On this last episode of the podcast of the year, I’m joined by long-time friends and recurring guests of the show, Glenn Donaldson of The Reds, Pinks, & Purples, and Chris Berry of Soft Abuse Records, for a virtual and very informal roundtable-style discussion about some favorite albums of the year, music trends of 2025, other musical explorations we all went further into, along with other random topics. We also discuss what Glenn has coming up for the year ahead with The Reds, Pinks, & Purples, and what Chris has in the works for Soft Abuse. These are two of my favorite people to talk music with, so it was a real pleasure to have them on as guests together, another first for the show. I hope you enjoy this one! Feel free to get in touch if you have any comments or questions. The podcast will carry on in the new year ahead. Until then, thanks for looking and listening.

• ~Introductory Music: Pumice “Necklace on a Necklace” Table (Soft Abuse)
• Discussion segment with Glenn Donaldson & Chris Berry
• Vulture Feather “Let it Through” It Will Be Like Now (Felte Records)
• Uniform “All” Joan St High Tide (No Label NZ)
• Fugitive Bubble “Rot” What Will Happen If We Stop? (Sorry State)
• Discussion segment with Glenn Donaldson & Chris Berry
• Joanne Robertson (with Oliver Coates) “Always Were” Blurrr (AD93)
• G.I. Jinx “Brainrot” Mindfreak (Celluloid Lunch)
• Hüsker Dü “Celebrated Summer” 1985: The Miracle Year (Numero Group)
• Discussion segment with Glenn Donaldson & Chris Berry
• Ensemble Nist Nah “Pasang” Spilla (Black Truffle)
• Dania “Car Crash Premonition” Listless (Somewhere Press)
• Creode “Untitled B2” Zep Tepi (Regional Bears)
• Discussion segment with Glenn Donaldson & Chris Berry
• Obscuress “Driving Around” Maltha (Unifactor)
• Who Cares? “Vale of Tears” S/T (Self-released)
• Sacred Paws “Turn Me Down” Jump Into Life (Merge)
• Drunk Elk “Endless Dreamless Sleep” Clear Skies in Effect (Repressed)

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