{"id":292,"date":"2025-12-20T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelarts.net\/blog\/?p=292"},"modified":"2025-12-20T15:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T21:03:00","slug":"favorite-albums-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelarts.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/20\/favorite-albums-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Albums of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Click titles for music&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a0744100055_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RGE-JRsJ2uo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Geese &#8211; Getting Killed [Indie Rock]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a1046662979_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mh61DsXSLmk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clipse &#8211; Let God Sort Em Out [Hip Hop]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a1356795618_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fr3MKL4B4WE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florist &#8211; Jellywish [Folk]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a2926452844_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AzpaorY9kYg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cameron Winter &#8211; Heavy Metal [Folk]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a3492832214_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uE0waEdE2Pw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wednesday &#8211; Bleeds [Indie Rock]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a0135149855_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZjqLmCpPyKM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Thief &#8211; Double Infinity [Folk Rock]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a2087104649_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wus2oAJRh6A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walt McClements &#8211; On a Painted Ocean [Classical\/Ambient]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a1814951076_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ye1_CSuv5NM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wet Leg &#8211; Moisturizer [Indie Rock]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newnoisemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Album-artwork.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=osBnfGP-8aY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lord Huron &#8211; The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1 [Folk Rock]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a0188445141_16.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2stI370Rmk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oneohtrix Point Never &#8211; Tranquilizer [Electronic\/Experimental]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a0402786745_16.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zc-R0bSt5FA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sharon Van Etten &#8211; Sharon Van Etten &amp; The Attachment Theory [Indie Rock]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a0454733928_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yRWlNwkpMsU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radiohead &#8211; Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) [Experimental Rock]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a3311978894_16.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-WHMOBtBAuo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jefre Cantu-Ledesma &#8211; Gift Songs [Ambient]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/f4.bcbits.com\/img\/a1467820984_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cahhC2GTaC8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panda Bear &#8211; 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