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    El Cuervo’s, GardensTale’s, and Eldritch Elitist’s Top Ten(ish) of 2024

    By El Cuervo

    El Cuervo

    After more than a decade in this job, the years start to blur. While there may be an almost imperceptible feeling that some years are musically stronger than others, I’ve started to reach the realization that they’re all basically the same. 99% of heavy metal spawned into the world is destined to be forgotten or disparaged.

    That’s not to say I’m bored of this state of affairs. The metal community, and in particular its underground, remains in a robust position to peddle the best non-mainstream music in the world, boasting a wide array of sub-genres from all over the globe. Just look at my list below: nine of the selections are from the atypical regions of Northern Europe and North America, hitherto unknown for their metal output.

    Nonetheless, it’s the year-to-year consistency that highlights the importance of gathering our thoughts at annual intervals to assemble a list of real quality. This process reminds me why I still spend hundreds of hours each year consuming and reviewing new music. These stand-outs justify my decision and I deeply enjoy commemorating them in this ranking extravaganza. Revel in the albums that most excited me in 2024.

    #10. A Burial at Sea // Close to Home – As much as music may impress you with its technical chops or hook you with its bold melodies, it’s music that makes you feel something that endures. The idiosyncratic brand of post-rock heard on Close to Home, dipping into brassy jazz and techy math rock as much as it does shoegaze, always prioritizes its emotive impact above all else. I love the gentle lilt, the crashing apices, the shimmering walls of noise, the orchestral edges. A Burial at Sea ebbs with slow rhythms and delicate chords, but flows with heavy drums and tremolo-picked melodies. The natural cadence across tracks makes the album feel complete. Each year yields one or two ‘mood’ releases for me to savor in a dark room with my headphones and my thoughts; 2024’s is Close to Home.

    #9. Kanonenfieber // Die Urkatastrophe – As much as I initially enjoyed Die Urkatastrophe as a studio album, it took the Kanonenfieber live experience to really get its hooks into me. This isn’t just blackened death metal. It’s theatrical, energetic, and catchy, without devolving into something as simple as ‘meloblack’. The shout-along choruses and grooving leads were accentuated in a live setting, and I was incentivized to dig back through the Kanonenfieber back catalog. But the gig wouldn’t have been as entertaining as it was without the underlying music being of high quality. I’ve been to plenty of shows which have encouraged me to revisit an artist – but where the studio release is far less potent. Die Urkatastrophe has the chops and power to excel in both formats.

    #8. Aquilus// Bellum II – Lots of black metal adopts the adjective of ‘atmospheric’ but few come as close to this as Aquilus. Horace Rosenqvist forges music that harmonizes but transcends classical and black metal, beguiling and terrifying in equal measure. Bellum II may be marginally the lesser of Bellum I, but it’s still among the best music released this year. Its compositions are extraordinary, as they subtly and satisfyingly transition from delicate piano and strings to towering black metal blasts. This is the prime example of the album’s devastating dichotomies that I previously described (“elegance and savagery; serenity and chaos; airiness and crunch”). Rosenqvist is a singularly mesmerizing instrumentalist and composer, able to pull contrasting music into a brutal but beautiful whole.

    #7. Hamferð // Men Guðs hond er sterk – It’s hard to conceive of a more metal homeland than the Faroe Islands. Cold? Dark? Remote? Check, check, check. This results in Hamferð’s frigid, towering block of death-inflected doom metal that owes as much to its isolated island roots as it does to any other metal band. Men Guðs hond er sterk is a crushingly heavy album, but one gilded with a hopeful edge derived from its concept wherein a survivor of a whaling accident emphasizes the miracle of his life. While prioritizing the sheer weight of mass and exquisitely despondent leads, the album also benefits from one of metal’s most talented vocalists in Jón Aldará, who runs the gamut from bellowing growls to melancholic croons. Though it runs out of steam by the gentle acoustic conclusion, the preceding thirty-nine minutes are monumental.

    #6. Blood Incantation // Absolute Elsewhere – Blood Incantation is plainly an excellent band. But I’m struggling to explain why Absolute Elsewhere became the underground cross-over metal album of the year, favored by big and small publications alike. Perhaps it’s the savage but technical riffs that make you mosh and think simultaneously. Perhaps it’s the Floydian approach to song structures. Perhaps it’s the penchant for meandering, Tangerine Dreamy interludes. Perhaps it’s the sophisticated fusion of something heavy so listeners feel edgy, with something chill so listeners feel safe. Perhaps it’s the conspiratorial orientation around our alien overlords building the pyramids. Perhaps it’s all of these and more. Hmm. On reflection, I think I do understand why everyone loves Absolute Elsewhere as much as they do.

    #5. Crypt Sermon // The Stygian Rose – We all know that doom is the worst core metal sub-genre. To my abject horror, 2024 saw not one but two excellent examples of it. Crypt Sermon stormed the top five of my list, folding excellent leads and engaging solos into some of the most captivating metal of the year. While the front half is good, it’s the back half where things hit another level. “Heavy Is the Crown of Bone” until the title track exemplifies the best of the sub-genre through their epic proportions, memorable melodies and fat, crunchy guitar tones. While the riffs have immediate impact, the detailed compositions give the songs real staying power. Layers of guitars, a tempo that eschews dirge speeds, varied vocals and progressive song constructions march the album to a conclusion that comes too quickly.

    #4. Syst3m Glitch // The Brave Ones – The remainder of this list documents my love for heavy metal and all things progressive. But synthwave is the third pillar of my music library and the most joyous. The best of the year comes from Florida’s Syst3m Glitch. He’s not always been my first pick for synths, but The Brave Ones dramatically outperformed his prior output and muscled its way into my favorite albums from 2024. It’s stuffed full of catchy, memorable tunes that traverse the synthwave soundscape, from the pop-laced sweetness of “California,” to the pulsing rhythms of “Thrill Ride,” to the darksynth pastiche of “Tommy Danger,” and finally to the smooth retrowave of “Raining in Tokyo.” It’s rare for one release to cover this much territory, and rarer still that it’s so successful in doing so.

    #3. Dissimulator // Lower Form Resistance – February is early in the year but I knew then that Lower Form Resistance would be high on my list. Dissimulator inherits death metal traits from the members’ other bands (including Beyond Creation and First Fragment) but builds these into uber-tight, technical thrash metal. The excellence of the riffs here is fucking relentlessness; no other 2024 release can boast such a fine repertoire. From the ridiculously good “Neural Hack” until the closer, the album generates such entertainment value that it feels half as long as it is. The exemplary instrumentation, chaotic energy and technological feel make Lower Form Resistance sound like Voivod reinvented for the 2020s. In a sub-genre so preoccupied with rehashing old ideas – I do not accept that thrash metal must sound like 1986 – Dissimulator thrives by looking forward.

    #2. In Vain // Solemn – It’s no secret that I’m a prog nerd. While In Vain has always been plenty progressive through varied and unpredictable songwriting, what I envy most is the knack for incorporating myriad styles into one cohesive sound. Solemn follows two prior records demarcated by their fusions of melodic death metal, black metal, progressive rock, and Nordic folk music. This fusion has never been more seamless than it is in 2024. The expansive songs feel like they should be extremely long and complex but in reality, they hardly exceed seven minutes and utilize powerful melodic anchors. As if all this wasn’t enough, the quintessential In Vain guitar and vocal harmonies, and orchestral pomp, elevate the songs into metal magic. Solemn is pure Cuervo catnip.

    #1. Opeth // The Last Will and Testament – It feels like I’ve spent much of the last few months describing just how much I admire Opeth. This year-end list is no exception as I properly rank The Last Will and Testament as 2024’s best release. With the Opeth ranking articles so recent, I think it would fall into the upper half of their work. In a discography littered with records revered by both metalheads and prog nerds, this demarcates a record of rare quality. Though – yes – Åkerfeldt returns to growled vocals here, this is just a small piece of what makes The Last Will and Testament so good. From the sophisticated compositions to the entertaining story, and the exemplary instrumentation to the immaculate production, its knotty harmonization of death metal with progressive rock has the aura of perfection. No other record from 2024 can make such a claim.

     

    Honorable Mentions

    • Beardfish // Songs for Beating Hearts – The unheralded return of these Swedes yields a shockingly vital slice of prog rock, boasting tidy riffs, folksy warmth, and engaging song-writing.
    • At 1980 // Forget to Remember – While predictable, At 1980 remains an interminably satisfying retrowave artist through their smooth synths, melodic guitar solos, and easy vocals.
    • Morgul Blade // Heavy Metal Wraiths – Morgul Blade forms a destructive harmony between three of my favorite things: razor-sharp classic metal leads, harsh vocal,s and Tolkien nerdery.
    • Kalax // Lost – While bloated and meandering – lost, perhaps – the return of Liverpool’s premier retro synth act finds a delicate dichotomy between frigidity and comfort.

    Songs o’ the Year

    1. Unto Others – “Never, Neverland”
    2. Syst3m Glitch – “Raining in Tokyo”
    3. Iotunn – “Iridescent Way”
    4. Opeth – “A Story Never Told”
    5. Lebrock – “Goliath”
    6. At 1980 – “Your Secret”
    7. Nestor – “Caroline”
    8. Crypt Sermon – “The Stygian Rose”
    9. Dissimulator – “Neural Hack”
    10. Winterun – “Silver Leaves”

    GardensTale

    Fucking hell, what a year. Ordinarily, I’d try and wax poetically on the passing of time or some shit here. Looking back with melancholy and whatnot seems to be the intention for opening paragraphs to arbitrary lists of what music this one rando that I happen to be got the most enjoyment from this year. But I think this time, I’ll try some brutal honesty instead. It’s not been a great year overall. I won’t bore you with a tedious list, numbering my shades of the various common mental issues people my age and disposition face, but suffice it to say I’ve closed out most prior years in better spirits. But I’m getting help, I’m fighting it, and I’m learning. Learning to give myself grace, to step back when I need to. And if that sometimes means slowing down on a review, well, it’s a small price to pay.

    One consequence is that I have spent less time listening to music I wasn’t reviewing. That shows below because this list will look like the most self-congratulatory thing I ever wrote. The vast majority of entries I penned myself, be it as a full article, a TYMHM or even a filter entry. But the funny part is, I thought it was a really strong year! I had quite a sizeable shortlist to whittle down. But then I was done whittling and discovered I’d almost exclusively cut albums I did not review, like APES, Crypt Sermon and Hamferð for instance. Additionally, I find I’ve added less to the list in the second half of the year, and my sullied brain has questioned myself many times: was autumn weaker than usual, or is my growing ennui obstructing my ability to like things as much as they deserve?

    I don’t know, to tell the truth. And I’m unlikely to find out, because time marches on and new releases darken the horizon of January even now. There are only so many hours in the day, so much music hitting the virtual marketplaces and streaming colossi. To give each year its proper due would take 5 years, or having no job or other hobbies. So I can’t give you a fair, balanced and complete list of the best records of the year, because I do have a job and other hobbies, and no time machine. I can only give you the records that made me feel good. I hope they made or will make you feel good, too.

    (ish). Dool // The Shape of Fluidity — I’ve been aware of Dool for a while now, even before vocalist Raven van Dorst became a national television personality. But it wasn’t until I caught “Venus in Flames” on the metal radio station in the car that I became interested in their music. The Shape of Fluidity crystallizes Van Dorst’s lifelong struggle with identity into a fierce, defiant, and intensely personal album. The androgynous vocals sizzle with raw emotion, and the instrumentation is likewise fluid in its presentation, swaying from almost post-punk energy to Anathema-adjacent prog and dipping into epic doom. An excellent album that really puts Dool on the map.

    10. Alcest // Les Chants de l’Aurore — Here’s a fun fact: I always thought Souvenirs d’un Autre Monde wasn’t Alcest’s first album. It was the first album of theirs I heard, but since about 97 out of 100 bands that evolve their sound go softer rather than harder, I assumed there was something more extreme preceding it. Alcest tends to do things differently, though, changing things up rather radically from album to album. Les Chants de l’Aurore has elements from many of its older siblings, but the mood it sets is such a beautiful warm summer melancholy, it sets it apart in a very special way. And seeing it performed live a few weeks ago was a very special experience that seared the album in my mind.

    9. Madder Mortem // Old Eyes, New Heart — No, I’ll never stop proselytizing Madder Mortem, why do you ask? Old Eyes, New Heart wasn’t what I expected, yet in many ways was just what I needed, and was strangely prophetic at times. It’s the most intensely personal album from the Norwegians (which is saying something) and through the healing power of shared misery, sitting down with it is like a good session with a therapist.

    8. 40 Watt Sun // Little Weight — Patrick Walker could sing me The Cat In The Hat and I’d still feel like weeping. I’m not sure the man could earn anything below a 4.0 from me if he tried. That being said, Little Weight still takes a spot by the sunny window that 40 Watt Sun hasn’t explored before. Where Perfect Light and Wider Than the Sky were steeped in sadness, Little Weight expels it. It might be the most hopeful album I’ve heard this year, a return to the light from the deepest darkest places. It’s been a comforting hug on bad days, a warm blanket to fight the cold.

    7. Walg // IV — The second year in a row I get to feature this duo. Walg is quickly becoming one of my favorite black metal bands. IV fits any mood, really. It’s got anger, it’s got despair, but it also has enough catchy tunes and energy for when you’re in a good mood. You can play the whole thing start to finish, and you can pick out your favorites and stick ‘em in a playlist. As such, it’s been this year’s ol’ reliable, the album to return to when nothing else sparks joy.

    6. Kanonenfieber // Die Urkatastrophe — If I had a nickel for every time an acclaimed blackened death metal band exclusively used historically accurate World War I accounts and even performed in uniform, I’d have two nickels. It’s kind of difficult for me to mentally separate Kanonenfieber and 1914 for obvious reasons. Luckily there is space for both in the trenches because Noise’s project has become a mean Menschen mühling machine. “Der Maulwurf” grabbed me by the throat from the first spin, and everything else followed over and over again. Epic, bludgeoning and harrowing.

    5. Labyrinthus Stellarum // Vortex of the Worlds — I can’t stop playing this album. It is stuck in my algorithm. The bleeps and bloops that summon Hastur from the depths of space and time live in my head and they do not pay rent. How did two kids1 from a war-torn country manage this? Labyrinthus Stellarum is so goddamn good at composing addictive melodies in 4 dimensions it should be considered unfair. The only reason it’s not higher is because at this point the competition becomes even more unfair.

    4. Iotunn // Kinship — A lot of people told me in the comments that the closing track on Kinship is a great song and shouldn’t have affected my rating of the album as a whole. They are wrong on both counts. This is a shame because up to that point, this is the album of the year. Earning what amounts to a 4.495 despite a disappointing closer is an incredible feat, but the songwriting on the best couple of tracks here is simply unparalleled. “Mistland,” “The Coming End” and especially “Earth to Sky” are just massive in a way few bands ever achieve, and Iotunn make it seem effortless.

    3. Vredehammer // God Slayer — One improvement to my life is that I am returning semi-regularly to the gym these days. I’ve struggled with working out consistently, but I can usually get a session a week in these days. And my number one companion for these outings has been God Slayer. The bridge in the title track alone gives me enough energy to break whatever personal record I’ll be working on at the time. Just looking at the album art gives me an extra pound of gains for the week.

    2. Meer // Wheels Within Wheels — Yeah, it’s not really metal, but it’s proggy and it’s fucking gorgeous so up yours, elitists! I’ve come to the opinion that Norway is simply the best country for prog in general, and Meer is just another notch in that belt. Whereas Playing House didn’t really grab me at the time, I couldn’t stop spinning Wheels Within Wheels. I had to start every day with “Come to Light” for a while, and the climax of that track is so uniquely empowering it’d help beat down whatever funk I found myself in at the time. The symphonic composition and multi-vocal approach are just beautiful and it truly does not get old. Meer has outdone itself.

    1. Huntsmen // The Dry Land — I’ve had multiple comeback stories this year. Outside of metal, both Elbow and That Handsome Devil returned with fantastic albums after the last was simply disappointing. The biggest comeback and biggest surprise was, without a doubt, Huntsmen. Mandala of Fear was such a slog, I could never have expected the perfect tight flow of The Dry Land. Every track is a journey in and of itself, and the diversity is immense. The Dry Land has become one of those albums where I can’t put it on without finishing it entirely; I’ll just keep going ‘Oh yes the next song has these awesome mournful vocals’ or ‘Ah here comes that mindblowing transition.’ It’s been a great year for metal and music in general, but the way Huntsmen returned from the grave and far surpassed even their vaunted debut was the absolute peak for me, and it has not since been surpassed by any other release.

    Honorable Mentions

    • Sleepytime Gorilla Museum // of the Last Human Being — Considering how thrilled I was to get a new SGM album I expected this to wind up higher, but it’s still a great and unsettling resurrection for one of the true premier avant-garde collectives.
    • Selbst // Despondency Chord Progressions — There’s been plenty of emotionally grabbing black metal of various sorts this year, but Selbst had the coolest take out of them all, with a melodic sense that felt almost trad metal without losing edge or impact.
    • Monkey3 // Welcome to the Machine — Easily the best instrumental album of the year. Tasteful nods to Pink Floyd wrapped in a massive maelstrom of heavy psych that gets the balancing act of repetition and evolution precisely right.
    • The Vision Bleak // Weird Tales — An even tighter and more cohesive album than its excellent predecessor. Weird Tales is like an amazing haunted house ride.
    • Sidewinder // Talons — I really wanted to have this in the main list, because you don’t get stoner this great very often. Alas, the competition was too strong. But listen to it anyway if you haven’t!

    Non-Metal Albums

    This is a metal blog, despite our occasional forays into tangential material like Meer. But several of my favorite non-metal artists all released some excellent albums, and considering the year I’ve had and the state of the world, I’d rather end with some positivity for the open-minded among you, who are secure enough in their trveness to partake in some decidedly vntrve yet excellent releases.

    • Man Man // Carrot on Strings — The quirky and rambunctious Zappa-in-the-Bayou outfit led by the enigmatic Honus Honus kills it with this eclectic and introspective release. Everything from pulsing club EDM to mellow country and various mixtures further off the musical maps, it’s a wild and engaging odyssey.
    • That Handsome Devil // Exploitopia — After the disappointing Your Parents Are Sellouts, these weirdos blew off the barn doors with this comeback. Best described as alternative gypsy surf jazz rock hip-hop, Exploitopia gushes anti-consumerism and anti-capitalism with sardonic humor and biting sarcasm.
    • Elbow // Audio Vertigo — The most commercially successful band on this list, but I still feel like many metalheads aren’t aware of how good these Brits are. And Audio Vertigo is one of their best albums to date: versatile, infectious, with a warm melancholy and wry camaraderie. Beautiful.
    • Future Islands // People Who Aren’t There Anymore — A breakup album, filled with aching loneliness and longing, yet a strange sense of hope winds through the pulsing synth-pop. Frontman Samuel Herring is an absolute king of emotive, raspy crooning, and his performance brings a ton of personality to the album.

