Here we go! My Number #1 Vinyl Record of the year that I listened to the most - Final Daze by The Attack! #top5albums2025
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Number #2 Vinyl Record of the year I listened to the most - Face to Face by The Delightful Kinks! #top5albums2025
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Number #3 Vinyl Record of the year I listened to the most - Magic Potion by The Magnificent Open Mind! #top5albums2025
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Number #4 Vinyl Record of the year I listened to the most - We Are Paintermen by The Brilliant Creation! #top5albums2025
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Number #5 Vinyl Record of the year I listened to the most - Rolled Gold by the mighty Action! #top5albums2025
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5: Nankai TRIO - Antarctica
Absolutely no contest. This is still my 2025 album of the year, and it's going to take a lot to knock it out of that position. Jazz fusion at its best.
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day 5: Blondshell - If You Asked for a Picture
At this point my favourite album of the year but it may vary throughout the year, several great albums of which I posted 5 this challenge. And more to come too.
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▶️ Day 5️⃣
💿 Silver Shade
🎤 Peter Murphy
📆 9 May 2025
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🎶 "The Meaning of My Life"
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(Day 5) Mogwai - 'The Bad Fire'
My No.1 so far. As a Scot with a Catholic grandmother I'd be remiss not to pick it else I'd "....burn in the bad fire"
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4: Gabriel Ventura - Pra me lembrar de insistir
An under the radar modernized MPB release that caught me off guard and ended up loving.
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day 4: Slowwves - Perfect Evasion
Shoegaze from Thailand; they released their first album this year and it's great.
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3: John Michel & Anthony James - Egotrip
There have been some really good hip hop records this year in a variety of styles. I was bouncing back and forth between 5 others, but my heart went with this one.
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▶️ Day 4️⃣
💿 Waving at the Sky
🎤 AVKRVST
📆 13 June 2025
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🎶 "Conflating Memories"
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(Day 4) The Delines - 'Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom'
The latest from my favourite American band. The don't re-invent the wheel but the songs and Amy Boone's voice take it to another level...
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day 3: Girlpuppy - Sweetness
Second album of Girlpuppy, her sound still the same based on 90s alt rock, great album again.
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(Day 3) Stereolab - 'Instant Holograms On Metal Film'
After 10yrs away they come back with what might their best album yet. Current front runner for my album of the year...
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▶️ Day 3
💿 This Dark Earth
🎤 Moon Letters
📆 13 June 2025
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🎶 "Energy of the Heart"
2: André Drage - Wolves
This album knocked me on my ass when I first heard it. It's an incredible Jazz Fusion album with some Canterbury flavors mixed in. A certified AOTY contender for me.
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day 2: Melys - Second Wind
Come back album, 20 years after their last album. Still sounds amazing. Most songs in english, a few in welsh like the amazing 2019 (!) single Llawenydd and this one.
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▶️ Day 2
💿 Sad Songs for the Upcoming Days
🎤 Loonypark
📆 26 May 2025
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🎶 "Questions"
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(Day 2) Branford Marsalis Quartet - 'Belonging'
My favourite Jazz record of the year so far....
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▶️ Day 1
💿 The Bad Fire
🎤 Mogwai
📆 24 January 2025
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🎶 "Fanzine Made of Flesh"
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1: Dominic Sanderson - Blazing Revelations
This one dropped early in the year, and it's still the progressive album to beat. Nods to my favorite classic prog acts while still sounding new. Bonus points for not going over an hour.
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day 1: Horsegirl - Phonetics On and On
A little shift in sound from their previous album but still a great sound. I also saw them live this year.
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(Day 1) Bon Iver - 'SABLE, fABLE'
From first listen this album got me. Warm, almost joyous, songs with great production...
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#Top5Albums2025 #MusicChallenge starts tomorrow!
Cheers to everyone who participated in the #Top20Albums2020 #MusicChallenge. I had a blast setting this one up, and I look forward to seeing everyone's #Top5Albums2025 starting on the 27th!
Doing two #MusicChallenge topics for July.
#Top20Albums2020 5 years removed from 2020, what were the albums that got you through the first year of the pandemic? Starts July 1st.
#Top5Albums2025. Halfway through the year, what are your five favorite releases so far? Starts July 27th
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