As we reach the halfway point of 2025, Dave and Andrew discuss several of the BrooklynVegan team's favorite albums of the first six months of the year, broken down by genre, including indie rock, punk/hardcore, emo, pop, rap, metal, country, and a few smaller subgenres in between. At the end, we name 10 albums we're looking forward to hear that are coming out this summer.

Our 40 Favorite Albums of 2025 So Far

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/our-40-favorite-albums-of-2025-so-far/

58 Albums We're Anticipating for Summer 2025

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/58-albums-were-anticipating-for-summer-2025/

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