    Songs o’ the Year

    1. Huntsmen – “Rain”
    2. Meer – “Come to Light”
    3. Iotunn – “Earth to Sky”
    4. Tom Cardy – “Transcendental Cha Cha Cha”
    5. Walg – “Als een Korrel Zand”
    6. Vredehammer – “God Slayer”
    7. Tribulation – “The Reaping Song”
    8. Madder Mortem – “Towers”
    9. Kanonenfieber – “Der Maulwurf”
    10. Iotunn – “The Coming End”
    11. Selbst – “Chant of Self Confrontation”

    Eldritch Elitist

    Huh. It’s apparently been four fucking years since I last penned a proper 2 Records o’ the Year list for Angry Metal Guy. This time last year, I wasn’t sure whether I’d be contributing such a list ever again. I still love this blog and the music we celebrate, but making regular contributions to AMG requires a not-insignificant time investment, and I’ve found myself spread ever-thinner over the years. And then January happened, in which a startling number of fantastic releases in that month alone resulted in the crystallization of a single goal: To make 2024 my most complete year of musical indulgence to date. If there was an album released that even slightly piqued my interest in a given week, I was going to find time to listen to it, ideally to completion. This resolve resulted in so many discoveries that I could have penned Top Ten Records o’ the Month articles for multiple months of 2024.

    When I say “multiple months,” I really mean “January through March”, as my momentum dwindled when mid-April rolled around. Compounding factors between life and work suddenly left me with much less time in which to indulge in new music. Once I fell behind, I quickly realized that it would be virtually impossible to keep up the listening schedule I had set for myself, and subsequently gave up the ghost. As badly as I wanted to contribute the most confidently comprehensive year-end list possible, this list might as well be titled “Eldritch Elitist’s Top 10 Records o’ Q1 2024 & Friends”. Lopsided though it may be, that’s no excuse to not take a legitimate stab at a list at all, especially not when comments like this keep rolling in… Wait, why the hell has that guy been hanging around the AMG break room? Christ, I really need to work on staying in the loop around here. Anyway, here’s some albums I like; no -ishs, HMs, or butts about it.

    #10. Cruce Signatus // Cruce Signatus – While Cruce Signatus sits at the bottom of my top 10, I have listened to it more than any other record this year outside of my number 1 pick. It’s become a go-to record to throw on thanks to its instrumental nature and soundtrack-like ebb and flow. More than that, Cruce Signatus’ unique blend of metal and synthwave is legitimately compelling, feeling distinct from similar acts as an actual soundtrack to an in-progress animation project. The downside is that this record feels partially complete because it literally is. The upside is that the experience of listening to this record will surely evolve retroactively as this project continues, and in the meantime, I’ll remain content to absorb one of the most ambitious cross-media offerings of 2024.

    #9. Myrath // Karma – The release of Karma marked my first prolonged exposure to Myrath, and while I don’t adore it as heavily as some of my AMG colleagues, it remained in heavy rotation throughout 2024 all the same. Karma is an uncommonly proficient slab of pop metal, one that smartly leverages its latent progressive and folk metal leanings in sublimely bombastic fashion. It lacks variety, but Myrath navigates Karma’s narrow aesthetic with such precision as to maximize its scope, resulting in an album that compels through efficiency. Ultimately, the most important quality of any pop record is its ability to lodge its hooks into my brain, and I have had every single one of these songs stuck in my head many times throughout the year. If that kind of recurring impact isn’t worthy of a spot on this list, I don’t know what is.

    #8. Soulmass // Principality of Mechanical Violence – Despite Soulmass’ previous LP basing its concept on my favorite video game, Principality of Mechanical Violence hit me way harder despite unfamiliarity with its source material. My knowledge of Gundam may only go so far as that handsome blonde fellow in red who apparently did nothing wrong, but I do know that this Gundam concept album rocks unlike any other Soulmass record. It largely culls the band’s moodier death/doom passages in favor of concise riffage, yet is also densely melodic, neatly slotting melancholic guitar leads alongside meaty riffs that echo Bolt Thrower and Cannibal Corpse. The resulting listening experience is equally absorbing and exhilarating, enticing me to get in the robot time and time again.

    #7. Mega Colossus // Showdown – Mega Colossus just gets it. Not once in my years of listening to this band have I gotten a sense that they are trying to recapture the heyday of traditional metal, or otherwise be anything in the moment other than themselves. Showdown further cements my impression, as it sees Mega Colossus reaching ever further into their bottomless bag of nerd fixations. The resulting songs cover topical ground ranging from Porco Rosso to Mad Max: Fury Road, but more importantly, they masterfully weave inspirations as far-reaching as Kansas and Megadeth into their core aesthetic of Iron Maiden-inspired trad metal. Combine the playfully loose hold on genre convention with Mega Colossus’ ever-effusive lyrics, and you have one of the most purely entertaining records of the year from one of the best modern bands in the genre.

    #6. Black Curse // Burning in Celestial Poison – Unlike other albums on this list, I have not returned to Burning in Celestial Poison to reconfirm its standing. Call me irresponsible, but I must emphasize that my memory and impression of this record – one formed after multiple days of consecutive spins – remains fully crystalized in my mind. Black Curse’s sophomore outing is one that continues to linger in the darker corners of my mind, a wholly unique vision of blackened death metal that, while not as traditionally thrilling as the band’s debut, is more than the sum of its parts. That “more” manifests as an incorporeal malefic entity seemingly possessing motives independent of the artists who spawned it. Burning in Celestial Poison feels like a living, breathing work, one which unsettles as much as it entices.

    #5. Oak, Ash & Thorn // Our Grief is Thus – Our Grief is Thus is one of those albums that feels made specifically for me, with power metal vocals and melodeath riffage wrapped in an overarching aesthetic of black metal, folk metal, and crust punk. Beyond gifting me the forbidden knowledge that power metal with d-beats can and does work, it’s also a generally excellent example of effective genre splicing, feeling as though it belongs in both all and none of the styles from which it cleverly pulls inspiration. What Oak, Ash & Thorn has accomplished with this sophomore outing is an explosively energetic yet cohesive record, and one so melodically effervescent as to be compulsively replayable. Our Grief is Thus is the most surprising record of 2024, and I am firmly seated on the OAT boat for whatever comes next.

    #4. Madder Mortem // Old Eyes, New Heart – Madder Mortem is a name I’ve heard tossed around since 2009, and who I never bothered to check out because I thought they were some sorta high falutin’, artsy fartsy doom metal band. That may have been the case once upon a time, but at some point they evolved into the accessible sort of dark progressive metal showcased on Old Eyes, New Heart. Immediately gripping and heavy yet disarmingly vulnerable, this record converted me to Madder Mortem fandom almost instantly. Its songs wormed their way under my skin with atomic precision and never left; as early as my third listen, they felt like old friends, albeit ones prone to trauma dumping. There may be records I liked more in 2024, but none moved or shook me quite like Old Eyes, New Heart.

    #3. Galneryus // The Stars Will Light the Way – I’ve read dozens of comments all parroting a mildly irksome take: The Stars Will Light the Way feels like Galneryus on cruise control. While this has mostly been opined through a positive lens, it still feels unfairly reductive when considering the sheer quality and consistency of this album. Sure, Sho’s voice is notably strained at this point, but he excels at utilizing his current strengths in the strongest collection of Galneryus tracks since 2014’s Vetelgyus. It’s also the most straightforward record Galneryus has released since Vetelgyus, nixing much of the experimentation and darker leanings of recent offerings (“In Water’s Gaze” notwithstanding) in favor of unbridled jubilance. So yeah, sure, The Stars Will Light the Way is a “safe” record if you want to call it that. It’s still one of the best records from the best power metal band in the world.

    #2. Nemedian Chronicles // The Savage Sword – I can hardly believe that Nemedian Chronicles is not a Greek band. They sound so in step with acts like Sacred Outcry that I can practically feel the lamb and tzatziki sauce falling out of an overloaded gyro and onto my lap. Yet the appeal of Nemedian Chronicles is singular. There is a lot of love for Blind Guardian and Sacred Outcry on The Savage Sword, but there is also a distinctly epic, cinematic quality that hearkens back to Bal-Sagoth’s overwrought storytelling. Between the propulsive riffs and sweeping melodies, I’m immediately absorbed into the experience with every listen, and that’s to say nothing of the engaging and often unpredictable songwriting. In most years, The Savage Sword would handily take the crown for best power metal release. However…

    #1. Fellowship // The Skies Above Eternity – You know that little bit of text under my review of The Skies Above Eternity that says “Rating: 4.0/5.0?” That number is technically correct per the AMG style guide, but what that number can’t account for is the fact that The Skies Above Eternity is a record I’ll be listening to for the rest of my life. 2022’s The Saberlight Chronicles is a true 5.0/5.0 by any objective or subjective metric, and while The Skies Above Eternity is not as good from a technical standpoint, it fully recaptures the strengths that made its predecessor a modern power metal icon. Fellowship’s debut may have had higher and more frequent peaks, but The Skies Above Eternity excels through consistency and conciseness. The band’s trademark earnestness, vulnerability, and impeccable sense of melodic craft can be felt in every second of the experience. It doesn’t matter whether this record is the best material Fellowship is capable of producing because it warms me in the exact same way they’ve been doing since their first EP, making The Skies Above Eternity one of my most treasured records by default. This album may be a 4.0 in my brain, but it’s a 4.5 in my heart and a 5.0 in my soul.

    Song o’ the Year

    Fellowship’s “Hold Up Your Hearts (Again)” – I was present in the audience when Fellowship debuted this song live, and everyone was so on board with the silliness of its title that we enthusiastically welcomed it into the Fellowship canon with a communal sea of heart hands. It doesn’t top “Glint” as my favorite Fellowship song, but its concentrated formula of speedy Euro-power metal and the lyrics’ pitch-perfect shonen anime energy handily clear second place status.

    Disappointment o’ the Year

    Various “Artists” – The Continued Proliferation of Crappy AI Album “Art” – This blog has not adopted a formal stance on albums featuring generative AI artwork, nor do I feel it needs to. But this is my list, and I’m taking the opportunity to say that if I get so much as a whiff of AI coming off of an album going into 2025, I won’t be giving it the time of day, much less a review. It is unfathomable to think some musicians can devote so much time and creative energy into creating an album, only to hold zero value in the image that is supposed to be introducing that album to the world. In fact, if an album features an AI-generated cover, I automatically assume that the devaluation of art permeates the music itself in some form. Either pay a fucking artist to create an album cover for you, or go outside to take a picture of a cool tree or something and slap a Photoshop filter on it. If that proves too difficult, the public domain is your friend. If it’s good enough for Bolt Thrower, it’s sure as hell good enough for your shitty bedroom black metal project.

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    Both the Romanian and Hungarian refineries have direct or indirect ties to Russian energy infrastructure — a sensitive issue as the European Union continues to push for energy independence from Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
    msn.com/en-us/science/general/

    The explosions occurred as Budapest prepares to host potential peace talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Hungarian officials have positioned the country as a mediator in efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
    economictimes.indiatimes.com//

    The events occur against the backdrop of a secret “war on energy.”

    Recently, Ukraine has made a successful operation of long-range drone attacks against Russian refineries, substantially impairing fuel production and export income of Moscow.
    Moreover, #Ukraine has also been involved in sabotage operations targeting Russian energy infrastructure in countries that are allies, an argument that was brought up in a recent diplomatic dispute between #Poland and #Germany regarding the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline.
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  10. Krzysztof Kołacz @[email protected] ·

    Apple TV+ – podsumowanie premier #132

    Zapraszam do 132. wydania przeglądu nowości i zapowiedzi Apple TV+.

    14 lutego – premiera miesiąca „The Gorge” →

    W Walentynki czeka nas premiera miesiąca od Apple, czyli film „The Gorge” z Anya Taylor-Joy i Milesem Tellerem.

    Całość Apple Oryginał Film zrealizuje w kooperacji ze Skydance.

    Opis fabuły:

    Dwójka doskonale wyszkolonych agentów (Miles Teller i Anya Taylor-Joy) zostaje wyznaczona do pełnienia funkcji w wieżach strażniczych po przeciwnych stronach rozległego i ściśle tajnego wąwozu, chroniąc świat przed nieujawnionym, tajemniczym złem, które czai się w jego wnętrzu. Nawiązują więź na odległość, starając się zachować czujność w obronie przed niewidzialnym wrogiem. Kiedy kataklizm zagrażający ludzkości zostaje im ujawniony, muszą współpracować w teście siły fizycznej i psychicznej, aby utrzymać tajemnicę w wąwozie, zanim będzie za późno.

    Premiera 4. sezonu „Mythic Quest”→

    Tymczasem na platformie zadebiutował 4. sezon komedii „Mythic Quest”.

    Pierwsze odcinki są już dostępne, a kolejne pojawią się co tydzień, aż do finału 26 marca. Sezon liczy 10 odcinków.

    Ekipa ponownie mierzy się z wyzwaniami w zmieniającym się świecie gier wideo. Wrócą ulubione postacie, a fabuła skupi się na rozwoju karier, konfliktach ego i równowadze między pracą a życiem osobistym.

    Premiera „Vietnam: The War That Changed America” →

    Mam też nowy, sześcioczęściowy serial dokumentalny z nigdy wcześniej niepublikowanymi materiałami archiwalnymi, opowiadający historię wojny z perspektywy osób, które ją przeżyły – 50 lat później. Narratorem jest Ethan Hawke.

    Serial przedstawia wspomnienia świadków, spotkania po latach i rzadko widziane nagrania, tworząc poruszający obraz jednej z najdłuższych wojen w historii. Wśród bohaterów znaleźli się: Bill Broyles, weteran i scenarzysta, który po 50 latach spotyka członka swojego oddziału; Hilary Brown, pierwsza kobieta korespondentka wojenna ABC News; Melvin Pender, złoty medalista olimpijski, który walczył w Wietnamie; żołnierze Vietcongu, w tym pierwsza kobieta zestrzeliwująca wrogi samolot; oraz cywile, którzy byli świadkami konfliktu.

    Produkcją zajęło się nagradzane studio 72 Films, a reżyserem jest Rob Coldstream. To kolejna współpraca Apple TV+ i 72 Films po premierze dokumentu „John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial”.

    Premiera „Love You to Death” →

    Na platformie pojawiła się też hiszpański serial romantyczny „Love You to Death” („A muerte”).

    Całość oparto na powieści, która była wyborem klubu książki Reese Witherspoon. W rolach głównych występują Verónica Echegui i Joan Amargós. Historia opowiada o Raúlu, który po diagnozie raka serca ponownie łączy się z Martą, przyjaciółką z dzieciństwa, a ich relacja zmusza ich do przemyślenia, czym jest prawdziwa miłość.

    14 lutego – „Goldie” →

    Zainspirowany wielokrotnie nagradzanym animowanym filmem krótkometrażowym Emily Brundige z 2019 roku o tej samej nazwie, „Goldie” podąży za tytułową bohaterką – gigantyczną dziewczyną o wielkim sercu, która wyrusza na epickie przygody ze swoimi najlepszymi przyjaciółmi w ich ukochanym miasteczku Boysenberg.

    W 13 półgodzinnych odcinkach wspólnie uczą się, że bycie innym jest czymś, co należy świętować, i że na tym świecie jest miejsce dla każdego – nawet dla gigantów.

    21 lutego – „Onside: Major League Soccer” →

    Apple zapowiedziało nowy serial dokumentalny opowiadający o kulisach rozgrywek MLS, do których transmisji Apple TV+ ma wyłączne prawa.

    Wyjdź poza boisko z osobowościami, które napędzają MLS. Dzięki bezprecedensowemu dostępowi do zawodników, trenerów i klubów, ta seria odkrywa elektryzujące momenty i wciągające historie, które sprawią, że sezon 2024 będzie niezapomniany.

    21 lutego – trailer 2. sezonu „Surface” →

    Rozgrywający się w gronie elit San Francisco serial „Surface” z Gugu Mbatha-Raw („The Morning Show”) w roli Sophie, kobiety, która doznała traumatycznego urazu głowy, który pozostawił ją z ekstremalną utratą pamięci, uważaną za wynik próby samobójczej – powróci w lutym z 2. sezonem.

    Gdy Sophie wyrusza w podróż, by z pomocą męża i przyjaciół poskładać swoje życie w całość, zaczyna kwestionować, czy prawda, którą jej powiedziano, jest w rzeczywistości prawdą, którą żyła. Poprzez zwroty akcji i szokujący trójkąt miłosny, ten seksowny, podniosły thriller pyta: Co by było, gdybyś obudził się pewnego dnia i nie znał swoich sekretów?

    „Surface” to opowieść o odkrywaniu samego siebie, która zastanawia się, czy jesteśmy zaprogramowani, aby stać się tym, kim jesteśmy, czy też wybieramy własną tożsamość.

    26 lutego – trailer „Berlin ER” →

    Apple zapowiedziało nową produkcję pt. „Berlin ER”, której premiera odbędzie się na platformie w lutym 2025 roku.

     

    Zarządzanie chaotycznym oddziałem ratunkowym w najtrudniejszym i najbardziej przepełnionym szpitalu w Berlinie to nie lada zadanie dla młodej dr Parker, która szuka nowego startu w wielkim mieście po tym, jak jej życie prywatne imploduje w Monachium. Kiedy próbuje wdrożyć niezbędne reformy, Parker napotyka opór ze strony niedostatecznie opłacanego, źle wyposażonego i chronicznie zmęczonego personelu szpitala, który może przetrwać tylko dzięki niezbędnej dawce czarnego humoru. Jednak w obliczu coraz bardziej bezlitosnego systemu opieki zdrowotnej, zmaltretowany zespół musi odłożyć na bok różnice i zjednoczyć się, aby ratować życie.

    14 marca – „Dope Thief” →

    Oparty na książce Dennisa Tafoyi „Dope Thief”, serial prześledzi losy długoletnich przyjaciół i przestępców z Filadelfii, którzy udają agentów DEA, aby obrabować nieznany dom na wsi, tylko po to, by ich drobna gra stała się przedsięwzięciem na śmierć i życie, gdy nieświadomie ujawniają i odkrywają największy ukryty korytarz narkotykowy na wschodnim wybrzeżu.

    26 marca – nowy spin-off: „Side Quest” →

    Tuż po finale sezonu 4, 26 marca, zadebiutuje spin-off „Side Quest”. Seria antologii pokaże historie pracowników, graczy i fanów, którzy są związani z uniwersum gry.

    Spin-off będzie liczył 4 odcinki, dostępne jednocześnie. Rob McElhenney, twórca oryginalnej serii, również pojawi się w obsadzie.

    Gotowi na więcej przygód?

    26 marca – trailer „The Studio” →

    Apple TV+ zapowiedziało nowy serial komediowy, „The Studio”, który zadebiutuje 26 marca 2025 roku. Za produkcję odpowiada Seth Rogen, który jest scenarzystą, reżyserem i odtwórcą głównej roli.

    Serial osadzony jest w świecie Hollywood, gdzie Matt Remick (Rogen), nowy szef Continental Studios, stara się uratować upadające filmy. Walczy z artystami, korporacyjnymi przełożonymi i własnymi lękami, próbując stworzyć kinowe hity.

    W obsadzie zobaczymy m.in.: Bryana Cranstona, Catherine O’Harę, Kathryn Hahn, a nawet Martina Scorsese.

    14 kwietnia – „Your Friends & Neighbors” →

    W kwietniu zobaczymy natomiast nowy serial dramatyczny, w którym wystąpią m.in. Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn oraz Hoon Lee.

    Po tym, jak został zwolniony w niesławie, menedżer funduszu hedgingowego wciąż zmagający się z niedawnym rozwodem, ucieka się do kradzieży z domów swoich sąsiadów w niezwykle zamożnej wiosce Westmont, tylko po to, by odkryć, że sekrety i sprawy ukryte za tymi bogatymi fasadami mogą być bardziej niebezpieczne, niż kiedykolwiek sobie wyobrażał.

    16 kwietnia – „Government Cheese” →

    W kwietniu natomiast na platformie zobaczymy kolejną, komediową propozycję od Apple TV+.

    „Government Cheese” to surrealistyczna komedia rodzinna rozgrywająca się w 1969 roku w San Fernando Valley, która opowiada historię Chambersów, dziwacznej rodziny realizującej wzniosłe i pozornie niemożliwe marzenia, w piękny sposób nieskrępowanej realiami świata. Kiedy Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo) zostaje zwolniony z więzienia, jego długo oczekiwane spotkanie rodzinne nie przebiega tak, jak planował. Podczas jego nieobecności żona Hamptona, Astoria (Simone Missick), oraz synowie, Einstein (Evan Ellison) i Harrison (Jahi Di’Allo Winston), stworzyli niekonwencjonalną jednostkę rodzinną, a powrót Hamptona obraca ich świat w chaos.

    „Fountain of Youth” →

    „Fountain of Youth” opowie o dwójce zwaśnionego rodzeństwa (John Krasinski i zdobywczyni Oscara Natalie Portman), którzy współpracują przy globalnym napadzie w celu odnalezienia mitologicznej tytułowej „Fontanny Młodości”.

    Muszą wykorzystać swoją wiedzę historyczną, aby podążać za wskazówkami podczas epickiej przygody, która zmieni ich życie… i być może doprowadzi do nieśmiertelności.

    Data premiery nie jest jeszcze znana.

    Zapowiedź „Deaf President Now! →

    Historia największego ruchu na rzecz praw obywatelskich, o którym większość ludzi nigdy nie słyszała.

    „Deaf President Now!” opowiada o ośmiu dniach historycznych protestów, które odbyły się na Uniwersytecie Gallaudet w 1988 roku po tym, jak rada powiernicza szkoły mianowała słyszącego prezydenta zamiast kilku bardzo wykwalifikowanych Głuchych kandydatów. Po tygodniu wieców, bojkotów i protestów, studenci Gallaudet University triumfują, gdy słyszący prezydent rezygnuje, a ukochany dziekan dr I. King Jordan zostaje pierwszym niesłyszącym prezydentem uniwersytetu. Protesty były kluczowym momentem w historii praw obywatelskich, a ich wpływ wykraczał daleko poza kampus Gallaudet i utorował drogę dla ustawy o Amerykanach z niepełnosprawnościami (ADA). „Deaf President Now!” zawiera ekskluzywne wywiady z pięcioma kluczowymi postaciami ruchu, w tym z Gallaudet Four – Jerrym Covellem, Bridgettą Bourne-Firl, Timem Rarusem i Gregiem Hlibokiem – oraz I. Kingiem Jordanem, a także elementy archiwalne i scenariuszowe.

    Film zawiera również eksperymentalne podejście narracyjne zwane Deaf Point of View, wykorzystujące impresjonistyczne zdjęcia wizualne i skomplikowaną konstrukcję dźwiękową, aby wepchnąć widzów w doświadczenie Głuchych.

    Data premiery nie jest jeszcze znana.

    Apple TV+ nie zdobyło żadnej nominacji do Oscara

    Pomimo sukcesów seriali, filmy Apple TV+ nadal pozostają w tyle. Żadna z produkcji, takich jak „Blitz” (reż. Steve McQueen), „The Last of the Sea Women”, „Fancy Dance” czy „Wolfs”, nie została uwzględniona w nominacjach do 97. ceremonii Oscarów.

    To kontrastuje z sukcesem z 2022 roku, gdy „CODA” zdobyła Oscara za najlepszy film, stając się pierwszą streamingową produkcją, która otrzymała tę nagrodę. Jednak od tego czasu strategia Apple zmieniła się – firma stawia na filmy bardziej masowe, jak nadchodzący blockbuster o Formule 1, zamiast projektów skierowanych na prestiżowe nagrody.

    Brak nominacji może być rozczarowaniem, ale wpisuje się w nową strategię Apple, koncentrującą się na produkcjach streamingowych i komercyjnych.

    Tim Cook bierze aktywny udział w promocji 2. sezonu „Severance” od Apple TV+

    Jego aktorskie zdolności przypominają występ w krótkim filmie „Mother Nature” przed premierą iPhone’a 15 w 2023 roku. Zresztą, oceńcie je sami.

    Was helping this new guy find his office this morning… pic.twitter.com/ldBBvH7AmU

    — Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) January 24, 2025

    Drugi sezon „Severance” powrócił na Apple TV+ po trzyletniej przerwie. Obecnie dostępne są jego trzy odcinki. Jest świetny i gorąco polecam!

    Serial „Silo” po raz pierwszy w Top 10 według rankingu Nielsen Streaming Originals

    „Silo” zajął 9. miejsce z 417 milionami minut oglądania w tygodniu od 30 grudnia do 5 stycznia.

    To rzadkie osiągnięcie dla produkcji Apple TV+, które rzadko trafiają do zestawienia Nielsena. Wcześniej na liście znalazły się takie tytuły jak „Ted Lasso”, „The Morning Show” i „Hijack”. Apple kwestionuje jednak dokładność tych rankingów, wskazując, że nie uwzględniają one wszystkich grup demograficznych ani globalnej oglądalności.

    W omawianym tygodniu ranking dominowały tytuły Netfliksa, który ma 90 milionów subskrybentów w USA. „Silo” wchodziło wtedy w finałowy etap drugiego sezonu, z 8 z 10 odcinków już dostępnych. Na wzrost popularności mogła wpłynąć promocja Apple TV+, oferująca darmowy weekend oglądania 4-5 stycznia.

    „Silo” to jedna z najpopularniejszych dramatycznych produkcji Apple, oparta na książkach Hugh Howeya. Serial został przedłużony na trzeci i czwarty sezon, które zakończą całą historię.

    Sezon 3 „Silo” rozwiąże problem ciemnych scen, zapowiadają twórcy!

    Apple TV+ zakończyło właśnie sezon 2 „Silo”, a serial został już przedłużony na sezony 3 i 4. Twórca, Graham Yost, zapowiedział znaczną wizualną zmianę w nadchodzącym sezonie: pojawi się światło słoneczne.

    Poprzednie sezony były krytykowane za zbyt ciemne sceny, co przypomina „problem Game of Thrones”. Yost potwierdził, że w sezonie 3 akcja częściowo przeniesie się na zewnątrz, co pozwoli na jaśniejsze i bardziej przejrzyste ujęcia.

    Jednak nie wszystko będzie rozgrywać się w świetle dziennym — bohaterowie wrócą także do Silo 17, gdzie problemy z energią wciąż będą wpływać na brak oświetlenia.

    Sezon 3 ma łączyć wątki z drugiej i trzeciej książki trylogii „Silo”, co przyniesie zróżnicowane scenerie i więcej jasnych scen.

    Apple TV+ wygrało proces dotyczący rzekomego plagiatu thrillera „Servant”

    Serial, stworzony przez M. Night Shyamalana, był przedmiotem pozwu złożonego przez Francescę Gregorini, reżyserkę filmu „The Truth About Emmanuel” (2013). Twierdziła ona, że „Servant” skopiował fabułę jej dzieła, w której pojawia się matka traktująca lalkę jak prawdziwe dziecko oraz opiekunka wspierająca tę iluzję.

    Pozew o wartości 81 milionów dolarów został złożony w 2020 roku, ale po latach opóźnień proces odbył się dopiero teraz. Po obejrzeniu obu dzieł ława przysięgłych jednogłośnie orzekła na korzyść Apple i Shyamalana, oddalając zarzuty o naruszenie praw autorskich.

    Cztery sezony „Servant” pozostawały dostępne na Apple TV+ przez cały czas trwania sprawy. Teraz sprawa została oficjalnie zamknięta.

    Apple TV+ wprowadza „Sunday Night Soccer” z cotygodniowymi meczami MLS

    Subskrybenci Apple TV+ będą mogli oglądać wybrane mecze MLS w każdą niedzielę wieczorem w sezonie 2025 bez dodatkowych opłat. Usługa kosztuje 59,99 PLN miesięcznie lub 349 PLN rocznie.

    Sezon 2025 rozpocznie się w weekend „MLS is Back” 22–23 lutego. Pierwszy mecz „Sunday Night Soccer” odbędzie się 23 lutego o 19:00 ET, w którym debiutujący San Diego FC zmierzy się z mistrzami MLS Cup, LA Galaxy.

    Anulowany serial Apple TV+ „Schmigadoon!” otrzymał nową życie na scenie

    Serial „Schmigadoon!” od Apple TV+ został anulowany po dwóch sezonach, mimo że trzeci sezon był już w pełni napisany.

    Teraz jednak adaptacja teatralna miała swoją premierę w Kennedy Center w Waszyngtonie!

    Adaptacja zawiera nowe piosenki, w tym jedną, która została napisana dla serialu, ale ostatecznie odrzucona. Twórca serialu, Cinco Paul, wyraził nadzieję, że sezon 3 kiedyś zostanie udostępniony, być może w formie teatralnej.

    Gwiazdy „Severance” rywalizują w „Hot Ones”

    W nowym odcinku popularnego, amerykańskiego show na YouTube, „Hot Ones”, Adam Scott i Patricia Arquette z serialu „Severance” zmierzyli się w wyzwaniu jedzenia ostrych skrzydełek. Zasady są proste: mówić prawdę lub zmierzyć się z „Ostatnim Smarowaniem”. Przegrywa ten, kto zje najwięcej skrzydełek.

    W trakcie odcinka gwiazdy odpowiadają na zabawne pytania – od ulubionej piosenki karaoke Adama po najgorszy ekranowy pocałunek Patricii. Zwycięzca zdobywa złote trofeum w kształcie skrzydełka.

    W 4. sezonie „Teda Lasso” akcja ma skupić się na nowym żeńskim zespole piłkarskim AFC Richmond

    Zamiast kontynuować wątek męskiej drużyny, sezon 4. będzie koncentrował się na tworzeniu żeńskiej drużyny.

    Filmowanie miało rozpocząć się na początku roku, ale teraz przewidziano je na maj/czerwiec.

    Sigmund Judge, wiarygodne źródło informacji o Apple TV, ujawnia tę zmianę, choć męska drużyna nadal może pojawić się w serialu.

    Fani mogą spodziewać się nowych, ekscytujących wątków, chociaż nie wiadomo, czy Jason Sudeikis nadal będzie głównym trenerem.

    Ile zarabiają największe hity Apple TV+?

    Apple nie ujawnia szczegółowych danych finansowych dotyczących swoich usług, w tym TV+. Jednak według raportu Parrot Analytics, opartego na analizie korelacji między popularnością programów a przychodami, największe produkcje przyniosły firmie znaczące zyski:

    To dane szacunkowe, ale pokazują, że sukcesy, takie jak „Severance”, mogą stać się dla Apple kolejnymi fenomenami na miarę „Ted Lasso”.

    ★ Zobacz poprzednie wydania i więcej nadchodzących premier i nowości →

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    #apple #appletv_ #debiut #news #podsumowaniepremierappletv_ #premiery
  11. redcat @[email protected] ·

    #Kapitalismus gut finden, aber sich trotzdem irgendwie für links halten, - weiß man da schon Genaueres?

    #linksliberal 🤪
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  12. Stephane N @[email protected] ·

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  16. 1001 Other Albums @[email protected] ·
    CW: Albums the Fediverse Loved in 2025 (CW'd because it's a looooooong post)

    Albums the Fediverse Loved in 2025

    And here we have it: a list of 151 albums (plus a few artists/labels in general) that kept 64 of us going in 2025, nearly 75% of those 2025 releases and the rest earlier gems! Given our collective eclectic tastes, voting/ranking was not attempted, but bolded titles and post tags indicate albums that were submitted by multiple Fedizens. Genre tags are included as tasting notes (apologies if I got any wrong), each title is linked to its Bandcamp/Songlink when possible, and footnotes list who submitted each album along with extra comments they included (warning: comments may include MOAR ALBUMS; also note: footnotes look way better on the blog). So, click and listen away – perhaps you’ll find a new-to-you album that gets you through 2026!

    Thanks so much to the Fedizens who joined in, it’s so nice to see familiar faces from the 1001 Other Albums project as well as some new ones! And, as always, it’s lovely to get a glimpse of how diverse our tastes in music are, and to see people trying something new solely based on a random Fedi recommendation. The Fedi music community truly is a bright spot, and I personally am immensely grateful for it. 🙏🏻

    Band – Title (year released, place of origin; genre)footnote

    Action/Adventure – Ever After (2025, US; pop-punk)1

    AFI – Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… (2025, US; post-punk, gothic rock)2

    Against Me! – White Crosses (2010, US; punk rock)3

    Alkaline Trio – Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs (2024, US; punk rock)4

    Am I in Trouble? – Spectrum (2025, US; avant-garde black metal)5

    Ami Taf Ra – The Prophet and the Madman (2025, US/Morocco; Moroccan gnawa, gospel, jazz)6

    An Abstract Illusion – Woe (2022, Sweden; atmospheric black/death/prog metal)7

    Analog Africa (label, in general) (1960s-80s, Africa; reissues)8

    Anna Tivel – Animal Poem (2025, US; indie folk)9

    Archon Satani – The Righteous Way to Completion (1997, Sweden; death ambient/black industrial)10

    Ashbreather – La Grande Bouffe (2025, Canada; progressive sludge/death metal)11

    Au4 – …And Down Goes The Sky (2013, Canada; prog rock)12

    aya – hexed! (2025, UK; electronic, noise)13

    Bad Cop/Bad Cop – Lighten Up (2025, US; punk rock)14

    Baghed – Smear Campaign (2025, US; punk rock)15

    Bank Myna – Eimuria (2025, France; post-rock/metal, doom gaze, slow core)16

    Belle and Sebastian – Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (2005, Scotland; indie pop)17

    Benedicte Maurseth – Mirra (2025, Norway; folk, jazz)18

    Bill Frisell – Harmony (2019, US; folk-jazz)19

    Black Flower – Kinetic (2025, Belgium; Ethio-jazz, Afrobeat, dub)20

    Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE (2025, US; indie folk/pop)21

    Brittany Davis – Black Thunder (2025, US; cosmic jazz, r&b/soul, singer-songwriter)22

    CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso – Papota (2025, Argentina; experimental trap, hip-hop, EDM, jazz, Latin pop)23

    Caroline Shaw / Attacca Quartet – Orange (2019, US; classical, ambient, folk)24

    Castle Rat – The Bestiary (2025, US; fantasy heavy metal)25

    Causa Sui – Pewt’r Sessions 1 (2011, Denmark; psych/stoner rock)26

    Celeste – Woman of Faces (2025, UK; neo-soul, jazz, singer-songwriter)27

    Charlie Hunter, Carter McLean featuring Silvana Estrada – s/t (2018, US/Mexico; jazz)28

    Circuit des Yeux – Halo on the Inside (2025, US; singer-songwriter, experimental)29

    Civic – Chrome Dipped (2025, Australia; punk)30

    clipping – Dead Channel Sky (2025, US; hip-hop)31

    Dan Mangan – Natural Light (2025, Canada; indie rock/folk)32

    Daniela Pas – Spira (2023, Italy; singer-songwriter, electronic, experimental)33

    Data Rebel – Single Cell (2025, UK; electronic, IDM, ambient)34

    Dax Riggs – 7 Songs for Spiders (2025, US; blues metal/shoegaze blues)35

    Deafheaven – Lonely People With Power (2025, US; blackgaze, metal)36

    Degraved – Spectral Realm of Ruin (2025, US; death metal)37

    Delobos – Cabal (2025, Spain; post-alt rock, post-rock, psychedelia)38

    Devil ANTHEM. – Profound Rebuild (2025, Japan; J-pop)39

    Die Spitz – Something to Consume (2025, US; punk, alt rock)40

    Divide and Dissolve – Insatiable (2025, Australia; doom, drone, neo classical)41

    Dödsrit – Mortal Coil (2021, Sweden; atmospheric/melodic black metal, blackened crust)42

    Dool – The Shape of Fluidity (2024, Netherlands; rock, alternative)43

    downy – 8th Album/Untitled (2025, Japan; math rock/post-rock)44

    Drab Majesty – Completely Careless (2012-2015) (2016, US; darkwave, shoegaze, dream pop)45

    Dropkick Murphy – For The People (2025, US; Celtic punk)46

    Eikichi Yazawa – I believe (2025, Japan; rock)47

    El Pino & The Volunteers – The Long-lost Art of Becoming Invisible (2009, Netherlands; alt country/folk)48

    Elli De Mon – Raìse (2025, Italy; blues, dialect, garage, psychedelic)49

    Eric Church – Evangeline vs. The Machine (2025, US; country)50

    Ethmebb – Allo Babar et les Caramboleurs (2025, France; progressive melodic blackened death power metal)51

    Ex-Vöid – In Love Again (2025, UK; indie pop/rock)52

    EYES – Spinner(2025, Denmark; hardcore, noise rock)53

    FACS – Wish Defense (2025, US; noise rock, neo-post-punk)54

    Faetooth – Labrynthine (2025, US; fairy doom/stoner metal)55

    False Aralia (label) – ALL the new 12-inch singles (2025, US; abstract electronic)56

    Fever Ray – The Year of the Radical Romantics (2025, Sweden; experimental, electronic, pop)57

    FOKALITE – Fokas, Lite & Four Shooting Riddles (2025, Japan; J-pop)58

    Françoise Hardy – La question (1971, France; French pop, Brazilian saudade/bossa nova)59

    Fust – Big Ugly (2025, US; rock)60

    Geese – Getting Killed (2025, US; art/experimental rock)61

    Gnome – King (2022, Belgium; stoner/prog/hard rock)62

    Habak – Mil orquídeas en medio del desierto (2025, Mexico; melodic crust)63

    Hallelujah the Hills – DECK (2025, US; indie rock)64

    HANABIE – Bucchigiri Tokyo (2024, Japan; metalcore)65

    Hatchie – Liquorice (2025, Australia; indie/dream pop)66

    Hole – Live Through This (1994, US; alt rock)67

    IAN – Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing! (2025, UK; experimental, post-rock/metal)68

    Igorrr – Amen (2025, France; experimental/avant-garde metal)69

    Imperial Triumphant – Goldstar (2025, US; experimental metal)70

    In the Womb of the Universe – Searching for Sunrise (2024, US; electronic, synthpop)71

    In the Woods… – Otra (2025, Norway; avant-garde metal)72

    Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun (2014, Finland; melodic death metal)73

