From Independent Music Station, K-E-X-P, you're listening to In Our Headphones, a podcast about the songs that we just can't stop listening to. My name's Evey Stokes, and this week I'm so happy because I have a couple of friends here with me, my friend Larry Mazzle, Jr., who hosts the afternoon show on K-E-X-P, and the lovely Chris Sainley, who is our music director here at K-E-X-P. Hello to you both.

Hey.

Well, let's talk about some of... and the lovely Chris Sainley, who is our music director here at K-E-XP.

Hello to you both.

Hey.

Well, let's talk about some of our favorite releases of the year.

Sound good?

Yeah.

Chris, when you think of your favorite album of 2025 or your favorite song,

what's the first thing that comes to mind?

Anastasia, like, hands down. She has just had me in a chokehold for the majority of this year,

and I haven't been able to get over it, and I hope I never do. It's been an album I've been able to just return to time and time again,

and it's really just, it's so anchored by her beautiful haunting vocals.

Like, that's all she really needs. It's just like her guitar, her poetry, and the voice. And that is

just what a lot of the album is. And so many of the songs really just start with that very basic

component, her and the guitar.

And then she does end up adding

these extra layers of instrumentation.

So she's kind of like the queen of the crescendo

throughout the course of the record.

And I know when we last talked about her,

we talked about the song Villain,

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