It never ceases to amaze us: every time we leave town, someone inevitably asks, “Does Miami have a music scene beyond the big-name Latin artists topping the Billboard charts?” The answer is always yes — we do. And the proof is in the list below.
Every week, New Times writers and editorial staff receive dozens of emails featuring new music from local artists, making the task of choosing the Best Miami Albums of 2025 anything but easy.
From electronic to folk, industrial, and R&B, these are our top picks, some real gems crafted right here in our backyard over the past 12 months. Cheers to Miami and to many more years of bending genres, soaking up all that multiculturalism, and creating songs that probably couldn’t have come from any other area code but the 305 (okay, and 786… and 954 — you get it).
&NDRW + STV.OK?Y – Electric Glue
Released on September 26…