#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
16. Everybody Laughs - David Byrne youtu.be/YM-BTJKIz0Q?...
16. Everybody Laughs - David Byrne youtu.be/YM-BTJKIz0Q?...
David Byrne - "Everybody Laughs" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by David Byrne
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
16. Everybody Laughs - David Byrne youtu.be/YM-BTJKIz0Q?...
16. Everybody Laughs - David Byrne youtu.be/YM-BTJKIz0Q?...
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
6. Jacked - Heartworms youtu.be/mkXKgRtYp2U?...
Another find from this year's Brighton Psych Fest. The album Glutton For Punishment is superb.
6. Jacked - Heartworms youtu.be/mkXKgRtYp2U?...
Another find from this year's Brighton Psych Fest. The album Glutton For Punishment is superb.
Heartworms - Jacked (Official Video)
YouTube video by Heartworms
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
6. Jacked - Heartworms youtu.be/mkXKgRtYp2U?...
Another find from this year's Brighton Psych Fest. The album Glutton For Punishment is superb.
6. Jacked - Heartworms youtu.be/mkXKgRtYp2U?...
Another find from this year's Brighton Psych Fest. The album Glutton For Punishment is superb.
Arcade Fire - Alien Nation (Official Visualiser)
YouTube video by ArcadeFireVEVO
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
15. "Salome," The Ophelias
Salome, I'm sure you all remember from the Gospel of Mark, was the dancing princess who requested John the Baptist's head on a platter. The Cincinnati band utilizes her name for a dark, dangerous & "archtypal" alt-rock anthem.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
15. "Salome," The Ophelias
Salome, I'm sure you all remember from the Gospel of Mark, was the dancing princess who requested John the Baptist's head on a platter. The Cincinnati band utilizes her name for a dark, dangerous & "archtypal" alt-rock anthem.
December 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
15. "Salome," The Ophelias
Salome, I'm sure you all remember from the Gospel of Mark, was the dancing princess who requested John the Baptist's head on a platter. The Cincinnati band utilizes her name for a dark, dangerous & "archtypal" alt-rock anthem.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
15. "Salome," The Ophelias
Salome, I'm sure you all remember from the Gospel of Mark, was the dancing princess who requested John the Baptist's head on a platter. The Cincinnati band utilizes her name for a dark, dangerous & "archtypal" alt-rock anthem.
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
13. Ethereal Connection - Tame Impala youtu.be/aocx7kNfLXs?...
13. Ethereal Connection - Tame Impala youtu.be/aocx7kNfLXs?...
Tame Impala - Ethereal Connection (Official Audio)
YouTube video by tameimpalaVEVO
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
13. Ethereal Connection - Tame Impala youtu.be/aocx7kNfLXs?...
13. Ethereal Connection - Tame Impala youtu.be/aocx7kNfLXs?...
#PeoplesPop25
Challenge Week - Day 7/7
AND
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
12. "Let Me Go," Deep Sea Diver [feat. Madison Cunningham]
Got an opportunity to do double duty here. Yet another dark, female-led alt-rock track, but it's the dissonant harmonies that set this one apart.
Challenge Week - Day 7/7
AND
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
12. "Let Me Go," Deep Sea Diver [feat. Madison Cunningham]
Got an opportunity to do double duty here. Yet another dark, female-led alt-rock track, but it's the dissonant harmonies that set this one apart.
December 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#PeoplesPop25
Challenge Week - Day 7/7
AND
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
12. "Let Me Go," Deep Sea Diver [feat. Madison Cunningham]
Got an opportunity to do double duty here. Yet another dark, female-led alt-rock track, but it's the dissonant harmonies that set this one apart.
Challenge Week - Day 7/7
AND
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
12. "Let Me Go," Deep Sea Diver [feat. Madison Cunningham]
Got an opportunity to do double duty here. Yet another dark, female-led alt-rock track, but it's the dissonant harmonies that set this one apart.
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
"8. ""Heathcliff,"" Snocaps"
I’ve enjoyed Katie Crutchfield’s foray into Americana as much as anyone, but it turns out I missed old-school Waxahatchee indie rock, & her sister Allison’s contributions (especially this singalong) take it to the next level.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
"8. ""Heathcliff,"" Snocaps"
I’ve enjoyed Katie Crutchfield’s foray into Americana as much as anyone, but it turns out I missed old-school Waxahatchee indie rock, & her sister Allison’s contributions (especially this singalong) take it to the next level.
December 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
"8. ""Heathcliff,"" Snocaps"
I’ve enjoyed Katie Crutchfield’s foray into Americana as much as anyone, but it turns out I missed old-school Waxahatchee indie rock, & her sister Allison’s contributions (especially this singalong) take it to the next level.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
"8. ""Heathcliff,"" Snocaps"
I’ve enjoyed Katie Crutchfield’s foray into Americana as much as anyone, but it turns out I missed old-school Waxahatchee indie rock, & her sister Allison’s contributions (especially this singalong) take it to the next level.
