2025 felt like a turning point for albums. After years of single-driven releases and fast cycles, artists started taking their time again: longer tracklists, clearer moods, stronger identities. Genre lines blurred even more this year: pop borrowing from club music, rap slowing down and getting reflective, electronic records leaning emotional, indie sounding bigger and more confident. When you think back on the year, chances are one of these records is playing in the background. 💽
Cover: ROSALÍA for “LUX”