Daily Newsletter, December 13, 2025

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Ljubinko Zivkovic
December 13, 2025

8 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now

Stream new releases from 21 Savage, This Is Lorelei, Fred Again.., Nas & DJ Premier, Conway the Machine, Hercules & Love Affair, Leif, and Fucked Up

pitchfork.com/news/8-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-21-savage-this-is-lorelei/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Notable Releases of the Week (12/12)

This week's Notable Releases include Nas & DJ Premier, Conway the Machine, This Is Lorelei, and more.

www.brooklynvegan.com/nas-dj-premier-conway-the-machine-this-is-lorelei-juliana-hatfield-health-reviews/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Featured New Album Releases | AllMusic

Browse the latest album releases on AllMusic

www.allmusic.com/newreleases?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The 20 best tracks of 2025, ranked

Featuring Ethel Cain’s ‘Nettles’, Smerz’ ‘You’ve got time and I’ve got money’ and EsDeeKid, Fakemink and Rico Ace’s anthemic ‘LV Sandals’

www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/69273/1/20-best-tracks-of-2025-ranked-ethel-cain-smerz-esdeekid-fakemink?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/album

The Best Songs of 2025

10 musical highlights setting the stage for the second half of the decade.

floodmagazine.com/213865/the-best-songs-of-2025/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Rockfort! The Best French Music of 2025 | The Quietus

In another fine year for French releases, it’s been heartening to note that music heads in the UK and Ireland are becoming increasingly aware of how vital the French underground scene is, and just recently I’ve experienced the delights of Rockfort favourites Emmanuelle Parrenin, Société Étrange and Megabasse live on these shores. Earlier this year, […]

thequietus.com/tq-charts/columns-of-the-year/rockfort-the-best-french-music-of-2025/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The 32 Best Rap Albums of 2025

Featuring projects from Earl Sweatshirt, Che, BunnaB, Monaleo, and, uh, HappyDranker

pitchfork.com/features/list-and-guides/best-rap-albums-2025/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The Best Albums of 2025

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year.

www.npr.org/2025/12/11/g-s1-99935/the-best-albums-of-2025?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20251211&utm_term=10501367&utm_campaign=music&utm_id=34194110&orgid=433&uniquet=KkNE66RbBMGQPosX3br2hg&utm_att1=

The 15 best EPs of 2025

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-eps/the-15-best-eps-of-2025?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The Best Books of 2025: Espionage Fiction

In another year packed with top quality espionage fiction, readers will find a special fascination with Oxford, great literature, and life in exile. Here are our choices for the year’s best s…

crimereads.com/best-books-2025-espionage-fiction/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/books

The 5 Best Songs Of The Week

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members…

stereogum.com/2482750/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week-607/lists/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week

5 songs you need to hear this week

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-new-songs/5-songs-you-need-to-hear-this-week-december-11-2025?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FPlaylists