Finally the episode you've all been waiting for, Album Mode's top 10 albums of 2025! Adriel and Démar list their best albums of the year. After years of reviewing music together the duo divergence has become more obvious and this year's year-end list is evidence.

P.S. Demar's Spotify listening age is 25, Adriel's is 45.

TIMECODES:

3:30 - A lot of albums that we did not review
4:10 - Don’t Tap The Glass
7:30 - West End Girl
9:48 - Miley Cyrus supremacy
15:55 - Yacht Rap
16:49 - An Ambient Demo but good
21:16 - What genre is this?
24:04 - Demar wants the Naomi Campbell album
29:06 - Chainz revival
38:00 - One of the best albums of the decade
43:10 - Comeback Album of the Year
48:12 - Feels like a racing game
52:25 - The Best of Wale
56:00 - One of the Greatest Rappers of all Time
01:01:39 - The Longest No Skips Album
01:06:05 - Two or Three listens a day for Demar’s Number One
1:11:01 - Honourable Mentions

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Démar’s Top 10:

1. EsDeeKid - Rebel
2. The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow 
3. Little Simz - Lotus 
4. PinkPantheres - Fancy That 
5. Bad Bunny - Debi Tirar Mas Fotos 
6. Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out 
7. Amaarae - Black Star 
8. OkLou - Choke Enough 
9. Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful
10. Tyler, The Creator - Don't Tap the Glass

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1. The Weeknd - Hurry Up TOmorrow
2. Little Simz - Lotus 
3. Clipse Let God Sort Em Out 
4. Wale - Etherything is a lot 
5. Chance the Rapper - Star Line 
6. Destin Conrad - LOVE ON DIGITAL 
7. Larry June + Alchemist + 2 Chainz - Life is Beautiful 
8. Venna - MALIK 
9. Freddie Gibbs - ALFREDO 2 
10. Lily Allen - West End Girl

Démar and Adriel discuss who popped off in 2025 that we're looking forward to their work in 2026.

Timecodes
1:10 The Criteria
2:20 Esdeekid
6:50 Timothee Chalamet
11:38 Uzi mixed with Future
12:48 Odeal
18:25 Young Miko
20:26 Similar to early Don Toliver
24:36 Kwn
31:23 The Black performative male
32:10 Dijon
40:35 Rebecca Black
45:06 Not New/But Changing
51:48 Spotify Wrapped
54:17 The Dominance of Drake
56:37 Spotify Listening Age
1:00:03 Old year-end playlists

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Démar and Adriel discuss Summer Walker third studio album "Finally Over It", whether Aaliyah is the GOAT and the strength of the album's feautres.


Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel's rating: 7 / 10

The Love List: Robbed You, No, Go Girl, Heart Of A Woman, Baller

Timecodes:

4:04 - Background on Summer Walker
8:55 - The Singles
9:49 - The influence of Aaliyah
11:50 - What a Summer Walker song sounds like
14:10 - Love for Doja Cat
21:51 - Give Me A Reason
30:13 - So Many Good Features
34:48 - 1-800-Heartbreak
38:58 - Savage the 21st
47:25 - Go Girl
50:20 - The Cover
59:04 - The Score

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Summer Walker - Finally Over It / 2025 / R&B

Démar and Adriel discuss Rosalía's fourth studio album "LUX", its technical excellence and whether an album that's so orchestral can be considered pop.

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Démar’s rating: 5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 6 / 10
The Love List: Reliquia, Divinize, Berghain, Memória 

Démar and Adriel discuss Dave's third studio album "The Boy Who Played the Harp", its abscence of drums and Dave's ability to make songs instead of poetry with a soundtrack.

Démar’s rating: 6 / 10
Adriel's rating: 7.5 / 10

The Love List: The Boy Who Played the Hard, No Weapons, Selfish

Timecodes:

3:00 - Adriel doesn’t like EPs
5:58 - The tone of the album
6:43 - Favourite feature
12:50 - Where are the drums?
16:10 - Demar calls ‘175 Months’ boring
21:04 - Dave vs. Kendrick
23:25 - The Outro
27:10 - Dave’s relatability  
30:35 - Introspection is his best skill
34:03 - Fairchild
41:06 - The Cover
43:45 - The Score

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Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp/ 2025 / rap, hip hop, uk rap

Démar and Adriel discuss Tame Imala's fifth album "Deadbeat", how Tame Impala became a follower with is production and the decline of a once great artist.

