The best new music (albums & EPs) released in January 2025. All from artists with under a million monthly listeners. Playlist is available at the bottom of the post.
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Artist: Delivery
Album: Force Majeure
Listen to First: "Focus, Right"
Artist: Luna Morgenstern
Album: heartbreak hotel EP
Listen to First: "miss u"
Artist: some fear
Album: some fear
Listen to First: "Worm"
Artist: The Veils
Album: Asphodels
Listen to First: "O Fortune Teller"
Americana & Roots
Artist: Larkin Poe
Album: Bloom
Listen to First: "Bluephoria"
Country
Artist: Willow Avalon
Album: Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell
Listen to First: "Tequila or Whiskey"
Electronic & Dance
Artist: Ela Minus
Album: DIA
Listen to First: "BROKEN"
Experimental
Artist: Son Lux
Album: Risk of Make Believe EP
Listen to First: "Risk of Make Believe"
Folk
Artist: Cecilia Castleman
Album: Cecilia Castleman
Listen to First: "It's Alright"
Artist: Flora Hibberd
Album: Swirl
Listen to First: "Auto Icon"
Artist: Rose City Band
Album: Sol Y Sombra
Listen to First: "Lights on the Way"
Indie
Artist: Blue Violet*
Album: Faux Animaux
Listen to First: "Imagine Me"
Artist: Delights*
Album: If Heaven Looks A Little Like This
Listen to First: "Take A Picture"
Artist: ELLUR*
Album: God Help Me Now EP
Listen to First: "God Help Me Now"
Artist: Mary Eliza
Album: Spider
Listen to First: "Fire"
Artist: Milk & Bone*
Album: Baby Dreamer EP
Listen to First: "FORGONE"
Artist: Victoria Canal
Album: Slowly, It Dawns
Listen to First: "swan song"
Pop
Artist: Tinsley
Album: Tinsley
Listen to First: "Back in Time"
Pop Punk
Artist: Pigeon Pit
Album: Crazy Arms
Listen to First: "keys to the city"
Reggae
Artist: Skiifall
Album: Lovers Til I’m Gone EP
Listen to First: "Problems"
Rock
Artist: Benjamin Booker
Album: Lower
Listen to First: "SAME KIND OF LONELY"
Artist: — Godzillionaire
Album: Diminishing Returns
Listen to First: "3rd Street Shuffle"
Shoegaze
Artist: High.
Album: Come Back Down EP
Listen to First: "Bomber"
Artist: Pastel
Album: Souls in Motion
Listen to First: "Deeper Than Holy"
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