Year-End Lists

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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The Rosebuds

Sand + Silence
1. Top 140 Albums of 2014: Under the Radar
Loud Planes Fly Low
1. Top 50 Albums of 2011: Austin Town Hall
2. Top 80 Albums of 2011: Under the Radar

Trending Lists

Best Albums of 2024 Jon Caramanica · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
25 Best Albums of 2011 Complex
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Communion Park Jiha
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Early Work Andrew Martin
Eileen Ottessa Moshfegh
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Raven Jackson
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
The Golden Heart Protector Margaret Glaspy
Fear City Kim Phillips-Fein
Nightcrawler Dan Gilroy
The Harbingers
We're All Alone in This Together Dave
Invasive species Marwa Helal
Never Rarely Sometimes Always Eliza Hittman
Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal Pavement

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