Year-End Top 5 - SLUG Magazine https://www.slugmag.com Salt Lake UnderGround Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:55:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-favicon-SLUG-Magazine-Rebranding-SLUG-Square-Logo-3-32x32.png Year-End Top 5 - SLUG Magazine https://www.slugmag.com 32 32 Top Five Album Revisits That Kept Me Grounded in 2025 https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-album-revisits-that-kept-me-grounded-in-2025/ Sat, 03 Jan 2026 01:03:05 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=193323 Boy, what a scorched wreckage this year has left us in, huh? Between heartbreaks and headaches, the rocky road through 2025 has finally reached the edge. … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2025 for Mesmerizing Busy Minds  https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2025-for-mesmerizing-busy-minds/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:10:36 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=193232 Either way, I spent a lot of time in 2025 looking for music that would move me to move on, scratch my brain just so and trigger an emotional unclogging. … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums for the Sad Girl Psyche https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-for-the-sad-girl-psyche/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 21:50:00 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=193220 Being a “sad girl” isn’t defined by gender or expression, either; it is in your psyche. Here are five albums that have carried me through all of my emotions.  … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2025 That Are So Good, They Made Me Hate AI Even More https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2025-that-are-so-good-they-made-me-hate-ai-even-more/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 06:12:38 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=193054 Even at its most sophisticated, I doubt that AI could successfully replicate even a viral Vine. It would be nothing but an amalgamated copy of videos made by people.   … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2025 That Prove Rap Is As Alive As Ever https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2025-that-prove-rap-is-as-alive-as-ever/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:17:07 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=193003 I can attest, after besieging my already-fragile eardrums for nearly 12 months straight, that rap still overflows with creative vigor. … read more

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]]> Top Five Noisy Albums of 2025 To Burn a Hole Into Your Brain https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-noisy-albums-of-2025/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:40:50 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=192497 Whether you want to expand your consciousness or just drown out the world, these albums turn up the bass to get raw, experimental and just plain weird.  … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2025 to Immerse Yourself in Winter Darkness https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2025-to-immerse-yourself-in-winter-darkness/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:35:48 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=192492 From unyielding ferocity in their riffs to cathartic, soul-haunting melodies, listening to these albums is the perfect way to wrap up your 2025. … read more

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]]> Top Five Indie-ish Albums of 2025 for the Saddest Clown at the Political Protest https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-indie-ish-albums-of-2025/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:00:32 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=192410 I promise there’s at least one indie-adjacent album on this list that can meet you where you're at and keep you company. … read more

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]]> Top Five Alt-Americana Albums of 2025 for the Lost, Wounded and Haunted https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-alt-americana-albums-of-2025-for-the-lost-wounded-and-haunted/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=192254 My top five albums of 2025 fall under the category of alt-Americana. These are the voices that come from the fringes and hang onto the edges of every state. … read more

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]]> Top Five Soundtracks of 2024 for Being Where You Already Are  https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-5-soundtracks-of-2024-for-being-where-you-already-are/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:30:06 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183829 Here are five soundtracks that helped me learn life’s most timeless — and obvious — lessons. … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2024 for Latinx People Entering Their Señora Era https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-5-albums-of-2024-for-latinx-people-entering-their-senora-era/ Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:02:49 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183672 If you notice yourself picking up some of your mother’s or grandmother's habits in your adult life, you are officially entering your señora era. … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2024 for Ethereal Weird Girls Feeling Nostalgic https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2024-for-ethereal-weird-girls-feeling-nostalgic/ Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:00:44 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183738 We’re entering a cultural renaissance where ethereal weird girls again hold increasingly valuable social capital. … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2024 To Speed Run the Stages of Grief https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2024-to-speed-run-the-stages-of-grief/ Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:00:29 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183693 Spanning from ‘90s synth pop to retro psych-punk, each of these albums ushered in a new emotion—listed here in the sequence of the traditional therapeutic model. … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2024 for Thought Daughters https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2024-for-thought-daughters/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:00:59 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183631 For the femmes who analyze everything and have a good time doing it, this one's for you. … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2024 To Kill Your Colonizer  https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2024-to-kill-your-colonizer/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:21 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183581 From Niger to Palestine to Haiti, there are many people living under brutal imperialist powers. It’s impossible not to witness and it’s important to tune in.  … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2024 for a Lost World https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2024-for-a-lost-world/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:00:02 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183574 These five pensive, melancholy records of 2024 might be just what the doctor ordered.  … read more

