March 3, 2025 by Elias Prodger (‘26)
Music in 2025 has gotten off to a hot start. From major hip hop and R&B releases from Mac Miller and The Weeknd, to a plethora of underground indie gems, here are the most compelling songs I’ve heard to start this year.
- Splendid-Le Reste
- Life-Le Reste
- Idiot Box-Sharon Van Etten
- Southern Life (What it Must Be Like)-Sharon Van Etten
- Switch Over- Horsegirl
- Hydroplaning Off the Edge of The World- Destroyer
- It’s Amazing to Be Young- Fontaines D.C.
- Wake Me Up- The Weeknd (Ft. Justice)
- Timeless-The Weeknd (Ft. Playboi Carti)
- Do You Have a Destination? -Mac Miller
- Five Dollar Pony Rides-Mac Miller
- July-Ex Void
- Nightmare-Ex Void
- Pinhead-Ex Void
- Defense-Panda Bear, Cindy Lee
- Eden-Baths
- Building 650-Squid
- Myth-acloudsyke
- Spill-acloudsyke
Check out this list and other reccomendations on the Lightning Rod’s Spotify page!