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My top 10 albums of 2025
If I had to pick ten, these are the ones (plus ten more). Vote for your faves on KEXP. ❤️
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The Diasonics, Okonski, and more of my favorite albums from fall 2025
Fall is almost over already, and I’ve missed sharing my favorite music for the past two months, so I’m gonna play catch-up on this one and have an extra big list to share.
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CARRTOONS, Benny Sings, and more of my favorite albums from September 2025
Ok this one is definitely last-minute, so I’ll keep it brief. September had some great music in it, and I’m getting in my monthly list right before we turn over to a new one. Here is my favorite music from September 2025.
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My favorite albums of all time
KEXP kept prompting me to submit my favorite albums of all time. It was harder to compile this list than I thought.
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Rio Kosta, Arc De Soleil, and more of my favorite albums from August 2025
I’ve been way behind in sharing music. I blame the dog, but really I’ve just been busy doing other stuff. It’s not the music’s fault. There have been lots of great new albums coming out as usual. I’ve already got quite a few for September queued up. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though. Here…
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Barry Can’t Swim, Loaded Honey, and more of my favorite albums from June and July 2025
“If Jungle was for sort of Friday nights, then Loaded Honey for Sunday mornings.” J Lloyd (member of Jungle and Loaded Honey) I missed posting my favorite albums last month, so this is a double-feature of what I’ve been listening to while on sabbatical. I’ve got a LOT in here to share as I probably…
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Tune-Yards, DARGZ, and more of my favorite albums from May 2025
“I was in Georgia during the time of Dungeon Family coming up, and that turned out to be a big shifting point in hip-hop. Dungeon Family, OutKast, CeeLo, Organized Noize”, concurs Swilley, “…they kind of allowed for us to exist. We feel comfortable to do what we do now because of people like that, and…
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Hiromi, Joe Armon-Jones, and more of my favorite albums from April 2025
“For this song, it was more like putting a soundtrack to the film I had in my head,” says Hiromi on the song. “When the landscape changes, then different music comes in — different restaurant, different style. Ramen is a true source of inspiration and I respect the ramen artisans so much so I finally wrote…






