As 2025 comes to a close, certain projects and artists have stood out not by chasing trends, but by shaping them. Today, we highlight the artists and projects that truly defined the year, not just for what they achieved, but for what they represented.

This is it. 2025 comes to an end with a number of new releases from artists who have decided to bless us for the holidays. A great way to close out what has been an amazing year for independent music.

It’s time to round up the year 2025, with a brand new episode of our weekly Under The Radar series, which takes us once again around the world to find some of the best emerging artists that you should definitely pay close attention to in 2026.

As the year edges toward its close, the second-to-last release week offers a final surge of discovery from the emerging artists who have shaped 2025’s sonic landscape. Far from slowing down, this week brings a wave of fresh voices, bold experiments, and quietly brilliant projects that slipped in just before the cutoff. Let’s check out one more time who has blessed us with brand new music.

Brooklyn-born Adrian Daniel, a rising force in alternative R&B, has announced his new EP Wolf Pack, dropping this Friday. Building on projects like FLAWD and Requiem, Wolf Pack is set to deepens his signature sound, intimate, modern, and atmospheric.