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S. Holden Jaffe, better known as Del Water Gap, kicked off his worldwide “Chasing The Chimera” tour with a sold-out show at The Ritz Raleigh on Thursday night, Jan. 15. As the first of 42 stops, the crowd eagerly waited to experience the never-before-seen set.
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | TRHÄ | tahaccet ga qëcha com ibajn | Self-Released |
| 2 | VEILBURNER | Longing for Triumph, Reeking of Tragedy | Transcending Obscurity |
| 3 | VOIDCEREMONY | Abditum | 20 Buck Spin |
| 4 | KOSTNATĚNÍ | Přílišnost (Excess) | Willowtip |
| 5 | BLINDFOLDED AND LED TO THE WOODS | The Hardest Thing About Being God Is That No One Believes Me | Prosthetic |
| 6 | AGRICULTURE | The Spiritual Sound | The Flenser |
| 7 | THE ACACIA STRAIN | You Are Safe from God Here | Rise |
| 8 | VILE APPARITION | Malignity | Me Saco Un Ojo |
| 9 | HOODED MENACE | Lachrymose Monuments Of Obscuration | Season of Mist |
| 10 | DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT | Innern | Season of Mist |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HELADO NEGRO | The Last Sound On Earth [EP] | Big Dada |
| 2 | HARVEY SUTHERLAND | Debt | Clarity/The Orchard |
| 3 | HAAI | Humanise | Mute |
| 4 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Tranquilizer | Warp |
| 5 | POLYANA | Pollyanna | Self-Released |
| 6 | MACHINE GIRL | PsychoWarrior: MG Ultra X | Future Classic |
| 7 | PICTUREPLANE | Sex Distortion | Music.Website |
| 8 | INDIGO CYPRESS | The Witness | Self-Released |
| 9 | NIGHT TAPES | portals//polarities | Nettwerk |
| 10 | DESTRATA | CDMUSIC013 [EP] | Club Designs |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HELADO NEGRO | The Last Sound On Earth [EP] | Big Dada |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALFA MIST | Roulette | Sekito |
| 2 | MCKINLEY DIXON | Magic, Alive! | City Slang |
| 3 | DELIVERY BOYS | MUD | Self-Released |
| 4 | DANNY BROWN | Stardust | Warp |
| 5 | CARRTOONS | Space Cadet | +1 |
| 6 | HARD MAYBE | More Of The Usual Stuff | Self-Released |
| 7 | KEIYAA | hooke’s law | XL |
| 8 | MANWOLVES, CRASHPREZ, CRASHWOLVES | it all comes for me [EP] | Manwolves |
| 9 | TOBI AND REAL BAD MAN | The Perfect Blue | Real Bad Man |
| 10 | YUKIMI | Yume [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MAVI | The Pilot | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 2 | OLIVER NIGHT | Between The Lines | Tru Thoughts |
| 3 | ERROL EATS EVERYTHING | “Round N Round” (Statik Selektah Remix) [Single] | Big Chune |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ENTRE AMIGOS | Magpie | Self-Released |
| 2 | ALFA MIST | Roulette | Sekito |
| 3 | NICK FINZER | The Jazz Orchestra Volume 1 | Outside In |
| 4 | SEAN NELSON NEW LONDON BIG BAND | Don’t Stop Now | All In |
| 5 | SASHA BERLINER | Fantome | Outside In |
| 6 | BRAD MEHLDAU | Ride Into The Sun | Nonesuch |
| 7 | DANYA STEPHENS | Hopium | Contagious |
| 8 | PETER BERNSTEIN | Better Angels | Smoke Sessions |
| 9 | KENNY BARRON | Songbook | Artwork |
| 10 | HAROLD LOPEZ-NUSSA | Nueva Timba | Blue Note |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MARLO VASHTI AND ECHOSLIM | “Muse” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | OUT OF/INTO | Motion II | Blue Note |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANIMAL COLLECTIVE | “Love On The Big Screen” [Single] | Domino |
| 2 | FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE | “This Is Real” [Single] | Saddle Creek |
| 3 | FOXWARREN | 2 (Two) | Anti- |
| 4 | HEMLOCK | Orange Streak Glow [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | LOTS OF HANDS | into a pretty room | Fire Talk |
| 6 | MEI SEMONES | Kurayami/Get Used To It + Itsumo [EP] | Bayonet |
| 7 | MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER | Unclouded | Domino |
| 8 | NATIVE SUN | Concrete Language | TODO |
| 9 | PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE | Taurus | Topshelf |
| 10 | APRIL MARCH | “Surfing Castafiore” [Single] | Bong Load |
| 11 | DAFFO | Where The Earth Bends | Concord |
| 12 | DOUBLE WISH | Double Wish | Hit The North |
| 13 | FIND MY FRIENDS | Find My Friends [EP] | Bloody Knuckles |
| 14 | GANSER | Animal Hospital | felte |
