• CITY’s year in (music) review 2025

    Year-end lists condition people like me to think that there must be One Best Album to rule over all others. This is simply not true. My favorite 2025 music was made by several diverse artists that I love equally: ambient instrumentalist Walt McClements, New York City band Geese, local improvisational duo Wren Cove — more than I could highlight here.But that’s a champagne problem. With so much great music made from across the geographic and musical spectrum, it’s a fool’s

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