    Jade Bird – Who Wants to Talk About Love (2025, UK; folk rock, singer-songwriter)74

    JER – Death of the Heart (2025, US; ska punk)75

    Jethro Tull – Thick as a Brick (1972, UK; prog rock)76

    Judas Priest – Invincible Shield (2024, UK; heavy metal)77

    Just Mustard – We Were Just Here (2025, Ireland; post-punk, noise, shoegaze, trip hop)78

    Kaku P-Model – unZIP (2025, Japan; experimental, electronic)79

    Kieran Hebden and William Tyler – 41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s (2025, UK; electronic)80

    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Float Along – Fill Your Lungs (2013, Australia; psychedelic pop)81

    Kostnatění – Přílišnost (2025, US; avant-garde black metal)82

    Küenring – In Search of Paradise (2025, Austria; heavy metal/hard rock)83

    L.A. Salami (artist, in general) (UK; folk, post-modern blues, acoustic, rock)84

    Labyrinthus Stellarum – Rift in Reality (2025, Ukraine; atmospheric/cosmic black metal)85

    Lorien Testard – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Original Soundtrack) (2025, France; soundtrack)86

    Lorna Shore – I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (2025, US; death metal/deathcore)87

    Lucy Dacus – Forever is a Feeling (2025, US; indie rock, folk-pop, singer-songwriter)88

    Maeror Tri – Multiple Personality Disorder (1993, Germany; ambient, noise, drone)89

    Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Khadim (2025, Germany/Senegal; mbalax, experimental, dub techno)90

    Marshall Allen – New Dawn (2025, US; avant-garde jazz)91

    Max Cooper – On Being (2025, UK; electronic, ambient, avant-garde)92

    Messa – The Spin (2025, Italy; doom metal)93

    Michel Legrand – The Essential Michel Legrand Film Music Collection (2005, France; soundtrack, compilation)94

    MIKE – Showbiz! (2025, US; hip-hop/rap)95

    Miynt – Rain Money Dogs (2025, Sweden; indie/bedroom rock)96

    Modern English – Mesh & Lace (1981, UK; post-punk)97

    Momma – Welcome to My Blue Sky (2025, US; alt/indie rock)98

    more eaze & claire rousay – no floor (2025, US; experimental, ambient, avant-pop, sound collage)99

    Moron Police – Pachinko (2025, Norway; concept album)100

    Morris Kolontyrsky – Origination (2025, US; ambient, drone, experimental)101

    Nærværet – Når Man Ser Inn I En Annens Hjerte (2024, Sweden/Norway; experimental, field recording, tape manipulation/loops)102

    Nailed to Obscurity – Generation of The Void (2025, Germany; melodic/prog death/doom metal)103

    Nicolas Gombert & James Weeks / Apartment House – G O M B E R T (2025, Flanders/UK; contemporary classical)104

    Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman – Lady of the Lake (2023, US; folk)105

    Nout – Live Album (2024, France; alternative, punk, rock, jazz, noise)106

    Olga Anna Markowska – Iskra (2025, Poland; modern classical, ambient)107

    Ozzy Osbourne – Ozzmosis (1995, UK; heavy metal)108

    Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – That Wasn’t a Dream (2025, Wales/US; experimental jazz)109

    Point Mort – Le Point de Non-retour (2025, France; blackened crust postcore)110

    Plague of Carcosa – In The Dreamless Deep (2025, US; doomnoise, experimental metal)111

    Population II – Maintenant Jamais (2025, Canada; art/prog/psychedelic rock)112

    Primal Scream – XTRMNTR (2000, Scotland; experimental electro-rock)113

    Priscilla Block – Things You Didn’t See (2025, US; country, singer-songwriter)114

    Psychonaut – World Maker (2025, Belgium; post-metal)115

    Queens of the Stone Age – Alive in the Catacombs (2025, US; rock)116

    Radiopuhelimet – Kosminen Tiedottomuus (2020, Finland; alt rock)117

    Rebecca Foon & Aliayta Foon-Dancoes – Reverie (2025, Canada; modern classical)118

    Rivers of Nihil – s/t (2025, US; death/prog metal)119

    Rogue Jones – Dos Bebés (2023, Wales; folk, indie pop)120

    Shayfer James – Summoning (2025, US; noir-pop, dark cabaret)121

    Shedfromthebody – Whisper and Wane (2025, Finland; doomgaze, [post-]metal)122

    Shepherds of Cassini – In Thrall to Heresy (2025, New Zealand; prog metal)123

    Silvana Estrada – Vendrán Suaves Lluvias (2025, Mexico; singer-songwriter)124

    Silvana Estrada (with Charlie Hunter) – Lo Sagrado (2017, Mexico/US; singer-songwriter)125

    Širom – In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper (2025, Slovenia; instrumental avant-garde imaginary folk)126

    SKC & The Poem – s/t (2025, Belgium; alt/folk rock)127

    SKLOSS – The Pattern Speaks (2025, US/Scotland; space gaze, post-metal)128

    Soulwax – All Systems Are Lying (2025, Belgium; electronic alt rock)129

    Spiritbox – Tsunami Sea (2025, Canada; metalcore)130

    State Azure – The Light That Remains (2025, UK; electronica, ambient, downtempo)131

    Stereolab – Switched On Volumes 1-5 (2024, UK/France; avant-pop)132

    Steve Tibbetts – Close (2025, US; jazz fusion)133

    Stick To Your Guns – Keep Planting Flowers (2025, US; hardcore)134

    Suede – Antidepressants (2025, UK; post-punk, gothic rock)135

    Summer Walker – Finally Over It (2025, US; R&B, singer-songwriter)136

    Susan Bear – Algorithmic Mood Music (2024, Scotland; electronic, alt-pop)137

    Swansea Sound – Twentieth Century (2023, Wales; indie pop)138

    TDJ (artist, in general) (Canada; electronic)139

    Terveet Kädet – Lapin Helvetti (2015, Finland; hardcore punk)140

    Tool – Lateralus (2001, US; prog rock/metal, art rock)141

    The Bug Club – “Have U Ever Been 2 Wales” (2025, Wales; indie rock)142

    The New Eves – The New Eve Is Rising (2025, UK; avant-garde/art rock)143

    Trio del Mango – Cómelo (2025, US/Puerto Rico; experimental, noise)144

    Turnstile – Never Enough (2025, US; alt rock)145

    UNIVERSITY – McCartney, It’ll Be OK (2025, UK; punk, noise rock)146

    Water Damage – Instruments (2025, US; experimental psych/drone-rock)147

    Weakened Friends – Feels Like Hell (2025, US; indie rock)148

    Weirs – Diamond Grove (2025, US; trad folk, experimental noise)149

    Wet Leg – moisturizer (2025, UK; indie rock)150

    White Lies – Five V2 (2019, UK; post-punk)151

    X-Cetra – Summer 2000 (Y2K 25th Anniversary Edition) (2025, US; sleepover core, dance-pop)152

    Yara Asmar – everyone I love is sleeping and I love them so so much (2025, Lebanon; modern classical/ambient)153

    Yugen Blakrok – Anima Mysterium (2019, South Africa; hip-hop)154

    Yws Gwynedd – Codi/ \Cysgu (2014, Wales; indie rock)155

    Footnote Number. Fediverse username(s): Comments

    1. poisonous ↩︎
    2. buffyleigh: My emotional support album of the year. I’ve been a fan of AFI since 2000 but haven’t liked an album since 2006. The second I heard the first single “Behind The Clock”, my expectations for this album skyrocketed, and they were absolutely exceeded. It sounds nothing like anything they’ve ever done, and yet it feels like this was the album they’ve always been moving towards. Song of the year goes to the entirety of side A, and Davey Havok’s unexpectedly different sound on this album is my overall favourite vocal performance of year. ↩︎
    3. Braininabowl ↩︎
    4. umrk: top album requested by my kids in the car this year ↩︎
    5. brh ↩︎
    6. RolloTreadway: The most gloriously unhinged album I’ve heard this year. Twists together ideas from everywhere without the slightest consideration of whether doing so might be normal or accepted. The kind of album where a classic French chanson or some deep filthy funk just appears out of nowhere and then is never referred to again. It shouldn’t work but it absolutely does. ↩︎
    7. gavin57: That last one is an all-timer. It’s astonishing. ↩︎
    8. platenworm ↩︎
    9. rachelcholst ↩︎
    10. 3rik: This has been a year for nighttime music and music for trying to sleep. ↩︎
    11. swampgas: definitely my most played this year. A sludgy, deathdoom concept album about greed and gluttony and corruption thats riffy and groovy af. These are driving rhythms that chug hard! ↩︎
    12. MichaelMcWilliams: The one album that tops my list this year also appears in the 1001 Other Albums list. Band website offering free download of the album: https://au4.ca ↩︎
    13. brh ↩︎
    14. poisonous ↩︎
    15. jake4480 ↩︎
    16. mbr ↩︎
    17. riff: Most “Wait why did i never listen to this band before ?” of the year. ↩︎
    18. keefeglise ↩︎
    19. eamonn ↩︎
    20. _slotek_ ↩︎
    21. onuryasar: My kind of, very balanced Indie Pop: just the right amount of Indie but not too much and just the right amount of Pop but not too much 🙂 ↩︎
    22. icastico ↩︎
    23. santialone ↩︎
    24. eamonn ↩︎
    25. burnitdown || MetalheadDana ↩︎
    26. cloudtripper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_e5kKzlFqU&list=RD8_e5kKzlFqU&start_radio=1 ↩︎
    27. nevar23 ↩︎
    28. debonaire: Recency bias is pushing me to three Silvana Estrada albums. I love her voice, I love the music, I love her with Charlie Hunter. ↩︎
    29. otherdog ↩︎
    30. fistfulofdave: Aussie punk in the vein of The Saints and Radio Birdman. ↩︎
    31. rothko ↩︎
    32. Chigaze: what happens when four guys to go a cottage in Ontario, find a flow state, and record an album over a few days. I got to see them play the album through at the Winspear in Edmonton and it’s way up there on my concert experience list. ↩︎
    33. evilchili: The Italian singer and composer’s debut is a hypnotic journey of loops, bloops, and dramatic and impassioned vocalizations. ↩︎
    34. nellie_m ↩︎
    35. fistfulofdave: Blues metal? Shoegaze blues? I don’t know or care, I like it. ↩︎
    36. tym || niels ↩︎
    37. jake4480 ↩︎
    38. santialone ↩︎
    39. Kingu ↩︎
    40. tym || demon6 ↩︎
    41. otherdog ↩︎
    42. MetalheadDana: I listened to this album when it first came out in 2021 but for some reason it didn’t click with me. But apparently 2021 Dana had horrible taste in music, because in early 2025 I randomly tried Dodsrit – Mortal Coil again and fell in love and have been obsessed with it all year, it’s the perfect blend of crust punk and black metal and I love it. ↩︎
    43. TG_Esq ↩︎
    44. rustynail ↩︎
    45. alicemcalicepants ↩︎
    46. Chigaze: nails it just as a solid Dropkick’s album but goes farther with songs made for the times. “Who’ll Stand With Us” and “School Days Over” are amazing workers songs while “Chesterfields and Aftershave” takes me back to my own grandfather. ↩︎
    47. thesinkingbelle ↩︎
    48. Braininabowl ↩︎
    49. riff: Most listened this year. ↩︎
    50. Mark52 ↩︎
    51. Moss ↩︎
    52. e (eva) ↩︎
    53. steveroyle: Leaving out Never Enough by Turnstile as I’m sure that’ll get plenty of votes. ↩︎
    54. fistfulofdave: Angular, noise rock, neo-post punk. Unsettling, laid-back, yet aggressive. And yes it was the last album Steve Albini recorded. ↩︎
    55. MetalheadDana || demon6 ↩︎
    56. soundclamp: Runner-ups – https://lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/muzak-for-the-encouragement-of-unproductivity; https://myheartaninvertedflame.bandcamp.com/album/my-heart-an-inverted-flame-apparitions-split; https://timbarnes.bandcamp.com/album/lost-words-1 ↩︎
    57. buffyleigh: I’ve known of Fever Ray since first seeing the TV show Vikings, but I for some reason didn’t check them out further until this year, when their s/t album came up for a blog post. I was floored. As it happens, their kinda sorta live album was set to come out soon after my first listen of the s/t, so I got caught up on the full Karin Dreijer discography, got super duper obsessed with their spectacular ARTE concert (which is essentially the same versions performed on the new album), and proceeded to be immensely inspired – nay, awakened – by this artist. ↩︎
    58. Kingu ↩︎
    59. onuryasar: I’ve first discovered the song Apocalypse by Cigarettes After Sex (I know, late comer), which brought me to Greg Gonzalez’s Wikipedia page, that says “Gonzalez was heavily inspired by French singer Françoise Hardy and her album La question”. I remember this album being mentioned in my Fedi timeline recently, so I gave it a spin and it turned on and on for the remainder of the year. [Editor’s note: Also see the 1001 OA spotlight on this album from earlier this year!] ↩︎
    60. rachelcholst ↩︎
    61. mynameistillian ↩︎
    62. burnitdown ↩︎
    63. demon6 ↩︎
    64. donutage: I was a bit skeptical of this, and sure, in a 52-song project there’s some unevenness, but between the sheer audacity of the attempt & the frequent successes it scores, definitely one of the more remarkable records of the year. ↩︎
    65. Tak ↩︎
    66. e (eva) ↩︎
    67. Lizahadiz ↩︎
    68. mbr ↩︎
    69. brh ↩︎
    70. umrk: my fav album released in 2025 ↩︎
    71. superflippy ↩︎
    72. raisedfist ↩︎
    73. gavin57 ↩︎
    74. Mark52: Jade Bird has been by far my most listened to album this year. ↩︎
    75. poisonous ↩︎
    76. derthomas: I kept coming back to this album because it just fits every mood. It’s peak Jethro Tull if you ask me, it’s perfect in any way. Also the Steven Wilson Remaster sounds incredible. ↩︎
    77. burnitdown ↩︎
    78. jebeyer: a longer list is here – https://www.buymusic.club/list/whistlingkitty-some-of-my-favorite-2025-releases ↩︎
    79. thesinkingbelle: honorable mentions – Scare – In The End, Was It Worth It; Creatvre – Toujours Humain
; Guck – Gucked Up
; AVTT/PTTN – AVTT/PTTN; Saor – Amidst the Ruins
; Jessica93 – 666 tours de periph’
; Deadguy – Near-Death Travel Services; 
LS Dunes – Violet; 
Aesop Rock – I Heard It’s A Mess There Too
; Fishbone – Stockholm Syndrome
; Dead Pioneers – Po$t American
; Ethereal Wound – Defile | Demise; 
Sci Fi Industries – Initial States ↩︎
    80. soundclamp ↩︎
    81. cloudtripper ↩︎
    82. rustynail ↩︎
    83. derthomas: My AOTY from a very underground Heavy Metal band from Austria. ↩︎
    84. platenworm ↩︎
    85. raisedfist ↩︎
    86. thesinkingbelle ↩︎
    87. t4s: Honorable mentions – The Halo Effect, Machine Head, Heaven Shall Burn, Spiritbox, Jinjer, Allegaeon ↩︎
    88. rachelcholst ↩︎
    89. 3rik ↩︎
    90. Wintergr33n: Percussion-driven music from Senegal on a self-released album: https://ra.co/news/82509. ↩︎
    91. platenworm: 5 things that ruled my world musically this year:
      – The Analog Africa Label
      – The Artist L.A. Salami
      – The knowledge that you can have too much music
      – The knowledge that you can make your solo debut album when you are 100 years old……Hail Hail Marshall Allen 
      – And that everybody loved Ozzy ↩︎
    92. nellie_m: The music project that somehow touched me most deeply was the result of two years of work by Max Cooper. „Powerful works of art have traditionally sprung from some source deep within an artist and, if they strike the right tone, resonate with an audience to leave a lasting mark. But what if that equation were reversed: what if an artist were to draw their inspiration from deep within their audience, and use that to reflect those ideas, emotions, hopes, fears, pains and aspirations back to us?…“ ↩︎
    93. niels || TG_Esq || sentynel || otherdog || umrk ↩︎
    94. eamonn ↩︎
    95. jake4480 ↩︎
    96. steveroyle ↩︎
    97. alicemcalicepants ↩︎
    98. BramMeehan ↩︎
    99. avi_miller: All three fall into the more ambient realm, and they all are absolutely phenomenal. I love music that is based more around textures and creating a mood than creating a melody, and this year had some really good ones. ↩︎
    100. niels ↩︎
    101. TG_Esq ↩︎
    102. 3rik ↩︎
    103. raisedfist ↩︎
    104. keefeglise: Compositions by Nicholas Gombert and James Weeks. Performed by Apartment House. Flanders/UK. Contemporary Classical (Debatable! Gombert died in 1560.) ↩︎
    105. evilchili: Two hipster kids from Brooklyn play 100 year old Appalachian folk tunes and make them come alive. Honest, reverential, and true. ↩︎
    106. riff: “Instantly burned in my brain” this year (well, it was actually their KEXP session from april that blew my mind, but since i have to submit an album, it’ll do nicely 🙂 ). ↩︎
    107. avi_miller ↩︎
    108. derthomas: I discovered this album this year on a metal journey (yeah, late to the party) and I loved it. It’s my favourite Ozzy album. ↩︎
    109. _slotek_ ↩︎
    110. mbr ↩︎
    111. tym: Oh and not a brand new release, but the remaster and new tracks for the 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Takk…’ by Sigur Rós are pretty great. That and ( ) are still what I listen to the most, this year and apparently every year. ↩︎
    112. Kingu ↩︎
    113. epu: I had all but forgotten party drug enthusiasm tracks like ‘higher than the sun’ from 1991, and it turns out they made so many albums since I last tuned in. This one really resonates with my reaction to USpol this year. It rekindled my love for this band; I bought Evil Heat import on CD, my first physical purchase since last year. ↩︎
    114. Mark52 ↩︎
    115. sentynel ↩︎
    116. Braininabowl ↩︎
    117. jiiruu ↩︎
    118. avi_miller ↩︎
    119. jiiruu || t4s || gavin57 ↩︎
    120. Steffi ↩︎
    121. superflippy ↩︎
    122. rustynail: most played ↩︎
    123. sentynel ↩︎
    124. debonaire ↩︎
    125. debonaire ↩︎
    126. TwoClownsEating: I discovered this band in 2025. Absolutely incredible, I’ve bought their entire catalogue and had the privilege to see them live a few months ago. Unbelievably good musicians. Magical music. ↩︎
    127. jomel: 2025 was a great year for Belgian music. Stef Kamil Carlens, co-founder of dEUS has released a gem with his new band The Poem. I have seen SKC twice this year, once in a solo gig, and the second time (in less then 2 weeks) for the “worst Case scenario” rewind from (and so with) dEUS, those two concerts were fabulous, and at the time, I wasn’t expecting this release.
      Bonus Albums: The live album from Depeche Mode – Memento Mori: Mexico City; Arvo Pârt – Credo (released Alpha Classics label) which includes his “hits”
 – Credo
, Fratres
, Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten (my favourite one)
 https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/arvo-part-credo; 2025 Bryan Ferry release, with Amelia Barrat as female lead singer/speaker. Some of his material came from the 70’s and were updated, it’s a timeless album, and elegant as always https://soundcloud.com/bryanferry/sets/loose-talk-4 ↩︎
    128. jebeyer ↩︎
    129. jomel: (AKA 2manydj’s) Yep, those guys will make you dance, and rock, I guess they’ve listened to Kraftwerk & Front242. ↩︎
    130. Tak ↩︎
    131. nellie_m ↩︎
    132. cloudtripper ↩︎
    133. _slotek_ ↩︎
    134. t4s ↩︎
    135. Lizahadiz ↩︎
    136. slamma ↩︎
    137. e (eva): algorithmic mood music was my fav last year! but i’m still listening to it and i didn’t submit anything then. ↩︎
    138. Steffi ↩︎
    139. BramMeehan: I’ve listened to so much TDJ, though no one release in particular. ↩︎
    140. jiiruu ↩︎
    141. buffyleigh: There’s so many other albums I’d love to list here for exposure, but it feels more honest to list this masterpiece, my first obsession of the year, courtesy of catching their amazing set at the big Black Sabbath/Ozzy send-off concert. I mean, I even titled my AOTY list “Forty Six & 2”, since that was the first song Tool played there and got my attention. Said list is here. ↩︎
    142. epu: Ok, this one’s kind of a cheat, it’s an EP.
      2024, my friend turned me on to Bug Club for its lo-fi production aesthetic, humor and infectious fun/dark undertones. Marriage from 2023 album ‘Rare Birds: Hour of Song’ was the hook.
      You can get this band straight into your heart and mind with this EP. And it takes me back to that one time I did go to Wales. ↩︎
    143. jomel: This newcomer British female band has written the ultimate feminist anthem as opening track. || RolloTreadway: I don’t tend to be very much of a rock person, so for a big brash rock record to have such an impact on me must say something. It’s noisy and it’s loud and it has guitars and drums and punkiness. And, er, flutes. Harmonicas. Cellos. Weird interpretations of bible stories. All chaos and absurdity and celebration and being absolutely done with the patriarchy and above all else fun. So much fun. ↩︎
    144. soundclamp ↩︎
    145. santialone ↩︎
    146. steveroyle ↩︎
    147. jebeyer ↩︎
    148. donutage: far & away my number 1; an angry & desperate neo-grunge banger. Sonia Sturino is a force of nature. ↩︎
    149. RolloTreadway: In parts weird and experimental, in others traditional. Here there’s strange droney noise, and then there’s some light, old-fashioned fiddle playing. Electronic distortion, a choir recorded live outdoors singing a simple hymn. It’s an astonishingly creative and unique folk record. ↩︎
    150. donutage: not as jaw-dropping as their debut (my runaway 2022 fave), but with a lot of the same qualities. It’s dancy, smart, & sexy, without ever once being submissive. || slamma ↩︎
    151. alicemcalicepants ↩︎
    152. slamma ↩︎
    153. keefeglise ↩︎
    154. evilchili: Afro-futurist South African Hip-Hop Mysticism. Blakrok instantly became my favourite female MC. ↩︎
    155. Steffi ↩︎

