Unsure what I can say here that I haven't said before, like: this subscription is the absolute best value for cost-to-content ratio. Josh is a treasure and makes Substack and the world a better place. I am a better music appreciator because of him. If anything, I hope commenting will impact the substack algo and provide more visibility to No Expectations.
Great list. Loved seeing Foxwarren's new album on there. You missed one though: quickly, quickly's I Heard That Noise was one of my favourites from this year.
love this list! one of my favorite new finds this year was carter faith. awesome old school country storytelling with a big personality and modern/classic sensibility. so fun!
I found Way Dynamic and Neu Blume through this newsletter; both have become some of my top albums this year. Thanks always for all your thoughtful writing and curating, Josh! No Expectations is my favorite publication on Substack.
This is a great list! Slowly working my way through it. As someone who doesn't subscribe to any streaming services, I appreciate all of the Bandcamp links, as opposed to Spotify, etc.
i love your lists because we take a very similar approach to EOY (and the taste overlap doesn't hurt!). no ranking, no gatekeeping, focus on smaller/independent artists and on music discovery, etc. i'm always shocked, given how much i listen to throughout the year, just how much i've missed. but yours is my first port of call to flesh out my annual listening gaps. thank you!
Unsure what I can say here that I haven't said before, like: this subscription is the absolute best value for cost-to-content ratio. Josh is a treasure and makes Substack and the world a better place. I am a better music appreciator because of him. If anything, I hope commenting will impact the substack algo and provide more visibility to No Expectations.
Merry Christmas to me.. I didn't want to work today anyways..
Great list. Loved seeing Foxwarren's new album on there. You missed one though: quickly, quickly's I Heard That Noise was one of my favourites from this year.
Yuuuup. Thanks for the kind words on the TJ releases <3
Thank you for introducing me to Mei Semones with this list. I am truly enjoying this album.
This list is fantastic. Thank you so much.
Can’t wait to see Greg Freeman and Golomb! Making my way through this list. HNY and thanks!!!!
love this list! one of my favorite new finds this year was carter faith. awesome old school country storytelling with a big personality and modern/classic sensibility. so fun!
What better day than the last day of the semester to finally get to this list and playlist? YNWA, JT.
still just scratching the surface on this list, endlessly grateful for sharing and also for the rich context <3
this is great
That Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover is truly special, heard 0 praise for it anywhere
I found Way Dynamic and Neu Blume through this newsletter; both have become some of my top albums this year. Thanks always for all your thoughtful writing and curating, Josh! No Expectations is my favorite publication on Substack.
This is so nice and made my day. Thank you so much, Mimi!
Amazing stuff. Discovering this substack (via indiecast)was the best musical thing that happened to me in 2025.
This is a great list! Slowly working my way through it. As someone who doesn't subscribe to any streaming services, I appreciate all of the Bandcamp links, as opposed to Spotify, etc.
i love your lists because we take a very similar approach to EOY (and the taste overlap doesn't hurt!). no ranking, no gatekeeping, focus on smaller/independent artists and on music discovery, etc. i'm always shocked, given how much i listen to throughout the year, just how much i've missed. but yours is my first port of call to flesh out my annual listening gaps. thank you!