rparmar Dense, joyful, noisy, melodic, surprising, and full of bugs and lobsters. What's not to like? Favorite track: Save the Lobsters.

krotix The combination of shoe gaze and electronica plus the vocals caught my attention. Favorite track: Bather in the Bloodcells.

encountersltd The album of 1998 of 2028! Favorite track: Bugland.

mac ince One of 2025s best live performances. So dynamic and hypnotic

magoski Evaporation is a vibration.
Life—death—rebirth—
life—death—rebirth—
best tasted in the bitter bottoms of coffee cups
that never empty,
that never close the café.

Teased and tethered—
we are bound to the repeating rifle,
the tactile pulse of power,
leaders trading back and forth,
promises made to prolong occupation.
Invisible subjugation—
dressed as freedom.

But still—
the people talk.
Still they come.
Even broken cups hold echoes.
Even shattered walls hold heat.

Levrikon My favorite albums of 2025, #18.
Striking experimental electronics from Beirut. Driving, sensual, and surprisingly intense - it blew my hair back a couple of times. Favorite track: Hadikat Al Ams حديقة الأمس.

Aaron Cyr yeah Pidge I agree if you see Mikey Young anywhere near a release it's a banger for sure. This is another!!! Nice driving through the mountains at night at about 90 🤯. Perfect soundtrack for a full moon Favorite track: 22° Halo.

PIDGE Saw the Mikey Young name and that was all I needed. Thanks MY for having your finger on the pulse of amazing new bands. Warsaw 480km has an amazing beat that’s consistently through the album. Makes you want to crank it up. Favorite track: Sextape.

jaytoncray This is a gem! Absolutely screams cool from the first note to the last. Favorite track: Fake Eyes.

Frank Cevasco Very good modern interpretation of 60s psych. Feels very fresh with many contemporary songwriting/instrumental influences, though still a psychedelic rock album at its heart. pretty trippy too... Favorite track: Koalas.

bill_mukang This album is simply fantastic, and so well produced! Perfect mellifluous blend of jangle and groove. Sounds like Tess Parks set out to make her masterpiece and succeeded. Particular shout out to the bass-lines that both underpin and drive it. The blend of it all is beautiful on the ears. Favorite track: Bagpipe Blues.

Colin I don't particularly understand how, but basically every single song on this album has wound up in my house on repeat for an entire day, It's tough to pick just one, because they're all so good.

If you enjoy psychedlia, neo-psychedelia, BJM, etc. This is a conservative album, probably more conservative than her previous album. However, by playing it safe, Tess really lets her voice shine on this one. Highly recommend. Favorite track: Sunnyside.