Tag: Spiritbox

Favorite Albums of 2025

Once again, my favorite records of the year. Presented in no particular order.

 

Tsunami Sea – Spiritbox

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This record was my most played of the year. It took a while for me to love, and for a while I thought the middle of the record lagged a bit. No more. This record is an achievement

 

Never Enough – Turnstile

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Turnstile had a lot to live up to following Glow On, and this is a bit of a Glow On pt. 2. Thats okay. It’s a great record. The videos of their concerts I’ve seen during “Birds” in particular look like the best pit in the world.

 

Lonely People with Power – Deafheaven

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Deafheavens best record since Sunbather. Enough said.

 

Dyed (2008–2023) – The Maine

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This is a great concept for a “b-sides” style of record. The whole thing is good too! Even my referring to it as a “b-sides” record is underselling it.

 

Live, Vol. Two – mewithoutYou

I continue to love this band. mewithoutYou forever.

I’ll also note that there will be a third release next year, and the first two volumes didn’t include my favorite songs. I am excited for that as well.

 

Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… – AFI

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I’ve written a bunch about this band and this record already, so I’ll keep it brief. This record continues to hold up as I’ve gone back to it in recent weeks. Its a great breath of fresh air into a band that didn’t need it.

 

No One Was Driving The Car –  La Dispute

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Another great fanatic record from La Dispute. “Top – Sellers Banquet” might be my favorite song of the year.

 

Big Ole Album, Vol. 1 – A Day to Remember

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This record is great. Heavy, poppy, fun, even stupid at times (I’m looking at you “All My Friends”). This band has become a great vertex for the scene – I mean look at all the folks on the cover that helped make this record. Lastly, the release cycle was super interesting for this record too. They had released the physical record (vinyl, CDs, etc) a month or two before the digital release. I think thats a great way to “reward” fans ahead of the larger release, and I hope they repeat it with volume 2. 

2024 Music Listening Stastics

Total Minutes: 33354

 

Top Artists

1) Bring Me The Horizon – 2257 minutes

2) Slipknot – 1667 minutes

3) blink-182 – 1402 minutes

4) Green Day – 1190 minutes

5) mewithoutYou – 1101 minutes

 

Top Albums

1) POST HUMAN: NeX GEn, Bring Me The Horizon – 1598 minutes

2) ONE MORE TIME… Part-2, blink-182 – 1171 minutes

3) The Fear of Fear, Spiritbox – 874 minutes

4) Saviors, Green Day – 665 minutes

5) The Hum Goes on Forever, The Wonder Years – 661 minutes

 

 

Top Songs

1) “Cellar Door” – Spiritbox

2) LosT – Bring Me The Horizon

3) sTraNgeRs – Bring Me The Horizon

4) “Jaded” – Spiritbox

5) “AmEN!” – Bring Me The Horizon

2025 Music Listening Stastics

I’m a little surprised Poppy’s latest record didn’t make this list, and I’m a *little* embarrassed by how much I listened to “Feedback” by A Day to Remember.

 

Total Minutes: 34649

 

Top Artists

1) Bulmuri – 2649 minutes

2) AFI – 2557 minutes

3) Spiritbox – 2463 minutes

4) A Day to Remember – 1833 minutes

5) The Wonder Years – 1803 minutes

 

Top Albums

1) Tsunami Sea, Spiritbox – 1689 minutes

2) Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…, AFI – 1110 minutes

3) Big Ole Album, Vol. 1, A Day to Remember – 1039 minutes

4) Pantheon, Dance Gavin Dance – 814 minutes

5) NEVER ENOUGH, Turnsile – 683 minutes

 

Top Songs

1) “Feedback” – A Day to Remember

2) “Perfect Soul” – Spiritbox

3) “No Loss, No Love” – Spiritbox

4) “Soft Spine” – Spiritbox

5) “Fata Morgana” – Spiritbox

 

Lastly, I thought it’d be fun to look at my music listening over time. Pretty steady, but up a little bit year-over-year this year.

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Favorite Albums of 2023

Better late than never, but in no particular order: here are the records from 2023 that really stuck with me.

 

Why Would I Watch – Hot Mulligan A3842452868 10.

The last song on this record is probably the best, but the whole thing is a fun ride. You do leave thinking “man, is this guy ok? Is he still drinking?”

 

Toxic Positivity – The Used 71tXx2F3axL. UF1000,1000 QL80 .

Another wonderful record from John Feldman and The Used. Tracks like “Dancing with a Brick Wall”, and “I Hate Everybody” are real standouts.

 

This is Why – Paramore 91T8oKMkowL. UF1000,1000 QL80 .

To be honest, this might be my least favorite of the last there Paramore records, but I still get “C’est comma Ça” stuck in my head from time to time.

 

ONE MORE TIME… – blink–182 Blink 182 One More Time scaled.

This was a really great return from blink. I liked the Matt Skiba era better than most, I think. However, Turpentine might be my all-time favorite blink song. The whole record is great, and in the intervening two years they released a Deluxe version that is also great.

 

The Maine – The Maine 51a9ErPbV1L. UF1000,1000 QL80 .

The Maine continue an incredible run of records following American Candy. Dos #2 is a fun opening track, but several others really hit as well. This band just keeps getting better

So Much (for) Stardust – Fall Out Boy

I had written about this album when it came out, and I think that that holds up. Its a good album. It feels much more like the latter half of Fall Out Boys run prior to their disbanding, than their radio-ready singles from ~5 years ago.

The Fear of Fear – Spiritbox A1747554934 10.

I know I said these aren’t in any particular order, but this is probably my favorite release of 2023. Theres something to be said for a really tight, concise E.P., and more bands ougt to say it. No bloat; just the best 4-6 tracks. I think it really helps w/ cohesion and continuing a theme throughout the release. This was the first thing by Spiritbox I had listened to, and believe me, they’ve become a mainstay of the last several years.