S5 - Ep 34 - Our Top 5 Albums of 2025 – Boxing Day Playlist & Holiday Hot Takes

Let Us Know Your Thoughts!This is it — the final episode in our Top 25 Albums of 2025 series!Craig and Kevin kick things off with their “Soundtrack to… Boxing Day” — a curated playlist that reflects the calm, the leftovers, the quiet reflection, and the random chaos of December 26.Then, it’s time for a holiday-themed edition of Dig It, Dump It, or Don’t Get It, where Craig tosses Kevin a stocking full of musical and cultural curveballs.Finally, the guys reveal their Top 5 Albums of the Year, capping off a multi-week countdown full of deep cuts, bold picks, and plenty of discovery.📀 Craig’s Top 25 Albums of 2025Gaspard Eden – Crooked LinesRose City Band – Sol Y SombraOkonski – Entrance MusicFoxwarren – 2Sharp Pins – Radio DDR (HM: Balloon Balloon Balloon)Midlake – A Bridge to FarBleary Eyed – EasyRemi Panossian Trio – 88888888Jens Kuross – Crooked SongsGoGo Penguin – Necessary FictionsDijon – BabySessa – Pequena Vertigem de AmorThe Berries – S/TAlex G – HeadlightsSloan – Based on the Best SellerNight Moves – Double LifeSteve Gunn – Daylight Daylight (HM: Music For Writers)Andy Bell – Pinball WandererEddie Chacon – Lay LowNo Joy – BuglandDjo – The CruxCaroline Rose – Year of the SlugNat Birchall – Liberated SoundsValentim Frateschi – EstreitoTony Molina – On This Day📀 Kevin’s Top 25 Albums of 2025Rose City Band – Sol Y SombraAlice Cooper – The Revenge of Alice CooperWill Hoge – Sweet MiserySessa – Pequena Vertigem de AmorCheikh Lô – MaameSouthern Avenue – FamilyBenmont Tench – The Melancholy SeasonDijon – BabyMarty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives – Space JunkRobert Finley – Hallelujah! Don’t Let the Devil Fool YaLady Wray – Cover GirlTash Sultana – Return to the Roots (EP)Benjamin Booker – LOWERLarkin Poe – BloomSonghoy Blues – HeritageGoose – Chain Yer DragonBlood Orange – Essex HoneyNight Flight Orchestra – Give Us the MoonBahamas – My Second Last AlbumMiley Cyrus – Something BeautifulKAYTRANADA – AIN’T NO DAMN WAYsombr – I Barely Know HerButcher Brown – Letters From the AtlanticRodney Crowell – Airline HighwaySamantha Fish – Paper Doll📍 Next week: We return to our overlooked/underrated albums: 2005 📱 Subscribe and/or follow us on your favorite streaming platform 📩 Think we missed something? Send us your list or let us know your #1 pick: [email protected] the show