Daily Newsletter, July 4, 2025

Holiday for some, pre-weekend for others...

Ljubinko Zivkovic
July 04, 2025

The 50 Best Songs of 2025 So Far (Staff Picks)

Our staff's 50 favorite songs from 2025 so far, including Bad Bunny, Doechii and Sabrina Carpenter.

www.billboard.com/lists/best-songs-2025-so-far/?utm_campaign=syndication

Indie Basement: Favorite Albums of 2025 So Far (mid-year)

This week in Indie Basement: the 30 best records of 2025 from January to June, with a focus on classic indie / alternative.

www.brooklynvegan.com/indie-basement-favorite-albums-of-2025-so-far-mid-year/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The Hotlist, Summer 2025

These are the upcoming albums that Bandcamp fans are excited about.

daily.bandcamp.com/hotlist/the-hotlist-summer-2025

Fan poll: 5 best albums of 2025 so far

See which ones made the list.

www.altpress.com/fan-poll-best-2025-albums-so-far/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Five Things We Liked This Week – 27/06/25

Further Listening: 5. It’s Never Too Soon For A Small Shake Small Shake is the pseudonym of LA-via-Seattle artist Aarin Wright. While Small Shake have just two singles to their name, Aarin is…

fortherabbits.net/2025/06/27/five-things-we-liked-this-week-27-06-25/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: LA NOUVELLE MUSIQUE - LA NOUVELLE MUSIQUE - The Spill Magazine

LA NOUVELLE MUSIQUE LA NOUVELLE MUSIQUE FRUITS TO MER RECORDS There are a number of ways you can approach your take on folk music, and very often the artists stick to the tried and true, sticking to the roots and traditional take on folk. Yet, when you decide to bring in other musical elements or […]

spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-la-nouvelle-musique-la-nouvelle-musique/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2Fpublished+articles

Build Back Better: Greatest Heads by Al Karpenter | The Quietus

Born out of the febrile Basque Country experimental music community and infused with the weirdness of the early 00s New York noise scene, the former solo project of Bilbao’s Alvaro Matilla (now joined by Marta Sainz, Enrique Zaccagnini, and multi-instrumentalist, serial collaborator Mattin) sounds wild and untamed and bursting with possibility

thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/album-of-the-week/al-karpenter-greatest-heads-review/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

10 legendary guitar solos that define rock music

Rock music is a genre that has been defined by the guitar, and these ten riffs show just how versatile and exciting this sound is.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-guitar-riffs-define-rock-music/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Songs You Need In Your Life This Week

The FADER's weekly roundup of the best new music featuring J Hus and Asake, underscores, No Joy, Corey Lingo, Venna, Street Sects, duendita, and more.

www.thefader.com/2025/07/02/songs-you-need-in-your-life-july-2-2025?utm_source=Fader+(Daily+%26+Events)&utm_campaign=8e4117f368-FADER_Newsletter_Wednesday_070225&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_58ecd52b41-8e4117f368-418227718&mc_cid=8e4117f368&mc_eid=336aa9ca4b

Michael Madsen and the greatest needle drop in movie history

It is one of the most iconic scenes in all of cinema and the moment Michael Madsen as Mr Blonde shuffles to Stealers Wheel will always be remembered.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/reservoir-dogs-michael-madsen-and-the-greatest-needle-drop-in-cinema-history/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FFilm+%26+TV

Fluxblog 456: MORE song[s] of MORE summer[s]

8 time capsule playlists including the brand new THIS WAS SUMMER 1983

fluxblog.substack.com/p/fluxblog-456-more-songs-of-more-summers?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=272154&post_id=167442793&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=114ph&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email