In 2025, music took many forms, coming from different places and scenes, each offering something distinct. From standout Canadian releases to records gaining attention beyond their local roots, the year was shaped by albums that stuck with us through repeat listens and late-night spins. Across genres and styles, these projects reflect the range of sounds that define Met Radio. Here’s our top 128 albums of 2025.

 

128 🇨🇦 Joy Jesse Mac Cormack Montreal, QC (Secret City Records)

127 🇨🇦 The Yearbook Club!!! Norter Charlottetown, PE (Self-Released) Check out Amanda Shekarchi’s interview with Declan Rockwell on Met 30

126 Aseurai Phoebe Rings Auckland, New Zealand (Self-Released)

125 🇨🇦 Motorcycle Sound Effects Young Friend Vancouver, BC (Nettwerk)

124 🇨🇦 The Sewing Room Laura Reznek Vancouver, BC/London, UK (Mary Yelling)

123 🇨🇦 All Cylinders Yves Jarvis Montreal, QC (Next Door)

122 I Can Change Your Mind Maddie Jay Los Angeles, USA (Real Canadian Cheddar)

121 🇨🇦 Journal d’un loup-garou Lou-Adriane Cassidy Montreal, QC (Bravo Musique)

120 🇨🇦 Think of Mist Dorothea Paas Toronto, ON (Telephone Explosion) Check out Amanda Shekarchi’s review on Think of Mist

119 Sister Frost Children New York, USA (True Panther/Dirty Hit)

118 Unreal Legss London, UK (Self-Released)

117 Singapore Dreaming Subsonic Eye Singapore (Topshelf)

116 Natural Causes Adult Mom Purchase, USA (Epitaph)

115 🇨🇦 Emerald Tablet Potatohead People & Slippery Elm Vancouver, BC (Mysterybox)

114 🇨🇦 Bitter Sweet, Sweet Bitter Fortunato Durutti Marinetti Toronto, ON (We Are Time)

113 🇨🇦 Whispering City Whispering City Winnipeg, MB (Self-Released)

112 🇨🇦 There’s a Whole World Out There Arm’s Length Quinte West, ON (Pure Noise)

111 🇨🇦 Nerve Madeleine Roger Winnipeg, MB (Birthday Cake) Check out Amanda Shekarchi’s interview with Madeleine Roger on Met 30

110 🇨🇦 Crash Test Plane Kylie V Vancouver, BC (Royal Mountain)

109 🇨🇦 This Ol’ Way Benjamin Dakota Rogers Brantford, ON (Good People)

108 🇨🇦 Maintenant Jamais Population II Montreal, QC (Bonsound)

107 🇨🇦 Warm Soup at the Big Rain Liam Cole Kingston, ON (Watch That Ends The Night Records)

106 Find My Friends Find My Friends Pittsburgh, USA (Bloody Knuckles)

105 🇨🇦 Beauty’s Pride Born Ruffians Toronto, ON (Yep Roc)

104 🇨🇦 Never Never Lammping Toronto, ON (We Are Busy Bodies)

103 🇨🇦 On the Dancefloor The Planet Smashers Montreal, QC (Stomp)

102 🇨🇦 Outline Sam Lynch Vancouver, BC (Birthday Cake)

101 🇨🇦 City of Clowns Marie Davidson Montreal, QC (Because Music)

100 🇨🇦 $hit Machine Night Court Vancouver, BC (Recess)

99 🇨🇦 Art Oracles Vox Rea Vancouver, BC (604 Records)

98 Motionblur Split Chain Bristol, UK (Epitaph)

97 🇨🇦 The Truth We Hold Amanda Rheaume Ottawa, ON (Ishkōdé Records)

96 Trying Not to Have a Thought Algernon Cadwallader Philadelphia, USA (Saddle Creek)

95 We’re Having a Barn Dance Lavender London, UK (Night Time Stories)

94 🇨🇦 Modes of Transportation Billianne Milton, ON (Self-Released)

93 Gumshoe Samantha Crain Shawnee, USA (Real Kind)

92 🇨🇦 Character Traits Logan Richard Charlottetown, PE (Outside Music)

91 🇨🇦 Tide/Tied Thanya Iyer Montreal, QC (Topshelf)

90 🇨🇦 Guitar Songs EP Merv xx Gotti Toronto, ON (Trifecta Sound) Check out Amanda Shekarchi’s review on Guitar Songs

