Citizen Soldier is hitting the road soon for the “Secret Songs Tour II.” These acoustic shows feature support from Adelitas Way and New Medicine, and you will be able to snag a copy – or deluxe edition – of Citizen Soldier’s unreleased acoustic album. Tickets and VIP are still available at citizensoldier.com!
5/14 – Tulsa, OK – Vanguard+
5/15 – Dallas, TX – Trees+
5/16 – San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box+
5/17 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar+
5/19 – Destin, FL – Club LA+
5/20 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum+
5/22 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft+
5/23 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre+
5/24 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater+
5/26 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall+
5/27 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre+
5/28 – Worcester, MA – Palladium+
5/29 – Buffalo, NY – Electric City+
5/30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Café & Music Hall*
This list is rolling out a lot later than usual, and I’ve gotta be honest – it’s because I failed so miserably at keeping up with releases last year. I mean, I added tracks to my playlist and shared them here, as well as on Facebook and Insta, but I didn’t sit and listen to them until recently. I’ll do better this year, I swear!
And now, here are the fifty songs that really jumped out at me in 2025. A few things to be aware of: I do not rank the tracks in any particular order, and I do not include major label artists (or I try not to, at any rate), nor do I include covers. Last but not least, no band/artist can have more than one song on the list.
We’re getting so close to the end of 2025, and I’m going to say it now – choosing my top 50 this year is going to be hard. There has been a lot of great music released, and there’s still a month-and-a-half to go! Whyyy do I do this to myself? Ha!
Anyway, here are the singles I’ve added so far in November.
Hey, y’all, and welcome to another playlist update! April has been a very weird month for me on a personal level, but at least the soundtrack was fire!!! Here are the songs that have been added to part four since April 16th.
As stated in the Albums Released From January to March 2025 post, I am handling the announcement of album and EP releases differently this year. I will be sharing a list every 3 months rather than every 6.
Please note that whenever possible, I have linked the artist’s Apple Music profile. I still use Spotify because of its convenience, but I respect that many are struggling with monetary decisions made by the streaming service and will send traffic to your other platforms if I can. (Release dates may vary depending on when the EP was uploaded to Apple.)
This is the second, and final, playlist update for January. I have already begun compiling my Top 50 of 2025 – I think this year is going to be difficult to narrow down… (I say that every year, but I already have 6 contenders and it’s not even February. If that happens every month, my life is going to be a challenge come December. Ha ha!)
Here are the tracks that have been added to the playlist since January 14th. You can view the list in its entirety here.
Red has announced a run of dates in April celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their fifth album, Of Beauty and Rage. The tour features special guests Adelitas Way, Nerv, and Kingdom Collapse! Tickets are available at red.komi.io.