Well, today’s the day: the Cups N Cakes team reveals our picks for the best albums of 2025. Each volunteer was asked to pick their five favourite full-length albums of 2025, and write a few words about their picks. For those interested in the final tally, Edmonton’s Smokey nabbed three mentions with his long awaited LP Bleak Heritage, alongside Motherhood’s Thunder Perfect Mind, while Emma Goldman, Penny & the Pits, Ribbon Skirt, and Night Committee all picked up two nods.

Today we reveal our team’s favourite tracks of 2025! We asked each of our writers to pick their top five songs of the year, and write a quick sentence about each. The answers we got were diverse, from country to electro-pop and back again.

Live shows are the heartbeat of the Canadian music scene, and over here at Cups N Cakes, we’re always a little bit sad that we don’t get to do as much coverage of live events as we’d like to. We’ve decided to change that: for the first time, we’re including a “Best Live Show” category in our year-end coverage. We asked our volunteers to pick their top 1-3 live shows of the year, and tell us what made it great.

Our Best of 2025 coverage continues today with a look at our favourite EPs released this year. The team ended up picking 24 different EPs from coast to coast that feature a wide-range sounds and styles. Check em out!