89 Pirouette Model/Actriz New York, USA (True Panther/Dirty Hit)

88 Ivy Boy Ivy Boy Boston, USA (Self-Released)

87 🇨🇦 Two Dancers Landon Morris Port Hawkesbury, NS (Self-Released)

86 🇨🇦 Diamond Jubilee Cindy Lee Toronto, ON (Superior Viaduct)

85 Diving for a Prize Sea Lemon Seattle, USA (Luminelle Records)

84 🇨🇦 Is Any of This Real? Avril Jensen Montreal, QC (Coop Faux-Monnayeurs)

83 🇨🇦 Why We Run Menno Versteeg Toronto, ON (Royal Mountain)

82 🇨🇦 From Here to the Sea Meredith Moon Toronto, ON (New Motor)

81 The Milkman Petey USA Los Angeles, USA (Capitol)

80 Die in Love Greet Death Flint, USA (Deathwish)

79 🇨🇦 Progress Bakery Eliza Niemi Toronto, ON (Tin Angel) Check out Amanda Shekarchi’s review on Progress Bakery

78 🇨🇦 Cherry Bomb Taylor Holden London, ON (Self-Released)

77 🇨🇦 Hopeless Dreams Fernie Montreal, QC (Secret City)

76 🇨🇦 Terrible Human Vivienne Wilder Toronto, ON (Fallen Tree)

75 Barricade Force Model Los Angeles, USA (Bug Body)

74 🇨🇦 Brainfreeze Benja Toronto, ON (Stay Level)

73 This Heat is Slowly Killing Me Aunt Katrina Washington, DC, USA (Crafted Sounds)

72 🇨🇦 Mental Madness Pig Pen Niagara Region, ON (Flatspot)

71 🇨🇦 Big Dog Bria Salmena Toronto, ON (Sub Pop)

70 🇨🇦 Everything at Once Talking Violet Windsor, ON (Flying Colours)

69 🇨🇦 Jimmie Jimmie Kilpatrick Brandon, MB (You’ve Changed)

68 For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) Japanese Breakfast Philadelphia, USA (Dead Oceans)

67 🇨🇦 Even Sad Boys Like to Have Fun Samwoy Montreal, QC (Self-Released)

66 🇨🇦 Music is the Answer Shebad Guelph, ON (Self-Released)

65 🇨🇦 Second Sight Chxmeras Vancouver, BC (Apparatus)

64 🇨🇦 2 Foxwarren Regina, SK (Anti-)

63 🇨🇦 Sad Clown No Frills Toronto, ON (We Are Busy Bodies)

62 🇨🇦 If You Don’t See Me, You Saw Me Len Bowen Winnipeg, MB (Self-Released)

61 🇨🇦 Flowers Wild Abound Justin Karas Montreal, QC (Self-Released) Check out Amanda Shekarchi’s review on Flowers Wild Abound

60 🇨🇦 Humanhood The Weather Station Toronto, ON (Next Door)

59 🇨🇦 Maybe Next Time Chrissy Spratt Ottawa, ON (Self-Released)

58 The Villain Mal Blum Los Angeles, USA (Get Better)

57 Tuff Times Never Last Kokoroko London, UK (Brownswood)

56 🇨🇦 Radios and Buffalos Liv Wade Cowichan Valley, BC (Merilainen)

55 🇨🇦 Dès les premières pages du début Pluton-sur-mer Quebec City, QC (Self-Released)

54 🇨🇦 Big After I Die Charlie Houston Toronto, ON (Arts & Crafts)

53 🇨🇦 Infinity Club II Bambii Toronto, ON (Because)

52 🇨🇦 Child of my Heart Georgia Lee Johnson Vancouver, BC (Self-Released)

51 🇨🇦 Shame Ombiigizi Kingston, ON (Arts & Crafts)

50 🇨🇦 Basia’s Palace Basia Bulat Montreal, QC (Secret City)

49 🇨🇦 Bleeds Wednesday North Carolina, ON (Dead Oceans)

48 Never Enough Turnstile Baltimore, USA (Roadrunner)

47 Girl Violence King Princess New York, USA (Section1)

46 🇨🇦 What Hasn’t Killed Me Rachel Cousins St John’s, NL (Scilly Cove)

45 🇨🇦 Live Like the Sky Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Peterborough, ON (You’ve Changed)

44 🇨🇦 Songs for Adam Jason Camlot Montreal, QC (Self-Released)

