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Their Years in Review
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Gavin Adcock’s 2025 In Review:
Feuded with everyone from Charley Crockett to your mom. Was called country cosplay by Americana snobs. Ran like a scared child when faced with the consequences of his online actions. Had no actual hits besides the people struck with flying beers at his concerts.
Charley Crockett’s 2025 In Review:
Released slightly less than his usual 300 songs per year output, but the music was more memorable. Feuded with Gavin Adcock. Was called country cosplay by people who claim to love traditional country music but latched onto Gavin instead. Posted lots of vaguely cocky country rockstar stuff on social media.
Lainey Wilson’s 2025 In Review:
Won all the awards, enraging Morgan Wallen’s void-brained stans. Got engaged at George Jones’ mansion, probably enraging the “country music died in 1979” crowd. Continued to speak with a twang that made Thelma Harper from Mama’s Family sound like a Yankee in comparison. Ended the year performing with Snoop Dogg, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and the Bocellis for some reason.
Morgan Wallen’s 2025 In Review:
Gave me meme content by walking off the SNL set early like a spoiled brat. Practiced low stakes anti-establishmentarianism with his refusal to acknowledge the major country awards shows (nor they him). Was not recorded saying no-no words, yet somehow continued to be popular. Released a just as bloated but less interesting album than his previous attempt - still continued to be lauded and payed by his mentally uncomplicated fanbase.
Zach Bryan’s 2025 In Review:
By his standards flew relatively under the radar - with big exceptions - after an overexposed 2024. The exceptions were a few festival headline spots and some F**KING GIGANTIC stadium “concerts” (more shows where emo-rural college kids sang every word so loud only diehards could enjoy it) AND that time he got drunk and scaled a fence to confront the blowhard at the top of this piece.
Dec 30, 2025
Farce the Music's Top 25+ Albums of 2025
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1. Turnpike Troubadours - The Price of Admission
2. Luke Bell - The King is Back
3. Kathleen Edwards - Billionaire
4. Justin Wells - Cynthiana
5. James McMurtry - The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy
6. Cole Chaney - In the Shadow of the Mountain
7. Valerie June - Owls, Omens, & Oracles
8. Colter Wall - Memories & Empties
9. Charley Crockett - Dollar a Day
10. Ken Pomeroy - Cruel Joke
11. Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunt
12. Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow
13. Joe Stamm Band - Little Crosses
14. Waylon Jennings - Songbird
15. Jason Scott & The High Heat - American Grin
16. Ben Nichols - In the Heart of the Mountain
17. Patterson Hood - Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams
18. Matt Daniel - The Poet
19. Sunny Sweeney - Rhinestone Requiem
20. Tobacco City - Horses
21. Hailey Whitters - Corn Queen
22. Hayes Carll - We’re Only Human
23. Jason Boland & The Stragglers - The Last Kings of Babylon
24. Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman
25. Ryan Necci & The Buffalo Gospel - The Dead Can’t Take a Hint
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58 more I really liked (in no particular order):
Jesse Daniel - Son of the San Lorenzo
Muscadine Bloodline - …And What Was Left Behind
Snocaps - s/t
William Prince - Further From the Country
Amanda Shires - Nobody’s Girl
Nicholas Jamerson - The Narrow Way
Ani DiRusso - Super Pedestrian
Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
Joshua Hedley - All Hat
Charley Crockett - Lonesome Drifter
Tami Neilson - Neon Cowgirl
Olivia Wolfe - Silver Rounds
The Wilder Blue - Still in the Runnin’
JD Clayton - Blue Sky Sundays
Nick Shoulders - Refugia Blues
Leon Majcen - Better Days
Whiskey Myers - Whomp Whack Thunder
Kat Hasty - The Time of Your Life
Brent Cobb - Ain’t Rocked in a While
Them Coulee Boys - No Fun in the Chrysalis
Vandoliers - Life Behind Bars
Petey USA - The Yips
Jesse Welles - Middle
Brennen Leigh - Don't You Ever Give Up on Love
Cody Jinks - In My Blood
Chaparral - Western Pleasure
Sam Stoane - Tales of the Dark West
Will Stewart - Moon Winx
Pug Johnson - El Cabron
Nick Shoulders - Refugia Blues
Juliet McConkey - Southern Front
Colby Acuff - Enjoy the Ride
Rebecca Porter - Roll With the Punches
Liquid Mike - Hell is an Airport
Tyler the Creator - Don’t Tap the Glass
Tanner Usrey - These Days
Bonnie Prince Billy - The Purple Bird
Jake Owen - Dreams to Dream
Will Hoge - Sweet Misery
Jeremy Pinnell - Decades
Juliet McConkey - Southern Front
Joshua Ray Walker - Tropicana
SG Goodman - Planting By the Signs
Silverada - Texas 42
Pigs x7 - Death Hilarious
Lola Kirke - Trailblazer
Deftones - Private Music
Trenton Fletcher - Tornado Alley
Dalton Domino - Arizona
Nolan Taylor - s/t
Ole 60 - Smokestack Town
Billy Woods - Golliwog
Avery Anna - Let Go Letters
Testament - Para Bellum
Brandi Carlile - Returning to Myself
Jake Worthington - When I Write the Song
Kelsey Waldon - Every Ghost
Ruston Kelly - Pale, Through the Window
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What Your Favorite Album of 2025 Says About You 2
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Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunt
You have a weird ass sense of humor but keep it under wraps at work. You’ve longingly stared out a rain streaked window while listening to this and considered calling your dad, but decided against it. When discussing this album online, you insist to detractors that there’s nothing political about it, but code switch around your liberal friends and mention Snipe Hunt’s “clearly anti-Capitalist” bent. You’re “Appalachia sober” (only drink moonshine when you’re around your old high school friends).
Parker McCollum - Self-Titled
You’re not exactly a country poser - you can put up a deer stand and your boots have been worked in - but you still reside on a cul-de-sac and drive a truck far too big and expensive for your needs. This is Parker’s first album in a while that you weren’t embarrassed to defend. Your girlfriend would drop you for him in a millisecond.
Chase Matthew - Chase
You fit the description of a bro-country fan circa 2014, but with a Malibu’s Most Wanted flair. Your parents are legitimately ashamed of you for multiple reasons, including the time you showed up to church in a white tee, gold chain, and sagging pants. Your girlfriend has been ‘about to turn 18’ for a couple years now. You don’t listen to Morgan Wallen, because he’s “too country.”
Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow
You sound like an NPR host in person, but every host of The View at once when you post on Threads or Bluesky. You’re torn between loyalty to Jason and your feminist obligation to believe Amanda on their whole divorce situation, so you just avoid the topic altogether. You’ve maintained friendships with MAGA folks, but have restarted your smoking habit so you can go outside when politics comes up at parties. You occasionally mix in some pop-country to lighten your mind, but only on YouTube so it doesn’t show up in your Apple Music history.
Jessie Murph - Sex Hysteria
You are the female version of a Chase Matthew fan. For some reason, you still drive your ex-boyfriend’s low rider. Your parents want you to put on a swimsuit with more bottom coverage when you lay out at the trailer park’s pool. You have a confederate flag tattoo above a Juicy tattoo on your thigh. You have been in more fights than the Paul brothers combined.
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