A few more things from the year

Brandee Younger - Gadabout Season
SAILORR - From Florida's Finest
Transportna - Чорна зоря (subtitled)
Tucha - Лірика моєї Любові
Kelela - In the Blue Light
Yasmine Hamdan - I Remember I Forget

and the two best songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IycC7J1oOMg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfBpgsq0e1c

Max wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 3:35 am https://trainernoise.bandcamp.com/album/oh-mandy

…well after two days of pre Xmas tension and all the big lead up, this Album is what I need! Thx for sharing - never heard of these folks - but they are soothing my soul

Iancee wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 4:48 am

Max wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 3:35 am https://trainernoise.bandcamp.com/album/oh-mandy

…well after two days of pre Xmas tension and all the big lead up, this Album is what I need! Thx for sharing - never heard of these folks - but they are soothing my soul

Thanks. They are friends of mine. Local band from Saarbrücken, Germany.

Max wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 6:08 am

Iancee wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 4:48 am

Max wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 3:35 am https://trainernoise.bandcamp.com/album/oh-mandy

…well after two days of pre Xmas tension and all the big lead up, this Album is what I need! Thx for sharing - never heard of these folks - but they are soothing my soul

Thanks. They are friends of mine. Local band from Saarbrücken, Germany.

They are fucking awesome and we share a label LOL

VIELEN DANK

kmc wrote: Sat Dec 20, 2025 5:30 pm Fred Frith/ Mariá Portugal - Matter

Missed this one, thanks for posting.

Here's my picks for the year, let's say, loosely in order:

Rerun Lance - Miss Her https://rerunlance.bandcamp.com/album/miss-her
Mary Halvorson - About Ghosts https://maryhalvorson.bandcamp.com/album/about-ghosts
Maria Faust - Marches Rewound & Rewritten https://mariafaust.bandcamp.com/album/m ... -rewritten
Alpha Hopper - Let Heaven and Nature Sing II https://alphahopper.bandcamp.com/album/ ... re-sing-ii
Bag People - Bag People https://bag-people.bandcamp.com/album/bag-people
Ikue Mori - Of Ghosts and Goblins https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=O ... ie5UU51nfU
Ray - White https://music.apple.com/us/album/white/1838951773
Tautumeitas - Zem Saules Under The Solar Spell https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=O ... 4Sg8NndYCA
Foetus - Halt https://jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com/album/halt
Otomo Yoshihide's NJQ - El Derecho de Vivir en Paz
Deadguy - Near-Death Travel Services https://deadguy666.bandcamp.com/album/n ... l-services
McLusky - The World Is Here And So Are We https://mcluskymclusky.bandcamp.com/alb ... -so-are-we
Yowie - Taking Umbrage https://yowie.bandcamp.com/album/taking-umbrage
Cheer Accident - Admission https://cheeraccident.bandcamp.com/album/admission
Godswounds - Cheer Up Sunshine https://sonichimaera.bandcamp.com/album ... p-sunshine
Chime Oblivion - s/t https://johndwyer.bandcamp.com/album/chime-oblivion
RuinsZu - Jazzisdead Live https://zuband.bandcamp.com/album/jazzisdead-live
Umlaut - Desole https://umlautbarmckinnon.bandcamp.com/album/desol
Various Artists - Blow https://improvedsequence.bandcamp.com/a ... ute-imp159
Various Artists - Mark Urselli's Best Of Ramones Redux https://reduxrecords.bandcamp.com/album ... ones-redux
& Various Artists - Mark Urselli's Ramones Redux https://reduxrecords.bandcamp.com/album ... ones-redux
(Honorable Mention) In The Blind - Sulphur Moon (EP) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=O ... -OZ0LxgZhQ

If even a single person says they have an interest in me doing a 2025 post tabulating best-of lists, like years past and most recently here: viewtopic.php?t=71239 then I will do it. Otherwise, I hope to see your lists either way, it's always a treasure trove of things to check out.

Danylo wrote: Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:53 amI hope to see your lists either way, it's always a treasure trove of things to check out.

In addition to the SAILORR album above:

1. Haram - Why Does Paradise Begin in Hell? (loud)
2. FKA Twigs - Eusexua
3. Upchuck - I'm Nice Now
4. Slaughterhouse - Sick and Tired
5. PinkPantheress - Fancy That
6. Erika de Casier - Lifetime
7. Syndrom Samazvanca - Mahajba
8. The Beths - Straight Line Was a Lie
9. Yeboyah - Emotional Gangsta
10. Miso Extra - Earcandy
11. Greentea Peng - Tell Dem it's Sunny
12. Internet Islands - Veils

<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/alb ... rent=true/" seamless><a href="https://ndagga.bandcamp.com/album/khadim">Khadim by Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force</a></iframe>

FACS - Wish Defense
Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes
Kinski - Stumbledown Terrace
Group Inerane - Marhajan Bianou
Alien Eyelid - Vinegar Hill
Michael Beach - Big Black Plume
Twisted Teens - Blame The Clown
Mint Mile - andwhichstray
Applejuice - We All Dissolve
Bill Orcutt - Another Perfect Day
Black Eyes - Hostile Design
Gotobeds - Masterclass