Curious what notable personalities in the scene think was great this year? So is TGEFM! So we reached out to some of our favorite luminaries ranging from musicians, label personnel, and more for their “Best of 2025” lists. Now, listen: TGEFM is not a taskmistress. Contributors can write these out however they want. So if it doesn’t actually look or read like a list… and sometimes it really is just a list with no other observations! Who cares?
In 2025, Oh The Humanity dropped Ground To Dust, an absolute shredder full of killer riffs, smart lyrics and killer singalongs. To celebrate the closing out of the year, OTH have shared with us their favorite records of the year. Check it out below!
Our friends put out most of our favorite records this year –
Little Low – Sunshine Guilt
Tired Radio – Hope in the Haze
Unseemlier – I Have A Screw Loose, Somewhere
One Fall – Cut & Run
The Jukebox Romantics – This One Looks Cool
Neckscars – Unhinged
Darko – Canvas
MK Naomi – Dream Hiss
Blame it on Whitman – Blame it on Whitman
CG Stanton & the Powerful Stuff – S/T
Cape Crush/Impossible Dog/Good June – Good Dogs Wear Capes
Back Teeth – Ultimate Worrier
The Carolyn – Pyramid Scheme of Grief
Dutch nuggets – Fishbowl’d!
Individual favorites –
Kev
Arm’s Length – There’s A Whole World Out There
Snocaps – S/T
Townies – Speak With Your Chest
Hot Mulligan – The Sound a Body Makes When It’s Still
Heart Attack Man – Joyride The Pale Horse
Chris D
Momma – Welcome To My Blue Sky
White Reaper – Only Slightly Empty
Astronoid – Stargod
Propagandhi – At Peace
Pup – Who Will Look After The Dogs
Anxious – Bambi
Weakened friends – Feels Like Hell
Tini
Weakened Friends – Feels Like Hell
Turnstile – NEVER ENOUGH
Propagandhi – At Peace
84 Tigers – Nothing Ends
Kyle
84 Tigers – Nothing Ends
Deftones – private music
The Haunted – Songs of Last Resort
Thrice – Horizons/West
Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
Check out the pathetic attempts at photography on his insta at https://www.instagram.com/bad_dad_photography/