Allston Pudding Staff Picks of 2025

We wrap our year end coverage for 2025 with a roundup of our favorite (non-local) albums, songs, live shows, and more.

Allston Pudding’s Favorite Local Albums of 2025

Another year in the books, another big list of killer local music. We feel these are the 30 best Boston and New England albums out this year.

Icelandic folk rockers Of Monsters and Men brought their celebratory sound to Boston for the first time since 2019.

LA experimental R&B auteur Dijon captivated a sold out House of Blues with his tender and wholly complex sound.

New Zealand indie poppers The Beths charmed Boston many times over during a sold out two-night stay at Royale.

Boston retro-pop outfit Couch celebrated their debut album Big Talk with their biggest gig to date at Roadrunner.

Indie rock lifers Portugal. The Man brought a bit of their native Alaska to Roadrunner in support of their tenth LP SHISH.

We sat down with Tiberius ahead of their fifth album Troubadour for a chat about ego, ambition, and the true theory behind farm emo.

A little over a year since releasing their debut Sports & Leisure, Bus Crush are back with a new single, “Break a Friend.”

20 years for a band is like a lifetime for others. Hear about Hallelujah the Hills’ upcoming 20th anniversary gig at Deep Cuts.