Another year down and time for the annual MisplacedStraws Best of 2025! There are a lot of familiar names in the list and a couple newcomers. As always, no live records, greatest hits, covers records, or reissues. I’d love to hear what music you listened to this year, feel free to leave your favorites in the comments!
Please scroll below for the MisplacedStraws Best of 2025
We start with the artist of the year, Bruce Springsteen. Bruce released to collections made up of 11 total lps. Tracks II (7 records) and Nebraska ’82 (4 records) both contained a fair amount of previously released material, so they are not on the list, but they are both spectacular!
20 – Neal Morse – Never Been Down This Road
Song – Reach Deep and Grab It All
19 – Joanne Shaw Taylor – Black & Gold
Song – Black & Gold
18 – Styx – Circling From Above
Song – We Lost The Wheel Again
17 – Ellefson/Soto – Unbreakable
Song – It’s Over When I Say It’s Over
16 – A-Z – A2Z2
Song – I Am Numb
15 – Robin McAuley – Soulbound
Song – There Was A Man
14 – Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
Song – Don’t Wake Me Up
13 – W.E.T. – Apex
Song – What Are We Fighting For
12 – Joe Bonamassa – Breakthrough
Song – Drive By The Exit Sign
11- Jason Isbell – Foxes In The Snow
Song – Gravelweed
10 – Jason Bieler – The Escapeologist
Song – Hollow
9 – Samantha Fish – Paper Doll
Song – Paper Doll
8 – The Yagas – Midnight Minuet
Song – Life Of A Widow
7 – Ghost – Skeleta
Song – Satanized
6 – Verve Pipe – Reconciled
5 – Spock’s Beard – The Archaeoptomist
Song – Invisible
4- Pattern-Seeking Animals – Friend Of All Creatures
Song – The Seventh Sleeper
3 – Cosmic Cathedral – Deep Water
Song -I Won’t Make It
2 – Willie Nile – The Great Yellow Light
Song – An Irish Goodbye
1 – Dream Theater – Parasomnia
Song – Bend The Clock