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
4. "End of the World," Miley Cyrus
I don't love the lyrics about "throw a party like McCartney with some help from my friends." Why not Ringo?!
I love pretty much everything else.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
4. "End of the World," Miley Cyrus
I don't love the lyrics about "throw a party like McCartney with some help from my friends." Why not Ringo?!
I love pretty much everything else.
December 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
4. "End of the World," Miley Cyrus
I don't love the lyrics about "throw a party like McCartney with some help from my friends." Why not Ringo?!
I love pretty much everything else.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
4. "End of the World," Miley Cyrus
I don't love the lyrics about "throw a party like McCartney with some help from my friends." Why not Ringo?!
I love pretty much everything else.
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
17. Big Dick Energy - Lambrini Girls youtu.be/TJc0_-QvJtU?...
17. Big Dick Energy - Lambrini Girls youtu.be/TJc0_-QvJtU?...
Lambrini Girls - Big Dick Energy (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Lambrini Girls
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
17. Big Dick Energy - Lambrini Girls youtu.be/TJc0_-QvJtU?...
17. Big Dick Energy - Lambrini Girls youtu.be/TJc0_-QvJtU?...
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
13. "Winter in LA," Japanese Breakfast
Of all the worthy options on Michelle Zauner's 4th album, this melancholy pop-folk confessional sprung straight from the Laurel Canyon psyche gets my endorsement. It's the best Aimee Mann song Aimee Mann never wrote.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
13. "Winter in LA," Japanese Breakfast
Of all the worthy options on Michelle Zauner's 4th album, this melancholy pop-folk confessional sprung straight from the Laurel Canyon psyche gets my endorsement. It's the best Aimee Mann song Aimee Mann never wrote.
December 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
13. "Winter in LA," Japanese Breakfast
Of all the worthy options on Michelle Zauner's 4th album, this melancholy pop-folk confessional sprung straight from the Laurel Canyon psyche gets my endorsement. It's the best Aimee Mann song Aimee Mann never wrote.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
13. "Winter in LA," Japanese Breakfast
Of all the worthy options on Michelle Zauner's 4th album, this melancholy pop-folk confessional sprung straight from the Laurel Canyon psyche gets my endorsement. It's the best Aimee Mann song Aimee Mann never wrote.
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
14. "Gut Feelings," Debbii Dawson
#PeoplesPop24 introduced me to Dawson, and she's become a favorite in our ABBA-loving household. Several singles released this year; this one rose to the top for me. Patiently waiting for an album.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
14. "Gut Feelings," Debbii Dawson
#PeoplesPop24 introduced me to Dawson, and she's become a favorite in our ABBA-loving household. Several singles released this year; this one rose to the top for me. Patiently waiting for an album.
December 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
14. "Gut Feelings," Debbii Dawson
#PeoplesPop24 introduced me to Dawson, and she's become a favorite in our ABBA-loving household. Several singles released this year; this one rose to the top for me. Patiently waiting for an album.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
14. "Gut Feelings," Debbii Dawson
#PeoplesPop24 introduced me to Dawson, and she's become a favorite in our ABBA-loving household. Several singles released this year; this one rose to the top for me. Patiently waiting for an album.
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
8. Cold Dreaming - Doves youtu.be/hwHc4z9q1pg?...
Any year with a new Doves album is a good year.
8. Cold Dreaming - Doves youtu.be/hwHc4z9q1pg?...
Any year with a new Doves album is a good year.
Doves - Cold Dreaming
YouTube video by DovesVEVO
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
8. Cold Dreaming - Doves youtu.be/hwHc4z9q1pg?...
Any year with a new Doves album is a good year.
8. Cold Dreaming - Doves youtu.be/hwHc4z9q1pg?...
Any year with a new Doves album is a good year.
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
23. "Lou Reed Was My Babysitter," Jeff Tweedy
It was a real treat to see Tweedy perform this live with his sons (plus a couple other ringers), complete with the blasé "look out" before the guitar riff and crazed snarl after each "DEAD DON'T DIE" chant.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
23. "Lou Reed Was My Babysitter," Jeff Tweedy
It was a real treat to see Tweedy perform this live with his sons (plus a couple other ringers), complete with the blasé "look out" before the guitar riff and crazed snarl after each "DEAD DON'T DIE" chant.
December 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
23. "Lou Reed Was My Babysitter," Jeff Tweedy
It was a real treat to see Tweedy perform this live with his sons (plus a couple other ringers), complete with the blasé "look out" before the guitar riff and crazed snarl after each "DEAD DON'T DIE" chant.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
23. "Lou Reed Was My Babysitter," Jeff Tweedy
It was a real treat to see Tweedy perform this live with his sons (plus a couple other ringers), complete with the blasé "look out" before the guitar riff and crazed snarl after each "DEAD DON'T DIE" chant.
