Treble's 40 Best Albums of 2025 So Far
As we reach the halfway point, we survey 40 of the best albums of 2025 so far, from jazz legends to noise rock upstarts
Published: June 10, 2025 14:18
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles | Alan Sparhawk, Trampled By Turtles | May-30-2025, |
| #2 | After the Last Sky | Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland | Mar-28-2025, Chamber Jazz |
| #3 | Only Dust Remains | Backxwash | Mar-28-2025, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #4 | Birthmarks | BAMBARA | Mar-14-2025, Gothic Rock |
| #5 | Stochastic Drift | Barker | Apr-04-2025, IDM |
| #6 | GOLLIWOG | billy woods | May-09-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #7 | Halo On The Inside | Circuit des Yeux | Mar-14-2025, Post-Industrial |
| #8 | Last Leg of the Human Table | Cloakroom | Feb-28-2025, Shoegaze |
| #9 | Nothing | DARKSIDE | Feb-28-2025, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #10 | Lonely People With Power | Deafheaven | Mar-28-2025, Blackgaze |
| #11 | Dan's Boogie | Destroyer | Mar-28-2025, Art Rock |
| #12 | Never Exhale | Ditz | Jan-24-2025, Post-Punk |
| #13 | A Trick of the Light | Eli Winter | May-02-2025, |
| #14 | Weirdo | Emma-Jean Thackray | Apr-25-2025, Jazz Fusion |
| #15 | EUSEXUA | FKA twigs | Jan-24-2025, Electronic Dance Music |
| #16 | Soft Spot | Honningbarna | Feb-28-2025, Post-Hardcore |
| #17 | Phonetics On and On | Horsegirl | Feb-14-2025, Indie Rock |
| #18 | For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Japanese Breakfast | Mar-21-2025, Indie Folk |
| #19 | Waiting Room | Kathryn Mohr | Jan-24-2025, Avant-Folk |
| #20 | Ripped and Torn | Lifeguard | Jun-06-2025, Noise Rock |
| #21 | New Dawn | Marshall Allen | Feb-14-2025, Third Stream |
| #22 | Magic, Alive! | McKinley Dixon | Jun-06-2025, Jazz Rap |
| #23 | The Spin | Messa | Apr-11-2025, Doom Metal |
| #24 | Pirouette | Model/Actriz | May-02-2025, Industrial Rock |
| #25 | Flamingo Tower | Monde UFO | Mar-07-2025, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #26 | Another Place | Pachyman | May-23-2025, Dub |
| #27 | Black’!Antique | Pink Siifu | Jan-27-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #28 | More | Pulp | Jun-06-2025, Art Rock |
| #29 | End of the Middle | Richard Dawson | Feb-14-2025, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | The Return Of Magik | Rwake | Mar-14-2025, Sludge Metal |
| #31 | Are We All Angels | Scowl | Apr-04-2025, Alternative Rock |
| #33 | Radio DDR | Sharp Pins | May-19-2024, |
| #34 | Cowards | Squid | Feb-07-2025, Post-Rock |
| #35 | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Stereolab | May-23-2025, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #36 | The Film | Sumac, Moor Mother | Apr-25-2025, Poetry |
| #37 | Whatever the Weather II | Whatever The Weather | Mar-14-2025, Ambient |
| #38 | Black Rain Falls | Wren | Feb-21-2025, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #39 | Power Sucker | Young Widows | Mar-21-2025, Post-Hardcore |
| #40 | Alluvion | Mizmor, Hell | Apr-04-2025, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles | Alan SparhawkTrampled By Turtles | Album, May-30-2025, |
| #2 | After the Last Sky | Anouar BrahemAnja LechnerDjango BatesDave Holland | Album, Mar-28-2025, Chamber Jazz |
| #3 | Only Dust Remains | Backxwash | Album, Mar-28-2025, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #4 | Birthmarks | BAMBARA | Album, Mar-14-2025, Gothic Rock |
| #5 | Stochastic Drift | Barker | Album, Apr-04-2025, IDM |
| #6 | GOLLIWOG | billy woods | Album, May-09-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #7 | Halo On The Inside | Circuit des Yeux | Album, Mar-14-2025, Post-Industrial |
| #8 | Last Leg of the Human Table | Cloakroom | Album, Feb-28-2025, Shoegaze |
| #9 | Nothing | DARKSIDE | Album, Feb-28-2025, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #10 | Lonely People With Power | Deafheaven | Album, Mar-28-2025, Blackgaze |
| #11 | Dan's Boogie | Destroyer | Album, Mar-28-2025, Art Rock |
| #12 | Never Exhale | Ditz | Album, Jan-24-2025, Post-Punk |
| #13 | A Trick of the Light | Eli Winter | Album, May-02-2025, |
| #14 | Weirdo | Emma-Jean Thackray | Album, Apr-25-2025, Jazz Fusion |
| #15 | EUSEXUA | FKA twigs | Album, Jan-24-2025, Electronic Dance Music |
| #16 | Soft Spot | Honningbarna | Album, Feb-28-2025, Post-Hardcore |
| #17 | Phonetics On and On | Horsegirl | Album, Feb-14-2025, Indie Rock |
| #18 | For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Mar-21-2025, Indie Folk |
| #19 | Waiting Room | Kathryn Mohr | Album, Jan-24-2025, Avant-Folk |
| #20 | Ripped and Torn | Lifeguard | Album, Jun-06-2025, Noise Rock |
| #21 | New Dawn | Marshall Allen | Album, Feb-14-2025, Third Stream |
| #22 | Magic, Alive! | McKinley Dixon | Album, Jun-06-2025, Jazz Rap |
| #23 | The Spin | Messa | Album, Apr-11-2025, Doom Metal |
| #24 | Pirouette | Model/Actriz | Album, May-02-2025, Industrial Rock |
| #25 | Flamingo Tower | Monde UFO | Album, Mar-07-2025, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #26 | Another Place | Pachyman | Album, May-23-2025, Dub |
| #27 | Black’!Antique | Pink Siifu | Album, Jan-27-2025, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #28 | More | Pulp | Album, Jun-06-2025, Art Rock |
| #29 | End of the Middle | Richard Dawson | Album, Feb-14-2025, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | The Return Of Magik | Rwake | Album, Mar-14-2025, Sludge Metal |
| #31 | Are We All Angels | Scowl | Album, Apr-04-2025, Alternative Rock |
| #33 | Radio DDR | Sharp Pins | Album, May-19-2024, |
| #34 | Cowards | Squid | Album, Feb-07-2025, Post-Rock |
| #35 | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Stereolab | Album, May-23-2025, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #36 | The Film | SumacMoor Mother | Album, Apr-25-2025, Poetry |
| #37 | Whatever the Weather II | Whatever The Weather | Album, Mar-14-2025, Ambient |
| #38 | Black Rain Falls | Wren | Album, Feb-21-2025, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #39 | Power Sucker | Young Widows | Album, Mar-21-2025, Post-Hardcore |
| #40 | Alluvion | MizmorHell | Album, Apr-04-2025, |