Our favorite 25 Bay Area albums of 2025
Here it is. Yet again, we've done the impossible and ill-advised, narrowing down our favorite Bay Area releases of 2025—across […]
24K by eighty9s
"With 24K, I wanted to create that golden feeling of nostalgia, the sound and spirit of an era that never […]
Redwood Highway by The California Honeydrops
“So until my final daysIn longing I will roamUpon this third stone from the sunThe only home I’ve ever known” […]
desperate flower by Welcome Strawberry
“scent is the most underrated artform — so much of it is entangled with emotion, mood and memory.” Desperate Flower, […]
blue bird rain cloud by dog eyes
They say Y2K is back, and it definitely sounds like it on blue bird rain cloud. A work as lowercase […]
Kiss from the Balcony by Madeline Kenney
Once asked to list her influences during an interview with Paste Magazine, Madeline Kenney responded simply: “ladies doing weird stuff.” […]
Further by Gridlock
Characteristic 1990s IDM beats rise and fall away in a wash of atmospheric, cinematic soundscapes on Further, the second album […]
No Glory Here to Be Found by Ripped to Shreds
"Gotta make connections with real people." — Andrew Lee Remember when Bandcamp was independent? And remember when they regularly hosted […]
Grey Causeway by Grey Causeway
Released at the start of the summer, the self-titled debut album by Grey Causeway merges the lyrical simplicity and catchy […]
PLAYLIST: In the Crate – June 2025
The sixth edition of “In the Crate”, a monthly playlist featuring our favorite (mostly new) songs by Bay Area artists. […]