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
24 | These New Puritans — Bells
Sublime art pop lit up with a wonderful arrangement of piano, glockenspiel, vibraphone. About the best thing they’ve ever done.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=l1EJ...
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
24 | These New Puritans — Bells
Sublime art pop lit up with a wonderful arrangement of piano, glockenspiel, vibraphone. About the best thing they’ve ever done.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=l1EJ...
THESE NEW PURITANS - BELLS
YouTube video by THESE NEW PURITANS
m.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
24 | These New Puritans — Bells
Sublime art pop lit up with a wonderful arrangement of piano, glockenspiel, vibraphone. About the best thing they’ve ever done.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=l1EJ...
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
24 | These New Puritans — Bells
Sublime art pop lit up with a wonderful arrangement of piano, glockenspiel, vibraphone. About the best thing they’ve ever done.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=l1EJ...
#2025FavSingles
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
4️⃣/25
“Coco Chanel”:
yesterday we learned about monogamy in the face of polyamory, today we’re putting the sapphism in shatta. take it away, ladies*!
youtu.be/nSozQlDpD1U?...
(*Meryl from Martinique🇲🇶 and Eva from France🇫🇷)
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
4️⃣/25
“Coco Chanel”:
yesterday we learned about monogamy in the face of polyamory, today we’re putting the sapphism in shatta. take it away, ladies*!
youtu.be/nSozQlDpD1U?...
(*Meryl from Martinique🇲🇶 and Eva from France🇫🇷)
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#2025FavSingles
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
4️⃣/25
“Coco Chanel”:
yesterday we learned about monogamy in the face of polyamory, today we’re putting the sapphism in shatta. take it away, ladies*!
youtu.be/nSozQlDpD1U?...
(*Meryl from Martinique🇲🇶 and Eva from France🇫🇷)
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
4️⃣/25
“Coco Chanel”:
yesterday we learned about monogamy in the face of polyamory, today we’re putting the sapphism in shatta. take it away, ladies*!
youtu.be/nSozQlDpD1U?...
(*Meryl from Martinique🇲🇶 and Eva from France🇫🇷)
#2025FavSingles
3️⃣/25
we’re just here for fun, frolicking no-strings-attached fun!
“Cheat On You” by 🇬🇭Ghanaian heartthrobs KiDi and Gyakie:
youtu.be/8vhOM7sHK6Y?...
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
3️⃣/25
we’re just here for fun, frolicking no-strings-attached fun!
“Cheat On You” by 🇬🇭Ghanaian heartthrobs KiDi and Gyakie:
youtu.be/8vhOM7sHK6Y?...
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#2025FavSingles
3️⃣/25
we’re just here for fun, frolicking no-strings-attached fun!
“Cheat On You” by 🇬🇭Ghanaian heartthrobs KiDi and Gyakie:
youtu.be/8vhOM7sHK6Y?...
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
3️⃣/25
we’re just here for fun, frolicking no-strings-attached fun!
“Cheat On You” by 🇬🇭Ghanaian heartthrobs KiDi and Gyakie:
youtu.be/8vhOM7sHK6Y?...
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
7. Spike Island - Pulp youtu.be/-27a1ugJX8U?...
Biggest surprise of 2025 no. 1: a welcome return and a new album from Pulp! And it was a corker! More, please!
7. Spike Island - Pulp youtu.be/-27a1ugJX8U?...
Biggest surprise of 2025 no. 1: a welcome return and a new album from Pulp! And it was a corker! More, please!
Pulp - Spike Island (Official Video)
YouTube video by Pulp
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
7. Spike Island - Pulp youtu.be/-27a1ugJX8U?...
Biggest surprise of 2025 no. 1: a welcome return and a new album from Pulp! And it was a corker! More, please!
7. Spike Island - Pulp youtu.be/-27a1ugJX8U?...
Biggest surprise of 2025 no. 1: a welcome return and a new album from Pulp! And it was a corker! More, please!
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
10. "Born Again," Lisa [feat. Doja Cat & Raye]
Alrighty, we're into my Top 10. I've shared all of these for various year-end polls already. It has some genuine pop hits, of course indie rock, and a surprising amount of disco revival.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
10. "Born Again," Lisa [feat. Doja Cat & Raye]
Alrighty, we're into my Top 10. I've shared all of these for various year-end polls already. It has some genuine pop hits, of course indie rock, and a surprising amount of disco revival.
December 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
10. "Born Again," Lisa [feat. Doja Cat & Raye]
Alrighty, we're into my Top 10. I've shared all of these for various year-end polls already. It has some genuine pop hits, of course indie rock, and a surprising amount of disco revival.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
10. "Born Again," Lisa [feat. Doja Cat & Raye]
Alrighty, we're into my Top 10. I've shared all of these for various year-end polls already. It has some genuine pop hits, of course indie rock, and a surprising amount of disco revival.
