Recent years have taught me not to plan too far ahead - but currently feeling good 2026 will be a much more business as usual year on the site

Janglepophub Oscars 2025 (Top 30 albums) Feat: @ginnels.bsky.social @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social @3amagain.bsky.social @dimitriam.bsky.social @mythicalmotors.bsky.social @jetstreampony.bsky.social @dropkickmusic.bsky.social @sunnyintervals.bsky.social janglepophub.home.blog/2025/12/29/j...

Thanks to everyone that bought a record, came to a show and told your pals about our releases in 2025. Including records from Mirrored Daughters, Allo Darlin', Sekunderna, Stanley Brinks, Pelts, adults, Brutalligators, Adam Ross and Sunturns - all still available from shop.fikarecordings.com

great list inc both Clutter and vegas water taxi!

Curry, wine and It’s A Wonderful Life - Christmas Eve > Christmas Day

Great to see the debut Pelts EP break into FTR’s top 5 (and excited to sit down and dig into Sam’s best of the year lists, always a treat!).

ICYMI : EPs Of The Year 2025 fortherabbits.net/2025/12/22/e...

Merry Listmas - kicking off the season with my 20 Favourites EPs from 2025 fortherabbits.net/2025/12/22/e...

Top 5 albums of 2025 including Divorce, Die Spitz, Humour, La Dispute and Patrick Wolf. spectralnights.com/2025/12/19/t... #music

#AlbumsoftheYear @kathrynjoseph11.bsky.social @cmatbaby.bsky.social @adwaithmusic.bsky.social @thebeths.bsky.social @suedehq.bsky.social @selfesteem.music-social.com @gruffrhys.bsky.social @bigthiefmusic.bsky.social @slimecitymusic.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/12/18/a...

Presenting...Rosy Overdrive's Top 25 EPs of 2025!

From its foundational layers of distortion and dream-weaving resurfaced by generation’s past and present, the modern day Julia’s War contingent getting their laurels, to the experimentalists pushing its sound beyond tomorrow. The Best Dream-Pop & Shoegaze Albums of 2025: lnk.bio/s/3d2cf

A last look back at SLR 2025: 1 single and 10 albums. 9 new releases, 1 comp, 1 reissue. 6 albums co-released with awesome labels/pals. Continue down the thread for details, we love each and every one. So much good stuff lined up for 2026, too! slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com

All right it's that time again. I'm a bit later than most, but I've finally whittled it down. My 100 favorite albums and 15 favorite reissues of 2025. It was a hell of a year for music! Thanks, as always, for reading. bit.ly/44U65VY

SLR 2025: Excited to have had such a busy year and the opportunity to work w/these ace folks: Tony Molina, The Telephone Numbers, The Cords, Allo Darlin', Autocamper, Jeanines, Lightheaded, Lunchbox, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, The Laughing Chimes & Devon Williams! slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com

We’ve been asked a lot already about how you can submit music to us and get the chance to play EOTR2026 and Next Wave, our emerging talent competition is the answer. It’s open now and you’re free to enter wherever you are in the world. More info + apply: endoftheroadfestival.com/artists-bands/

Been writing about how much I love @divorcehq.bsky.social for years - tonight I finally get to see them play a show (along with their well deserved and now indie-level huge fanbase)

We're happy to announce that Bandcamp Fridays will be returning in 2026. Check out the full list of dates below.

After a wonky start - I had hoped to somehow catch up on 2025 and get through all the submissions - but new music stops for no blogger. So it’ll just be End of Year lists (work in progress) and then start afresh in 2026 - sorry to all the bands who released great stuff in November and December

It is time! Parts one and two of Rosy Overdrive’s Top 100 Albums of 2025 are up today! Here is part one!

The countdown begins We’re a totally independent publication so we would really appreciate you reposting or spreading the word however you can www.drownedinsound.org/drowned-in-s...

An overwhelming transitional year in music gives way for those creating exciting new shapes in sound across the underground and mainstream alternative to be seen. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: lnk.bio/s/d42fe

Thanks for the suggestions so far - anyone else released/loved an EP this year I might have missed?

