The Sound of 2025: 15 Tracks of the Year’s Greatest Music

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Given away with the review of the year 2025 edition of Uncut, TAKE 346. Not for resale.
Card sleeve.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: 2100012574365 CUT 13 2025
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code: IFPI AEW11

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-29 12:39 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1No Fear
recording of:
No Fear
Big Thief3.36:57
2The Van Pelt Parties
Patterson Hood feat. Wednesday3:09
3Knowledge
engineer and producer:
Sean Read
bass:
Will Collins (William Collins; Scottish guitarist)
guitar:
Will Collins (William Collins; Scottish guitarist) and James Walbourne (UK guitarist and vocalist)
keyboard and percussion:
Will Collins (William Collins; Scottish guitarist) and Sean Read
organ [hammond], saxophone and trumpet:
Sean Read
piano and vocal:
Sean Read and James Walbourne (UK guitarist and vocalist)
background vocals:
Bianca White (vocalist; performs with Edwyn Collins), Sean Read and Lena Wright (vocalist and backing vocalist; performs with Spiritualized, Edwyn Collins)
Edwyn Collins3:15
4Farmers Market
producer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco)
mixer:
Animesh Raval (audio and recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Andrew McKinney
drums (drum set):
Nick Banks
electronic instruments:
Jason Buckle (British electronic musician)
farfisa:
Candida Doyle
guitar:
Mark Andrew Webber (Guitarist with Pulp)
piano:
Rich Jones (21st century British violinist)
violin:
Emma Smith (violinist)
vocals:
Jarvis Cocker
recorded at:
Studio Orbb in Walthamstow, Waltham Forest, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2024-11-18 until 2024-12-13)
recording of:
Farmers Market (from 2024-11-18 until 2024-12-13)
lyricist:
Jarvis Cocker
composer:
Pulp
Pulp4:30
5As I Roved Out
recording of:
As I Roved Out ("... on a bright May morning")
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 277) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 277)
Robert Plant feat. Suzi Dian6:10
6Melodie Is a Wound
recording of:
Melodie Is a Wound
writer:
Tim Gane (UK songwriter & guitarist in Stereolab) and Lætitia Sadier
Stereolab7:35
7Allbarone
recording engineer:
Luke Pickering
programming and producer:
Paul Epworth
mixer:
David Wrench
synthesizer:
Paul Epworth
lead vocals:
Baxter Dury and JGrrey
vocals:
Baxter Dury and JGrrey
recording of:
Allbarone
lyricist:
Baxter Dury
composer:
Baxter Dury and Paul Epworth
Baxter Dury4:28
8June Rain
bass guitar:
Mat Osman
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Simon Gilbert (Suede’s drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Richard Oakes
keyboard [synthesisers and piano]:
Neil Codling
lead vocals [singing]:
Brett Anderson (Suede)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Suede Limited (in 2025)
recording of:
June Rain
writer:
Brett Anderson (Suede) and Richard Oakes
Suede4.53:57
9Rock City
Horsegirl43:47
10Wrong
Annie & The Caldwells feat. Deborah Caldwell Moore2:23
11Out in the Dark
recording of:
Out in the Dark
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Tweedy
Jeff Tweedy3:32
12It’s a Mirror
producer:
Blake Mills
mixer:
Joseph Lorge and Blake Mills
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion and other vocals [throat singing]:
Blake Mills
drums (drum set):
Tim Carr (American drummer, producer and composer)
electric guitar:
Greg Uhlmann (U.S. guitarist, producer, and composer), Meg Duffy (American guitarist) and Blake Mills
harmonium and background vocals:
Alan Wyffels
piano:
Blake Mills and Alan Wyffels
vocals:
Mike Hadreas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Perfume Genius (US singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas) (in 2025)
part of:
Pitchfork: Best New Track (number: 2025.01.15) and Musikexpress – Die Songs des Jahres 2025 (number: 43)
recording of:
It’s a Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Mike Hadreas
Perfume Genius3.43:32
13Day One
programming:
Sam Tsang
additional engineer:
Joe Richmond
engineer:
Javier Martínez Cruces (task: engineering of Eli Teplin), Ian Gold and Justin Vernon
additional producer:
Ryan Olson (Minneapolis musician) and Asher Weisberg
producer:
Jim‐E Stack (US electronic artist), Sam Tsang and Justin Vernon
assistant mixer:
Kieran Beardmore (mixing engineer) and Matt Wolach
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
bass guitar:
MonoNeon (US bassist Dywane Thomas Jr.)
bass synthesizer, guitar and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Justin Vernon
drums (drum set):
Jim‐E Stack (US electronic artist)
harpejji:
Cory Henry (US organist, keyboardist, producer, songwriter and vocalist)
keyboard:
Eli Teplin
piano:
Eli Teplin and Sam Tsang
synthesizer:
Sam Tsang
vocals:
Dijon (R&B singer), Justin Vernon and Jenn Wasner
recording of:
Day One
writer:
Brandon Burton (engineer), Dijon Duenas (R&B singer), Dijon Duenas (songwriter), Ilsey (US | pop singer), Jennifer Lynn Wasner, Sam Tsang and Justin Vernon
Bon Iver feat. Dijon and Flock of Dimes3.153:30
14Concern
William Tyler5:18
15Love Me Like You Used to Do
recording engineer and producer:
Matt Ross‐Spang
drums (drum set):
Dillon Napier
electric guitar:
Jamie Davis (guitarist)
electric upright bass:
Alec Newman (bass guitarist; performs with Margo Price)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2026)
recording of:
Love Me Like You Used to Do
lyricist and composer:
Steven Knudson (composer; performs with Margo Price)
Margo Price feat. Tyler Childers34:29

Credits

Release

pressed by:TAKT (Polish manufacturer)
mastered at:Sound Performance in Greenwich, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
glass mastered at:TAKT in Olkusz, Małopolskie (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), Poland
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/35594029 [info]