New Subscriber Playlist: “Mid-Year Favorites (2025 Edition)”

This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode focus on some of 2025’s best music to date.
The number 2025 printed on a blue piece of paper lying on a wooden table
(Kelly Sikkema)

Since we’re more than halfway through 2025, now’s the perfect time to reflect on the year’s musical offerings to date. This month’s playlist — titled “Mid-Year Favorites (2025 Edition)” — highlights some of my favorite songs of 2025 so far, and it’s a pretty eclectic batch. Some longtime faves, like Denison Witmer and Western Skies Motel, return alongside more recent discoveries and previously unknown artists.

Accompanying the playlist is the latest episode of my “Playlist Breakdown” podcast, in which I spotlight one of the playlist’s songs and why it’s so special, interesting, and/or meaningful. This month’s episode focuses on “A House With,” Denison Witmer’s gentle and unassuming indie-folk ode to seeking out the sacred in everyday life.

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