The best albums of 2025 spanned seismic rage rap, intricate guitar music, protest folk, spacey dream pop, and laptop twee. A virtuoso of experimental electronic music re-emerged, a Brooklyn band became the poster child of an alleged rock revival, and a sibling duo made us reconsider how we even listen to music. The LP is sturdy as ever. Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2025 wrap-up coverage here. (All