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2025 Albums of the Year

January 30, 2026 • Nathan • Season 8 • Episode 1

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In this episode of Music at a Rational Volume, Nate and Kyle discuss the best albums and new releases that 2025 had to offer. Listen in as the hosts talk about the highs and lows of the musical scene in the last year... sometimes great and often times not so much.

Kyle's album of the week Doublewide and Live by Southern Culture on the Skids

This week's playlist: 2025 Albums of the Year

Kip Moore - Solitary Tracks
1. Flowers In December
2. Love & War
Ione - From Here
1. Honestly
2. Come Out Clean
The Beaches - No Hard Feelings
1. Lesbian of the Year
2. Can I Call You In The Morning
Royal Otis - Hickey
1. Moody
2. I Hate This Tune
Cecilia Castleman - Cecilia Castleman
1. It’s Alright
2. Company
Glitterfox - Decoder
1. Passenger
2. Take Me Back
Saint Motel - Afterglow
1. Room With A View (For The End Of The World)
2. Peace n Love n Anarchy
Pacifica - In Your Face!
1. In Your Face!
2. Don’t Blame Me
Raynes - Bloom
1. Goldfish
2. Rainbow Baby
Vistas - Cut The Cord
1. The Middle
2. Always
Amanda Shires – Nobody’s Girl
1. Streetlights & Stars
2. Not Feeling Anything
Dave Hause…and the Mermaid
1. Look Alive
2. Yer Outta My Hair
Kathleen Edwards – Billionaire
1. Billionaire
2. FLA
Ruston Kelly – Pale, Through the Window
1. Give Up the Ghost
2. Pickleball
The Darkness – Dreams on Toast
1. Rock ‘n’ Roll Party Cowboy
2. Walking Through Fire
Neil Young – Oceanside, Countryside
1. Sail Away
2. Pocahontas
Alice Cooper – the Revenge of Alice Cooper
1. Kill the Flies
2. Money Screams
Cheap Trick – All Washed Up
1. Twelve Gates
2. Long Way to Worcester
Fitz & the Tantrums – Man on the Moon
1. Withdrawals
2. Oh, Marie
Bryan Adams – Roll With the Punches
1. Make Up Your Mind
2. Be the Reason

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