Art of the Year 2025

Hello everybody and welcome to 2026. My my what a year it's been. What did I do creatively this year? Well... not much!

But I did watch a lot and listen a lot and live a lot, and I have a list for you now. As always, I made a playlist of my favorite songs released in 2025, and I also compiled playlists each month to chart my listening throughout the year.

The most affecting works I experienced this year were Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov, Perverts by Ethel Cain, and Heavy As All Breath by Palimrya.

In no particular order, here are the music albums I loved most that were released this year:

Perverts by Ethel Cain
saoirse dream by saoirse dream
Silent Dispatch by bambinodj
SAYA by Saya Grey
Lorings by Salami Rose Joe Louis

Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You by Ethel Cain

Pistas by Tony Lugo and Frank Rosaly
Getting Killed by Geese
Earthstar Mountain by Hannah Cohen

There were two other books I read and enjoyed more than usual in 2025:
The Illuminated Burrow by Max Blecher
Bio-Whale by Ville Kallio

I liked One Battle After Another and Wake Up Dead Man. I didn't see any other movies released this year because it's expensive. I really enjoyed the short animated film E6-D7 directed by Eno Swinnen.

I liked the games Peak and Arc Raiders.

I learned to appreciate competitive sports more in 2025. I watched professional baseball and Super Smash Bros Melee.

I learned to appreciate birds more in 2025. My favorite bird is still probably the mourning dove.

I ate pork belly and lamb. I ate sarmale. I drank electrolyte powder dissolved in water. I drank Jinro-brand soju. I drank water.