My favorite albums from 2025
My top 60 albums from 2025. Indie, folk, hip hop, punk, hardcore, emo records and much more! The list you've been waiting for...
Jason
I am a patient boy.
Quitting Spotify, ethics, and pay per stream
My thoughts on quitting Spotify, pay per stream, and the ethics of digital music consumption.
More Albums I Liked in 2025
The ones I liked that didn't make the final list for 2025. Broken down by genre... 53 albums in all!
Crucial Releases: November 21
New music from De La Soul, Glitterer, Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover, GASKET, Method of Doubt, and BOYS LIFE.
Crucial Releases: November 7 + 14
New music from Sword II, Sorry, DRAIN, Stella Donnelly, Danny Brown, Armand Hammer, Whitney, Navy Blue, and runo plum.
Crucial Tracks 010: Halsted
Next up on the Crucial Tracks interview series is Halsted, host of the Friendship Material podcast, librarian, writer, and purveyor of good-natured chaos.
App Updates for November
Announcing design updates, challenges to earn badges, new merch, and recapping the blog.
November 2025 Changelog
* Added My Profile Page link to new dashboard - was in user menu, but wanted to make it more prominent.
Crucial Releases: October 31
New music from Saintseneca, Snocaps, Florence + the Machine, Aesop Rock, Work Wife, The Belair Lip Bombs, and Camp Trash.
Crucial Releases: October 24
New records from Antibalas, Hannah Jagadu, Daniel Caesar, fanclubwallet, Joyer, Tortoise, The Alchemist, and Soulfly.
Crucial Releases: October 17
New music from they are gutting a body of water, Militarie Gun, Skullcrusher, 84 Tigers, Living Hour, Destiny Bond, and Mirrorless.
October 2025 Changelog
* Added Badges and Challenges. Earn profile badges for participating! Badges are currently awarded for 10, 30, 60, 100, 150, 200,
Crucial Releases: October 10
New records from Jay Som, Flock of Dimes, Mobb Deep, Long Fling, and Madi Diaz.
Crucial Releases: Sept 26 + Oct 3
New albums from Geese, SPRINTS, Thrice, Idlewild, Prewn and many more.
September 2025 Changelog
* Initial release of the Prompt Explorer - work to complete all prompts and see how other community members respond to
Crucial Releases: September 19
New albums from Wednesday, NewDad, Total Wife, TRSH, and Cardi B.
Crucial Releases: September 12
New albums from Die Spitz, King Princess, Spite House, Liquid Mike, and more.
App Updates for September
Announcing four new features for the Crucial Tracks app: better reminders, prompt explorer, themes, and Bandcamp/YouTube support for entries.