    #AOTY #AOTY2025 #CastleRat #Deafheaven #DieSpitz #Faetooth #ListenToThis #Messa #music #musicDiscovery #RiversOfNihil #TheNewEves #WetLeg

    #aoty #aoty2025 #castlerat #deafheaven #diespitz #faetooth
  17. 1001 Other Albums @[email protected] ·
    CW: Albums the Fediverse Loved in 2025 (CW'd because it's a looooooong post)

    Albums the Fediverse Loved in 2025

    And here we have it: a list of 151 albums (plus a few artists/labels in general) that kept 64 of us going in 2025, nearly 75% of those 2025 releases and the rest earlier gems! Given our collective eclectic tastes, voting/ranking was not attempted, but bolded titles and post tags indicate albums that were submitted by multiple Fedizens. Genre tags are included as tasting notes (apologies if I got any wrong), each title is linked to its Bandcamp/Songlink when possible, and footnotes list who submitted each album along with extra comments they included (warning: comments may include MOAR ALBUMS; also note: footnotes look way better on the blog). So, click and listen away – perhaps you’ll find a new-to-you album that gets you through 2026!

    Thanks so much to the Fedizens who joined in, it’s so nice to see familiar faces from the 1001 Other Albums project as well as some new ones! And, as always, it’s lovely to get a glimpse of how diverse our tastes in music are, and to see people trying something new solely based on a random Fedi recommendation. The Fedi music community truly is a bright spot, and I personally am immensely grateful for it. 🙏🏻

    Band – Title (year released, place of origin; genre)footnote

    Action/Adventure – Ever After (2025, US; pop-punk)1

    AFI – Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… (2025, US; post-punk, gothic rock)2

    Against Me! – White Crosses (2010, US; punk rock)3

    Alkaline Trio – Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs (2024, US; punk rock)4

    Am I in Trouble? – Spectrum (2025, US; avant-garde black metal)5

    Ami Taf Ra – The Prophet and the Madman (2025, US/Morocco; Moroccan gnawa, gospel, jazz)6

    An Abstract Illusion – Woe (2022, Sweden; atmospheric black/death/prog metal)7

    Analog Africa (label, in general) (1960s-80s, Africa; reissues)8

    Anna Tivel – Animal Poem (2025, US; indie folk)9

    Archon Satani – The Righteous Way to Completion (1997, Sweden; death ambient/black industrial)10

    Ashbreather – La Grande Bouffe (2025, Canada; progressive sludge/death metal)11

    Au4 – …And Down Goes The Sky (2013, Canada; prog rock)12

    aya – hexed! (2025, UK; electronic, noise)13

    Bad Cop/Bad Cop – Lighten Up (2025, US; punk rock)14

    Baghed – Smear Campaign (2025, US; punk rock)15

    Bank Myna – Eimuria (2025, France; post-rock/metal, doom gaze, slow core)16

    Belle and Sebastian – Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (2005, Scotland; indie pop)17

    Benedicte Maurseth – Mirra (2025, Norway; folk, jazz)18

    Bill Frisell – Harmony (2019, US; folk-jazz)19

    Black Flower – Kinetic (2025, Belgium; Ethio-jazz, Afrobeat, dub)20

    Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE (2025, US; indie folk/pop)21

    Brittany Davis – Black Thunder (2025, US; cosmic jazz, r&b/soul, singer-songwriter)22

    CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso – Papota (2025, Argentina; experimental trap, hip-hop, EDM, jazz, Latin pop)23

    Caroline Shaw / Attacca Quartet – Orange (2019, US; classical, ambient, folk)24

    Castle Rat – The Bestiary (2025, US; fantasy heavy metal)25

    Causa Sui – Pewt’r Sessions 1 (2011, Denmark; psych/stoner rock)26

    Celeste – Woman of Faces (2025, UK; neo-soul, jazz, singer-songwriter)27

    Charlie Hunter, Carter McLean featuring Silvana Estrada – s/t (2018, US/Mexico; jazz)28

    Circuit des Yeux – Halo on the Inside (2025, US; singer-songwriter, experimental)29

    Civic – Chrome Dipped (2025, Australia; punk)30

    clipping – Dead Channel Sky (2025, US; hip-hop)31

    Dan Mangan – Natural Light (2025, Canada; indie rock/folk)32

    Daniela Pas – Spira (2023, Italy; singer-songwriter, electronic, experimental)33

    Data Rebel – Single Cell (2025, UK; electronic, IDM, ambient)34

    Dax Riggs – 7 Songs for Spiders (2025, US; blues metal/shoegaze blues)35

    Deafheaven – Lonely People With Power (2025, US; blackgaze, metal)36

    Degraved – Spectral Realm of Ruin (2025, US; death metal)37

    Delobos – Cabal (2025, Spain; post-alt rock, post-rock, psychedelia)38

    Devil ANTHEM. – Profound Rebuild (2025, Japan; J-pop)39

    Die Spitz – Something to Consume (2025, US; punk, alt rock)40

    Divide and Dissolve – Insatiable (2025, Australia; doom, drone, neo classical)41

    Dödsrit – Mortal Coil (2021, Sweden; atmospheric/melodic black metal, blackened crust)42

    Dool – The Shape of Fluidity (2024, Netherlands; rock, alternative)43

    downy – 8th Album/Untitled (2025, Japan; math rock/post-rock)44

    Drab Majesty – Completely Careless (2012-2015) (2016, US; darkwave, shoegaze, dream pop)45

    Dropkick Murphy – For The People (2025, US; Celtic punk)46

    Eikichi Yazawa – I believe (2025, Japan; rock)47

    El Pino & The Volunteers – The Long-lost Art of Becoming Invisible (2009, Netherlands; alt country/folk)48

    Elli De Mon – Raìse (2025, Italy; blues, dialect, garage, psychedelic)49

    Eric Church – Evangeline vs. The Machine (2025, US; country)50

    Ethmebb – Allo Babar et les Caramboleurs (2025, France; progressive melodic blackened death power metal)51

    Ex-Vöid – In Love Again (2025, UK; indie pop/rock)52

    EYES – Spinner(2025, Denmark; hardcore, noise rock)53

    FACS – Wish Defense (2025, US; noise rock, neo-post-punk)54

    Faetooth – Labrynthine (2025, US; fairy doom/stoner metal)55

    False Aralia (label) – ALL the new 12-inch singles (2025, US; abstract electronic)56

    Fever Ray – The Year of the Radical Romantics (2025, Sweden; experimental, electronic, pop)57

    FOKALITE – Fokas, Lite & Four Shooting Riddles (2025, Japan; J-pop)58

    Françoise Hardy – La question (1971, France; French pop, Brazilian saudade/bossa nova)59

    Fust – Big Ugly (2025, US; rock)60

    Geese – Getting Killed (2025, US; art/experimental rock)61

    Gnome – King (2022, Belgium; stoner/prog/hard rock)62

    Habak – Mil orquídeas en medio del desierto (2025, Mexico; melodic crust)63

    Hallelujah the Hills – DECK (2025, US; indie rock)64

    HANABIE – Bucchigiri Tokyo (2024, Japan; metalcore)65

    Hatchie – Liquorice (2025, Australia; indie/dream pop)66

    Hole – Live Through This (1994, US; alt rock)67

    IAN – Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing! (2025, UK; experimental, post-rock/metal)68

    Igorrr – Amen (2025, France; experimental/avant-garde metal)69

    Imperial Triumphant – Goldstar (2025, US; experimental metal)70

    In the Womb of the Universe – Searching for Sunrise (2024, US; electronic, synthpop)71

    In the Woods… – Otra (2025, Norway; avant-garde metal)72

    Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun (2014, Finland; melodic death metal)73

    Jade Bird – Who Wants to Talk About Love (2025, UK; folk rock, singer-songwriter)74

    JER – Death of the Heart (2025, US; ska punk)75

    Jethro Tull – Thick as a Brick (1972, UK; prog rock)76

    Judas Priest – Invincible Shield (2024, UK; heavy metal)77

    Just Mustard – We Were Just Here (2025, Ireland; post-punk, noise, shoegaze, trip hop)78

    Kaku P-Model – unZIP (2025, Japan; experimental, electronic)79

    Kieran Hebden and William Tyler – 41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s (2025, UK; electronic)80

    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Float Along – Fill Your Lungs (2013, Australia; psychedelic pop)81

    Kostnatění – Přílišnost (2025, US; avant-garde black metal)82

    Küenring – In Search of Paradise (2025, Austria; heavy metal/hard rock)83

    L.A. Salami (artist, in general) (UK; folk, post-modern blues, acoustic, rock)84

    Labyrinthus Stellarum – Rift in Reality (2025, Ukraine; atmospheric/cosmic black metal)85

    Lorien Testard – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Original Soundtrack) (2025, France; soundtrack)86

    Lorna Shore – I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (2025, US; death metal/deathcore)87

    Lucy Dacus – Forever is a Feeling (2025, US; indie rock, folk-pop, singer-songwriter)88

    Maeror Tri – Multiple Personality Disorder (1993, Germany; ambient, noise, drone)89

    Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Khadim (2025, Germany/Senegal; mbalax, experimental, dub techno)90

    Marshall Allen – New Dawn (2025, US; avant-garde jazz)91

    Max Cooper – On Being (2025, UK; electronic, ambient, avant-garde)92

    Messa – The Spin (2025, Italy; doom metal)93

    Michel Legrand – The Essential Michel Legrand Film Music Collection (2005, France; soundtrack, compilation)94

    MIKE – Showbiz! (2025, US; hip-hop/rap)95

    Miynt – Rain Money Dogs (2025, Sweden; indie/bedroom rock)96

    Modern English – Mesh & Lace (1981, UK; post-punk)97

    Momma – Welcome to My Blue Sky (2025, US; alt/indie rock)98

    more eaze & claire rousay – no floor (2025, US; experimental, ambient, avant-pop, sound collage)99

    Moron Police – Pachinko (2025, Norway; concept album)100

    Morris Kolontyrsky – Origination (2025, US; ambient, drone, experimental)101

    Nærværet – Når Man Ser Inn I En Annens Hjerte (2024, Sweden/Norway; experimental, field recording, tape manipulation/loops)102

    Nailed to Obscurity – Generation of The Void (2025, Germany; melodic/prog death/doom metal)103

    Nicolas Gombert & James Weeks / Apartment House – G O M B E R T (2025, Flanders/UK; contemporary classical)104

    Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman – Lady of the Lake (2023, US; folk)105

    Nout – Live Album (2024, France; alternative, punk, rock, jazz, noise)106

    Olga Anna Markowska – Iskra (2025, Poland; modern classical, ambient)107

    Ozzy Osbourne – Ozzmosis (1995, UK; heavy metal)108

    Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – That Wasn’t a Dream (2025, Wales/US; experimental jazz)109

    Point Mort – Le Point de Non-retour (2025, France; blackened crust postcore)110

    Plague of Carcosa – In The Dreamless Deep (2025, US; doomnoise, experimental metal)111

    Population II – Maintenant Jamais (2025, Canada; art/prog/psychedelic rock)112

    Primal Scream – XTRMNTR (2000, Scotland; experimental electro-rock)113

    Priscilla Block – Things You Didn’t See (2025, US; country, singer-songwriter)114

    Psychonaut – World Maker (2025, Belgium; post-metal)115

    Queens of the Stone Age – Alive in the Catacombs (2025, US; rock)116

    Radiopuhelimet – Kosminen Tiedottomuus (2020, Finland; alt rock)117

    Rebecca Foon & Aliayta Foon-Dancoes – Reverie (2025, Canada; modern classical)118

    Rivers of Nihil – s/t (2025, US; death/prog metal)119

    Rogue Jones – Dos Bebés (2023, Wales; folk, indie pop)120

    Shayfer James – Summoning (2025, US; noir-pop, dark cabaret)121

    Shedfromthebody – Whisper and Wane (2025, Finland; doomgaze, [post-]metal)122

    Shepherds of Cassini – In Thrall to Heresy (2025, New Zealand; prog metal)123

    Silvana Estrada – Vendrán Suaves Lluvias (2025, Mexico; singer-songwriter)124

    Silvana Estrada (with Charlie Hunter) – Lo Sagrado (2017, Mexico/US; singer-songwriter)125

    Širom – In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper (2025, Slovenia; instrumental avant-garde imaginary folk)126

    SKC & The Poem – s/t (2025, Belgium; alt/folk rock)127

    SKLOSS – The Pattern Speaks (2025, US/Scotland; space gaze, post-metal)128

    Soulwax – All Systems Are Lying (2025, Belgium; electronic alt rock)129

    Spiritbox – Tsunami Sea (2025, Canada; metalcore)130

    State Azure – The Light That Remains (2025, UK; electronica, ambient, downtempo)131

    Stereolab – Switched On Volumes 1-5 (2024, UK/France; avant-pop)132

    Steve Tibbetts – Close (2025, US; jazz fusion)133

    Stick To Your Guns – Keep Planting Flowers (2025, US; hardcore)134

    Suede – Antidepressants (2025, UK; post-punk, gothic rock)135

    Summer Walker – Finally Over It (2025, US; R&B, singer-songwriter)136

    Susan Bear – Algorithmic Mood Music (2024, Scotland; electronic, alt-pop)137

    Swansea Sound – Twentieth Century (2023, Wales; indie pop)138

    TDJ (artist, in general) (Canada; electronic)139

    Terveet Kädet – Lapin Helvetti (2015, Finland; hardcore punk)140

    Tool – Lateralus (2001, US; prog rock/metal, art rock)141

    The Bug Club – “Have U Ever Been 2 Wales” (2025, Wales; indie rock)142

    The New Eves – The New Eve Is Rising (2025, UK; avant-garde/art rock)143

    Trio del Mango – Cómelo (2025, US/Puerto Rico; experimental, noise)144

    Turnstile – Never Enough (2025, US; alt rock)145

    UNIVERSITY – McCartney, It’ll Be OK (2025, UK; punk, noise rock)146

    Water Damage – Instruments (2025, US; experimental psych/drone-rock)147

    Weakened Friends – Feels Like Hell (2025, US; indie rock)148

    Weirs – Diamond Grove (2025, US; trad folk, experimental noise)149

    Wet Leg – moisturizer (2025, UK; indie rock)150

    White Lies – Five V2 (2019, UK; post-punk)151

    X-Cetra – Summer 2000 (Y2K 25th Anniversary Edition) (2025, US; sleepover core, dance-pop)152

    Yara Asmar – everyone I love is sleeping and I love them so so much (2025, Lebanon; modern classical/ambient)153

