Jill’s Favorite Music of 2025
From experimental pop’s new main girlies to indie rock’s most reliable players, here’s a glimpse at my year in albums, songs, and live shows.
A note on this year’s “methodology”: I tried to pick music that, years from now, I can envision myself listening to in private, or quoting to my partner as an inside joke, or sending to a friend almost like a postcard. In the case of live shows, I included concerts where I found myself revisiting the videos I took again and again. Basically, I tried to keep it close to the heart this year, with one other important distinction: not repeating any of my HT colleagues’ year-end picks. Below, you’ll find 20 blurbs on songs, albums, and live shows that defined my 2025.
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