43 🇨🇦 Equus Asinus Men I Trust Montreal, QC (Self-Released)

42 🇨🇦 Dan’s Boogie Destroyer Vancouver, BC (Merge)

41 Good Story Eliza McLamb New York, USA (Royal Mountain)

40 🇨🇦 To Keep Dominique Adams Edmonton, AB (Birthday Cake)

39 🇨🇦 Shine Tean Dream Kingston, ON (Lovetown)

38 Late Great Laura Stevenson New York, USA (Really) Check out Laura Stevenson’s performance on Met Radio LIVE

37 🇨🇦 Let it Hiss The Barr Brothers Montreal, QC (Secret City)

36 🇨🇦 Bury the Key TOPS Montreal, QC (Ghostly)

35 🇨🇦 I Can See the Future Leith Ross Ottawa, ON (Republic)

34 🇨🇦 Never Been Small Jennarie Toronto ON (Self-Released)

33 🇨🇦 Bad Luck Pearl Bad Luck Pearl Victoria, BC/Calgary, AB (Funny Orange)

32 🇨🇦 Work Dream Sundowner Toronto, ON (zBTFD)

31 🇨🇦 Living While Dying Fanclubwallet Ottawa, ON (Lauren)

30 The Rubber Teeth Talk Daisy the Great New York, USA (Self-Released)

29 🇨🇦 Please, Be Normal Yesterday’s Rust Toronto, ON (Self-Released)

28 🇨🇦 Serene Demon Art d’Ecco Victoria, BC (Paper Bag)

27 🇨🇦 Bite Down Ribbon Skirt Montreal, QC (Mint)

26 Evangelic Girl is a Gun Yeule Singapore (Ninja Tune)

25 🇨🇦 Sunniest of Days Kimmortal Vancouver, BC (Odd Doll)

24 🇨🇦 Before the Hour’s Up Marissa Burwell Regina, SK (DevilDuck) Check out Amanda Shekarchi’s review on Before the Hour’s Up

23 🇨🇦 Big Sucker Kicksie Toronto, ON (Bedhead)

22 🇨🇦 Running With Scissors Afternoon Bike Ride Montreal, QC (Friends of Friends)

21 Different Talking Frankie Cosmos New York, USA (Sub Pop) Check out Amanda Shekarchi’s interview with Frankie Cosmos’ Greta Kline on Met 30

20 🇨🇦 Sincerely, Chloë Doucet Toronto, ON (Self-Released) Check out Amanda Shekarchi’s interview with Chloë Doucet on Met 30

19 🇨🇦 Better Broken Sarah McLachlan Halifax, NS (Concord)

18 🇨🇦 Shy at First Cootie Catcher Toronto, ON (Cooked Raw)

17 Precipice Indigo De Souza Spruce Pine, USA (Loma Vista)

16 🇨🇦 Who Will Look After the Dogs? PUP Toronto, ON (Little Dipper)

15 🇨🇦 Equus Caballus Men I Trust Montreal, QC (Self-Released)

14 🇨🇦 When I Paint my Masterpiece Ada Lea Montreal, QC (Saddle Creek)

13 Headlights Alex G Philadelphia, USA (Sony)

12 🇨🇦 Strange Trip Ahead Mariel Buckley Calgary, AB (Birthday Cake)

11 🇨🇦 Guitar Mac DeMarco Vancouver, BC (Self-Released)

10 Moisturizer Wet Leg Isle of Wight, UK (Domino)

9 🇨🇦 Natural Light Dan Mangan Vancouver, BC (Arts & Crafts)

8 🇨🇦 Start Anew Shad Toronto, ON (Secret City)

7 🇨🇦 Stay Here Where it’s Warm Babygirl Toronto ON (Arts&Crafts)

6 🇨🇦 The Starrr of the Queen of Life Debby Friday Toronto, ON (Royal Mountain)

5 🇨🇦 Believer Sister Ray Toronto, ON (Royal Mountain)

4 🇨🇦 SAYA Saya Gray Toronto, ON (Dirty Hit)

3 🇨🇦 Eye of the Storm Georgia Harmer Toronto, ON (Arts & Crafts)

2 🇨🇦 Blurring Time Bells Larsen Montreal, QC (Royal Mountain)

1 🇨🇦 Liquid Compactor Penny & the Pits Saint John, NB (Forward Music Group)