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
19. "Gold Rush," Lucius
The funky bass line is nice, but the L.A. indie-pop band's strength & focus has always been the harmonies of dual vocalists Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, and boy do they knock it out of the park on this one. Truly a sugar rush.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
19. "Gold Rush," Lucius
The funky bass line is nice, but the L.A. indie-pop band's strength & focus has always been the harmonies of dual vocalists Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, and boy do they knock it out of the park on this one. Truly a sugar rush.
December 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
19. "Gold Rush," Lucius
The funky bass line is nice, but the L.A. indie-pop band's strength & focus has always been the harmonies of dual vocalists Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, and boy do they knock it out of the park on this one. Truly a sugar rush.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
19. "Gold Rush," Lucius
The funky bass line is nice, but the L.A. indie-pop band's strength & focus has always been the harmonies of dual vocalists Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, and boy do they knock it out of the park on this one. Truly a sugar rush.
#2025FavSingles
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
5️⃣/25
DJ Veek is one of the up-and-comers in
South African🇿🇦 3Step/3-step. his “Nkosi”with vocalist Criimora b.k.z is a work of art. stately and incredibly moving:
youtu.be/D-0YwaTmVDo?...
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
5️⃣/25
DJ Veek is one of the up-and-comers in
South African🇿🇦 3Step/3-step. his “Nkosi”with vocalist Criimora b.k.z is a work of art. stately and incredibly moving:
youtu.be/D-0YwaTmVDo?...
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#2025FavSingles
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
5️⃣/25
DJ Veek is one of the up-and-comers in
South African🇿🇦 3Step/3-step. his “Nkosi”with vocalist Criimora b.k.z is a work of art. stately and incredibly moving:
youtu.be/D-0YwaTmVDo?...
#top25of25
#25SongsFrom2025
#Twenty5Stinkers
5️⃣/25
DJ Veek is one of the up-and-comers in
South African🇿🇦 3Step/3-step. his “Nkosi”with vocalist Criimora b.k.z is a work of art. stately and incredibly moving:
youtu.be/D-0YwaTmVDo?...
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
18. "Best Laid Plans," The Beths
The NZ band's albums usually have an immediate standout track for me (augmented by, you know, 9-10 more incredible guitar-pop nuggets) but it took me a while to figure out the closing track to their latest was my favorite.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
18. "Best Laid Plans," The Beths
The NZ band's albums usually have an immediate standout track for me (augmented by, you know, 9-10 more incredible guitar-pop nuggets) but it took me a while to figure out the closing track to their latest was my favorite.
December 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
18. "Best Laid Plans," The Beths
The NZ band's albums usually have an immediate standout track for me (augmented by, you know, 9-10 more incredible guitar-pop nuggets) but it took me a while to figure out the closing track to their latest was my favorite.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
18. "Best Laid Plans," The Beths
The NZ band's albums usually have an immediate standout track for me (augmented by, you know, 9-10 more incredible guitar-pop nuggets) but it took me a while to figure out the closing track to their latest was my favorite.
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
2. "Landslide," Electric Rime
This Ukranian alt-rock quartet started work on an EP weeks before the invasion. The English lyrics are at times a bit clunky but also capture the heartbreak, fear & hope that comes with living in the shadow of a grinding war.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
2. "Landslide," Electric Rime
This Ukranian alt-rock quartet started work on an EP weeks before the invasion. The English lyrics are at times a bit clunky but also capture the heartbreak, fear & hope that comes with living in the shadow of a grinding war.
December 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
#2025FavSingles
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
2. "Landslide," Electric Rime
This Ukranian alt-rock quartet started work on an EP weeks before the invasion. The English lyrics are at times a bit clunky but also capture the heartbreak, fear & hope that comes with living in the shadow of a grinding war.
#MusicChallenge
#Top25of25
2. "Landslide," Electric Rime
This Ukranian alt-rock quartet started work on an EP weeks before the invasion. The English lyrics are at times a bit clunky but also capture the heartbreak, fear & hope that comes with living in the shadow of a grinding war.
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
12. Why - Y youtu.be/vRuBAP63V6U?...
(Another find from this year's Brighton Psych Fest)
12. Why - Y youtu.be/vRuBAP63V6U?...
(Another find from this year's Brighton Psych Fest)
Y - WHY (Official Video)
YouTube video by YTHEBAND
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#MusicChallenge #Top25of25 #2025FavSingles
12. Why - Y youtu.be/vRuBAP63V6U?...
(Another find from this year's Brighton Psych Fest)
12. Why - Y youtu.be/vRuBAP63V6U?...
(Another find from this year's Brighton Psych Fest)