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The Best Music of 2025 Featured: Top of Home Page Features Lists Music Music Features PopMatters Picks

The 25 Best Americana Albums of 2025

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PopMatters Staff
/ 10 December 2025

The Best Americana has never been better with the quality of music, diversity of styles, and the artists’ demographics in terms of race and gender.

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The 15 Best Ambient Albums of 2025
The Best Music of 2025

The 15 Best Ambient Albums of 2025

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Evan Sawdey
/ 9 December 2025
The 80 Best Albums of 2025
Music

The 80 Best Albums of 2025

By
PopMatters Staff
/ 8 December 2025
Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Shoshana’ and the Slow Death of the Prolific Auteur
Film

Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Shoshana’ and the Slow Death of the Prolific Auteur

By
Christian Gallichio
/ 8 December 2025
The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2025
The Best Music of 2025

The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2025

By
Patrick Gill,
PopMatters Staff / 5 December 2025
The ‘Shōgun’ Series Is Like a Beautiful Car with No Engine
Television

The ‘Shōgun’ Series Is Like a Beautiful Car with No Engine

By
Mike Cormack
/ 4 December 2025
The 10 Best Global Music Albums of 2025
Music

The 10 Best Global Music Albums of 2025

By
Adriane Pontecorvo
/ 4 December 2025

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Yves Jarvis Raises His Voice for Captivating Album

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Matt Mahler
/ 8 December 2025
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Drummer Billy Hart Celebrates his 85th Birthday

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Will Layman
/ 8 December 2025
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Laura Fisher’s ‘Celestina’ Is a Spellbinding Improv Performance

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Chris Ingalls
/ 8 December 2025
Tangerine Dream’s Classic ‘Rubycon’ at 50
Music

Tangerine Dream’s Classic ‘Rubycon’ at 50

By
Chris Ingalls
/ 3 December 2025
Jazz’s Kalia Vandever Steps Into the Dream House
Music

Jazz’s Kalia Vandever Steps Into the Dream House

By
Chris Ingalls
/ 3 December 2025
Amy Speace Offers Stripped-Down Acoustic Intimacy
Music

Amy Speace Offers Stripped-Down Acoustic Intimacy

By
Steve Horowitz
/ 2 December 2025
Antibalas Get Back to Basics on ‘Hourglass’
Music

Antibalas Get Back to Basics on ‘Hourglass’

By
Adriane Pontecorvo
/ 2 December 2025

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The 25 Best Americana Albums of 2025

By
PopMatters Staff
/ 10 December 2025
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The 15 Best Ambient Albums of 2025

By
Evan Sawdey
/ 9 December 2025
Music Feature Sub Head Featured: Top of Home Page Features Lists Music Features PopMatters Picks The Best Music of 2025

The 80 Best Albums of 2025

By
PopMatters Staff
/ 8 December 2025
The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2025
The Best Music of 2025

The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2025

By
Patrick Gill,
PopMatters Staff / 5 December 2025
The 10 Best Global Music Albums of 2025
Music

The 10 Best Global Music Albums of 2025

By
Adriane Pontecorvo
/ 4 December 2025
The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2025
Music

The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2025

By
Will Layman
/ 3 December 2025
The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2025
Music

The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2025

By
Chris Ingalls,
J. Simpson / 2 December 2025
The 15 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025
The Best Music of 2025

The 15 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025

By
Evan Sawdey
/ 1 December 2025
Rufus Wainwright’s Fascination for Kurt Weill’s Music
Music

Rufus Wainwright’s Fascination for Kurt Weill’s Music

By
Brian D’ Ambrosio
/ 1 December 2025

Film

Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Shoshana’ and the Slow Death of the Prolific Auteur
Film

Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Shoshana’ and the Slow Death of the Prolific Auteur

By
Christian Gallichio
/ 8 December 2025
Andy Weir in the Spirit of Jules Verne
Books

Andy Weir in the Spirit of Jules Verne

By
Quentin Skrabec
/ 3 December 2025
‘Red Planet’ Gets Lost in Its Own Dust Storm
Reviews

