The whole crew is back for our 2025 Mid-Year Review! We’re running down our top-reviewed albums so far this year, shouting out some personal favs that didn’t make it onto the pod, and spilling which upcoming releases we can’t wait to hear in the back half of 2025.

Whether you’re looking for recs, hot takes, or your next musical obsession, we’ve got you covered.

Drop your own best-of-2025 picks in the comments, and tell us which albums you’re hyped for!

00:00: Introduction

02:16: Our Top Albums as a Collective

01:03:45: Our Actual Individual Top Ten Albums

01:35:02: Albums We're Looking Forward To

This week, Brandito’s out, so Mel, Incredibob, and AppalachianRose dive into a batch of singles that feel like a group chat full of exes, chaos, and drive-thru therapy. From Megan Moroney’s “6 Months Later” heartbreak blues to CMAT’s “Jamie Oliver Petrol Station” fever dream, we’re unpacking relationship delusions (“we never dated”), legal limbo (“The Contract”), emotional yelling (“HOW DOES IT FEEL?”), and whatever turf war Cardi B’s waging in “Outside.”

It’s giving:💔 situationships,📜 binding documents,⛽️ snacks that may or may not be metaphors.

If you’ve ever cried at a gas station or drafted a breakup text in Notes, this episode’s for you.

00:00 Introduction

08:52 6 Months Later - Megan Moroney

016:19 The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station - CMAT

26:23 we never dated - sombr

34:55 The Contract - Twenty One Pilots

48:02 HOW DOES IT FEEL? - The Kid LAROI

54:33 Outside - Cardi B

This week, Brandito taps out—but fear not, Incredibob, Mel, and AppalachianRose are stepping in with opinions as sharp as a pine needle! We dive deep into HAIM’s dramatic farewell energy on I Quit, wander through Neil Young’s earthy reflections on Talkin’ to the Trees, and try not to cry while decoding the patriotic balladry of Benson Boone’s American Heart. From heartbreak to heritage, this episode has all the feels—plus a few laughs in between.

🎧 Tune in for our takes, tears, and tree talk.

00:00 Introduction

06:17 I Quit - HAIM

1:25:52 Talkin to the Trees - Neil Young

2:16:19 American Heart - Benson Boone