    Yugen Blakrok – Anima Mysterium (2019, South Africa; hip-hop)154

    Yws Gwynedd – Codi/ \Cysgu (2014, Wales; indie rock)155

    Footnote Number. Fediverse username(s): Comments

    1. poisonous ↩︎
    2. buffyleigh: My emotional support album of the year. I’ve been a fan of AFI since 2000 but haven’t liked an album since 2006. The second I heard the first single “Behind The Clock”, my expectations for this album skyrocketed, and they were absolutely exceeded. It sounds nothing like anything they’ve ever done, and yet it feels like this was the album they’ve always been moving towards. Song of the year goes to the entirety of side A, and Davey Havok’s unexpectedly different sound on this album is my overall favourite vocal performance of year. ↩︎
    3. Braininabowl ↩︎
    4. umrk: top album requested by my kids in the car this year ↩︎
    5. brh ↩︎
    6. RolloTreadway: The most gloriously unhinged album I’ve heard this year. Twists together ideas from everywhere without the slightest consideration of whether doing so might be normal or accepted. The kind of album where a classic French chanson or some deep filthy funk just appears out of nowhere and then is never referred to again. It shouldn’t work but it absolutely does. ↩︎
    7. gavin57: That last one is an all-timer. It’s astonishing. ↩︎
    8. platenworm ↩︎
    9. rachelcholst ↩︎
    10. 3rik: This has been a year for nighttime music and music for trying to sleep. ↩︎
    11. swampgas: definitely my most played this year. A sludgy, deathdoom concept album about greed and gluttony and corruption thats riffy and groovy af. These are driving rhythms that chug hard! ↩︎
    12. MichaelMcWilliams: The one album that tops my list this year also appears in the 1001 Other Albums list. Band website offering free download of the album: https://au4.ca ↩︎
    13. brh ↩︎
    14. poisonous ↩︎
    15. jake4480 ↩︎
    16. mbr ↩︎
    17. riff: Most “Wait why did i never listen to this band before ?” of the year. ↩︎
    18. keefeglise ↩︎
    19. eamonn ↩︎
    20. _slotek_ ↩︎
    21. onuryasar: My kind of, very balanced Indie Pop: just the right amount of Indie but not too much and just the right amount of Pop but not too much 🙂 ↩︎
    22. icastico ↩︎
    23. santialone ↩︎
    24. eamonn ↩︎
    25. burnitdown || MetalheadDana ↩︎
    26. cloudtripper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_e5kKzlFqU&list=RD8_e5kKzlFqU&start_radio=1 ↩︎
    27. nevar23 ↩︎
    28. debonaire: Recency bias is pushing me to three Silvana Estrada albums. I love her voice, I love the music, I love her with Charlie Hunter. ↩︎
    29. otherdog ↩︎
    30. fistfulofdave: Aussie punk in the vein of The Saints and Radio Birdman. ↩︎
    31. rothko ↩︎
    32. Chigaze: what happens when four guys to go a cottage in Ontario, find a flow state, and record an album over a few days. I got to see them play the album through at the Winspear in Edmonton and it’s way up there on my concert experience list. ↩︎
    33. evilchili: The Italian singer and composer’s debut is a hypnotic journey of loops, bloops, and dramatic and impassioned vocalizations. ↩︎
    34. nellie_m ↩︎
    35. fistfulofdave: Blues metal? Shoegaze blues? I don’t know or care, I like it. ↩︎
    36. tym || niels ↩︎
    37. jake4480 ↩︎
    38. santialone ↩︎
    39. Kingu ↩︎
    40. tym || demon6 ↩︎
    41. otherdog ↩︎
    42. MetalheadDana: I listened to this album when it first came out in 2021 but for some reason it didn’t click with me. But apparently 2021 Dana had horrible taste in music, because in early 2025 I randomly tried Dodsrit – Mortal Coil again and fell in love and have been obsessed with it all year, it’s the perfect blend of crust punk and black metal and I love it. ↩︎
    43. TG_Esq ↩︎
    44. rustynail ↩︎
    45. alicemcalicepants ↩︎
    46. Chigaze: nails it just as a solid Dropkick’s album but goes farther with songs made for the times. “Who’ll Stand With Us” and “School Days Over” are amazing workers songs while “Chesterfields and Aftershave” takes me back to my own grandfather. ↩︎
    47. thesinkingbelle ↩︎
    48. Braininabowl ↩︎
    49. riff: Most listened this year. ↩︎
    50. Mark52 ↩︎
    51. Moss ↩︎
    52. e (eva) ↩︎
    53. steveroyle: Leaving out Never Enough by Turnstile as I’m sure that’ll get plenty of votes. ↩︎
    54. fistfulofdave: Angular, noise rock, neo-post punk. Unsettling, laid-back, yet aggressive. And yes it was the last album Steve Albini recorded. ↩︎
    55. MetalheadDana || demon6 ↩︎
    56. soundclamp: Runner-ups – https://lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/muzak-for-the-encouragement-of-unproductivity; https://myheartaninvertedflame.bandcamp.com/album/my-heart-an-inverted-flame-apparitions-split; https://timbarnes.bandcamp.com/album/lost-words-1 ↩︎
    57. buffyleigh: I’ve known of Fever Ray since first seeing the TV show Vikings, but I for some reason didn’t check them out further until this year, when their s/t album came up for a blog post. I was floored. As it happens, their kinda sorta live album was set to come out soon after my first listen of the s/t, so I got caught up on the full Karin Dreijer discography, got super duper obsessed with their spectacular ARTE concert (which is essentially the same versions performed on the new album), and proceeded to be immensely inspired – nay, awakened – by this artist. ↩︎
    58. Kingu ↩︎
    59. onuryasar: I’ve first discovered the song Apocalypse by Cigarettes After Sex (I know, late comer), which brought me to Greg Gonzalez’s Wikipedia page, that says “Gonzalez was heavily inspired by French singer Françoise Hardy and her album La question”. I remember this album being mentioned in my Fedi timeline recently, so I gave it a spin and it turned on and on for the remainder of the year. [Editor’s note: Also see the 1001 OA spotlight on this album from earlier this year!] ↩︎
    60. rachelcholst ↩︎
    61. mynameistillian ↩︎
    62. burnitdown ↩︎
    63. demon6 ↩︎
    64. donutage: I was a bit skeptical of this, and sure, in a 52-song project there’s some unevenness, but between the sheer audacity of the attempt & the frequent successes it scores, definitely one of the more remarkable records of the year. ↩︎
    65. Tak ↩︎
    66. e (eva) ↩︎
    67. Lizahadiz ↩︎
    68. mbr ↩︎
    69. brh ↩︎
    70. umrk: my fav album released in 2025 ↩︎
    71. superflippy ↩︎
    72. raisedfist ↩︎
    73. gavin57 ↩︎
    74. Mark52: Jade Bird has been by far my most listened to album this year. ↩︎
    75. poisonous ↩︎
    76. derthomas: I kept coming back to this album because it just fits every mood. It’s peak Jethro Tull if you ask me, it’s perfect in any way. Also the Steven Wilson Remaster sounds incredible. ↩︎
    77. burnitdown ↩︎
    78. jebeyer: a longer list is here – https://www.buymusic.club/list/whistlingkitty-some-of-my-favorite-2025-releases ↩︎
    79. thesinkingbelle: honorable mentions – Scare – In The End, Was It Worth It; Creatvre – Toujours Humain
; Guck – Gucked Up
; AVTT/PTTN – AVTT/PTTN; Saor – Amidst the Ruins
; Jessica93 – 666 tours de periph’
; Deadguy – Near-Death Travel Services; 
LS Dunes – Violet; 
Aesop Rock – I Heard It’s A Mess There Too
; Fishbone – Stockholm Syndrome
; Dead Pioneers – Po$t American
; Ethereal Wound – Defile | Demise; 
Sci Fi Industries – Initial States ↩︎
    80. soundclamp ↩︎
    81. cloudtripper ↩︎
    82. rustynail ↩︎
    83. derthomas: My AOTY from a very underground Heavy Metal band from Austria. ↩︎
    84. platenworm ↩︎
    85. raisedfist ↩︎
    86. thesinkingbelle ↩︎
    87. t4s: Honorable mentions – The Halo Effect, Machine Head, Heaven Shall Burn, Spiritbox, Jinjer, Allegaeon ↩︎
    88. rachelcholst ↩︎
    89. 3rik ↩︎
    90. Wintergr33n: Percussion-driven music from Senegal on a self-released album: https://ra.co/news/82509. ↩︎
    91. platenworm: 5 things that ruled my world musically this year:
      – The Analog Africa Label
      – The Artist L.A. Salami
      – The knowledge that you can have too much music
      – The knowledge that you can make your solo debut album when you are 100 years old……Hail Hail Marshall Allen 
      – And that everybody loved Ozzy ↩︎
    92. nellie_m: The music project that somehow touched me most deeply was the result of two years of work by Max Cooper. „Powerful works of art have traditionally sprung from some source deep within an artist and, if they strike the right tone, resonate with an audience to leave a lasting mark. But what if that equation were reversed: what if an artist were to draw their inspiration from deep within their audience, and use that to reflect those ideas, emotions, hopes, fears, pains and aspirations back to us?…“ ↩︎
    93. niels || TG_Esq || sentynel || otherdog || umrk ↩︎
    94. eamonn ↩︎
    95. jake4480 ↩︎
    96. steveroyle ↩︎
    97. alicemcalicepants ↩︎
    98. BramMeehan ↩︎
    99. avi_miller: All three fall into the more ambient realm, and they all are absolutely phenomenal. I love music that is based more around textures and creating a mood than creating a melody, and this year had some really good ones. ↩︎
    100. niels ↩︎
    101. TG_Esq ↩︎
    102. 3rik ↩︎
    103. raisedfist ↩︎
    104. keefeglise: Compositions by Nicholas Gombert and James Weeks. Performed by Apartment House. Flanders/UK. Contemporary Classical (Debatable! Gombert died in 1560.) ↩︎
    105. evilchili: Two hipster kids from Brooklyn play 100 year old Appalachian folk tunes and make them come alive. Honest, reverential, and true. ↩︎
    106. riff: “Instantly burned in my brain” this year (well, it was actually their KEXP session from april that blew my mind, but since i have to submit an album, it’ll do nicely 🙂 ). ↩︎
    107. avi_miller ↩︎
    108. derthomas: I discovered this album this year on a metal journey (yeah, late to the party) and I loved it. It’s my favourite Ozzy album. ↩︎
    109. _slotek_ ↩︎
    110. mbr ↩︎
    111. tym: Oh and not a brand new release, but the remaster and new tracks for the 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Takk…’ by Sigur Rós are pretty great. That and ( ) are still what I listen to the most, this year and apparently every year. ↩︎
    112. Kingu ↩︎
    113. epu: I had all but forgotten party drug enthusiasm tracks like ‘higher than the sun’ from 1991, and it turns out they made so many albums since I last tuned in. This one really resonates with my reaction to USpol this year. It rekindled my love for this band; I bought Evil Heat import on CD, my first physical purchase since last year. ↩︎
    114. Mark52 ↩︎
    115. sentynel ↩︎
    116. Braininabowl ↩︎
    117. jiiruu ↩︎
    118. avi_miller ↩︎
    119. jiiruu || t4s || gavin57 ↩︎
    120. Steffi ↩︎
    121. superflippy ↩︎
    122. rustynail: most played ↩︎
    123. sentynel ↩︎
    124. debonaire ↩︎
    125. debonaire ↩︎
    126. TwoClownsEating: I discovered this band in 2025. Absolutely incredible, I’ve bought their entire catalogue and had the privilege to see them live a few months ago. Unbelievably good musicians. Magical music. ↩︎
    127. jomel: 2025 was a great year for Belgian music. Stef Kamil Carlens, co-founder of dEUS has released a gem with his new band The Poem. I have seen SKC twice this year, once in a solo gig, and the second time (in less then 2 weeks) for the “worst Case scenario” rewind from (and so with) dEUS, those two concerts were fabulous, and at the time, I wasn’t expecting this release.
      Bonus Albums: The live album from Depeche Mode – Memento Mori: Mexico City; Arvo Pârt – Credo (released Alpha Classics label) which includes his “hits”
 – Credo
, Fratres
, Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten (my favourite one)
 https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/arvo-part-credo; 2025 Bryan Ferry release, with Amelia Barrat as female lead singer/speaker. Some of his material came from the 70’s and were updated, it’s a timeless album, and elegant as always https://soundcloud.com/bryanferry/sets/loose-talk-4 ↩︎
    128. jebeyer ↩︎
    129. jomel: (AKA 2manydj’s) Yep, those guys will make you dance, and rock, I guess they’ve listened to Kraftwerk & Front242. ↩︎
    130. Tak ↩︎
    131. nellie_m ↩︎
    132. cloudtripper ↩︎
    133. _slotek_ ↩︎
    134. t4s ↩︎
    135. Lizahadiz ↩︎
    136. slamma ↩︎
    137. e (eva): algorithmic mood music was my fav last year! but i’m still listening to it and i didn’t submit anything then. ↩︎
    138. Steffi ↩︎
    139. BramMeehan: I’ve listened to so much TDJ, though no one release in particular. ↩︎
    140. jiiruu ↩︎
    141. buffyleigh: There’s so many other albums I’d love to list here for exposure, but it feels more honest to list this masterpiece, my first obsession of the year, courtesy of catching their amazing set at the big Black Sabbath/Ozzy send-off concert. I mean, I even titled my AOTY list “Forty Six & 2”, since that was the first song Tool played there and got my attention. Said list is here. ↩︎
    142. epu: Ok, this one’s kind of a cheat, it’s an EP.
      2024, my friend turned me on to Bug Club for its lo-fi production aesthetic, humor and infectious fun/dark undertones. Marriage from 2023 album ‘Rare Birds: Hour of Song’ was the hook.
      You can get this band straight into your heart and mind with this EP. And it takes me back to that one time I did go to Wales. ↩︎
    143. jomel: This newcomer British female band has written the ultimate feminist anthem as opening track. || RolloTreadway: I don’t tend to be very much of a rock person, so for a big brash rock record to have such an impact on me must say something. It’s noisy and it’s loud and it has guitars and drums and punkiness. And, er, flutes. Harmonicas. Cellos. Weird interpretations of bible stories. All chaos and absurdity and celebration and being absolutely done with the patriarchy and above all else fun. So much fun. ↩︎
    144. soundclamp ↩︎
    145. santialone ↩︎
    146. steveroyle ↩︎
    147. jebeyer ↩︎
    148. donutage: far & away my number 1; an angry & desperate neo-grunge banger. Sonia Sturino is a force of nature. ↩︎
    149. RolloTreadway: In parts weird and experimental, in others traditional. Here there’s strange droney noise, and then there’s some light, old-fashioned fiddle playing. Electronic distortion, a choir recorded live outdoors singing a simple hymn. It’s an astonishingly creative and unique folk record. ↩︎
    150. donutage: not as jaw-dropping as their debut (my runaway 2022 fave), but with a lot of the same qualities. It’s dancy, smart, & sexy, without ever once being submissive. || slamma ↩︎
    151. alicemcalicepants ↩︎
    152. slamma ↩︎
    153. keefeglise ↩︎
    154. evilchili: Afro-futurist South African Hip-Hop Mysticism. Blakrok instantly became my favourite female MC. ↩︎
    155. Steffi ↩︎

    #AOTY #AOTY2025 #CastleRat #Deafheaven #DieSpitz #Faetooth #ListenToThis #Messa #music #musicDiscovery #RiversOfNihil #TheNewEves #WetLeg

    #wetleg #theneweves #riversofnihil #musicdiscovery #music #messa
  18. 1001 Other Albums @[email protected] ·

    Albums the Fediverse Loved in 2025

    And here we have it: a list of 151 albums (plus a few artists/labels in general) that kept 64 of us going in 2025, nearly 75% of those 2025 releases and the rest earlier gems! Given our collective eclectic tastes, voting/ranking was not attempted, but bolded titles and post tags indicate albums that were submitted by multiple Fedizens. Genre tags are included as tasting notes (apologies if I got any wrong), each title is linked to its Bandcamp/Songlink when possible, and footnotes list who submitted each album along with extra comments they included (warning: comments may include MOAR ALBUMS). So, click and listen away – perhaps you’ll find a new-to-you album that gets you through 2026!

    Thanks so much to the Fedizens who joined in, it’s so nice to see familiar faces from the 1001 Other Albums project as well as some new ones! And, as always, it’s lovely to get a glimpse of how diverse our tastes in music are, and to see people trying something new solely based on a random Fedi recommendation. The Fedi music community truly is a bright spot, and I personally am immensely grateful for it. 🙏🏻

    Band – Title (year released, place of origin; genre)footnote

    Action/Adventure – Ever After (2025, US; pop-punk)1

    AFI – Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… (2025, US; post-punk, gothic rock)2

    Against Me! – White Crosses (2010, US; punk rock)3

    Alkaline Trio – Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs (2024, US; punk rock)4

    Am I in Trouble? – Spectrum (2025, US; avant-garde black metal)5

    Ami Taf Ra – The Prophet and the Madman (2025, US/Morocco; Moroccan gnawa, gospel, jazz)6

    An Abstract Illusion – Woe (2022, Sweden; atmospheric black/death/prog metal)7

    Analog Africa (label, in general) (1960s-80s, Africa; reissues)8

    Anna Tivel – Animal Poem (2025, US; indie folk)9

    Archon Satani – The Righteous Way to Completion (1997, Sweden; death ambient/black industrial)10

    Ashbreather – La Grande Bouffe (2025, Canada; progressive sludge/death metal)11

    Au4 – …And Down Goes The Sky (2013, Canada; prog rock)12

    aya – hexed! (2025, UK; electronic, noise)13

    Bad Cop/Bad Cop – Lighten Up (2025, US; punk rock)14

    Baghed – Smear Campaign (2025, US; punk rock)15

    Bank Myna – Eimuria (2025, France; post-rock/metal, doom gaze, slow core)16

    Belle and Sebastian – Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (2005, Scotland; indie pop)17

    Benedicte Maurseth – Mirra (2025, Norway; folk, jazz)18

    Bill Frisell – Harmony (2019, US; folk-jazz)19

    Black Flower – Kinetic (2025, Belgium; Ethio-jazz, Afrobeat, dub)20

    Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE (2025, US; indie folk/pop)21

    Brittany Davis – Black Thunder (2025, US; cosmic jazz, r&b/soul, singer-songwriter)22

    CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso – Papota (2025, Argentina; experimental trap, hip-hop, EDM, jazz, Latin pop)23

    Caroline Shaw / Attacca Quartet – Orange (2019, US; classical, ambient, folk)24

    Castle Rat – The Bestiary (2025, US; fantasy heavy metal)25

    Causa Sui – Pewt’r Sessions 1 (2011, Denmark; psych/stoner rock)26

    Celeste – Woman of Faces (2025, UK; neo-soul, jazz, singer-songwriter)27

    Charlie Hunter, Carter McLean featuring Silvana Estrada – s/t (2018, US/Mexico; jazz)28

    Circuit des Yeux – Halo on the Inside (2025, US; singer-songwriter, experimental)29

    Civic – Chrome Dipped (2025, Australia; punk)30

    clipping – Dead Channel Sky (2025, US; hip-hop)31

    Dan Mangan – Natural Light (2025, Canada; indie rock/folk)32

    Daniela Pas – Spira (2023, Italy; singer-songwriter, electronic, experimental)33

    Data Rebel – Single Cell (2025, UK; electronic, IDM, ambient)34

    Dax Riggs – 7 Songs for Spiders (2025, US; blues metal/shoegaze blues)35

    Deafheaven – Lonely People With Power (2025, US; blackgaze, metal)36

    Degraved – Spectral Realm of Ruin (2025, US; death metal)37

    Delobos – Cabal (2025, Spain; post-alt rock, post-rock, psychedelia)38

    Devil ANTHEM. – Profound Rebuild (2025, Japan; J-pop)39

    Die Spitz – Something to Consume (2025, US; punk, alt rock)40

    Divide and Dissolve – Insatiable (2025, Australia; doom, drone, neo classical)41

    Dödsrit – Mortal Coil (2021, Sweden; atmospheric/melodic black metal, blackened crust)42

    Dool – The Shape of Fluidity (2024, Netherlands; rock, alternative)43

    downy – 8th Album/Untitled (2025, Japan; math rock/post-rock)44

    Drab Majesty – Completely Careless (2012-2015) (2016, US; darkwave, shoegaze, dream pop)45

