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Best of 2025

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Tone Madison’s favorite records of 2025

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January 20, 2026

A celebration of 20 local releases that defined the year.

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Madison’s musical odds and ends of 2025
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January 16, 2026

A meditation on the past year's musical margins.

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Tone Madison’s favorite songs of 2025
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January 14, 2026

A sampling of the local music that helped us get through the year.