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Favorite Records of 2025

 Happy 2026 all, may this year continue to aurally bless us as 2025 had. In honor of the new year, I wanted to dive into the records that I considered highlights of the year. From artists I know, love, and anticipated to new blood that stuck with me. Geese — Getting Killed This album is unadulterated chaos in a perfected form. There are songs on here that make you feel alive, others that are abrasive, but somehow they make you want to come back to the feeling of discomfort. I still prefer 3D Country as my quintessential Geese listening, but this album did not disappoint. Viagra Boys — Viagr Aboys Our boys from Sweden have stayed true to their satirical takes on the bizarre state of global politics. Seeing the biggest tracks from this live was a musical highlight of the year, and one of the funnest shows I’ve ever been to. This was released in January of last year, but recently the Japanese Deluxe edition dropped, and with it, four new songs—so if you haven’t checked back in with th...

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