List of 2025 albums explained

The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes scheduled for release in 2025. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject.

For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2025 in music.

First quarter

January

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label
January 8	Ethel Cain	Perverts		Daughters of Cain	^[1]
January 10	Franz Ferdinand	The Human Fear		Domino	^[2]
	Ringo Starr	Look Up		Lost Highway, Roccabella Records	^[3]
	Tremonti	The End Will Show Us How		Napalm	^[4]
January 17	David Gray	Dear Life		Laugh a Minute Records	^[5]
	Dear Seattle	Toy		Domestic La La	^[6]
	Mac Miller	Balloonerism		Warner	^[7]
	Tokyo Blade	Time Is the Fire			^[8]
	Victoria Canal	Slowly, It Dawns		Parlophone	^[9]
	The Weather Station	Humanhood		Fat Possum	^[10]
January 24	Avatarium	Between You, God, the Devil and the Dead			^[11]
	Benjamin Booker	Lower		Fire Next Time Records	^[12]
	Central Cee	Can't Rush Greatness		Columbia	^[13]
	FKA Twigs	Eusexua		Young, Atlantic	^[14]
	Ghais Guevara	Goyard Ibn Said		Fat Possum	^[15]
	Kane Brown	The High Road		RCA Nashville	^[16]
	Larkin Poe	Bloom		Tricki-Woo Records	^[17]
	Mogwai	The Bad Fire		Rock Action, Temporary Residence Limited	^[18]
	Tunng	Love You All Over Again		Full Time Hobby	^[19]
	The Weeknd	Hurry Up Tomorrow			^[20]
	Young Knives	Landfill		Gadzook Records	^[21]
January 31	Bonnie "Prince" Billy	The Purple Bird		No Quarter Records, Domino	^[22]
	Cymande	Renascence		BMG	^[23]
	Geologist & D.S.	A Shaw Deal		Drag City	^[24]
	Grayscale	The Hart			^[25]
	The Hellacopters	Overdriver		Nuclear Blast	^[26]
	L.S. Dunes	Violet		Fantasy	^[27]
	Manic Street Preachers	Critical Thinking		Columbia	^[28]
	Mike	Showbiz!		10k	^[29]
	Moe	Circle of Giants			^[30]

February

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label
February 7	Dream Theater	Parasomnia		Inside Out	^[31]
	Guided by Voices	Universe Room		Guided by Voices, Inc.	^[32]
	Inhaler	Open Wide		Polydor	^[33]
	Jinjer	Duél		Napalm	^[34]
	Oklou	Choke Enough		True Panther Sounds	^[35]
	Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory	Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory		Jagjaguwar	^[36]
	Squid	Cowards		Warp	^[37]
February 14	Alessia Cara	Love & Hyperbole		Def Jam	^[38]
	Bartees Strange	Horror		4AD	^[39]
	Doves	Constellations for the Lonely		EMI North	^[40]
	Horsegirl	Phonetics On and On		Matador	^[41]
	Lacuna Coil	Sleepless Empire		Century Media	^[42]
	Richard Dawson	End of the Middle		Weird World, Domino	^[43]
February 21	Killswitch Engage	This Consequence		Metal Blade	^[44]
	Sam Fender	People Watching		Polydor	^[45]
	Silverstein	Antibloom		UNFD	^[46]
	Tate McRae	So Close to What		RCA	^[47]
	The Wombats	Oh! The Ocean		AWAL	^[48]
February 28	Architects	The Sky, the Earth & All Between		Epitaph	^[49]
	Banks	Off with Her Head		Alternative Distribution Alliance	^[50]
	Eric Bass	Eric Bass Presents: I Had a Name			^[51]
	Everything Is Recorded	Temporary		XL	^[52]
	Lisa	Alter Ego		RCA	^[53]
	Miya Folick	Erotica Veronica		Nettwerk	^[54]
	Panda Bear	Sinister Grift		Domino	^[55]
	Sports Team	Boys These Days		Bright Antenna, Distiller Records	^[56]
Backxwash				^[57]
	Lady Gaga		Pop		^[58]

March

List of albums to be released in March 2025

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label
March 7	Destruction	Birth of Malice		Napalm	^[59]
	The Lathums	Matter Does Not Define			^[60]
	Sasami	Blood on the Silver Screen		Domino	^[61]
	Spiritbox	Tsunami Sea		Pale Chord, Rise	^[62]
March 14	Coheed and Cambria	Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe		Virgin	^[63]
	Courting	Lust for Life, Or: 'How to Thread the Needle and Come Out the Other Side to Tell the Story		Lower Third Records	^[64]
	Mia Wray	Hi, It's Nice to Meet Me		Mushroom	^[65]
March 21	Greentea Peng	Tell Dem It's Sunny		AWAL	^[66]
	Old Mervs	Old Mervs		Dew Process	^[67]
	The Horrors	Night Life		Fiction	^[68]
March 28	Arch Enemy	Blood Dynasty		Century Media	^[69]
	The Darkness	Dreams on Toast		Cooking Vinyl	^[70]
Cradle of Filth				^[71]
	L.A. Guns				^[72]

Second quarter

April

List of albums to be released in April 2025

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label
April 4	Bleed from Within	Zenith		Nuclear Blast	^[73]
	Panchiko	Ginkgo		Nettwerk	^[74]

May

List of albums to be released in May 2025

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label
May 2	The Farm	Let the Music (Take Control)		Modern Sky Records	^[75]
May 9	The Amazons	21st Century Fiction			^[76]
May 21	Lana Del Rey	The Right Person Will Stay			^[77]

Unscheduled and TBA

List of albums to be released sometime in 2025

Artist	Album	Genre	Label
Blondie				^[78]
Brian Wilson	Cows in the Pasture			^[79]
Bullet for My Valentine				^[80]
Car Seat Headrest			Matador	^[81]
Clipping			Sub Pop	^[82]
Clipse				^[83]
Finger Eleven				^[84]
Finn Wolfhard				^[85]
Helloween				^[86]
Kesha			Kesha Records	^[87]
Metal Church				^[88]
Miley Cyrus	Something Beautiful			^[89]
Running Wild				^[90]
Saweetie	Pretty Bitch Music		Artistry, Warner	^[91]
Silverstein	Pink Moon		UNFD
Sophie Ellis-Bextor			Universal, Decca	^[92]
Sparks			Transgressive, Firebird Label Services	^[93]
Steven Wilson				^[94]
Testament				^[95]
Triptykon				^[96]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ethel Cain Announces New Album Perverts, Joins American Football in LA . Stereogum . October 14, 2024 . October 14, 2024 . Breihan, Tom.
2. Web site: Franz Ferdinand Return with New Album The Human Fear, Share Video for New Song . Pitchfork . September 11, 2024 . September 11, 2024 . Monroe, Jazz.
3. Web site: Ringo Starr Shares First Single from New Country Album Featuring Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, & More . Stereogum . October 18, 2024 . October 18, 2024 . DeVille, Chris.
4. Web site: Tremonti announces new album plus UK and European tour . Kerrang! . August 6, 2024 . August 6, 2024 . Morton, Luke.
5. Web site: David Gray Maps Out 2025 World Tour . Exclaim! . September 13, 2024 . September 14, 2024 . LaPierre, Megan.
6. Web site: Dear Seattle announce third album Toy, drop new single "Evergreen" . Kerrang! . October 3, 2024 . October 3, 2024 . Carter, Emily.
7. Web site: New Mac Miller Album Balloonerism Announced . Pitchfork . November 21, 2024 . November 21, 2024 . Strauss, Matthew.
8. Web site: Tokyo Blade - Next Full Length Due in Early 2025 . Metal Storm . August 31, 2024 . September 23, 2024.
9. Web site: Victoria Canal announces debut album Slowly, It Dawns with simmering single "Cake" . NME . September 13, 2024 . September 14, 2024 . Rigotti, Alex.
10. Web site: The Weather Station announce new album, share "Neon Signs" . BrooklynVegan . October 2, 2024 . October 2, 2024 . Pearis, Bill.
11. Web site: Avatarium to release new studio album Between You, God, the Devil and the Dead on January 24th 2025 . Grande Rock . July 12, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
12. Web site: Benjamin Booker Announces Tour and First Album Since 2017, Shares New Video . Pitchfork . October 16, 2024 . October 16, 2024 . Green, Walden.
13. Web site: Central Cee Believes You Can't Rush Greatness as He Announces His Long-Awaited Debut Album . Uproxx . October 31, 2024 . October 31, 2024 . Williams, Aaron.
14. Web site: FKA twigs Announces New Album Eusexua, Shares Song . Pitchfork . September 13, 2024 . August 13, 2024 . Monroe, Jazz.
15. Web site: Philly rapper Ghais Guevara announces first album for Fat Possum, shares "Camera Shy" . BrooklynVegan . October 29, 2024 . October 31, 2024 . Sacher, Andrew.
16. Web site: Kane Brown Reveals How He's Taking The High Road After Cryptic Video . iHeart . October 9, 2024 . October 10, 2024 . Fisher, Kelly.
17. Web site: Larkin Poe share details of forthcoming album, Bloom . The Line of Best Fit . September 23, 2024 . September 23, 2024 . Kelly, Tyler Damara.
18. Web site: Mogwai – "Lion Rumpus" . Stereogum . October 29, 2024 . October 29, 2024 . Chelosky, Danielle.
19. Web site: Tunng announce their eighth studio album, Love You All Over Again . The Line of Best Fit . October 8, 2024 . October 8, 2024 . Kelly, Tyler Damara.
20. Web site: The Weeknd Announces Release Date for New Album Hurry Up Tomorrow . Pitchfork . November 27, 2024 . November 27, 2024 . Green, Walden.
21. Web site: Young Knives announce new album, share "Dissolution" . BrooklynVegan . October 7, 2024 . October 7, 2024 . Pearis, Bill.
22. Web site: Bonnie "Prince" Billy - "Our Home" (feat. Tim O'Brien) . Stereogum . October 22, 2024 . October 23, 2024 . DeVille, Chris.
23. Web site: Cymande announce first album in 10 years & US tour, share "Chasing an Empty Dream" . BrooklynVegan . October 16, 2024 . October 16, 2024 . Pearis, Bill.
24. Web site: Animal Collective's Geologist and Highlife's Doug Shaw Announce Album, Share New Video . Pitchfork . November 12, 2024 . November 13, 2024 . Corcoran, Nina.
25. Web site: Grayscale Announce New Album The Hart Via Anthemic Single "Let Go" . Rock Sound . September 24, 2024 . September 24, 2024 . Howell, Maddy.
26. Web site: The Hellacopters announce new album Overdriver . Metal Planet Music . October 31, 2024 . October 31, 2024.
27. Web site: L.S. Dunes announce second album Violet: "A sonic journey into the depths of every band member" . Kerrang! . October 18, 2024 . October 25, 2024 . Carter, Emily.
28. Web site: Manic Street Preachers announce new album, Critical Thinking . The Line of Best Fit . October 25, 2024 . October 25, 2024 . Kelly, Tyler Damara.
