About this episode
The year is almost halfway over, and there have already been so many incredible new releases. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their best albums of 2025 so far. Plus, they'll hear picks from the production staff. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnG Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs: Viagra Boys, "Man Made of Meat," Viagr Aboys, Shrimptech Enterprises, 2025 Tune-Yards, "Sanctuary," Better Dreaming, 4AD, 2025 Sex Scenes, "I'm Not Your T.V.," Everything Makes Me Sick, Big Neck, 2025 Jetstream Pony, "Bubblegum Nothingness," Bowerbirds and Blue Things, Spinout Nuggets, 2025 Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, "Toecurler," Death Hilarious, Rocket, 2025 Pneu, "Egyptocratie Numéraire," Get Old Or Die Tryin, Head, 2025 Lucy Dacus, "Big Deal," Forever is a Feeling, Geffen, 2025 Trupa Trupa, "Sister Ray," Mourners, Glitterbeat, 2025 Lambrini Girls, "Special Different," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025 YHWH Nailgun, "Pain Fountain," 45 Pounds, AD 93, 2025 Lady Gaga, "Abracadabra," Mayhem, Interscope, 2025 Viagra Boys, "Bog Body," Viagr Aboys, Shrimptech Enterprises, 2025 FKA Twigs, "Room of Fools," Eusexua, Atlantic, 2025 mckusky, "autofocus on the prime directive," the world is still here and so are we, Ipecac, 2025 Horsegirl, "Switch Over," Phonetics On and On, Matador, 2025 Local H, "Bound for the Floor," As Good as Dead, Island, 2025 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .