Music
17 Nov 25

CMAT, Joshua Burnside and pôt-pot make BBC Radio 6 Music Albums of the Year list

Credit: Jessica Flynn, Tom Johnson and Celeste Burdon

Each of the albums will be explored across special upcoming episodes of Matt Everitt’s New Album Fix show.

BBC Radio 6 Music has revealed its Albums of 2025 – with CMAT's EURO-COUNTRY, Joshua Burnside's Teeth of Time and pôt-pot's Warsaw 480km all scoring spots on the prestigious list.

The Irish acts feature alongside the likes of Sam Fender, Perfume Genius, Deftones, Geese, Lambrini Girls, Mogwai and more.

All of the selected albums will be celebrated over the coming five weeks on the station, within 'Albums of the Year' special editions of Matt Everitt’s weekly New Album Fix show. Each of the albums will be explored across the five episodes, which will feature insights from 6 Music presenters about why they’ve chosen their particular album.

“I love hearing what our presenters have picked for 6 Music's annual Albums of the Year celebration – and 2025's list yet again showcases the incredible depth and breadth of music we play across the network as well as championing some truly outstanding bodies of work from some of our favourite artists," says Cam Pia, 6 Music’s Music Editor. "Over the next five weeks, we'll be digging into these picks via special programming as well as adding tracks from each album to our weekly new music playlist."

Revisit our reviews of the albums from CMAT, Joshua Burnside and pôt-pot here: EURO-COUNTRY, Teeth of Time and Warsaw 480km.

New Music Fix: Albums of the Year – Episode 1
Friday 21 November

EURO-COUNTRY by CMAT (selected by Chris Hawkins)
Glory by Perfume Genius (selected by Huw Stephens)
Lifetime by Erika de Casier (selected by SHERELLE)
LSD by Cardiacs (selected by Marc Riley)
Warsaw 480km by pôt-pot (selected by Deb Grant)

New Music Fix: Albums of the Year – Episode 2
Friday 28 November

Canticle Hardposte by Proc Fiskal (selected by AFRODEUTSCHE)
Devotion & The Black Divine by anaiis (selected by Zakia)
In Limerence by Jacob Alon (selected by Guy Garvey)
Private Music by Deftones (selected by Huey Morgan)
viagr aboys by Viagra Boys (selected by Nathan Shepherd)

New Music Fix: Albums of the Year – Episode 3
Friday 5 December

Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark by Gwenifer Raymond (selected by Gideon Coe)
Joseph, What Have You Done? by Rainy Miller (selected by Mary Anne Hobbs)
People Watching by Sam Fender (selected by Stuart Maconie)
Teeth of Time by Joshua Burnside (selected by Emily Pilbeam)
The Bad Fire by Mogwai (selected by Iggy Pop)

New Music Fix: Albums of the Year – Episode 4
Friday 12 December