Stereogum's 50 Best Albums Of 2025 So Far

Published: June 02, 2025 14:01 Source

# 1

choke enough by Oklou

Album • Feb 07 / 2025 Alt-Pop Electronic

# 2

Welcome to My Blue Sky by Momma

Album • Apr 04 / 2025 Alternative Rock Indie Rock

# 3

Phonetics On and On by Horsegirl

Album • Feb 14 / 2025 Indie Rock Indie Pop C86

# 4

GOLLIWOG by billy woods

Album • May 09 / 2025 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 5

DÍA by Ela Minus

Album • Jan 17 / 2025 Electropop

# 6

Bite Down by Ribbon Skirt

Album • Apr 11 / 2025 Indie Rock

# 7

Like A Ribbon by John Glacier

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

# 8

Seeking Darkness by Huremic

Album • Mar 13 / 2025 Post-Rock Experimental Rock Noise Rock

# 9

You Wanna Fade? by Alien Boy

Album • May 09 / 2025 Emo Alternative Rock

# 10

Moths Strapped To Each Other's Backs by Bedridden

Album • Apr 11 / 2025 Shoegaze Indie Rock

# 11

Nothing by DARKSIDE

Album • Feb 28 / 2025 Neo-Psychedelia Electronic Art Rock

# 12

Fancy That by PinkPantheress

Album • May 09 / 2025 Dance-Pop UK Garage

# 13

Bambi by Anxious

Album • Feb 21 / 2025 Emo-Pop

# 14

Lonely People With Power by Deafheaven

Album • Mar 28 / 2025 Blackgaze Post-Metal

# 15

Revengeseekerz by Jane Remover

Album • Apr 04 / 2025 Digicore Experimental Hip Hop Electronic Dance Music

# 16

SAYA by Saya Gray

Album • Feb 21 / 2025 Indie Folk Art Pop

# 17

caroline 2 by caroline

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

# 18

45 Pounds by YHWH Nailgun

Album • Mar 21 / 2025 Experimental Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 19

SONIC by Glazyhaze

Album • Mar 21 / 2025

# 20

hexed! by aya

Album • Mar 28 / 2025 Deconstructed Club UK Bass

# 21

natural by terraplana

Album • Mar 11 / 2025 Shoegaze Indie Rock

# 22

Are We All Angels by Scowl

Album • Apr 04 / 2025 Alternative Rock Melodic Hardcore

# 23

star by 2hollis

Album • Apr 04 / 2025 Electropop Electroclash

# 24

Sol Y Sombra by Rose City Band

Album • Jan 24 / 2025 Americana Country Rock

# 25

Only Dust Remains by Backxwash

Album • Mar 28 / 2025 Conscious Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 26

EUSEXUA by FKA twigs

Album • Jan 24 / 2025 Electronic Dance Music Art Pop

# 27

Portrait of My Heart by SPELLLING

Album • Mar 28 / 2025 Alternative Rock Pop Rock

# 28

MAYHEM by Lady Gaga

Album • Mar 07 / 2025 Dance-Pop Electropop

# 30

Clover by Sleeper's Bell

Album • Feb 07 / 2025 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 31

frog song by fish narc

Album • Feb 14 / 2025 Emo Indie Rock

# 32

Cryogeyser by Cryogeyser

Album • Feb 14 / 2025 Indie Rock Slacker Rock

# 33

Luster by Maria Somerville

Album • Apr 25 / 2025 Dream Pop Ambient Pop Ethereal Wave

# 34

Hornet Disaster by Weatherday

Album • Jan 01 / 2023 Slacker Rock Emo Noise Pop

# 35

Equus Caballus by Men I Trust

Album • May 06 / 2025 Bedroom Pop Dream Pop

# 36

Lifetime by Erika de Casier

Album • May 08 / 2025 Downtempo Alternative R&B

# 37

Caveman Wakes Up by Friendship

Album • May 16 / 2025 Indie Rock Alt-Country

# 38

Perverts by Ethel Cain

EP • Jan 08 / 2025 Drone Dark Ambient

# 39

I Let the Wind Push Down On Me by Moontype

Album • May 23 / 2025 Indie Rock

# 40

Jonatan by Yung Lean

Album • May 02 / 2025 Indie Rock Art Pop

# 41

Never Exhale by Ditz

Album • Jan 24 / 2025 Post-Punk Noise Rock

# 42

MUSIC by Playboi Carti

Album • Mar 14 / 2025 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 43

I Heard That Noise by quickly, quickly

Album • Apr 18 / 2025 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 44

Pirouette by Model/Actriz

Album • May 02 / 2025 Industrial Rock Dance-Punk

# 45

The Spin by Messa

Album • Apr 11 / 2025 Doom Metal

# 46

Downpour by Charmer

Album • May 23 / 2025 Emo-Pop

# 47

Evangelic Girl is a Gun by yeule

Album • May 30 / 2025 Alternative Rock Pop Rock Indietronica

# 48

Music Can Hear Us by DJ Koze

Album • Apr 04 / 2025 Electronic Dance Music

# 49

Mad Dogs by Grace Rogers

Album • May 16 / 2025

# 50

Musical Chairs by Artificial Go

Album • May 16 / 2025