    Dropkick Murphy – For The People (2025, US; Celtic punk)46

    Eikichi Yazawa – I believe (2025, Japan; rock)47

    El Pino & The Volunteers – The Long-lost Art of Becoming Invisible (2009, Netherlands; alt country/folk)48

    Elli De Mon – Raìse (2025, Italy; blues, dialect, garage, psychedelic)49

    Eric Church – Evangeline vs. The Machine (2025, US; country)50

    Ethmebb – Allo Babar et les Caramboleurs (2025, France; progressive melodic blackened death power metal)51

    Ex-Vöid – In Love Again (2025, UK; indie pop/rock)52

    EYES – Spinner(2025, Denmark; hardcore, noise rock)53

    FACS – Wish Defense (2025, US; noise rock, neo-post-punk)54

    Faetooth – Labrynthine (2025, US; fairy doom/stoner metal)55

    False Aralia (label) – ALL the new 12-inch singles (2025, US; abstract electronic)56

    Fever Ray – The Year of the Radical Romantics (2025, Sweden; experimental, electronic, pop)57

    FOKALITE – Fokas, Lite & Four Shooting Riddles (2025, Japan; J-pop)58

    Françoise Hardy – La question (1971, France; French pop, Brazilian saudade/bossa nova)59

    Fust – Big Ugly (2025, US; rock)60

    Geese – Getting Killed (2025, US; art/experimental rock)61

    Gnome – King (2022, Belgium; stoner/prog/hard rock)62

    Habak – Mil orquídeas en medio del desierto (2025, Mexico; melodic crust)63

    Hallelujah the Hills – DECK (2025, US; indie rock)64

    HANABIE – Bucchigiri Tokyo (2024, Japan; metalcore)65

    Hatchie – Liquorice (2025, Australia; indie/dream pop)66

    Hole – Live Through This (1994, US; alt rock)67

    IAN – Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing! (2025, UK; experimental, post-rock/metal)68

    Igorrr – Amen (2025, France; experimental/avant-garde metal)69

    Imperial Triumphant – Goldstar (2025, US; experimental metal)70

    In the Womb of the Universe – Searching for Sunrise (2024, US; electronic, synthpop)71

    In the Woods… – Otra (2025, Norway; avant-garde metal)72

    Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun (2014, Finland; melodic death metal)73

    Jade Bird – Who Wants to Talk About Love (2025, UK; folk rock, singer-songwriter)74

    JER – Death of the Heart (2025, US; ska punk)75

    Jethro Tull – Thick as a Brick (1972, UK; prog rock)76

    Judas Priest – Invincible Shield (2024, UK; heavy metal)77

    Just Mustard – We Were Just Here (2025, Ireland; post-punk, noise, shoegaze, trip hop)78

    Kaku P-Model – unZIP (2025, Japan; experimental, electronic)79

    Kieran Hebden and William Tyler – 41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s (2025, UK; electronic)80

    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Float Along – Fill Your Lungs (2013, Australia; psychedelic pop)81

    Kostnatění – Přílišnost (2025, US; avant-garde black metal)82

    Küenring – In Search of Paradise (2025, Austria; heavy metal/hard rock)83

    L.A. Salami (artist, in general) (UK; folk, post-modern blues, acoustic, rock)84

    Labyrinthus Stellarum – Rift in Reality (2025, Ukraine; atmospheric/cosmic black metal)85

    Lorien Testard – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Original Soundtrack) (2025, France; soundtrack)86

    Lorna Shore – I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (2025, US; death metal/deathcore)87

    Lucy Dacus – Forever is a Feeling (2025, US; indie rock, folk-pop, singer-songwriter)88

    Maeror Tri – Multiple Personality Disorder (1993, Germany; ambient, noise, drone)89

    Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Khadim (2025, Germany/Senegal; mbalax, experimental, dub techno)90

    Marshall Allen – New Dawn (2025, US; avant-garde jazz)91

    Max Cooper – On Being (2025, UK; electronic, ambient, avant-garde)92

    Messa – The Spin (2025, Italy; doom metal)93

    Michel Legrand – The Essential Michel Legrand Film Music Collection (2005, France; soundtrack, compilation)94

    MIKE – Showbiz! (2025, US; hip-hop/rap)95

    Miynt – Rain Money Dogs (2025, Sweden; indie/bedroom rock)96

    Modern English – Mesh & Lace (1981, UK; post-punk)97

    Momma – Welcome to My Blue Sky (2025, US; alt/indie rock)98

    more eaze & claire rousay – no floor (2025, US; experimental, ambient, avant-pop, sound collage)99

    Moron Police – Pachinko (2025, Norway; concept album)100

    Morris Kolontyrsky – Origination (2025, US; ambient, drone, experimental)101

    Nærværet – Når Man Ser Inn I En Annens Hjerte (2024, Sweden/Norway; experimental, field recording, tape manipulation/loops)102

    Nailed to Obscurity – Generation of The Void (2025, Germany; melodic/prog death/doom metal)103

    Nicolas Gombert & James Weeks / Apartment House – G O M B E R T (2025, Flanders/UK; contemporary classical)104

    Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman – Lady of the Lake (2023, US; folk)105

    Nout – Live Album (2024, France; alternative, punk, rock, jazz, noise)106

    Olga Anna Markowska – Iskra (2025, Poland; modern classical, ambient)107

    Ozzy Osbourne – Ozzmosis (1995, UK; heavy metal)108

    Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – That Wasn’t a Dream (2025, Wales/US; experimental jazz)109

    Point Mort – Le Point de Non-retour (2025, France; blackened crust postcore)110

    Plague of Carcosa – In The Dreamless Deep (2025, US; doomnoise, experimental metal)111

    Population II – Maintenant Jamais (2025, Canada; art/prog/psychedelic rock)112

    Primal Scream – XTRMNTR (2000, Scotland; experimental electro-rock)113

    Priscilla Block – Things You Didn’t See (2025, US; country, singer-songwriter)114

    Psychonaut – World Maker (2025, Belgium; post-metal)115

    Queens of the Stone Age – Alive in the Catacombs (2025, US; rock)116

    Radiopuhelimet – Kosminen Tiedottomuus (2020, Finland; alt rock)117

    Rebecca Foon & Aliayta Foon-Dancoes – Reverie (2025, Canada; modern classical)118

    Rivers of Nihil – s/t (2025, US; death/prog metal)119

    Rogue Jones – Dos Bebés (2023, Wales; folk, indie pop)120

    Shayfer James – Summoning (2025, US; noir-pop, dark cabaret)121

    Shedfromthebody – Whisper and Wane (2025, Finland; doomgaze, [post-]metal)122

    Shepherds of Cassini – In Thrall to Heresy (2025, New Zealand; prog metal)123

    Silvana Estrada – Vendrán Suaves Lluvias (2025, Mexico; singer-songwriter)124

    Silvana Estrada (with Charlie Hunter) – Lo Sagrado (2017, Mexico/US; singer-songwriter)125

    Širom – In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper (2025, Slovenia; instrumental avant-garde imaginary folk)126

    SKC & The Poem – s/t (2025, Belgium; alt/folk rock)127

    SKLOSS – The Pattern Speaks (2025, US/Scotland; space gaze, post-metal)128

    Soulwax – All Systems Are Lying (2025, Belgium; electronic alt rock)129

    Spiritbox – Tsunami Sea (2025, Canada; metalcore)130

    State Azure – The Light That Remains (2025, UK; electronica, ambient, downtempo)131

    Stereolab – Switched On Volumes 1-5 (2024, UK/France; avant-pop)132

    Steve Tibbetts – Close (2025, US; jazz fusion)133

    Stick To Your Guns – Keep Planting Flowers (2025, US; hardcore)134

    Suede – Antidepressants (2025, UK; post-punk, gothic rock)135

    Summer Walker – Finally Over It (2025, US; R&B, singer-songwriter)136

    Susan Bear – Algorithmic Mood Music (2024, Scotland; electronic, alt-pop)137

    Swansea Sound – Twentieth Century (2023, Wales; indie pop)138

    TDJ (artist, in general) (Canada; electronic)139

    Terveet Kädet – Lapin Helvetti (2015, Finland; hardcore punk)140

    Tool – Lateralus (2001, US; prog rock/metal, art rock)141

    The Bug Club – “Have U Ever Been 2 Wales” (2025, Wales; indie rock)142

    The New Eves – The New Eve Is Rising (2025, UK; avant-garde/art rock)143

    Trio del Mango – Cómelo (2025, US/Puerto Rico; experimental, noise)144

    Turnstile – Never Enough (2025, US; alt rock)145

    UNIVERSITY – McCartney, It’ll Be OK (2025, UK; punk, noise rock)146

    Water Damage – Instruments (2025, US; experimental psych/drone-rock)147

    Weakened Friends – Feels Like Hell (2025, US; indie rock)148

    Weirs – Diamond Grove (2025, US; trad folk, experimental noise)149

    Wet Leg – moisturizer (2025, UK; indie rock)150

    White Lies – Five V2 (2019, UK; post-punk)151

    X-Cetra – Summer 2000 (Y2K 25th Anniversary Edition) (2025, US; sleepover core, dance-pop)152

    Yara Asmar – everyone I love is sleeping and I love them so so much (2025, Lebanon; modern classical/ambient)153

    Yugen Blakrok – Anima Mysterium (2019, South Africa; hip-hop)154

    Yws Gwynedd – Codi/ \Cysgu (2014, Wales; indie rock)155

    Footnote Number. Fediverse username(s): Comments

    1. poisonous ↩︎
    2. buffyleigh: My emotional support album of the year. I’ve been a fan of AFI since 2000 but haven’t liked an album since 2006. The second I heard the first single “Behind The Clock”, my expectations for this album skyrocketed, and they were absolutely exceeded. It sounds nothing like anything they’ve ever done, and yet it feels like this was the album they’ve always been moving towards. Song of the year goes to the entirety of side A, and Davey Havok’s unexpectedly different sound on this album is my overall favourite vocal performance of year. ↩︎
    3. Braininabowl ↩︎
    4. umrk: top album requested by my kids in the car this year ↩︎
    5. brh ↩︎
    6. RolloTreadway: The most gloriously unhinged album I’ve heard this year. Twists together ideas from everywhere without the slightest consideration of whether doing so might be normal or accepted. The kind of album where a classic French chanson or some deep filthy funk just appears out of nowhere and then is never referred to again. It shouldn’t work but it absolutely does. ↩︎
    7. gavin57: That last one is an all-timer. It’s astonishing. ↩︎
    8. platenworm ↩︎
    9. rachelcholst ↩︎
    10. 3rik: This has been a year for nighttime music and music for trying to sleep. ↩︎
    11. swampgas: definitely my most played this year. A sludgy, deathdoom concept album about greed and gluttony and corruption thats riffy and groovy af. These are driving rhythms that chug hard! ↩︎
    12. MichaelMcWilliams: The one album that tops my list this year also appears in the 1001 Other Albums list. Band website offering free download of the album: https://au4.ca ↩︎
    13. brh ↩︎
    14. poisonous ↩︎
    15. jake4480 ↩︎
    16. mbr ↩︎
    17. riff: Most “Wait why did i never listen to this band before ?” of the year. ↩︎
    18. keefeglise ↩︎
    19. eamonn ↩︎
    20. _slotek_ ↩︎
    21. onuryasar: My kind of, very balanced Indie Pop: just the right amount of Indie but not too much and just the right amount of Pop but not too much :) ↩︎
    22. icastico ↩︎
    23. santialone ↩︎
    24. eamonn ↩︎
    25. burnitdown || MetalheadDana ↩︎
    26. cloudtripper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_e5kKzlFqU&list=RD8_e5kKzlFqU&start_radio=1 ↩︎
    27. nevar23 ↩︎
    28. debonaire: Recency bias is pushing me to three Silvana Estrada albums. I love her voice, I love the music, I love her with Charlie Hunter. ↩︎
    29. otherdog ↩︎
    30. fistfulofdave: Aussie punk in the vein of The Saints and Radio Birdman. ↩︎
    31. rothko ↩︎
    32. Chigaze: what happens when four guys to go a cottage in Ontario, find a flow state, and record an album over a few days. I got to see them play the album through at the Winspear in Edmonton and it’s way up there on my concert experience list. ↩︎
    33. evilchili: The Italian singer and composer’s debut is a hypnotic journey of loops, bloops, and dramatic and impassioned vocalizations. ↩︎
    34. nellie_m ↩︎
    35. fistfulofdave: Blues metal? Shoegaze blues? I don’t know or care, I like it. ↩︎
    36. tym || niels ↩︎
    37. jake4480 ↩︎
    38. santialone ↩︎
    39. Kingu ↩︎
    40. tym || demon6 ↩︎
    41. otherdog ↩︎
    42. MetalheadDana: I listened to this album when it first came out in 2021 but for some reason it didn’t click with me. But apparently 2021 Dana had horrible taste in music, because in early 2025 I randomly tried Dodsrit – Mortal Coil again and fell in love and have been obsessed with it all year, it’s the perfect blend of crust punk and black metal and I love it. ↩︎
    43. TG_Esq ↩︎
    44. rustynail ↩︎
    45. alicemcalicepants ↩︎
    46. Chigaze: nails it just as a solid Dropkick’s album but goes farther with songs made for the times. “Who’ll Stand With Us” and “School Days Over” are amazing workers songs while “Chesterfields and Aftershave” takes me back to my own grandfather. ↩︎
    47. thesinkingbelle ↩︎
    48. Braininabowl ↩︎
    49. riff: Most listened this year. ↩︎
    50. Mark52 ↩︎
    51. Moss ↩︎
    52. e (eva) ↩︎
    53. steveroyle: Leaving out Never Enough by Turnstile as I’m sure that’ll get plenty of votes. ↩︎
    54. fistfulofdave: Angular, noise rock, neo-post punk. Unsettling, laid-back, yet aggressive. And yes it was the last album Steve Albini recorded. ↩︎
    55. MetalheadDana || demon6 ↩︎
    56. soundclamp: Runner-ups – https://lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/muzak-for-the-encouragement-of-unproductivity; https://myheartaninvertedflame.bandcamp.com/album/my-heart-an-inverted-flame-apparitions-split; https://timbarnes.bandcamp.com/album/lost-words-1 ↩︎
    57. buffyleigh: I’ve known of Fever Ray since first seeing the TV show Vikings, but I for some reason didn’t check them out further until this year, when their s/t album came up for a blog post. I was floored. As it happens, their kinda sorta live album was set to come out soon after my first listen of the s/t, so I got caught up on the full Karin Dreijer discography, got super duper obsessed with their spectacular ARTE concert (which is essentially the same versions performed on the new album), and proceeded to be immensely inspired – nay, awakened – by this artist. ↩︎
    58. Kingu ↩︎
    59. onuryasar: I’ve first discovered the song Apocalypse by Cigarettes After Sex (I know, late comer), which brought me to Greg Gonzalez’s Wikipedia page, that says “Gonzalez was heavily inspired by French singer Françoise Hardy and her album La question”. I remember this album being mentioned in my Fedi timeline recently, so I gave it a spin and it turned on and on for the remainder of the year. [Editor’s note: Also see the 1001 OA spotlight on this album from earlier this year!] ↩︎
    60. rachelcholst ↩︎
    61. mynameistillian ↩︎
    62. burnitdown ↩︎
    63. demon6 ↩︎
    64. donutage: I was a bit skeptical of this, and sure, in a 52-song project there’s some unevenness, but between the sheer audacity of the attempt & the frequent successes it scores, definitely one of the more remarkable records of the year. ↩︎
    65. Tak ↩︎
    66. e (eva) ↩︎
    67. Lizahadiz ↩︎
    68. mbr ↩︎
    69. brh ↩︎
    70. umrk: my fav album released in 2025 ↩︎
    71. superflippy ↩︎
    72. raisedfist ↩︎
    73. gavin57 ↩︎
    74. Mark52: Jade Bird has been by far my most listened to album this year. ↩︎
    75. poisonous ↩︎
    76. derthomas: I kept coming back to this album because it just fits every mood. It’s peak Jethro Tull if you ask me, it’s perfect in any way. Also the Steven Wilson Remaster sounds incredible. ↩︎
    77. burnitdown ↩︎
    78. jebeyer: a longer list is here – https://www.buymusic.club/list/whistlingkitty-some-of-my-favorite-2025-releases ↩︎
    79. thesinkingbelle: honorable mentions – Scare – In The End, Was It Worth It; Creatvre – Toujours Humain
; Guck – Gucked Up
; AVTT/PTTN – AVTT/PTTN; Saor – Amidst the Ruins
; Jessica93 – 666 tours de periph’
; Deadguy – Near-Death Travel Services; 
LS Dunes – Violet; 
Aesop Rock – I Heard It’s A Mess There Too
; Fishbone – Stockholm Syndrome
; Dead Pioneers – Po$t American
; Ethereal Wound – Defile | Demise; 
Sci Fi Industries – Initial States ↩︎
    80. soundclamp ↩︎
    81. cloudtripper ↩︎
    82. rustynail ↩︎
    83. derthomas: My AOTY from a very underground Heavy Metal band from Austria. ↩︎
    84. platenworm ↩︎
    85. raisedfist ↩︎
    86. thesinkingbelle ↩︎
    87. t4s: Honorable mentions – The Halo Effect, Machine Head, Heaven Shall Burn, Spiritbox, Jinjer, Allegaeon ↩︎
    88. rachelcholst ↩︎
    89. 3rik ↩︎
    90. Wintergr33n: Percussion-driven music from Senegal on a self-released album: https://ra.co/news/82509. ↩︎
    91. platenworm: 5 things that ruled my world musically this year:
      – The Analog Africa Label
      – The Artist L.A. Salami
      – The knowledge that you can have too much music
      – The knowledge that you can make your solo debut album when you are 100 years old……Hail Hail Marshall Allen 
      – And that everybody loved Ozzy ↩︎
    92. nellie_m: The music project that somehow touched me most deeply was the result of two years of work by Max Cooper. „Powerful works of art have traditionally sprung from some source deep within an artist and, if they strike the right tone, resonate with an audience to leave a lasting mark. But what if that equation were reversed: what if an artist were to draw their inspiration from deep within their audience, and use that to reflect those ideas, emotions, hopes, fears, pains and aspirations back to us?…“ ↩︎
    93. niels || TG_Esq || sentynel || otherdog || umrk ↩︎
    94. eamonn ↩︎
    95. jake4480 ↩︎
    96. steveroyle ↩︎
    97. alicemcalicepants ↩︎
    98. BramMeehan ↩︎
    99. avi_miller: All three fall into the more ambient realm, and they all are absolutely phenomenal. I love music that is based more around textures and creating a mood than creating a melody, and this year had some really good ones. ↩︎
    100. niels ↩︎
    101. TG_Esq ↩︎
    102. 3rik ↩︎
    103. raisedfist ↩︎
    104. keefeglise: Compositions by Nicholas Gombert and James Weeks. Performed by Apartment House. Flanders/UK. Contemporary Classical (Debatable! Gombert died in 1560.) ↩︎
    105. evilchili: Two hipster kids from Brooklyn play 100 year old Appalachian folk tunes and make them come alive. Honest, reverential, and true. ↩︎
    106. riff: “Instantly burned in my brain” this year (well, it was actually their KEXP session from april that blew my mind, but since i have to submit an album, it’ll do nicely :) ). ↩︎
    107. avi_miller ↩︎
    108. derthomas: I discovered this album this year on a metal journey (yeah, late to the party) and I loved it. It’s my favourite Ozzy album. ↩︎
    109. _slotek_ ↩︎
    110. mbr ↩︎
    111. tym: Oh and not a brand new release, but the remaster and new tracks for the 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Takk…’ by Sigur Rós are pretty great. That and ( ) are still what I listen to the most, this year and apparently every year. ↩︎
    112. Kingu ↩︎
    113. epu: I had all but forgotten party drug enthusiasm tracks like ‘higher than the sun’ from 1991, and it turns out they made so many albums since I last tuned in. This one really resonates with my reaction to USpol this year. It rekindled my love for this band; I bought Evil Heat import on CD, my first physical purchase since last year. ↩︎
    114. Mark52 ↩︎
    115. sentynel ↩︎
    116. Braininabowl ↩︎
    117. jiiruu ↩︎
    118. avi_miller ↩︎
    119. jiiruu || t4s || gavin57 ↩︎
    120. Steffi ↩︎
    121. superflippy ↩︎
    122. rustynail: most played ↩︎
    123. sentynel ↩︎
    124. debonaire ↩︎
    125. debonaire ↩︎
    126. TwoClownsEating: I discovered this band in 2025. Absolutely incredible, I’ve bought their entire catalogue and had the privilege to see them live a few months ago. Unbelievably good musicians. Magical music. ↩︎
    127. jomel: 2025 was a great year for Belgian music. Stef Kamil Carlens, co-founder of dEUS has released a gem with his new band The Poem. I have seen SKC twice this year, once in a solo gig, and the second time (in less then 2 weeks) for the “worst Case scenario” rewind from (and so with) dEUS, those two concerts were fabulous, and at the time, I wasn’t expecting this release.
      Bonus Albums: The live album from Depeche Mode – Memento Mori: Mexico City; Arvo Pârt – Credo (released Alpha Classics label) which includes his “hits”
 – Credo
, Fratres
, Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten (my favourite one)
 https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/arvo-part-credo; 2025 Bryan Ferry release, with Amelia Barrat as female lead singer/speaker. Some of his material came from the 70’s and were updated, it’s a timeless album, and elegant as always https://soundcloud.com/bryanferry/sets/loose-talk-4 ↩︎
    128. jebeyer ↩︎
    129. jomel: (AKA 2manydj’s) Yep, those guys will make you dance, and rock, I guess they’ve listened to Kraftwerk & Front242. ↩︎
    130. Tak ↩︎
    131. nellie_m ↩︎
    132. cloudtripper ↩︎
    133. _slotek_ ↩︎
    134. t4s ↩︎
    135. Lizahadiz ↩︎
    136. slamma ↩︎
    137. e (eva): algorithmic mood music was my fav last year! but i’m still listening to it and i didn’t submit anything then. ↩︎
    138. Steffi ↩︎
    139. BramMeehan: I’ve listened to so much TDJ, though no one release in particular. ↩︎
    140. jiiruu ↩︎
    141. buffyleigh: There’s so many other albums I’d love to list here for exposure, but it feels more honest to list this masterpiece, my first obsession of the year, courtesy of catching their amazing set at the big Black Sabbath/Ozzy send-off concert. I mean, I even titled my AOTY list “Forty Six & 2”, since that was the first song Tool played there and got my attention. Said list is here. ↩︎
    142. epu: Ok, this one’s kind of a cheat, it’s an EP.
      2024, my friend turned me on to Bug Club for its lo-fi production aesthetic, humor and infectious fun/dark undertones. Marriage from 2023 album ‘Rare Birds: Hour of Song’ was the hook.
      You can get this band straight into your heart and mind with this EP. And it takes me back to that one time I did go to Wales. ↩︎
    143. jomel: This newcomer British female band has written the ultimate feminist anthem as opening track. || RolloTreadway: I don’t tend to be very much of a rock person, so for a big brash rock record to have such an impact on me must say something. It’s noisy and it’s loud and it has guitars and drums and punkiness. And, er, flutes. Harmonicas. Cellos. Weird interpretations of bible stories. All chaos and absurdity and celebration and being absolutely done with the patriarchy and above all else fun. So much fun. ↩︎
    144. soundclamp ↩︎
    145. santialone ↩︎
    146. steveroyle ↩︎
    147. jebeyer ↩︎
    148. donutage: far & away my number 1; an angry & desperate neo-grunge banger. Sonia Sturino is a force of nature. ↩︎
    149. RolloTreadway: In parts weird and experimental, in others traditional. Here there’s strange droney noise, and then there’s some light, old-fashioned fiddle playing. Electronic distortion, a choir recorded live outdoors singing a simple hymn. It’s an astonishingly creative and unique folk record. ↩︎
    150. donutage: not as jaw-dropping as their debut (my runaway 2022 fave), but with a lot of the same qualities. It’s dancy, smart, & sexy, without ever once being submissive. || slamma ↩︎
    151. alicemcalicepants ↩︎
    152. slamma ↩︎
    153. keefeglise ↩︎
    154. evilchili: Afro-futurist South African Hip-Hop Mysticism. Blakrok instantly became my favourite female MC. ↩︎
    155. Steffi ↩︎

