Here are some of our favorite releases from October 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

• Michael D. Tidwell – Darthscapes
  RIYL: Dark Cinematic, Dark Ambient
  LISTEN: Spotify

• Sævar Jóhannsson – Heima
  RIYL: Neoclassical, Cinematic, Ambient
  LISTEN: Spotify

• Shedir – We Are All Strangers
  RIYL: Ambient-Drone, Dark Ambient
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

Singles & EPs

• Kyle Preston – Paleoshoreline
  RIYL: Neoclassical, Cinematic
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Be Still the Earth & Dear Gravity – Apotheosis (Hammock Remix)
  RIYL: Ambient, Post-rock
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

ELECTRONIC

Albums

• Thylacine – Roads Vol.3
  RIYL: Electro-Neoclassical, Nu Jazz, House
  LISTEN: Spotify 

• Madr – Zero Gravity Heart
  RIYL: IDM, Downtempo, Crossover Classical
  LISTEN: Spotify 

Singles & EPs

• Stan Van Mierlo, To Anjo – First Lines
  RIYL: Ambient-Electronic, Downtempo
  LISTEN: Spotify

• Trent Ivor – Metamorphosis
  RIYL: Ambient-Electronic, Downtempo, Synthwave
  LISTEN: Spotify

• Lohengrin – Call Me
  RIYL: Synthwave, Darksynth
  LISTEN: Spotify

• NDNL – Nova
  RIYL: Synthwave, IDM
  LISTEN: Spotify

• Timelord – Fragments At 3:07 AM
  RIYL: Ambient Techno, Deep House, IDM
  LISTEN: Spotify

• Isil – Essential
  RIYL: IDM, Experimental Electronic
  LISTEN: Spotify

INDIE-ALT/FOLK

Albums

• N/A

Singles & EPs

• Romain Alix – How Lucky Am I
  RIYL: Indie Folk
  LISTEN: Spotify

• Moon Mother – It Comes With Shadows
  RIYL: Indie Folk, Slowcore
  LISTEN: Spotify | YouTube

• Lucas Button – Camouflage
  RIYL: Indie Folk
  LISTEN: Spotify

JAZZ FUSION

Albums

• Yarni – Anemoia
  RIYL: Jazztronica, Nu Jazz, Neo-soul
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Mad Vantage– Ictus
  RIYL: Progressive Jazz Fusion, Progressive Metal
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

Singles & EPs

• Remi Cormier – Volition
  RIYL: Jazz Fusion
  LISTEN: Spotify

• Grand Discovery – Reconnected
  RIYL: Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• The Liquor Store – Spam!
  RIYL: Jazztronica, Nu Jazz, Funk
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Villfarelser – A Universe In My Lap
  RIYL: Jazz Fusion
  LISTEN: Spotify

METAL

Albums

• Primitive Man – Observance
  RIYL: Blackened Doom, Sludge Metal
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Frayle – Heretics & Lullabies
  RIYL: Doom Metal, Doomgaze, Alternative Metal
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Smote – Songs From The Free House
  RIYL: Doom Metal, Drone Metal, Stoner Rock, Heavy Psych
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Conjurer – Unself
  RIYL: Blackened Hardcore, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-metal
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

Singles & EPs

• Gaerea – Hellbound
  RIYL: Atmospheric Black Metal, Melodic Metalcore, Post-black Metal
  LISTEN: Spotify | YouTube

• MØL – Garland
  RIYL: Blackgaze, Post-black Metal
  LISTEN: Spotify | YouTube

• Burial Pit – Skin Eater
  RIYL: Blackened Sludge Metal, Doom Metal
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Rolo Tomassi – In The Echoes Of All Dreams
  RIYL: Progressive Metal, Post-metal, Post-hardcore
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

ROCK

Albums

• Khan – That Fair And Warlike Form // Return to Dust
  RIYL: Stoner Rock, Heavy Psych, Progressive Rock
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Soul Blind – Red Sky Mourning
  RIYL: Grunge, Grungegaze, Post-hardcore
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Friendship Commanders – Bear
  RIYL: Grunge, Alt Rock
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

Singles & EPs

• Blanket –Hole In My Head
  RIYL: Shoegaze, Grungegaze
  LISTEN: Spotify | YouTube

• The Bobby Lees –Napoleon
  RIYL: Punk, Garage Rock
  LISTEN: Spotify | YouTube

• Suichu Spica – MATHRHYTHM
  RIYL: Math Rock, Progressive Rock, Indie Pop
  LISTEN: Spotify | YouTube

• Sara Sloan – Eyes Of Onyx
  RIYL: Alt Rock, Doomgaze, Post-grunge
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Jumper Boy – Elephants
  RIYL: Math Rock, Emo
  LISTEN: Spotify | Bandcamp

• Keste – The Burying Point
  RIYL: Emo, Pop Punk, Alternative Rock
  LISTEN: Spotify 

• Howling Nebula – Collapsing Colossus
  RIYL: Post-rock
  LISTEN: Spotify 

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