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The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2025 This was another noteworthy year for the best rock music. Some artists followed a debut with a stunning second LP and mainstays showed a return to form or evolved. READ: https://t.co/bMg8R1RiCf
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James Clavel’s ‘Shōgun’ is about profound transformation through understanding, but FX’s ‘Shōgun’ is just a spectacle of surfaces with no meaningful drive. READ: https://t.co/kKKBYXXgtT
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The 10 Best Global Music Albums are powerful examples of musical communion from the past year that defy the frictional fictions of borders.
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The best global music albums represent ten especially powerful examples of musical communion from the past year that defy the frictional fictions of borders.
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The 10 Best Global Music Albums are powerful examples of musical communion from the past year that defy the frictional fictions of borders.
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The best global music albums represent ten especially powerful examples of musical communion from the past year that defy the frictional fictions of borders.
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The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2025 The future of jazz lies in places where it's less insular and more artistically adventurous. These records are outstanding examples of that impulse. READ: https://t.co/pI95XYoZeC
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'Hourglass' is Antibalas through and through: no novelties, no gimmicks, all consummate professionalism. That is a comfort. Out now via @DaptoneRecords. REVIEW: https://t.co/I57M5bTm6Q
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Andy Weir, sci-fi author of The Martian, cites Asimov and Clarke as inspirations, but he’s more likely the cosmic literary incarnation of Jules Verne. READ: https://t.co/SN8B6BK63d
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Record Labels in the Best Jazz of 2025 @OOYHRecords
@bluenoterecords
@Intaktrecords
@sounderscore
@NonesuchRecords
@ECMRecords
@PiRecordings
@DonGiovanniRecs
@PyroclasticRec and more...
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The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2025 The future of jazz lies in places where it's less insular and more artistically adventurous. These records are outstanding examples of that impulse. READ: https://t.co/pI95XYoZeC
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Tangerine Dream's albums from the early to mid-1970s are not only iconic in the strongest sense of the word; they’re influential beyond compare. The 50th anniversary edition of 'Rubycon' is a #PMPick [9/10] out now via @CherryRedGroup. REVIEW: https://t.co/uV5bVZWKtZ
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The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2025 This year has been particularly exciting for experimental music, ranging from free-form guitar freak-outs to lush, ambient, and constantly pushing boundaries. READ: https://t.co/QqAJ3dMdn0
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Hélène Barbier writes songs that are couched in traditional post-punk, power-pop frameworks, but there always seems to be something off-kilter in the presentation. REVIEW: https://t.co/7Q0DdOYluk
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Amy Speace keeps folk traditions alive. With just her guitar and her voice, she inspires, entertains, and reminds us why heartfelt storytelling never goes out of style. 'The Blue Rock Session' is out now. REVIEW: https://t.co/VMxz9PG93y
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.@ArrowFilmsVideo's 4K release of the Val Kilmer sci-fi flick Red Planet is gorgeous. Too bad the story gets lost in its own dust storm. – @onenotthenumber READ: https://t.co/QmxXqT9sgW
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Labels included in Best Experimental: @Pastinside, @RoughTradeRecs, @infrequentseams, @buhrecords, @MexicanSummer, @HausuMountain, @dragcityrecords, @WarpRecords, @year0001online, @northernspyrecs.
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The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2025 This year has been particularly exciting for experimental music, ranging from free-form guitar freak-outs to lush, ambient, and constantly pushing boundaries. READ: https://t.co/QqAJ3dMdn0
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