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    Flash Fiction Friday – The Fatherhood War

    June 13, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about fathers in general or a specific father. You can use different names — Papa, Daddy, Fabio. What is significant about a father? Write a homage, rant, comedy, tragedy, or anything in between. Go where the prompt leads! See ‘June 13: Story Challenge in 99-words‘ for more details.

    The Fatherhood War – by Hugh W. Roberts

    In a whirlwind of chaos, a father attempted to conquer the art of nappy changing.

    Armed with wipes and a nappy that seemed to defy logic, he engaged in an epic battle against a giggling, wiggling baby. Hilariously mismatched socks were his battle armour, and a superhero cape decked his shoulders.

    As he bravely dodged tiny feet, the father’s face turned into comical distortions. With a triumphant cry, he emerged victorious, the nappy expertly secured.

    But, alas, victory was short-lived, for a naughty giggle signalled an incoming surprise attack. In the war of fatherhood, laughter was the ultimate weapon.

    Written for the 99-word flash fiction challenge hosted by Charli Mills at the Carrot Ranch.

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    Flash Fiction Friday – In Heaven And Hell

    May 1, 2023, prompt: Write a story about high water in 99 words (no more, no less). Hell can be involved or not. Is high water a new drink? A crisis in nature or the basement? Get in the flow. Go where the prompt leads! Check May 1: Story Challenge in 99-words for more details.

    In Heaven And Hell – by Hugh W. Roberts

    Amid the chaos of the rising floodwaters, Anne and Fiona found themselves stranded on a rooftop.

    They’d been strangers before, but now they clung to each other for survival.

    As the water crept closer, they discussed their lives and dreams, finding unexpected commonalities. They shared stories of heartbreak and triumph. It wasn’t long before they silently fell in love with each other.

    They spent the night on the rooftop, holding each other tightly as the water raged below.

    When the rescue boats arrived, they stepped into a new world, hand in hand, ready to face whatever came their way.

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    Written for the 99-word flash fiction challenge hosted by Charli Mills at the Carrot Ranch.

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    Enjoyed this piece of flash fiction? Then you’ll love ‘Glimpses.’

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    Glimpses

    28 short stories and pieces of flash fiction take the reader on a rollercoaster of twists and turns.

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  27. Hugh's Views & News   @[email protected] ·

    Flash Fiction Friday – Love And Hate

    March 20, 2023, prompt: Write a story about shots fired in 99 words (no more, no less). Where is this story taking place? Is there urgency or surprise? Who is there? What happens next? Go where the prompt leads! Click here for details.

    Love And Hate – by Hugh W. Roberts

    I met Hans on the battlefield. Our eyes locked across the chaos of war as shots rang out. At that moment, nothing else existed.

    Drawn to each other like moths to a flame, we became united by the realisation that life was too short to waste on hate.

    But we parted on different sides as my commander shouted to fall back.

    Many years later, when the world was at peace, I never thought we would reunite and our love would be as strong as that day in 1915.

    For Hans and I, shots fired had led to love found.

    ***

    Written for the 99-word flash fiction challenge hosted by Charli Mills at the Carrot Ranch.

    ***

    Enjoyed this piece of flash fiction? Then you’ll love ‘Glimpses.’

    ***

    Glimpses

    28 short stories and pieces of flash fiction take the reader on a rollercoaster of twists and turns.

    Available on Amazon

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  28. Panethos @[email protected] ·

    Working list: World’s tallest seaport cranes

    High profile S-T-S crane in the raised boom position – Source: liftech.net

    All the cranes listed are ship-to-shore (STS) designs unless otherwise indicated in parentheses next to the height of the crane. The minimum height for inclusion on the list is 200 feet. In many cases, there are multiple cranes of the same size at the same seaport.

    Enormous gantry crane in Rostock, Germany

    Please note that whenever possible the fully raised boom-up height is used, though in some cases the superstructure height may only be shown. Variations in height depend on a number of factors including harbor/channel depth (impacting ship sizes), bridge clearance, seaport specialization, the use of low-profile cranes, and even proximity to the flight paths of nearby airports.

    Traditional shipyard gantry crane in Turku, Finland

    If a seaport is listed more than once, it may be different types of cranes, different generations of cranes being represented, or the locational requirements necessitate an alternate size. As more information becomes available, additional cranes will be added. As always, any additions, corrections, or suggestions are most welcome. Peace!

    Source: tots.upol.cz/pdfs/tot/2013/01/02.pdf

    = Known height

    ~ Estimated height is based on outreach, height above ground, and approx. raised angle

    *Identified gantry cranes below, are strictly traditional gantry cranes, not STS cranes perched upon a gantry.

    S-T-S Crane in Newark, NJ – Source: container-mag.com

    _______

    1. Newark, NJ, USA (2014) = 561 feet

    2. Rostock, Germany (2019) = 538 feet (gantry)

    3-4. Newark, NJ, USA (2022) and Elizabeth, NJ, USA (2022) = 492 feet

    5-6. Tangier, Morocco (2018) = 472 feet and Antwerp, Belgium (2021) ~ 472 feet

    7. Ashdod, Israel (2022) = 461 feet

    8. Gdansk, Poland (2025) = 459 feet

    9-11. Dubai/Jebel Ali, UAE (2014); London Gateway, England (2013) = 453 feet and Ulsan “Tears of Malmo”, South Korea (1974) = 453 feet (gantry) – originally installed in Malmo, Sweden

    12-14. Baltimore, MD, USA (2021) and Vancouver/Deltaport, BC, Canada (2015) = 450 feet and San Francisco/Hunter’s Point, CA, USA (1947) = 450 feet (gantry) – historic and decommissioned)

    15. Norfolk, VA, USA (2019) = 446 feet

    16. Bremerhaven, Germany (2021) = 443 feet

    17. Oakland, CA, USA (2021) = 442 feet

    18. Tema, Ghana (2019) = 440 feet

    19-20. Lisbon, Portugal (2017) = 436 feet and Yantai, China (ca 2008) = 436 feet (gantry)

    21. Tacoma, WA, USA (2018) = 434 feet

    22. Liverpool, England (2019) = 433 feet

    23-25. Rotterdam, Netherlands; Southampton, England (2018); and Antwerp, Belgium (2015) = 427 feet

    26. Tampa, FL, USA (2023) = 425 feet

    27. Columbo, Sri Lanka (2024) = 417 feet

    28. Abu Dhabi/Khalifa, UAE (2015) = 415 feet

    29. Southampton England (2014) = 413 feet

    30. Panama City, Panama (2025) ~ 412 feet

    31. Miami, FL, USA (Cranes 13-16) ~ 410 feet

    32. Vancouver, BC, Canada = 407 feet

    33-34. Gioia Tauro, Italy (2024); Piraeus, Greece (2020); and Le Harve, France (2020) ~ 405 feet

    35. Freeport, Bahamas (2011) = 404 feet

    36. Pattaya City/Laem Chabang, Thailand (2024) ~ 402 feet

    37-40. Hamburg, Germany (2024); Stockholm, Sweden; = 394 feet; Long Beach, CA, USA (2023) ~ 394 feet and Turku, Finland (2018) = 394 feet (gantry)

    41. Philadelphia, PA, USA (2019) = 391 feet

    42-43. Miami, FL, USA (Cranes 11-12: 2005) and Haiphong, Vietnam (2024) ~ 386 feet

    44. Saint John, NB, Canada (2023) = 377 feet

    45. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2020) ~ 373 feet

    46. Sines, Portugal (2024) ~ 366 feet

    47. Rijeka, Croatia (2025) ~ 365 feet

    48. Lagos/Lekki, Nigeria (2023) ~ 364 feet

    49. Mombasa, Kenya (2018) = 361 feet

    50-51. Houston, TX, USA (2015) and Charleston, SC, USA ~ 360 feet

    52. Halifax, NS, Canada (2023) ~ 356 feet

    53. Brisbane, Australia (2006) = 354 feet

    54. Melbourne, Australia (2023) ~ 351 feet

    55-56. Belfast “Samson”, Northern Ireland (1974) and Saint Nazaire, France (2022) = 348 feet (both gantry)

    57. Manzanillo, Mexico ~ 347 feet

    58. Kochi, India = 344 feet (gantry)

    59-61. Valparaiso, Chile (2018); Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) Ngqura, South Africa (2014); and Kribi, Cameroon (2024) ~ 341 feet

    62-63. Anchorage, Alaska (2015) = 340 feet and San Juan, PR, USA (2017) ~ 340 feet

    64. Mobile, AL, USA ~ 333 feet

    65-66. Haifa, Israel (2021) = 329 feet and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2020) ~ 329 feet (gantry)

    67. Riga, Latvia (2020) = 328 feet

    68. Los Angeles, CA, USA = 325 feet (boom down height)

    69. Szczecin, Poland (2023) = 322 feet

    70. Seattle, WA, USA (2023) = 316 feet (boom down height)

    71. Belfast “Goliath”, Northern Ireland (1969) = 315 feet (gantry)

    72. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2022) ~ 314 feet – acquired from Virginia

    73. Santos, Brazil (2024) = 308 feet and San Antonio, Chile (2022) ~ 308 feet

    74. New York City, NY, USA (2004/increased in 2023) ~ 307 feet

    75. Savannah, GA, USA (2023) = 306 feet

    76. Ba’ Rja, Vietnam (2020) = 305 feet

    77. Saint Nazaire, France (2013) = 302 feet (gantry)

    78-79. Long Beach, CA, USA and La Ciotat, France (1969) = 300 feet (both gantry)

    80. Miami, FL, USA (Cranes 4-6: 1980s) ~ 296 feet

    81-83. Savannah, GA, USA (2023); Istanbul, Turkiye (2022); and Genoa/Vado Ligure, Italy (2018) = 295 feet

    84. Los Angeles, CA, USA (2024) ~ 294 feet (boom down height)

    85. Glasgow (Greenock), Scotland (2024) = 292 feet

    86. Buenos Aires, Argentina (2012) ~ 288 feet

    87-89. Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) Ngqura, South Africa (2012/2018); Durban, South Africa (2012); and Cape Town, South Africa (2012) ~ 286 feet

    90. Gothenburg “Erisberg”, Sweden (1969) = 276 feet (historic gantry)

    91-92. Houston, TX, USA and Auckland, New Zealand (2019) = 270 feet

    93. Alicante, Spain (2021) ~ 267 feet

    94-95. Prince Rupert, BC, Canada (2007) = 262 feet and Montreal, QC, Canada (2020) ~ 262 feet

    96. Marseille, France = 259 feet

    97. Salalah, Oman (2025) = 252 feet

    98. New Orleans, LA, USA (2021) = 250 feet

    99. Tampico/Altamira, Mexico (2009) ~ 244 feet

    100. Newport News, VA, USA (2018) = 241 feet (gantry)

    101. Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadalupe (2019) = 223 feet

    102-103. Jacksonville, FL, USA (2018) = 220 feet and Venice, Italy (2020) = 220 feet (gantry)

    104. Sydney, Australia ~ 219 feet

    105. Jiangsu, China (2014) = 213 feet (gantry)

    106. Boston, MA, USA (2021) = 205 feet (height limited by Logan Airport flight path)

    S-T-S cranes being delivered to Tacoma, WA, USA

    More information needed:

    • Alexandria, Egypt
    • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Bangkok, Thailand
    • Beirut, Lebanon
    • Busan, South Korea
    • Callao, Peru
    • Cartagena, Colombia
    • Chennai, India
    • Chittagong, Bangladesh
    • Constanta, Romania
    • Da Nang, Vietnam
    • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    • Doraleh, Djibouti
    • Fremantle, Australia
    • Havana, Cuba
    • Hong Kong, China
    • Immingham, England
    • Incheon, South Korea
    • Izmir, Turkiye
    • Kaoshiung, Taiwan
    • Karachi, Pakistan
    • Kingston Upon Hull, England
    • Kobe, Japan
    • Luanda, Angola
    • Malmo, Sweden
    • Mumbai, India
    • Tallinn/Muuga, Lithuania
    • Odesa, Ukraine
    • Osaka, Japan
    • Penang, Malaysia
    • Pointe Noire, Congo
    • Port Said, Egypt
    • Shanghai, China
    • St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Tampico, Mexico
    • Tokyo, Japan
    • Valencia, Spain
    • Veracruz, Mexico
    • Vldavostok, Russia
    • Yokohama, Japan

    SOURCES:

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  29. Esparta :ruby: @[email protected] ·

    nobody asked about it, but here it comes anyway:

    this is what I have for my web browser needs...
    - a quiet browser who doesn't do AI stuff and respect privacy→ #LibreWolf @librewolf
    - a couple of add-ons: #uBlockOrgin & MultiAccount Containers
    - browser.profiles.enabled → true # because there's multiple personas in me :)

    learn more here: chaos.social/@librewolf/115702

    #librewolf #ublockorgin
  30. Proletarian Rage @[email protected] ·

    More details (because my posts were reported as misinformation):

    Explosions at oil refineries in Hungary, Romania spark sabotage suspicions
    en.apa.az/europe/explosions-at

    Both the Romanian and Hungarian refineries have direct or indirect ties to Russian energy infrastructure — a sensitive issue as the European Union continues to push for energy independence from Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
    msn.com/en-us/science/general/

    The explosions occurred as Budapest prepares to host potential peace talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Hungarian officials have positioned the country as a mediator in efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
    economictimes.indiatimes.com//

    The events occur against the backdrop of a secret “war on energy.”

    Recently, Ukraine has made a successful operation of long-range drone attacks against Russian refineries, substantially impairing fuel production and export income of Moscow.
    Moreover, #Ukraine has also been involved in sabotage operations targeting Russian energy infrastructure in countries that are allies, an argument that was brought up in a recent diplomatic dispute between #Poland and #Germany regarding the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline.
    geo.tv/latest/629746-coordinat
    #FuckWarmongers #DestroyEU #uspol #EUwarmongers

    #ukraine #poland #germany #fuckwarmongers #destroyeu #uspol
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