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]]> Top Five Electronic Albums of 2024 to Shred Your Amygdala https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-electronic-albums-of-2024-to-shred-your-amygdala/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:00:32 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183566 Here are five electronic projects to rewrite your DNA and ascend to a higher plane of existence. … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2024 That Give Cowgirls the Blues https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2024-that-give-cowgirls-the-blues/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:00:30 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183560 Five ladies with a little bit of the blues—a little bit spooky, dusty folk with a little hangover, reminiscent of cigarettes and late morning coffee in cafes—bring home this type of country. … read more

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]]> Top Five Unsettling Albums of 2024 for Trip Sitting Someone You Hate https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-unsettling-albums-of-2024-to-trip-sit-someone-you-hate/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:19:37 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183523 The releases below were common soundtracks for emotional purges, but their intense unnerving quality makes them perfect to psychologically torture someone.   … read more

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]]> Top Five Albums of 2024 to Enter Your Wrongdoer Era https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-albums-of-2024-to-stage-your-wrongdoer-era/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 23:16:43 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=183507 Follow this Top Five Albums of 2024 step-by-step (musical) guide to see if you’re in mid-development of your “wrongdoer” era. … read more

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]]> Top 5 Rock-Distorting Albums of 2023 to End The World (and The Year) https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-5-rock-distorting-albums/ Sun, 24 Dec 2023 16:00:15 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=146102 Pop open a stolen Veuve Clicquot, sit on the steps of Capitol Hill and drone out the vaporizing mushroom clouds with five of the best rock albums from this year. … read more

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]]> Top 5 Roots Albums of 2023 for Swinging to the Beat, Boots on Your Feet https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-5-roots-albums-for-swinging-to-the-beat-with-cowboy-boots-on-your-feet/ Sat, 23 Dec 2023 16:00:39 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=146096 Finding new, worthwhile roots music can be tedious. But while these artists definitely have vintage characteristics, each of them is finding new, original ways to use these elements. … read more

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]]> Top 5 Post-Punk Albums of 2023 to Smash your Neighbors’ Mailboxes To https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-5-post-punk-albums-to-smash-your-neighbors-mailboxes-to/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:00:02 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=146058 Grab your favorite pair of Doc Martens, a baseball bat and a pack of American Spirits and tune in to SLUG’s top 5 post-punk albums of 2023. … read more

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]]> Top 5 R&B Albums of 2023 That Prove Girls Run This Mutha https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-5-rb-albums-that-prove-girls-run-this-mutha/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:00:07 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=146079 As 2023 makes its way into history, war seems to be everywhere you look (again). Amidst the greatest pain, the mamas of the world offer unprecedented perspectives of love. … read more

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]]> Top 5 Metal Albums of 2023 Your Mom Won’t Let You Take To Church https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-5-metal-albums-your-mom-wont-let-you-take-to-church/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:00:09 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=146080 As the holidays come around, blast all of these albums at your family dinner. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, but fuck that—here are the top five violence-invoking metal releases of 2023. … read more

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]]> Top 5 Folk/Americana Albums of 2023 to Make New Friends and Keep the Old https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-5-folk-americana-albums-to-make-new-friends-and-keep-the-old/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:00:02 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=146054 These five albums demonstrate that discovery has a leg up on invention. We don’t need to abandon what we love to make something new.  … read more

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]]> Top 5 Alternative Femme Albums of 2023 To Sponsor Your Next Feral Villain Era https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/alternative-femme-albums-to-sponsor-your-next-feral-villain-era/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:00:02 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=146048 Bring on the bad bitch energy because these five ladies are drenched in it. Get ready to jump, dance, sing, cry and move on from that shitty ex or toxic friend! … read more

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]]> Top 5 Hip-Hop Albums of 2021: Semetary – Rainbow Bridge 3 https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-5-hip-hop-albums-of-2021-semetary-rainbow-bridge-3/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 22:00:31 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=122239 Sematary = Lil Ugly Mane + Gorgoroth + Bladee … read more

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]]> Top Five Ladies and Theys of Metal Albums 2021: Victory Over The Sun https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-ladies-and-theys-of-metal/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 22:00:22 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=122137 Victory Over the Sun = Liturgy x Succumb … read more

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]]> Top Five Bedroom Pop Fetish Albums of 2021: Men I Trust – Untourable Album https://www.slugmag.com/music/top-five/top-five-bedroom-pop-fetish-albums-of-2021-men-i-trust-untourable-album/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 22:00:11 +0000 https://www.slugmag.com/?p=122116 Men I Trust = Phoebe Bridgers + Mac DeMarco … read more

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