We’re at the end of the year, pretty much, and I’ve been deep into my annual roundup of the best music of the year, in the form of /Countdown /2025. The last of the posts comes this Tuesday. In the meantime, here’s the 300th edition of this occasional Friday roundup, and the last one of 2025.
This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and others, and also a catchup of what I’ve posted recently. Thanks to everyone who sends me new music and events, keeps me up to speed, and indeed simply reads these posts.
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/Events, Livestreams and New Releases 19-Dec 2025
/Previous /299/28-Nov /298/07-Nov /297/17-Oct
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/Contents
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/Releases out today or recently
/Upcoming releases
/Upcoming/Livestreams/Gigs/Club Nights/Events
/amodelofcontrol.com/next week
/amodelofcontrol.com/recent content
/Releases out today or recently
/Album of the Week
05-Dec 2025 / Seeming / THE WORLD / Bandcamp
Another astonishing album from Seeming sees Alex Reed considering his place in the world.
/New Albums
05-Dec 2025 / HAYWARDxDÄLEK / HAYWARDxDÄLEK / Bandcamp
An unexpected pairing that actually sounds great.
05-Dec 2025 / Omen Code / Alpha State / Bandcamp
Cyberpunk-infused electro-industrial, of the kind I didn’t think was made any more. I’m glad it is.
12-Dec 2025 / HEALTH / CONFLICT DLC / Bandcamp
HEALTH continue their hot streak with another punishing release.
/New Singles/EPs
05-Dec 2025 / Ruby vs The Shadow Majlis / The Age of Stupid / Bandcamp
The first release from Ruby in an age.
12-Dec 2025 / Die Krupps / Will nicht – MUSS! / On Collision Course / Bandcamp
The latest Die Krupps single, with some great remixes attached.
/New Compilations, Live Albums, Reissues
05-Dec 2025 / Portion Control / SEED EP3.1 / Bandcamp
Newly signed to Artoffact, the industrial legends retool some recent tracks (as well as more new tracks) and come out swinging.
05-Dec 2025 / Test Dept. / Industrial Overture – Studio & Live Recordings 1982-1985 / Bandcamp
A sprawling, 4CD compilation of the London group’s early days with a load of previously unheard material.
12-Dec 2025 / Various Artists / Vol Two / Bandcamp
The Whitstable-based collective release their second compilation.
12-Dec 2025 / Various Artists / Artoffact Records 2025 Sampler / Bandcamp
A huge, varied sampler from Artoffact.
12-Dec 2025 / In Strict Confidence / Love Kills! (25th Anniversary) / Official Artist Store
The classic darkwave release gets a brush-up. It’s still brilliant.
/Upcoming Albums
25-Dec 2025 / Foetus / Halt / Bandcamp
The final Foetus album, apparently, and it sounds like J.G. Thirlwell is going out with a bang.
06-Feb 2026 / KMFDM / ENEMY/ Official Artist Store
KMFDM, doing it again.
/Upcoming EPs/Singles
None this week.
/Upcoming Compilations, Live Albums, Reissues
None this week.
/Upcoming/Livestreams/Gigs/Club Nights/Events
/amodelofcontrol.com continues to maintain an events calendar, but it has now moved to /amodelofcontrol.com/events – and is now a dynamic, searchable database, and you can add individual events to your own calendars. The listing has had a new revamp and redesign as of September 2025.
If you have updates, relevant events for me, or want to tell me about something else, use the contact details above. It goes without saying that any gig or club still in the listing is subject to change at short notice, or may not happen at all.
/amodelofcontrol.com/next week
Coming up this week will be the final post of /Countdown 2025, as I look at the best gigs of the year. Then I’ll be taking a break until January.
/amodelofcontrol.com/recent content
/Countdown /2025 /Albums
The best Albums of the year.
/Countdown /2025 /Tracks
The best Tracks of the year.
/Countdown /2025 /Compilations and Reissues
The best Compilations and Reissues of the year.
/Tuesday Ten /615 /All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit
The last /Tuesday Ten of 2025 looks at what you might call alternative Christmas songs…
/Tuesday Ten /614 /There’s No Future In Optimism
Songs about pessimism.
/Tuesday Ten /613 /No Medicine For Regret
Songs about regret.
/Tuesday Ten /612 /Tracks of the Month /Oct-2024
The best tracks of the past month.
/Tuesday Ten /611 /Denial Is A River
Songs about denial.
/Tuesday Ten /610 /Keep It Clean
Songs about being clean.
/Tuesday Ten /609 /Filthy Underneath
Songs about dirt and filth.
/Tuesday Ten /608 /Tracks of the Month /Sep-2024
The best tracks of the past month.
/Tuesday Ten /607 /In This Together
Songs about teamwork.
/Tuesday Ten /606 /I Pity Inanimate Objects
Songs about inanimate objects.
/DJ /Guest /108 /Bruise Violet
Little Daisy Nothing and I make a return visit to Bruise Violet.
/Tuesday Ten /605 /Kitchen
Songs about items in the kitchen.
/Tuesday Ten /604 /Eat It
Songs about food – that are actually about food.
/DJ /TheKindaMzkYouLike /039
Little Daisy Nothing joins me again for the latest livestream.
/Tuesday Ten /603 /Tracks of the Month /Aug-2024
The best tracks of the past month.
/Tuesday Ten /602 /Infest: Shocks and Surprises
I look back at some of the discoveries I’ve made over 26 years of attending Infest.
/Memory of a Festival /042 /Infest 2025
Coverage of my 25th Infest, as began a new era in Manchester.
/Tuesday Ten /601 /Desire Is A Mess
Songs about desire
/Tuesday Ten /600 /This Is The Day
Dates in song to mark 600 /Tuesday Tens
/Tuesday Ten /599 /The Garden of England
Songs about Kent