‘Red Planet’ Gets Lost in Its Own Dust Storm

By
Matt Mahler
/ 2 December 2025
Batman Returns’ Delirious Psychosexual Tension
Film

Batman Returns’ Delirious Psychosexual Tension

By
Ryan Dyer
/ 25 November 2025
Outland’s Labor Politics Are As Brutal as Jupiter’s Moon
Reviews

Outland’s Labor Politics Are As Brutal as Jupiter’s Moon

By
Matt Mahler
/ 24 November 2025
‘The Brutalist’ Delivers a Bold Revision of the American Dream
Film

‘The Brutalist’ Delivers a Bold Revision of the American Dream

By
Liam Springate-Jones
/ 20 November 2025
Three Robert Hossein Films Evoke Harold Pinter
Reviews

Three Robert Hossein Films Evoke Harold Pinter

By
Matt Mahler
/ 17 November 2025

Books

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The ‘Shōgun’ Series Is Like a Beautiful Car with No Engine

By
Mike Cormack
/ 4 December 2025
Books Feature Sub Head Features Film

Andy Weir in the Spirit of Jules Verne

By
Quentin Skrabec
/ 3 December 2025
Books Featured: Top of Home Page Features Music Music Features

Rock of Pages: The Literary Tradition of 1980s Heavy Metal (excerpt)

By
Jesse Kavadlo
/ 19 November 2025
‘Damaged People’ and the Inescapability of Intergenerational Trauma
Reviews

‘Damaged People’ and the Inescapability of Intergenerational Trauma

By
Thomas Scott McKenzie
/ 11 November 2025
Lemonheads’ Evan Dando Authors His Addictive Hooks
Books

Lemonheads’ Evan Dando Authors His Addictive Hooks

By
Brian Stout
/ 11 November 2025

Television

The ‘Shōgun’ Series Is Like a Beautiful Car with No Engine
Television

The ‘Shōgun’ Series Is Like a Beautiful Car with No Engine

By
Mike Cormack
/ 4 December 2025
3 Unsettling 2025 TV Shows You Shouldn’t Miss
Television

3 Unsettling 2025 TV Shows You Shouldn’t Miss

By
Ana Yorke
/ 1 December 2025
Video Killed the Podcasting Star
Culture

Video Killed the Podcasting Star

By
Lukas Burton
/ 24 November 2025
Pantheon’s House of High-Tech Mirrors
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Pantheon’s House of High-Tech Mirrors

By
Amir Segal
/ 20 November 2025

Interviews

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Rufus Wainwright’s Fascination for Kurt Weill’s Music

By
Brian D’ Ambrosio
/ 1 December 2025
Music Feature Sub Head Featured: Top of Home Page Features Interviews Music Features

Cautious Clay’s New Album Is Evening Angst Distilled

By
Colin Scanlon
/ 18 November 2025
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Chubby Checker’s Unexpected Journey Into Psychedelia

By
Sal Cataldi
/ 7 November 2025
Take a Dose of Winterpills and See ‘How We Dance’
Music

Take a Dose of Winterpills and See ‘How We Dance’

By
Michael Bialas
/ 7 November 2025
Greet Death’s Depression Anthems Are Suited to the Times
Music

Greet Death’s Depression Anthems Are Suited to the Times

By
Brian Stout
/ 3 November 2025

Lists

The 25 Best Americana Albums of 2025
The Best Music of 2025

The 25 Best Americana Albums of 2025

By
PopMatters Staff
/ 10 December 2025
The 15 Best Ambient Albums of 2025
The Best Music of 2025

The 15 Best Ambient Albums of 2025

By
Evan Sawdey
/ 9 December 2025
The 80 Best Albums of 2025
Music

The 80 Best Albums of 2025

By
PopMatters Staff
/ 8 December 2025
The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2025
The Best Music of 2025

The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2025

By
Patrick Gill,
PopMatters Staff / 5 December 2025
The 10 Best Global Music Albums of 2025
Music

The 10 Best Global Music Albums of 2025

By
Adriane Pontecorvo
/ 4 December 2025

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