RayRay’s Top Songs 2025
Much like Nathan, I feel like our days in the blogging world are numbered as we continue to see others in the game either falter, put up gaudy pay walls, or liter their sites with intrusive ads. We’ve said it before, this is all just a labor of love for us, and maybe this is why we can press on when others end or drastically change – it’s all just fun for us, our livelihoods don’t depend on it. So we’re gonna press on and keep doing this thing until it starts feeling like real work, and we hope you’ll continue to stick with us and maybe, just maybe enjoy our rambling. And yeah, year end lists are cliche and silly, but a song playlist is enjoyable for me (see keeping the joy is important). I’ve loved diving into playlists from folks I trust, and hopefully you will enjoy my attempt at trimming my favorites down to 100. We consume TONS of new music on the daily, so while 100 may seem like a lot, in our world, it is not. Hit the jump for list and playlist links.
It’s a band, folks! Swedish producer 
I generally do my best to keep an eye on the goings-on over in Melbourne, but somehow I missed out on the solid work of 
When it comes to 
This year I’ve tried my best to really spend time listening to stuff that’s not making it on all the mass publications, as that’s where the glory is…for me at least. 
UK outfit 
As you’ve likely noticed, I’ve been really high upon Swiss artist 
I could wax, poetically, about the meaning of year-end lists and how they turn us onto great tunes to create our playlists, but instead, I feel like this is my sort of last gasp post of the year, in what seems like a last gasp moment for blogs. I instilled some silly rules on myself in crafting this list…but if I disclose that, it could ruin your fun of jamming to all these records. So here’s a list…put whatever meaning into it you can, and just remember, I love to do this…even when its tough to string words together…so please keep coming back and we’ll keep doing this.
If you’ve followed this site for any time, you’d know the name Meritorio Records; it’s a ATH household name, and we typically adore what they’re putting out. But, it can’t all be new music, can it? The answer is no, as label head Alvaro Lisson has opted to curate a new reissue label titled 
I’m a little bummed that I wasn’t even aware this new