2025 was a great year for new music discovery! Yes, we say it every year, but we feel it just as strongly now as we did in 2007 when we started. Here are the lists from the DJ’s. Check back as more will be added as the DJs anguish over what will be left off their lists.
Dave Michaels
(M-F 5-9a)
Favorite songs and albums of 2025 in no particular order:
Middle by Jesse Welles
“Cut the Cord (Live in Saratoga)” by Jocelyn & Chris
“Stupid Little Heart” by SIRSY
Paper Doll (Deluxe Edition) by Samantha Fish
“Tanana” by Portugal. The Man
“Elegantly Wasted” featuring Leon Bridges by Hermanos Gutiérrez
“Purse Candy” by Oobleck
“You Called Me Kid” by Pete Droge
Vintage Tales by Dymitry Wild
No Need To Wonder by Sawyer Fredericks
“Lemonade” by Foster Planet
Double Infinity by Big Thief
“Peace” by Peter Maine
“Upstate” by Tops of Trees
“No Rain, No Flowers” by The Black Keys
The Highs, The Lows, and Everything In Between by E.R.I.E.
Always Been by Craig Finn
“The Midnight Chimes” by Stephen Thirolle
“Magnetic” by Tunde Adebimpe
“Bitin’ List” by Tyler Childers
Laura Grant
(M-F 10a-3p)
Best Songs of 2025
(No particular order)
"Time Waited" by My Morning Jacket
"Sushi and Coca Cola" by St. Paul & The Broken Bones
"Horses" by Jesse Welles
"Who Believes in Angels" by Elton John & Brandi Carlile
"Superlover" by Allison Russell (feat.) Annie Lennox and The Rainbow Coalition
"Spaceman in Tulsa" by Counting Crows
"Break Up With Everything" by Michael Franti & Spearhead
"Livin’ in the USA" by Low Cut Connie
"Growing Pains" by Trousdale
"It’s The Little Things" by Charles Wesley Godwin
"Bitin’ List" by Tyler Childers
"Joy Joy" by Valerie June
"Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright" by Muireann Bradley
"Virginia Slim" by Clover County
"Say I Love You" by Anderson East
"Lost Highway" by Kasey Musgraves
"Silver Lining" by Laufey
"Gamble" by Zoe Basha
"Nothing and Forever" by Emma Swift
"Know This" by Braison Cyrus (ft. Miley Cyrus)
Best of 2025 518 Songs
(no particular order)
"Nice" by Erin Harks
"Comes Love" by Hot Club of Saratoga
"Loner" by The Sugar Hold
"Groomer" by Canella
"Give A Little" by Julia Alsarraf
"No Need to Wonder" by Sawyer Fredericks
"Through the Looking Glass" by Annie Scherer
"Don’t Cross Me" by The Alec Lewis Group
"Ain’t the First Time" by Wild Adriatic
"Song of Wandering Aengus" by Drank the Gold
Chris Wienk
(M-F 3-9p)
Girl Blue Forever For Awhile
Buggy Jive Icarus Ascending
Josie Edwards Good Girls (EP)
Girl Love Holy Now (EP)
Aila Chiar “Feel Good”
Shannon Tehya “Child Eyes”
Jeff Tweedy Twilight Override
Sawyer Fredericks No Need to Wonder
Tops of Trees Do Something
Foster Planet "Lemonade"
Keegan James "Keegan’s Lament"
Keegan James "Mr. Monroe"
Oobleck "Purse Candy"
Sirsy "Stupid Little Heart"
Brandi Carlile Returning to Myself
Black Keys No Rain, No Flowers
Larkin Poe "Little Bit"
Lucy Dacus Forever is a Feeling
Snocaps Snocaps
Wednesday Bleeds
Hermanos Gutiérrez "Elegantly Wasted" (ft Leon Bridges)
Bebe Stockwell Driving Backwards (EP)
Presley Haile "Someday Soon"
Joyce Jackey
(Sun 10a-3p)
518 List
SIRSY-Stupid Little Heart
Psycho Mutton Chops-Bar Stool Boogie
Tops of Trees-Upstate
Shane Guerrette-Ole Miss Carolina
Julia Alsarraf-Give A Little
Stephen Thirolle-The Midnight Chimes
Sawyer Fredericks- Funeral Parking Only
Logan Spaleta-Hurt Me Instead
Keegan James & Shannon Tehya-Sheegan's Lament
Deb Cavanaugh-(I Can Be) Hard Hearted
Canella-Cortisol
Keegan James-Keegan's Lament
Off the Record-(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
As Iz-Rocks and Stones
Buggy Jive-When the Thang Ain't Enough
B.C. & the Wholesome Hucksters- Rinky Tink Town
Gail Sparlin-Not Done Yet
Annie Scherer-Through the Looking Glass
WEXT Songs
Larkin Poe- Little Bit
Warren Haynes- These Changes (ft Derek Trucks)
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong- Fantasy
The Jaws of Brooklyn- Litebringer
Wednesday-Townies
Molly Tuttle- That's Gonna Leave a Mark
Craig Finn- People Of Substance
Spoon- Chateau Blues
ALO- Blank Canvas
Valerie June- Joy, Joy!
The Freedom Affair- Get My Share
Courtney Barnett- Stay in Your Lane
The Beths- Metal
Hayes Carll- We're Only Human
Madi Diaz- Fatal Optimist
Paul Thorn- Tough Times Don't Last
Lucy Dacus- Ankles
Josh Ritter- Honeydew (No Light)
Southern Avenue- Upside
Dispatch- Whisk Me Away
Anderson East- Say I Love You
Low Cut Connie- Livin' in the USA
Maggie Rose & Grace Potter- Poison in My Well
Tabitha
(Sun 3-8p)
The List:
"Bitin' List" - Tyler Childers
"Same Old Song" - Lumineers
"Henry, Come On" - Lana Del Ray
"I Wrote A Song Called Take The Skinheads Bowling" - David Lowery
"Livin' In The USA" - Low Cut Connie
"Hotter Than Hell" - Caitlin Canty
"Rubberband Man" - Mumford & Sons (feat. Hozier)
"Progress of Man" - Hayes Carll
"Funeral Parking Only" - Sawyer Fredericks
"Heavy Foot" - Mon Rovia
