The 25 Best Kansas City Albums of 2025 (so far)
1. Carl Allen- Tippin'
Plastic Sax review.
2. Stik Figa- A Small Fortune
The riches of maturity.
3. Hermon Mehari and Tony Tixier- Soul Song
Plastic Sax review.
4. Sandbox Percussion- Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
Elevated.
5. Samantha Fish- Paper Doll
Tougher than nails.
6. Idle Heirs- Life is Violence
Brutal beat downs.
7. Vinny Golia, Dan Clucas, Kevin Cheli and Seth Andrew Davis- Orchid
Plastic Sax review.
8. Kansas City Chorale- The Mirage Calls
Oasis.
9. TheBabeGabe- Honeypop
Toothsome.
10. The Freedom Affair- The Freedom Affair
Righteous.
11. Jake Wesley Rogers- In the Key of Love
Maximalist pop.
12. Nathan Granner- Gordon Getty: Goodbye, Mr. Chips
An opera based on James Hilton’s novel.
13. Jackie Myers- What About the Butterfly
Plastic Sax review.
14. Rich the Factor- 2K10th Street
Fresh takes.
15. Bob James and Dave Koz- Just Us
Plastic Sax review.
16. All Night Trio- Yeah Sun
Plastic Sax review.
17. Henry Scamurra- Urban Forum
Plastic Sax review.
18. Adam Larson- Push to Exit
Locked in.
19. Wire Town- Riffin’ on Grand
Plastic Sax review.
20. Eddie Moore- What Makes Us
Made men.
21. Xion Sound Waves- In This Celestial Life
New Age gospel.
22. Hot Club KC- Dream Dancing
Plastic Sax review.
23. Season to Risk- 1-800-MELTDOWN
Psychotic reactions.
24. Michael McClintock- Here and There
Plastic Sax review.
25. Brody Buster- Redemption
Confessions.
The Ten Best Kansas City EPs of 2025 (so far)
1. RMW and Maadcxmmander- Pretty Boy Swag
Crank that.
2. Greg LaFollette- Liturgical Songs, Volume One
Holy, holy, holy.
3. Rich the Factor- Snow Money
Grab a shovel.
4. Flora From Kansas- Homesick
Teen spirit.
5. Claire Adams- Passenger Seat
A trip to Laurel Canyon.
6. The Almighty Trouble Brothers- A History of Poor Decisions
Flirtin’ with disaster.
7. Reality’s Demise- Demo
Corrosive thrash.
8. Rich the Factor- Make America Grit Again
Poll numbers.
9. Jass- April Showers
Refreshing.
10. Jean & The Eclairs- the a.m. EP
Good morning.
The year-end tabulation for 2024 is here.