The new Wet Leg was very good too!
Wednesday. Elderberry Wine.
The song I play most from my favourite album of 2025. That or Townies or Candy Breath or Gary’s II or… The cover art is fucking awesome too. The Overview by Steven Wilson was a very close 2nd.
https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/wednesday-bleeds-karly-hartzman-interview-3890947
https://wednesdayband.bandcamp.com/album/bleeds
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/wednesday-bleeds/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/wednesday-bleeds-album-review-1235432154/
Bob Mould. Here We Go Crazy.
I love Bob Mould. Another best of 2025. And Sugar is playing again in 2026. In Spain. Wow.
Steven Wilson. Objects Outlive Us.
Lyrics by Andy Partridge of XTC. Deep, of course. This summer at work, Owen probably wondered when the songs from The Overview would ever end and why do they keep starting again…
https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/steven-wilson-the-overview