Decembers Top 10 Albums

It's time for December's top 10 albums. Staying abreast of the month's highlights may help casual
Readers catch up on what they missed and explore these artists. I am not writing brief summaries of them; I am simply linking to the reviews. Inclusion here does not mean that these albums have been released this month, but it is a list of new  albums I have enjoyed the most. December is more about me catching up with what I have missed, so this list reflects that. This month, it ranges from neo-folk to punk. Perhaps you will find your new favorite among them. Here are the Top 10 albums of  December.

10-Ter Ziele-"Embodiment of Death" 

Blackened Sludge

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/12/ter-ziele-embodiment-of-death.html

9-Rebecca Black - "Salvation." 

Pop

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/12/rebecca-black-salvation.html

8-nghtcrwlr-'OZ" 

Electronic

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/12/nghtcrwlr-oz.html

7-Pupil Slicer- "Fleshwork"

Experimental Hardcore

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/12/pupil-slicer-fleshwork.html

6-Grandson-"Inertia" 

nu-metal

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/12/grandson-inertia.html

5-School Drugs-"Funeral Arrangements."

Punk

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/12/school-drugs-funeral-arrangements.html

4-Wardruna-"Birna" 

Pagan Neo-Folk

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/12/wardruna-birna.html

3-Chokecherry-"Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls." 

Alternative Rock

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/12/chokecherry-ripe-fruit-rots-and-falls.html

2-Pool Kids- "Easier Said Than Done." 

Pop

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/12/pool-kids-easier-said-than-done.html

1-Home front- "Watch it Die" 

Punk 

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2025/12/home-front-watch-it-die.html

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NGHTCRWLR : "OZ"

 This is the electronic project of Kristina from King Woman. The first track is more of an ambient intro with a spoken word narrative to set the mood, before they launch off into something that blends acid jazz with drum n bass. The vocals are once again low and breathy, as she sets more of a mood than crafts a melody here. I like what is happ-ening, though I would not want an entire album modeled after this song alone. "Infrared" is more minimalist, though she does sing more, so the songwriting is experimental but still in play. "Fantastique Voyage" is more ominous. It takes a minute for the beat to kick in. The vocal layers are more aggressive.

"UP!" has some noisy atmosphere to it, but leans a more more in your face despite being mixed in a very reverberant, thick manner that provides a bit of a bugger. "Madhouse" is more organic and punk despite her detached ghost vocal. This album is more experimental than being aligned with the dance music of today. There is, however alot being thrown at you on this song. "Replicant' is one of the album's more obtuse moments. Even then, the vocals have purpose, and there are dynamics. The songwriting of "Emerald City" flows well. It almost feels more like a Grimes song.

"Lifeblood" feels darker, like it is flirting with a more produced and dramatic version of vvitch house. Once the beat really kicks in, it feels like Charli XCX is having a profound drug experience. Things get up to a more hyped techno level of bpms. The last song "Butterfly" takes its time to unfold as she creates several vocal layers.I will give this one a 9.5, it slipped between the cracks this year and might have made the top 10 electronic albums if it had been more song-focused, but it's excellent for what it is. 

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