Daily Newsletter, December 27, 2025

Including Britpop classics, punk rarities, a different side of Nick Drake, an over-the-top Big '80s masterpiece, '90s ambient house, and more.

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The 12 key albums 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.

Exploring the sounds of Nabeel (نبيل), the Virginia-based artist blending his cultural heritage in Iraq with his adoration for shoegaze and 1990s slacker rock.

When rock's already-proven talents decide to pool their resources, the results have sometimes been spectacular. But only sometimes...

A look at the taste of Fat Mike, frontman of NOFX, via his five favourite albums and what they say about him as a musician a public persona.

The surf-inspired tune hit the charts in 1974.

The word timeless is thrown around a little bit too much these days, but these songs from 1977 may be worthy of the label.

Results from our end-of-year poll with Mary Halvorson and Sylvie Courvoisier claiming victory...

It should really be “best sampling of rock books,” because there are seemingly always new rock tomes being issued, cluttering up the bookshelves. Really,

Atwood Magazine’s “Mistletones” showcases the best new holiday songs and exciting covers of beloved classics to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year! 2025 features Natalie Jane, Train, Natalie Grant, Cory Henry, Ava Della Pietra, Old Crow Medicine Show, Sydney Quiseng, Magnus Ferrell, Jacquie Roar, Sofia Talvik, and many more!