Rough Trade's Albums of the Year 2025

Rough Trade's favourite albums of 2025 featuring Viagra Boys, Hayley Williams, Clipse, Samia, Lambrini Girls, Pulp, Geese, and more.

Published: November 11, 2025 14:54 Source

# 1

viagr aboys by Viagra Boys

Album • Apr 25 / 2025 Art Punk

# 2

choke enough by Oklou

Album • Feb 07 / 2025 Alt-Pop Electronic

# 3

More by Pulp

Album • Jun 06 / 2025 Art Rock

# 4

Getting Killed by Geese

Album • Sep 26 / 2025 Indie Rock Art Rock

# 5

NEVER ENOUGH by Turnstile

Album • Jun 06 / 2025 Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore

# 6

Forever Howlong by Black Country, New Road

Album • Apr 04 / 2025 Progressive Pop Art Rock Baroque Pop

# 7

Bloodless by Samia

Album • Apr 25 / 2025 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 8

Foxes in the Snow by Jason Isbell

Album • Mar 07 / 2025 Americana Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 9

caroline 2 by caroline

Album • May 30 / 2025 Post-Rock Avant-Folk

# 10

Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party by Hayley Williams

Album • Aug 28 / 2025 Indie Rock Pop Rock

# 11

International by Saint Etienne

Album • Sep 05 / 2025 Dance-Pop Electronic Dance Music

# 12

SABLE, fABLE by Bon Iver

Album • Apr 11 / 2025 Pop Soul Art Pop

# 13

EURO-COUNTRY by CMAT

Album • Aug 29 / 2025 Country Pop Soft Rock

# 14

Love Chant by The Lemonheads

Album • Oct 24 / 2025 Indie Rock Power Pop

# 15

Who Let The Dogs Out by Lambrini Girls

Album • Jan 10 / 2025 Garage Punk Riot Grrrl

# 16

Hot Shock by HotWax

Album • Mar 07 / 2025 Alternative Rock Grunge Indie Rock Riot Grrrl

# 17

SAYA by Saya Gray

Album • Feb 21 / 2025 Indie Folk Art Pop

# 18

Raspberry Moon by Hotline TNT

Album • Jun 20 / 2025 Noise Pop Shoegaze Power Pop Slacker Rock

# 19

Cut & Rewind by Say She She

Album • Oct 03 / 2025 Smooth Soul Funk

# 20

I Don't Know How But They Found Me! by Jensen McRae

Album • Apr 25 / 2025 Folk Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 21

Let God Sort Em Out by Clipse + Pusha T + Malice

Album • Jul 11 / 2025 Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 22

GOODBYE SALÒ THE REMIXES by Brutalismus 3000

EP • Mar 27 / 2025

# 23

You Heartbreaker, You by Jehnny Beth

Album • Aug 29 / 2025 Industrial Rock Alternative Rock

# 24

Fairyland Codex by Tropical Fuck Storm

Album • Jun 20 / 2025 Art Punk Experimental Rock

# 25

Get Sunk by Matt Berninger

Album • May 30 / 2025 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 26

45 Pounds by YHWH Nailgun

Album • Mar 21 / 2025 Experimental Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 27

Big city life by Smerz

Album • May 23 / 2025 Art Pop Alternative R&B Alt-Pop

# 28

Tether by Annahstasia

Album • Jun 13 / 2025 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 29

Vanisher, Horizon Scraper by Quadeca

Album • Jul 25 / 2025 Art Pop Folktronica

# 30

Konstrukt 5 by Buntspecht

Album • Mar 14 / 2025

# 31

From The Pyre by The Last Dinner Party

Album • Oct 17 / 2025 Pop Rock Glam Rock Indie Rock

# 32

hopefully ! by Loyle Carner

Album • Jun 20 / 2025 Conscious Hip Hop UK Hip Hop

# 33

Dance Called Memory by Nation of Language

Album • Sep 19 / 2025 Synthpop Indie Pop

# 34

Moonlight Concessions by Throwing Muses

Album • Mar 14 / 2025 Alternative Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 35

Alfredo 2 by Freddie Gibbs + The Alchemist

Album • Jul 25 / 2025 Gangsta Rap

# 36

Loner by Barry Can't Swim

Album • Jul 11 / 2025 Outsider House

# 37

For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) by Japanese Breakfast

Album • Mar 21 / 2025 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 38

HUMANiSE by HAAi

Album • Oct 10 / 2025 Art Pop Indietronica Glitch Pop

# 39

Double Infinity by Big Thief

Album • Sep 05 / 2025 Folk Rock Neo-Psychedelia Indie Rock

# 40

All Systems Are Lying by Soulwax

Album • Oct 17 / 2025 Alternative Dance

# 41

Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You by Ethel Cain

Album • Aug 08 / 2025 Slowcore Singer-Songwriter

# 42

Lotus by Little Simz

Album • Jun 06 / 2025 Conscious Hip Hop UK Hip Hop

# 43

Goodbye Small Head by Ezra Furman

Album • May 16 / 2025 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 44

Like A Ribbon by John Glacier

Album • Feb 14 / 2025 Experimental Hip Hop UK Hip Hop

# 45

MAD! by Sparks

Album • May 23 / 2025 Art Pop

# 46

Tripla by Miki Berenyi Trio

Album • Apr 04 / 2025

# 47

Glutton For Punishment by Heartworms

Album • Feb 07 / 2025 Darkwave Gothic Rock Post-Punk

# 48

All That Is Over by SPRINTS

Album • Sep 26 / 2025 Alternative Rock Post-Punk Garage Punk

# 49

The New Eve Is Rising by The New Eves

Album • Aug 01 / 2025 Art Punk Folk Punk Post-Punk

# 50

City Of Clowns by Marie Davidson

Album • Feb 28 / 2025 EBM Electroclash