Here are some of our favorite releases from May 2025 — listed in no particular order and grouped by genre. Most of these are also featured in our New Tracks and New Albums playlists on Spotify.

P.S. We update these lists throughout the year as we come across more standout releases — it’s impossible to catch everything right away 🙂 If we’ve missed something great, feel free to let us know in the comments!

AMBIENT

Albums

  • Deaf Center – Reverie
    RIYL: Ambient, Dark Ambient, Neoclassical
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

Singles & EPs

  • Almost An Island – What Got Us To Our Feet
    RIYL: Ambient
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Jordan Critz – Riviere
    RIYL: Cinematic, Neoclassical, Ambient
    LISTEN: Spotify
  • Organ Mountain, Ghost & Hollow – Maranatha
    RIYL: Ambient, Cinematic
    LISTEN: Spotify 

ELECTRONIC

Albums

  • N/A

Singles & EPs

  • Arms And Sleepers – Muse
    RIYL: Downtempo, Trip Hop, Indietronica
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Pølaroit, Canea Quartett, Abbott – A Thread
    RIYL: Deep House, Downtempo
    LISTEN: Spotify
  • Damian Boylan – Gossamer
    RIYL: Ambient-Electronic, Downtempo, Ambient Techno
    LISTEN: Spotify | YouTube
  • Idioteque, Isa Sin – 34, 33
    RIYL: Trip Hop, Downtempo
    LISTEN: Spotify

INDIE-ALT/FOLK

Albums

Singles & EPs

  • N/A

JAZZ FUSION

Albums

  • Rumpistol – Nebula
    RIYL: Nu Jazz, Jazztronica
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

Singles & EPs

  • Amero – Woe, Corgi Be Upon Ye
    RIYL: Progressive Jazz Fusion, Progressive Rock
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Seraphine Noir, Mauricesax – Verdigris
    RIYL: Nu Jazz, Jazztronica
    LISTEN: Spotify 
  • Gus Hurteau – There’s Still Time To Regret Everything
    RIYL: Progressive Metal, jazz Fusion
    LISTEN: Spotify 
  • Daoud – Dijon
    RIYL: Ambient Jazz, Jazz Fusion
    LISTEN: Spotify | YouTube

METAL

Albums

  • Rivers Of Nihil – Rivers Of Nihil
    RIYL: Progressive Metal, Death Metal
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Vildhjarta – + där skogen sjunger under evighetens granar +
    RIYL: Progressive Metal, Math Metal
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

Singles & EPs

  • Ithaca – Ithaca
    RIYL: Post-hardcore, Alternative Metal, Metalcore
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Babymetal, Slaughter To Prevail – Song3
    RIYL: Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Deathcore
    LISTEN: Spotify | YouTube
  • Amiensus – Fields Of Emerald Fire
    RIYL: Atmospheric Black Metal, Progressive Black Metal
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Mors Principium Est – Of Death
    RIYL: Melodic Death Metal
    LISTEN: Spotify 
  • Dimscûa – The Dusteater
    RIYL: Post-metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

ROCK

Albums

  • Bouquet – Feel In Color
    RIYL: Post-hardcore, Emogaze
    LISTEN: Spotify 
  • Swans – Birthing
    RIYL: Post-punk, Noise rock, Drone, Post-rock
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Grails – Miracle Music
    RIYL: Ambient, Experimental Rock, Post-rock
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Holy Mountain Mavericks – Comfortable Sounds For Uncomfortable Times Vol I
    RIYL: Midwest Emo, Math Rock, Instrumental Rock
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

Singles & EPs

  • L.O.E – I Was Not Magnificent
    RIYL: Post-rock
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Grapefruit Astronauts – Duck King
    RIYL: Progressive Rock, Instrumental Rock
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Picture Postcard – Returning
    RIYL: Alt Rock, Grungegaze, Shoegaze
    LISTEN: Spotify
  • Slow Quit – Slowly Quitting
    RIYL: Shoegaze, Alternative Rock
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Greet Death – Motherfucker
    RIYL: Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Emogaze
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp
  • Elusive Arizona – Longing For Solitude
    RIYL: Post-rock, Instrumental Rock
    LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

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