29. Web site: Mike Announces New Album Showbiz!, Shares Video for New Song . Pitchfork . November 29, 2024 . November 29, 2024 . Strauss, Matthew.
30. Web site: Moe. Announce New Album and 35th Anniversary Tour; "Ups and Downs" Single and Video Streaming . BraveWords . November 11, 2024 . November 11, 2024.
31. Web site: Dream Theater Debut "Night Terror" + Announce New Album Parasomnia . Loudwire . October 10, 2024 . October 10, 2024 . DiVita, Joe.
32. Web site: Guided By Voices Announce 41st Album Universe Room . Stereogum . November 19, 2024 . November 19, 2024 . DeVille, Chris.
33. Web site: Inhaler have announced their new album Open Wide and a world tour . Dork . November 1, 2024 . November 1, 2024 . Taylor, Sam.
34. Web site: Jinjer Announces Fifth Studio Album, Duél . Blabbermouth.net . October 23, 2024 . October 23, 2024.
35. Web site: Oklou Announces Debut Album Choke Enough and Upcoming Tour . Crash Magazine . November 21, 2024 . November 23, 2024 . Mendel, Max.
36. Web site: Sharon Van Etten Announces Tour and New Album With the Attachment Theory, Shares Video . Pitchfork . October 23, 2024 . October 23, 2024 . Green, Walden.
37. Web site: Squid Announce New Album Cowards, Share "Crispy Skin" . Consequence . November 12, 2024 . November 12, 2024 . Siroky, Mary.
38. Web site: Alessia Cara Announces New Album Love & Hyperbole . Exclaim! . October 21, 2024 . October 21, 2024 . LaPierre, Megan.
39. Web site: Bartees Strange Announces New Album Horror, Shares Single "Sober" . Consequence . October 1, 2024 . October 1, 2024 . Krueger, Jonah.
40. Web site: Doves announce new album, share "Renegade" . BrooklynVegan . November 4, 2024 . November 4, 2024 . Pearis, Bill.
41. Web site: Horsegirl Announce Album and Tour, Share Video for New Song "2468" . Pitchfork . November 19, 2024 . November 19, 2024 . Strauss, Matthew.
42. Web site: Lacuna Coil Announces Sleepless Empire Album, Shares New Single "Oxygen" . Blabbermouth.net . October 2, 2024 . October 2, 2024.
43. Web site: Richard Dawson – "Polytunnel" . Stereogum . October 29, 2024 . October 29, 2024 . DeVille, Chris.
44. Web site: Killswitch Engage Announce New Album, Unveil Lead Single "Forever Aligned" . Consequence . November 20, 2024 . November 20, 2024 . Hadusek, Jon.
45. Web site: Sam Fender Announces Release Date for Long-Awaited New Album People Watching . Billboard . November 13, 2024 . November 13, 2024 . Williams, Sophie.
46. Web site: Silverstein Announce New Double Album Antibloom / Pink Moon . Exclaim! . October 17, 2024 . October 18, 2024 . LaPierre, Megan.
47. Web site: Tate McRae Announces New Album So Close to What & 2025 World Tour . Billboard . November 14, 2024 . November 14, 2024 . Dailey, Hannah.
48. Web site: The Wombats Announce New Album Oh! The Ocean . Exclaim! . October 11, 2024 . October 11, 2024 . Brasil, Sydney.
49. Web site: Architects tell us about "Whiplash" and new album The Sky, the Earth & All Between: "If we’re not going to fulfil our potential now, when are we?" . NME . November 19, 2024 . November 19, 2024 . Shah, Rishi.
50. Web site: Banks announces fifth album Off with Her Head with impassioned new single "Best Friends" . NME . November 22, 2024 . November 22, 2024 . Dunworth, Liberty.
51. Web site: Shinedown's Eric Bass Announces Debut Solo Album, Unveils Lead Single "Mind Control" . Consequence . November 13, 2024 . November 14, 2024 . Hadusek, Jon.
52. Web site: Everything Is Recorded – "Losing You" (feat. Sampha, Laura Groves, Jah Wobble, & Yazz Ahmed) . Stereogum . November 20, 2024 . November 22, 2024 . Breihan, Tom.
53. Web site: Blackpink's Lisa Embraces New Aura in Alter Ego Debut Album Teaser . Rolling Stone . November 19, 2024 . November 30, 2024 . Richardson, Kalia.
54. Web site: Miya Folick – "Erotica" . Stereogum . December 4, 2024 . December 4, 2024 . DeVille, Chris.
55. Web site: Panda Bear Announces Tour and New Album, Shares Video for New Song With Cindy Lee . Pitchfork . October 15, 2024 . October 15, 2024 . Strauss, Matthew.
56. Web site: Sports Team announce new album, channel Big '80s on new single "I'm in Love (Subaru)" . BrooklynVegan . July 18, 2024 . July 20, 2024 . Pearis, Bill.
57. Web site: Backxwash to Release New Album in February 2025 . Exclaim! . October 31, 2024 . October 31, 2024 . LaPierre, Megan.
58. Web site: Lady Gaga on Joker: Folie à Deux, Getting Engaged, and the Joy of Making Pop Music Again . Vogue . September 5, 2024 . September 5, 2024 . Van Meter, Jonathan.
59. Web site: Destruction Announce New Album, Unleash Eponymous Single "Destruction" . Consequence . November 14, 2024 . November 14, 2024 . Hadusek, Jon.
60. Web site: The Lathums announce new album Matter Does Not Define and UK and Ireland tour . NME . October 30, 2024 . October 30, 2024 . Molloy, Laura.
61. Web site: Sasami – "Slugger" . Stereogum . September 23, 2024 . September 23, 2024 . Brodsky, Rachel.
62. Web site: Spiritbox Announce New Album Tsunami Sea, Unveil Single "Perfect Soul" . Consequence . November 18, 2024 . November 18, 2024 . Hadusek, Jon.
