The Wavelength
Monday December 29th, 2025 with Joe Reilly
Some of the Best Songs and Albums (and Concerts) of 2025 ...at least according to me!

Thanks for tuning in today. If you're celebrating Christmas and ringing in the new year this week, I hope you're having a good time and feeling connected to people in your life. When I was a kid I loved listening to the radio and totally loved end of year countdowns of the biggest hits. So for many years I have documented my favourite songs of the year on cassettes, CDs and now playlists. Today I will take you through some of my favourite songs, albums and concerts of 2025. There is some great music here for you to enjoy today. Many of these artists came to town this year and I had the opportunity to talk to many of them on my Thursday afternoon show, The Guest List. Check out that show if you're interested in hearing me talk to many of the artists featured on the show today. https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/107/info.html https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/107/index.html?filter=all Thanks for listening. Have a happy new year. Hopefully we see some improvements in the world and how people treat people as we move into 2026. Some of the songs featured today address that idea in their lyrics. Here are some links to the websites and the Bandcamp sites of the independent artists featured on the show, in case you want to explore their music even more. Shuffle Demons: https://www.shuffledemons.com/ Melbourne Ska Orchestra: https://www.melbourneskaorchestra.com/ https://melbourneskaorchestra.bandcamp.com/ Rose Cousins: https://www.rosecousins.com/ https://rosecousins.bandcamp.com/music Dan Mangan: https://danmanganmusic.com/ https://danmangan.bandcamp.com/music Ken Yates: https://www.kenyates.com/ https://kenyates.bandcamp.com/album/total-cinema Kathleen Edwards: https://www.kathleenedwards.com/ https://kathleenedwards.bandcamp.com/music James McMurtry: https://www.jamesmcmurtry.com/ https://jamesmcmurtryofficial.bandcamp.com/ Suzie Ungerleider: https://suzieungerleider.com/ https://suzieungerleider.bandcamp.com/music Bells Larsen: https://bellslarsen.com/music https://bellslarsen.bandcamp.com/album/blurring-time loscil: https://www.loscil.ca/ https://loscil.bandcamp.com/ Federico Albanese: https://www.federicoalbanese.com/ https://federico-albanese.bandcamp.com Piu: https://www.piusounds.com/ https://soundcloud.com/piusoundwaves https://piusound.bandcamp.com/ Ben Cosgrove: https://www.bencosgrove.com/