2025 Round Up

We're making a list, we're checking it twice... ....as it's time to look back on 2025 and the rate the musical highlights that shaped Assai's tenth year! Thankfully we don't have to tax our memories quite as badly as we did back in August when we looked back at our decade on the high street, and it's been a MASSIVE year for albums, gigs and a few reunions along the way. We hosted album launch shows for Biffy Clyro, The Last Dinner Party, Olivia Dean, Franz Ferdinand, Idlewild, Deacon Blue, Amy Macdonald, The Charlatans, Celeste, Rianne Downey, The Divine Comedy and so many more, and welcomed a number of heroes into the shops including Butler, Blake and Grant, KT Tunstall and Oasis' Bonehead. Finally, Assai Recordings had it's biggest year yet with releases from Gavin, Zoe Graham, Theo Bleak, Goodnight Louisa, Connor Liam Byrne, Ruvellas, Phil Campbell, Jim Jones All Stars, Sergeant and Lacuna. Again, we've listed our Top 100 albums in alphabetical order, and this is where you come in. Simply submit your vote for the top spot, even if it's not included in our list. We'll count the votes to find our collective Album of the Year 2025!