 The Good Stick To Your Guns - Keep Planting Flowers Team Scheisse - 20 JAhre Drehorgel Turbostaat - Alter Zorn The Okay The Disappointing Anticipating Deine Cousine - Freaks (May 5th) Landmvrks – The Darkest Place I’ve Ever Been (April 25th) Spiritbox – Tsunami Sea (March 7th) Need listening to: Dream Theater – Parasomnia (February 7th)
TIER 1 Armlock: Armlock on Audiotree Live EP Chloe Slater: Love Me Please EP Daughter: Middle Farm Session EP JPEGMAFIA: I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU (DIRECTORS CUT) Kelela: In The Blue Light Lights: A6 Men I Trust: Equus Caballus Men I Trust: Forever Live Sessions, Vol. 2 SAINt JHN: FESTIVAL SEASON TIER 2 Confidence Man: 5AM (LA LA LA) FKA twigs: EUSEXUA Geography: Cyclone EP Men I Trust: Equus Asinus NAV: OMW2 REXDALE RÜFÜS DU SOL: Inhale / Exhale Remixed The Weeknd: Hurry Up Tomorrow TIER 3 BANKS: Off With Her Head Wafia: Promised Land yuniVERSE: SOOKY LA LA EP Zhuli: Silicone EP PENDING PinkPantheress: Fancy That - May 9 daine: i want the light to swallow me whole EP - June 13 Charlotte Lawrence: SOMEWHERE - June 27 Lorde: Virgin - June 27
New single by Lorde is better than 90% of Solar Power (I loved "Stoned at the nail salon"), let's cross fingers she is back to form, "Melodrama" is among my favs of the last decade
"What Was That" is so Melodrama-coded to me that you could've told me it was a B-side from that album cycle and I would believe it just off how it sounds. Some fans see that as a welcome return to form, while others see it as a regression of sorts. I'm someone who didn't like Solar Power, so I'm looking forward to this one