| 15 | GOOD FLYING BIRDS | Talulah’s Tape | Carpark |
| 16 | JOYER | On The Other End Of The Line… | Julia’s War |
| 17 | LIGHTHEADED | Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming! | Slumberland |
| 18 | NO JOY | Bugland | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 19 | PHOEBE RINGS | Aseurai | Carpark |
| 20 | POT-POT | Warsaw 480km | felte |
| 21 | ROCKET | R Is For Rocket | Transgressive |
| 22 | SEA LEMON | Diving For A Prize | Luminelle |
| 23 | SHARP PINS | Balloon Balloon Balloon | K/Perennial |
| 24 | STEREOLAB | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Warp/Duophonic |
| 25 | SUNBATHE | Myself To You | Time Release |
| 26 | ABIGAIL DOWD | Saints & Warriors | Self-Released |
| 27 | BLONDSHELL | Another Picture | Partisan |
| 28 | CAMERON STENGER | Lighter | Hearing Aid |
| 29 | CANUT DE BON | no esperan por nadie | Sello Cototo |
| 30 | DINING DEAD | Is This A House? | Self-Released |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RIVER SINCLAIRE | four friends say nothing | Guilt Ridde |
For the sixth year in a row, WKNC would like to share the top albums and songs enjoyed by our DJs and staff in 2025! A spotify playlist containing all songs is available here.
Scrimble (Sarah), General Manager and DJ
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cashmere woods (Roxby), Underground Music Director and DJ
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Mayday (Lindsay), DJ
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DJ Sles (Alex), Lounge Director, Video Content Creator and DJ
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Wizard of Gore (Amber), Chainsaw Music Director and DJ
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Orbital Deathlaser (Joy), DJ
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It was Saturday night in November and I was getting ready to go to a concert and write a review. I spent way too long picking out an outfit and doing my hair and makeup. It took forever, but eventually I was able to make it out of my apartment and into a Lyft. I had to take a Lyft even though I did not plan on drinking because I do not drive and I was going alone. Both of these are facts that will become relevant all too quickly.
The drive was decent but pretty long. About five minutes away from the venue I wondered to myself if there was an opening act. I couldn’t remember seeing that there was one, but I am a forgetful sort of person. I pulled out my phone to check. I was already on the venue website from checking their bag policy earlier that evening. I clicked on the event listing the concert I was trying to see to get a closer look. That is the moment I spotted it.
Underneath the details for the show was a small location icon. Next to it? The name of an entirely different venue. It was being sponsored by the venue whose website I was on at an entirely different location forty minutes drive back the way I came.
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GREYHAVEN | Keep It Quiet | Solid State |
| 2 | BLINDFOLDED AND LED TO THE WOODS | The Hardest Thing About Being God Is That No One Believes Me | Prosthetic |
| 3 | SIDEREAN | Spilling the Astral Chalice | Edged Circle |
| 4 | DEAFHEAVEN | Lonely People With Power | Roadrunner |
| 5 | INTERCOURSE | How I Fell In Love With The Void | Brutal Panda |
| 6 | SPITE | The Third Temple | Invictus |
| 7 | CALLOUS DAOBOYS, THE | I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven | MNRK Heavy |
| 8 | DEADGUY | Near-Death Travel Services | Relapse |
| 9 | EMMA GOLDMAN | All You Are Is We | Zegema Beach |
| 10 | HEDONIST | Scapulimancy | Southern Lord |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HARVEY SUTHERLAND | Debt | Clarity/The Orchard |
| 2 | HAAI | Humanise | Mute |
| 3 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Tranquilizer | Warp |
| 4 | POLYANA | Pollyanna | Self-Released |
| 5 | MACHINE GIRL | PsychoWarrior: MG Ultra X | Future Classic |
| 6 | PICTUREPLANE | Sex Distortion | Music.Website |
| 7 | INDIGO CYPRESS | The Witness | Self-Released |
| 8 | NIGHT TAPES | portals//polarities | Nettwerk |
| 9 | DESTRATA | CDMUSIC013 [EP] | Club Designs |
| 10 | SYLVAN ESSO | “WDID” [Single] | Psychic Hotline |