2025 Year End Music Roundup

MusicBoxPete
1 day ago
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The time is dwindling down for the year, and that means it's time to take a look back at my annual rundown of my favorite albums and songs from the past year. It was a huge comeback year for pop-punk with The Starting Line's first album in 18 years "Eternal Youth" marking a return to the form for the Drive Thru Records veterans. Yellowcard made a huge return to the mid 00's with their brand new LP "Better Days" further cementing their timeless and nostaglia fueled sound that continues to usher in legions of new fans at every turn, while still catering to the elders of the scene. "Stranger Things" alums Djo and Finn Wolfhard showed that they're not one trick ponys with their respective new albums "The Crux" and "Happy Birthday" showing the depth of their versatility and talent that is exploding off the map. Newcomer sombr showed that he's a man of many talents with his self-produced debut album "I Barely Know Her" showing that this won't be the last we'll be hearing from him anytime soon. There was a little something from everyone this past year, and without further ado here is my list of the Top 10 albums of the year followed by my playlist of the Top 20 songs of the past year: