Presenting our favorite albums of 2025: The most subjectively correct year-end list in the world, every single year since 2005. Click the links to support the artists.p.s. As always, while I adore them all, releases on my label Luminelle were not eligible for consideration for this list.GORILLA vs. BEAR's ALBUMS OF 202537 BURIAL | Comafields / Imaginary Festival36 DANIA | Listless35 ACOPIA | Blush Response34 MIKE | Showbiz!33 HORSEGIRL | Phonetics On and On32 bambinodj | Silent Dispatch31 KHADIJA AL HANAFI | !OK!30 DIJON | Baby29 MALIBU | Vanities28 NIGHT TAPES | portals//polarities27 RAISA K | Affectionately26 DEER PARK | Terra Infirma25 EARL SWEATSHIRT | Live Laugh Love24 GEORGIE & JOE | What I made with Joe23 NO JOY | Bugland22 RAT HEART | Dancin' in the Streets21 MEN I TRUST | Equus Caballus / Equus Asinus20 LAURA GROVES | Yes19 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Tranquilizer18 YAWNING PORTAL | Anywhere17 JIM LEGXACY | black british music16 SWORD II | Electric Hour15 JOHN GLACIER | Like a Ribbon14 billy woods | GOLLIWOG13 SNUGGLE | Goodbyehouse12 TOPS | Bury the Key11 DEAN BLUNT | Lucre10) SOPHIA STEL | How to Win at Solitaire09) ARMAND HAMMER + THE ALCHEMIST | Mercy08) MARIA SOMERVILLE | Luster07) PANDA BEAR | Sinister Grift06) ERIKA DE CASIER | Lifetime05) JOANNE ROBERTSON | Blurrr04) JAMES K | Friend03) NOURISHED BY TIME | The Passionate Ones02) SMERZ | Big city life01) OKLOU | Choke EnoughGORILLA VS. BEAR's ALBUMS OF 202501 OKLOU | choke enough 02 SMERZ | Big city life03 NOURISHED BY TIME | The Passionate Ones04 JAMES K | Friend05 JOANNE ROBERTSON | Blurrr06 ERIKA DE CASIER | Lifetime07 PANDA BEAR | Sinister Grift08 MARIA SOMERVILLE | Luster09 ARMAND HAMMER + THE ALCHEMIST | Mercy10 SOPHIA STEL | How to Win at Solitaire11 DEAN BLUNT | lucre12 TOPS | Bury the Key13 SNUGGLE | Goodbyehouse14 billy woods | GOLLIWOG15 JOHN GLACIER | Like a Ribbon16 SWORD II | Electric Hour17 JIM LEGXACY | black british music18 YAWNING PORTAL | Anywhere19 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Tranquilizer