For their end-of-year special podcast, Bill Cummings and Jim Auton pick six of their favourite tracks from 2025, talk about end-of-year lists, their favourite songs and albums of the year. Plus the GIITTV poll of albums that was revealed this week, topped by Kathryn Joseph‘s marvellous album, a previous guest on the pod.
They ask if Pitchfork’s end-of-year list has overlooked British and Australian albums? Discuss their favourite gigs of the last twelve months, Suede, Deftones, Focus Wales and Swn festivals, the hip hop of Mckinley Dixon, and the beguiling music of Ichiko Aoba. Also exciting new bands like Ain’t, Superstar Crush and Man/Woman/Chainsaw, the rise of CMAT and Geese, shoegaze, collaborations, debut albums, the 90s revival, AI and much more.
Tracklist:
Ain’t – Pirouette
Suede – Disintegrate
Perfume Genius feat Aldous Harding – No Front Teeth
Superstar Crush – Do What U Wanna
Bored Marsh – The World in your view
Ichiko Aoba – FLAG
Deftones – Milk of the Madonna
Mckinley Dixon – Run Run Run PT2
Man/Woman/Chainsaw – Mad dog
Momma – I Want You (Fever)
Jasmine 4t & Jacob Alon – Find Your People
Stella Donnelly – Year of Trouble