We're happy to announce that Bandcamp Fridays will be returning in 2026. Check out the full list of dates below and get your wishlists ready for the final #bandcampfriday of 2025 this Friday, December 5th.

Favourite EPs this year? I’ve got loads of albums for that list but the EP list is looking a little sparse - does nobody like an EP anymore? Did you release/listen to any I might not have noticed?

ICYMI - #FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek 24/10 fortherabbits.net/2025/10/24/f...

#FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek from 24/10 Ft. @wojtekthebearband.bsky.social, Langkamer, Iona Zajac, @pictishtrail.bsky.social & Orillia fortherabbits.net/2025/10/24/f...

‘Gaze upon Tulpa in wonder…’ Thanks @fortherabbits.bsky.social The debut album is out on Friday!

#FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek from 17/10 Ft. @haddabeband.bsky.social, Lande Hekt, Wormy, Tulpa & Marsy fortherabbits.net/2025/11/24/f...

Thank you so much @fortherabbits.bsky.social, this is so nice!!

Rounding up a New York-heavy Five Things We Liked This Week from 10/10 Ft. Marem Ladson, Adeline Hotel @themountaingoats.bsky.social, h. Pruz & @ciwk.bsky.social fortherabbits.net/2025/10/17/f...

Last nights sleep preventing thought was why does all “content creation” expected of creatives now seem to be 30 second video adverts for Social Media. I’m a self-confessed video loather, but is it the only content people now engage with? Or just all they they’re offered?

Every song by Elizabeth Morris of @allodarlin.bsky.social, ranked! After four months of work (!!!), my next huge feature is about a band you maybe haven't heard of that might end up being everything to you: joeydaniewicz.com/2025/11/17/m...

Public service announcement - no articles for a couple of weeks due to a rather horrible virus I’ve been suffering with. On the plus side I’ve been listening to loads of music, so plenty in the pipeline

I find it wild people send me emails asking if they can buy reviews on the site. A) No site worth being on is going to ask you to pay for a good review B) Do you think a site covering as much uncommercial music as mine is doing it to make money?

I had reason to look up some old tour dates - depressing fact of the 10 venue tour my band did in 2009 only three are still gig venues (and only one of them isn’t in a big city) - support your local venue

ICYMI - October got off to a flying start with these gems

CREATURE goes on streaming the same day that Dick Cheney dies. Coincidence? No. You're welcome. album.link/s/5Z5F75j4t2...

Kicking off all things October with #FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek from 03/10 Ft. Dorothy, Annabelle Chairlegs, Tōth @whitelands.bsky.social & Remember Sports fortherabbits.net/2025/10/03/f...

21-24 January at The Lexington: The Winter Sprinter 2026, with Comet Gain Fightmilk The Just Joans Steven Adams New Starts Carla J Easton Cheerbleederz Pelts The Moats Jessica's Brother and two more to be announced. Day tickets on sale now from wegottickets.com/fikarecordings

ICYMI : #FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek from 26/09 fortherabbits.net/2025/09/26/f...

Rounding up all things September with #FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek from 26/09 Ft. @deadgowns.bsky.social, Looney Bergonzi, Tyler Ballgame, @laelneale.bsky.social & @sclubadults.bsky.social fortherabbits.net/2025/09/26/f...

Niche question - but has anyone found a good public playlisting alternative to Spotify that can be embedded into Wordpress?

The word “wave” in any genre name instantly makes me not want to listen to it

Tulpa - and The Cords too!

#FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek 19/09 fortherabbits.net/2025/09/19/f...

Some kind words for The Cords here. “Don’t back against The Cords being at the forefront of a new indie-pop revival, heartache and beautiful melodies are never going out of style.”

#FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek from 19/09 Ft. Tulpa, Emergence Collective, The Cords, @giantday.bsky.social & The Slow Country fortherabbits.net/2025/09/19/f...

Steve Lamacq with Idlewild in session and a new Hope Of The States single - am I eighteen again?

I mean policies matter but the Green Party using All My Friends to celebrate 100,000 members surely cements them as the ageing millennial’s party of choice 😍✅💚