aoty2025
My #AOTY2025 list is done. There were 21 albums/EPs released this year that I liked enough to buy.
Kicking things off at number 21 is The Mechanics of Mysticism by Ether Diver. This is a really interesting (and quite fun) electronic/ambient/experimental album from fellow fedi-denizen @etherdiver
https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/album/the-mechanics-of-mysticism
Tom's Albums Of The Year 2025
Twenty albums. Ten, then another ten, then maybe some commentary.
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20. Dissonance Theory - Coroner
19. Ethereal Horizons - Blut aus Nord
18. Rivers of Nihil - Rivers Of Nihil
17. The Blue Nowhere - Between The Buried And Me
16. The Sky, The Earth & All Between - Architects
15. The Spin - Messa
14. Metal Forth - Babymetal
13. The Screaming Of The Valkyries - Cradle Of Filth
12. Dawn Of The Exultants And The Hunt For The Shepherd - Battlesnake
11. Scorched Earth - Harakiri For The Sky
#AOTY2025 #AOTY IT IS TIME *chart countdown music* 
10. Cloakroom - Last Leg of the Human Table
9. L.S. Dunes - Violet
8. Wisp - If Not Winter
7. Die Spitz - Something To Consume
6. Nation of Language - Dance Called Memory
5. Skunk Anansie - The Painful Truth
4. Suede - Antidepressants
3. Miki Berenyi Trio - Tripla
2. Cutouts - Snakeskin
1. AFI - Silver Bleeds The Black Sun
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Albums the Fediverse Loved in 2025
And here we have it: a list of 151 albums (plus a few artists/labels in general) that kept 64 of us going in 2025, complete with tasting notes plus other tidbits in footnotes! Some stats:
- Nearly 75% of the albums are 2025 releases, with the rest stretching back to 1971.
- About 50% are from the US or Britain, meaning 50% are, well, not.
- A number of genres are represented, including ambient, classical, country, electronic, experimental, folk, hip-hop, J-pop, jazz, metal, noise, pop, punk, R&B, rock, et al.
- We didn't rank/vote since the Fediverse's musical tastes are far too diverse to do so meaningfully, BUT we had 8 albums submitted by multiple people, with *spoiler alert* Messa's 'The Spin' being our runaway top pick with 5 submissions!
Below are the usual links but, for those who want to see the footnotes, I highly recommend reading this on the actual blog so you can toggle back and forth between the album title line and the footnote itself without scrolling endlessly.
👉 See the full list on the Fediverse at https://linernotes.club/@1001otheralbums.com@1001otheralbums.com or on the blog: https://1001otheralbums.com/2026/01/02/albums-the-fediverse-loved-in-2025/
Many thanks to all who participated, and to those checking out the list. I hope you all enjoy - perhaps you’ll find a new-to-you Fedi-recommended album that gets you through 2026!
Fediverse AOTY List – So Fedi, what albums got your attention in 2025? 🎧 🎶
Once again we’re compiling a Fediverse-wide, community-sourced Albums-of-The-Year (AOTY) list, of the albums – from any year – that rocked our worlds and got us through the last 12 months!
About 60 of us joined in last year and people seemed to like the idea of doing another round this year, so here we are! The call is open from now until the end of the year, then around New Years I’ll do up a blog post on the 1001 Other Albums site with the final list, complete with links to find the albums. You in?
The Rules:
1) Anyone with an account in the Fediverse can participate. I’ll include each submitter’s username in the final list, leaving off the instance unless asked to keep it in.
2) Reply/DM to this post with your top album(s) of the year, to a MAXIMUM of 3 per person. I also accept emails (johnmastodon@1001otheralbums.com) if you include your Fediverse username. You can also reply to the parallel toot on the automated account https://linernotes.club/@1001otheralbums.com@1001otheralbums.com.
👉 “Top” is absolutely however you want to define it – favourite, most listened to, most personally important, most thought about, most surprising find, representative of an artist you really got into, etc.👈
👉 “Of the year” does NOT have to mean the album was released in 2025. Your submissions can come from ANY year, so long as it was key in your 2025 listening.👈
3) The final list won’t be ranked or voted on, and will simply be ordered alphabetically. Multiple entries for the same album are most welcome and will be noted in the final list.
4) Notes/reasons for your picks aren’t necessary but totally welcome and, if included with your submission, I’ll probably put them in the footnotes like last year.
Feel free to boost this as widely as possible, I'd love as many people to join in as would like.
In the meantime, we’ll continue going through our 1001 Other Albums list and will have a handful of regular spotlights before the final Fedi AOTY list is posted. Also, a reminder that we're doing a Fedi-sourced blog post on January 8 celebrating the 10th anniversary of Bowie's Blackstar album - check out the pinned toot for details if you'd like to join in on that as well! 😎
Until then, hope you’re all enjoying AOTY season and (re)finding some great albums to get you through the rest of the year.
#AOTY #AOTY2025 #AskFedi #BestOf2025 #YearInReview #music #1001OtherAlbums
My Album Of The Year is: "Lingua Ignota Pt. 1" by Persefone.
I chose the album as my AOTY because I was eagerly awaiting the release and not a single song on the EP disappoints! Every single one picks me up and combines the familiar Persefone sound without being stingy with refreshing new elements. I attended their live concert shortly after the releases and couldn't be happier! Great band, awesome show, nice crowd! Can't wait for Pt. 2! 😍
There were 3 more candidates for my AOTY. In order of preference:
TesseracT - War of Being
DVNE - Voidkind
VOLA - Friend of a Phantom
#aoty #aoty2025 #metal #album #releases #persefone #vola #dvne #tesseract #music
I'll keep things low profile with the AOTY2025 game this year. Instead of ranking all the new releases I have listened to, I'll just maintain a list of good ones that might end up in my top 10 by the end of the year.
I'll keep this toot updated and pinned to my profile.
1. Morax - The Amulet 
https://morax.bandcamp.com/album/the-amulet
2. Am I In Trouble? - Spectrum https://amiintrouble.bandcamp.com/album/spectrum
3. Dream Theater - Parasomnia
▶️ https://album.link/at/i/1771826378
4. Küenring - In Search Of Paradise https://kuenring.bandcamp.com/album/in-search-of-paradise
5. Manic Street Preachers - Critical Thinking
▶️ https://album.link/at/i/1772744880