63. Web site: Coheed and Cambria announce new album The Father of Make Believe, share new song & video . BrooklynVegan . November 20, 2024 . November 20, 2024 . Sacher, Andrew.
64. Web site: Courting – "Pause at You" . Stereogum . November 20, 2024 . November 20, 2024 . Chelosky, Danielle.
65. Web site: Mia Wray Announces Debut Album, Hi, It's Nice to Meet Me . The Music . October 25, 2024 . October 26, 2024 . Jenke, Tyler.
66. Web site: Greentea Peng announces new album Tell Dem It's Sunny, shares single "One Foot" and announces Spring 2025 UK and European tour . NME . December 2, 2024 . December 2, 2024 . Aubrey, Elizabeth.
67. Web site: Old Mervs Announce Self-Titled Debut Album For 2025 . The Music. November 27, 2024. December 4, 2024.
68. Web site: The Horrors return with new line-up, gothic new single and details of new album 'Night Life' . NME . October 2, 2024 . October 4, 2024 . Geraghty, Hollie.
69. Web site: Arch Enemy announce 12th album, Blood Dynasty . Kerrang! . October 4, 2024 . October 4, 2024 . Carter, Emily.
70. Web site: The Darkness – "The Longest Kiss" . Stereogum . September 18, 2024 . September 18, 2024 . Jones, Abby.
71. Web site: New Cradle of Filth Album to Arrive 'Around March' 2025 . Blabbermouth.net . May 2, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
72. Web site: Next L.A. Guns Album Will Be 'Different' from the Other Records, Says Tracii Guns . Blabbermouth.net . July 3, 2024 . July 24, 2024.
73. Web site: Bleed from Within Announce New Album Zenith, Unleash "In Place of Your Halo" . Consequence . December 4, 2024 . December 4, 2024 . Hadusek, Jon.
74. Web site: Panchiko Announce Ginkgo, Their Next Album, with a Poultry-Starring, Gladiator-Inspired Visual for Its Title Track . Uproxx . November 22, 2024 . November 23, 2024 . Pointer, Flisadam.
75. Web site: The Farm Announce First New Album in Over 30 Years . Stereogum . November 14, 2024 . November 14, 2024 . Breihan, Tom.
76. Web site: The Amazons announce "dark" fourth album and drop new single . Kerrang! . November 6, 2024 . November 6, 2024 . Carter, Emily.
77. Web site: Lana Del Rey Announces New Album The Right Person Will Stay Out May 21 . Stereogum . November 25, 2024 . November 25, 2024 . DeVille, Chris.
78. Web site: A new Blondie album is coming in 2025 . NME . October 25, 2024 . October 25, 2024 . Duran, Anagricel.
79. Web site: The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Is Releasing a Lost Country Album with Star-Studded Guests . People . February 13, 2024 . July 20, 2024 . Bell, Sadie.
80. Web site: Bullet for My Valentine Enters Studio to Record Eighth Album . Blabbermouth.net . November 9, 2024 . November 11, 2024.
81. Web site: Car Seat Headrest return after Will Toledo's long COVID recovery . The Seattle Times . June 12, 2024 . September 8, 2024 . Rietmulder, Michael.
82. Web site: Clipping – "Run It" . Stereogum . September 12, 2024 . September 17, 2024 . Breihan, Tom.
83. Web site: Clipse Reveal New Album Coming in the "Next Year" . Consequence . June 20, 2024 . July 20, 2024 . Fu, Eddie.
84. Web site: Finger Eleven Teases "Adrenaline" Single; New Album Due in 2025 . Blabbermouth.net . July 17, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
85. Web site: Finn Wolfhard Plans Solo Album of "Lo-Fi Stuff That I Recorded All on Tape" . Exclaim! . March 14, 2024 . July 20, 2024 . Hudson, Alex.
86. Web site: Helloween to Release New Studio Album in 2025 . Blabbermouth.net . February 15, 2024 . July 24, 2024.
87. Web site: Kesha Enters Independent Era with Launch of Kesha Records, Plots New Album for 2025 . Variety . September 23, 2024 . September 24, 2024 . Horowitz, Steven J..
88. Web site: Metal Church - New Live Album Due in July . Metal Storm . June 1, 2024 . July 24, 2024.
89. Web site: Miley Cyrus working on Pink Floyd-inspired new album Something Beautiful: "But more glamorous and filled with pop culture" . NME . November 20, 2024 . November 24, 2024 . England, Adam.
90. Web site: Running Wild - New Music in the Making . Metal Storm . June 4, 2024 . July 24, 2024.
91. Web site: Saweetie sets the tone for debut album with new single "Is It the Way" . Revolt . September 28, 2024 . September 29, 2024 . Velasquez, Angelina.
92. Web site: Sophie Ellis-Bextor announces UK headline tour, new album for 2025 . RetroPop . October 24, 2024 . November 1, 2024 . Gotto, Connor.
93. Web site: Sparks announce their signing to Transgressive Records at AIM Awards . The Line of Best Fit . October 18, 2024 . October 24, 2024 . Kelly, Tyler Damara.
94. Web site: "It's just two twenty-minute songs. Very conceptual." Steven Wilson updates on his unreleased new studio album . Louder . February 22, 2024 . July 20, 2024 . Ewing, Jerry.
95. Web site: Alex Skolnick on Next Testament Album: 'It Should Be Wrapped Up by the Fall or At the End of the Year' . Blabbermouth.net . July 20, 2024 . July 24, 2024.
96. Web site: Triptykon Is Plotting a New Album for 2025, Possible EP Before That . Metal Injection . July 17, 2024 . July 20, 2024 . Kennelty, Greg.