Exclaim! - 25 Nov 2025
2025 IN REVIEW
KHRUANGBIN
YOO II AVEC NOLAN POTTER
HEAVEN FOR REAL
NECK DEEP
SUNN O)))
THE GITS
CLIPSE
AESOP ROCK
DRAIN “Is Your Friend”
NOFX
RIBBON SKIRT
“Some things are unspoken and can only be transferred through instruments.”
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“Gord Downie used to tell me, ‘Your songs are snapshots of your life.’”
HAYLEY WILLIAMS
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THE LAST DINNER PARTY
THE RETURN OF ROCK
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READERS POLL
RIBBON SKIRT
COMICS
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LEANNE BETASAMOSAKE SIMPSON
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THE DEARS RANK THEIR FIVE BEST SONGS
WILLIAM PRINCE
JUST ANNOUNCED:
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THEY SAY STORIES
SATYA
BLOOM EFFECT
MEKEL
NAKEDBURN
THE BOOJUMS
WET FOR DAYS
GIZMO
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HYUNJI-A
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SAM LYNCH
MAN TO MAN
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MULETIDE CHEER
“YOU THINK OF CANADA, YOU THINK OF THE
TEST OF TIME
BRIGHTLY BURNING
LOVE BYTES
Sudan Archives
THE BPM
PINKPANTHERESS
RIBBON SKIRT
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ROSALÍA
DEAFHEAVEN
SLASH NEED
GEESE
SAYA GRAY
TURNSTILE
WEDNESDAY
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WITH TEETH Bite Down is the Best Album of 2025
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THE WEEKND
PIG PEN PUP
COLDPLAY
SHANIA TWAIN
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BDS CALLS FOR RADIOHEAD BOYCOTT
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KNEECAP BANNED FROM CANADA — OR ARE THEY?
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COLDPLAY’S JUMBOTRON SCANDAL
CHANTAL KREVIAZUK TWEAKS “O CANADA”
JULY 5:
THE VELVEL SUNDOWN ARE AN AI BAND
OCTOBER 6:
RUSH RETURN WITH NEW LINEUP
NOVEMBER 11: CINDY LEE RETURNS
DRAKE’S “NOT LIKE US” LAWSUIT
MAY 3:
LADY GAGA’S RECORDBREAKING SHOW
JULY 2:
DIDDY ACQUITTED — PARTLY
SEPTEMBER 8:
BODY FOUND IN D4VD’S TESLA
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R.I.P. BRENT HINDS
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RIBBON SKIRT
DAPHNI
SHAD
SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS
IN TOO DEEP: WHEN CANADIAN PUNKS TOOK OVER THE WORLD
SAYA GRAY HOODIE
THE DAD ROCK THAT MADE ME A WOMAN
RETROKID
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THE WEATHER STATION
KAYTRANADA AIN’T NO DAMN WAY
THE BEACHES
INSOMNIA
THEORY OF WATER
TORONTO
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
TIFF x GUILLERMO DEL TORO
TOTE BAG
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