This week in Indie Basement: the 30 best records of 2025 from January to June, with a focus on classic indie / alternative.

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The cover for the avant-garde 'Two Virgins' captures John Lennon and Yoko Ono completely naked. It sparked outrage, leading distributors to clandestinely sell the album wrapped in brown paper bags.

1. Manchester’s Oasis went down south to film the cover of this iconic album, which celebrates its 20th anniversary. The setting was a popular location for record shops in the 1990s.

Speaking of the Grateful Dead’s most beloved records, we move on to arguably the band’s best moment. Like the music within, the cover of their 1970s masterpiece is simple yet effective on the surface: ...

A masterpiece. My favorite album cover so far. Couldn’t love this woman more. I was too shook yesterday to even react — Beni 🧬⛓️ 𝑳ĿŁု⑷♶ (@ivanbeni_) May 1, 2025 ...

This Denver Musician Is Releasing a Masterpiece Album of Lyrical Excellence The new music will drop on April 11, just before an album-release show at Swallow Hill on April 12. By Emily Ferguson ...

Speaking with Harper's Bazaar in an interview for its 2025 cover story, Miley Cyrus said of her upcoming album: “The visual component of this is driving the sound. It was important for me that every ...

In the album artwork, which is photographed by Glen Luchford, Cyrus is spotted in a vintage 1997 Thierry Mugler masterpiece, reflecting the record's unapologetic style.

10. There was a final album in 1998, but few know it exists. In 1998, Carmen made one last attempt at an album when recorded Winder Dreams for a Japanese record label.