Démar’s rating: 5.5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 5.5 / 10

The Love List: Dracula, Loser, Afterthought, My Old Ways

Timecodes:

2:44 - Have they ever been mainstream?
3:58 - First time hearing Tame Impala
8:50  - Adriel’s favourite song
11:05 - Demar’s Dad cosigns
14:17 - The Singles
18:32 - Kevin Parker made a Drake song?
20:50 - Afro House attempt
24:30 - Best song on the project
31:30 - Dracula
36:20 - Lyrics
40:50 - Loser
47:40 - The Cover
48:50 - The Score

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Tame Impala - Deadbeat / 2025 / electronic, dance, afro house

Démar and Adriel discuss Khalid's fourth studio album "after the sun goes down", his lack of vocal colour and whether his simplistic pop lyrics are a negative.

Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel's rating: 4 / 10

The Love List: medicine, nah, nobody (make me feel), impulsive

Timecodes:

2:20 - Technically still very popular
4:18 - Past Khalid Reviews
8:44 - Demar compares ‘True’ to Kidz Bop
9:50 - R&B Khalid
13:20 - ‘Rendezvous’
16:48 - Reminds me of…
22:44 - Lyrics
28:45 - What this means for his career
34:30 - The Cover
38:00 - The Score

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Khalid - after the sun goes down / 2025 / pop, R&B

The Father of Neo Soul has passed, Adriel and Demar discuss how important he is, why so many different artists are mourning him and how boundless his influence has become in modern music.



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Diddy has escaped the RICO charges but that doesn't mean he's gone unscathed. Also, the duo breakdown the Nicki and Cardi B beef, hip hop is ahead of the "head bitch" archetype but does Nicki know that? Keep it locked here on Album Mode.



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Démar and Adriel discuss Taylor Swift's latest album "The Life of a Showgirl", how Taylor's songwriting has collapsed and why she's chasing the people that she's influenced.

Démar’s rating: 2.5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 4 / 10

The Love List: The Fate of Ophelia, Ruin the Friendship

Timecodes:

1:39 - Is the fandom bigger than the music?
7:22 - Past Taylor Swift reviews
13:30 - Fate of Ophelia
16:56 - Actually Romantic
28:56 - Pop music in 2025
30:18 - Honey feels desperate
34:44 - Too much ‘stomp/clap’
39:48 - Ruin the Friendship
45:35 - Lyrics
50:45 - The Most Offensive Track
1:07:17 - Wishlist
1:12:30 - Is Adriel a Swiftie now?
1:18:15 - Worst album since Reputation
1:21:41 - The Cover
1:27:58 - The Score

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Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl / 2025 / pop, pop punk

Démar and Adriel discuss Doja Cat's latest album "Vie", how her singing might have eclipsed her rapping and Janet Jackson's indelible influence on her music.

Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 8 / 10

The Love List: Cards, Jealous Type, Take Me Dancing, Acts of Service, Gorgeous, All Mine

Timecodes:

3:03 - Last Doja Car Review
7:30 - Best at Pop Rap
8:36 - Démar compares Doja Cat to Kyrie Irving
14:03 - Unpacking Jack Antonoff
22:12 - Adriel calls the album ‘Timeless’
26:34 - Lyrics
28:27 - ‘Take Me Dancing’
31:54 - Earl Sweatshirt featuring Doja Cat
35:30 - Sidequest album
38:49 - The Cover
40:42 - The Score

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Doja Cat - Vie / 2025 / hip hop, rap, pop rap, pop, R&B

Démar and Adriel discuss Cardi B's latest studio album "AM I THE DRAMA?", how her bars dance on the line of funny and vicious and why she seems to not care about album cohesion.

Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel's rating: 6.5 / 10

The Love List: Hello, Magnet, Pick It Up, Better Than You, Principal, Imaginary Playerz

Timecodes:

2:37 - Démar's Favourite Cardi B verse of all time
8:16 - Bodak Yellow was cool
12:55 - Invasion of Privacy
15:15 - Ranking all-time female MCs
23:39 - Imaginary Playerz
27:46 - What’s Going On with Lizzo and Cardi B
37:10 - Best feature on the album
45:24 - Lyrics
1:00:37 - Cardi B is still Cardi B
1:02:29 - The Cover
1:06:20 - The Score 

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Cardi B - AM I THE DRAMA? / 2025 / hip hop, rap, R&B, pop

Démar and Adriel discuss Earl Sweatshirt's latest studio album "Live Laugh Love", Earl's unorthodox song structures and whether his complexity is worth it for a regular music listener.

Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel's rating: 6 / 10

The Love List: FORGE, WELDONE!, CRISCO, TOURMALINE, exhaust

Timecodes:

01:35 - Demar is down on Earl
4:59 - FREE EARL
8:52 - An album with no singles
11:35 - Adriel's favourite Earl song
15:28 - Production on Gamma
21:16 - Is Static a Drill song?
33:31 - Demar on Earl abandoning the songs
39:00 - Lyrics on Crisco are genius level
45:34 - Onelongrunonsentence
50:20 - What does this mean for his career?
57:19 - No Skips?
58:16 - The Cover
59:06 - The Score

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Earl Sweatshirt - Live Laugh Love / 2025 / hip hop, rap, alternative hip hop

Démar and Adriel discuss Chance the Rapper's second studio album "STAR LINE", whether it's the comeback album of the year and how Chance the Rapper is underrated as a songwriter.

Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 8 / 10

The Love List: Gun In Yo Purse, Back To The Go, The Negro Problem, Ride, No More Old Men

Timecodes:
4:37 The Big Day
8:25 The Success of Coloring Book
16:35 Favorite Chance song?
23:40 How bad was Hot Shower?
28:29 A song only Chance could make
32:51 Demar doesn't think Chance is tough
35:15 Chance the Singer
43:00 Chance's Kendrick Lamar impression
48:22 Lyrics
53:20 The Negro Problem
1:02:26 Comeback Album of the Year
1:07:04 The Score

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Chance the Rapper - STAR LINE / 2025 / hip hop, rap, alternative hip hop

Démar and Adriel discuss JID's fourth studio album "God Does Like Ugly", how his music is now rappable and being able to adapt to sounds he's never done before.

Démar’s rating: 6 / 10
Adriel's rating: 7 / 10

The Love List: Glory, WRK, Gz, SK8, No Boo

Timecodes:
5:30 - His Past Albums
6:08 - Surround Sound
7:28 - JID & NewJeans
9:25 - Highest Charting Single
15:18 - Production is the Star of This Album
18:13 - JID does R&B well
21:22 - Démar compares Westside Gunn to Playboi Carti
24:00 - Did they choose the Right Singles?
31:14 - A Great Collaborator
36:28 - Adriel claims JID is underrated as a lyricist
46:46 - Demar is Unmoved
52:15 - What Does This Mean for His Career?
57:35 - The Score

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JID - God Does Like Ugly / 2025 / hip hop, rap, alternative hip hop

Démar and Adriel react to Tyler the Creator's latest album "DON'T TAP THE GLASS", discuss whether he's a mainstream artist and if this is his first flop.

Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 5 / 10

The Love List: Sucka Free, Ring Ring Ring, I'll Take Care of You, Don't You Worry Baby

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3:54 - Tyler does big 1st week numbers 
9:19 - Not a concept album
13:20 - Past Tyler the Creator reviews
15:49 - Favourite Tyler the Creator era
17:58 - ‘Ring, Ring, Ring’ should be a single
23:43 - A lot of 80’s references sonically
27:37 - Mommanem
35:44 - Demar is in disbelief
36:46 - Will Tyler find love?
42:40 - Is Post-cancellation?
49:30 - Is this Tyler, the Creator's first flop era?
51:45 - Second time releasing on a Monday
54:27 - His spot in Hip-Hop History
56:30 - The Cover
1:03:03 - The Score

