Every album I've listened to (which has released in 2025), organised by genre and sorted by rating. It will be updated as I listen to more. New albums added for the week will be highlighted as such. Format: ALBUM NAME - ARTIST(s)/BAND (star rating) Rock MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN - VUKOVI (★★★★) OUTRUN YOU ALL - House Of Protection (★★★★) Portal - Balu Brigada (★★★★) METRO - The Blue Stones (★★★.5) BAD STAR - Himalayas (★★★.5) private music - Deftones (★★★.5) Breach - Twenty One P

Album cover for 'INERTIA'. In production since 2018 and released in September 2025, alt-rock artist Grandson released his newest album, INERTIA. In the follow up to its release, this already political artist became more vocal about his beliefs, leading to the creation of this album. It bleeds and oozes statements over pure heavy rock tracks, using a lot less electronic elements than ever compared to his previous releases. The lack of his classic sound is passable, but it real

Album cover for 'Pain to Power' Ever genre-shifting (closest aligned to post-rock), Mancunian band Maruja released their long-awaited debut album Pain to Power. Pain to Power (PtP) is a culmination of the band’s established image over the decade they’ve been around; powerful and loud, yet often reflective and beautiful. This album continues that and addresses the listener directly, speaking on world problems, western society and calling on people to make a change. These theme

Album cover of Dave's "The Boy Who Played the Harp" 4 long years later, one of the best rap talents to come out of the UK return with a new album, “The Boy Who Played The Harp”. A successor to his 2021 ‘” We’re All Alone In This Together’, Dave released this as a way to reinvent himself and his sound. 10 songs long and lasting 13 mins shorter than his last album, his fanbase was worried that it may contain too little. However, from my listening experience, I couldn’t feel mor

Thriller's album cover. A GOAT. A legend in the game. The King of Pop. This album is perceived as a classic by 'one of the best to ever do it'. Thriller really is an album which is hard to hate. A new groove around every corner, you can't just sit and listen to this album without a smile on your face. This album broke the earth, selling a million copies a week in the US for a year, and rightfully so. Technically speaking, the production is beautiful, and MJ's amazing, and som