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Tyler, the Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS / 2025 / hip hop, rap, alternative hip hop, Dance

Démar and Adriel react to Clipse's latest album, 'Let God Sort Em Out', geriatric hip hop and the idea of artists making hip hop well into their 50s

Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 7.5 / 10

The Love List: E.B.I.T.D.A., Ace Trumpets, Let God Sort Em Out/Chandeliers,


Timecodes:

1:25 - Every corner of the hip-hop world that’s not part of the mainstream was waiting
3:40 - Is this album really happening?
4:59 - ‘It’s Almost Dry ‘ score
6:40 - Playboi Carti comparison
7:26 - The rollout is getting so much love
8:35 - The original Drake hater/comments about Travis Scott  
13:44 - The production
22:08 - Always has duality in their music / more human parts on the project
25:57 - 50-year-olds in hip hop
28:30 - Hip-hop is the only genre that can’t age gracefully  
28:55 - Hip-hop never got pulled away / never a normalization of how people aged in the genre
35:21 - The blog era of hip-hop is approaching their 40s
37:00 - Favourite song
46:15 -  Almost for the reaction on the timeline  
53:31 - The Score


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Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out / 2025 / hip hop, rap

Démar and Adriel react to Justin Bieber's latest album, 'SWAG', Bieber's closeness to the black community and whether he still is that guy we thought he was in the 2010s .

Démar’s rating: 5.5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 6 / 10

The Love List: ALL I CAN TAKE, DAISIES, DADZ LOVE, DEVOTION

Timecodes:

5:30 - This album is showing he’s spending time with the black community
6:29 - Past Jb review
8:29 - Interested in the rollout
8:45 - No single/single worthy
9:00 - Janet Jackson comparison
14:41 - Dijon and Mkgee
18:35 - Justin is a versatile vocalist
19:37 - Always thought Gunna was an underrated/ Bieber worst part of the song
21:05 - Sweet spot
23:55 - Technically, the bars may fit but its not working
24:30 - Not many songs like this / unique record
25:23 - Meg The Stallion comparison
27:23 - Druski
29:31 - Druski, the best comedian?
31:01 - Cosplay Bieber too much on the nose
31:56 - Iceland billboard
40:50 - The cover
44:35 - He’s not in his bad boy era he’s becoming a dad
47:47 - The score 

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Justin Bieber - Swag / 2025 / pop, new jack swing, synth pop

Démar and Adriel break down Haim's latest album 'I Quit', their closeness to black music and the idea of going 'indie rock mainstream'.

Démar’s rating: 6 / 10
Adriel's rating: 5.5 / 10

The Love List: Gone, Relationships, Spinning, Million Years

Timecodes:

1:41-  Where does one go after peaking above indie pop mainstream
2:26 - In some circles, people know them 
4:44 - MJ comparison
8:10 - First memory
12:28 - This album is kind of like to good and bad of this genre of music  
13:24 - Why do you need to reduce your sound to stomp clap 
17:13 - Love you right is better than what it is  
23:15 - Arlo Parks song
27:58 - A ton of songs that could be singles
30:00 - Almost too pop  
31:34 - Overall good songwriters
39:43 - Putting an artist in a category
40:41 - What does this mean for their career
44:56 - The Cover
47:05 - The Score

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Haim - I Quit / 2025 / indie, rock, pop, soft rock

Honestly, Nevermind was met with confusion when it first came out but its fandom has been growing over the past 3 years since it's release. Démar and Adriel do a little bit of a retrospective on the album and look into how it Honestly, Nevermind continues to age like fine wine.

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0:55 Original review – Demar said in the future people are going to fuck with this
2:25 Is a very much do you know ball convo
2:50 Setting the scene with the drake albums (CLB etc…)
9:18 One of Drake’s best aging albums
11:55 The one flaw with Honestly, Nevermind
14:35 Who else could do this?

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Drake - Honestly, Nevermind / 2025 / pop, club, house, rap