The Rausgegangen Release Radar: The best music releases of 2025
New music, fresh albums and artists that will once again turn our summer nights into a soundtrack. 2025 already has so many exciting drops and we know - there's a lot more to come! We've rummaged through the 2025 release jungle and picked out the most exciting drops for you - from Geheimkonzerte faves to international greats that we'll all be listening to on repeat. 💅
Short recap: What has happened so far... 👀
Abracadabra, Eusexua or Tau mich auf - The year has already given us quite a few bangers. If you haven't listened to these drops yet, you should definitely do so! Here are our favorites in quick succession:
- 17. Januar: Mac Miller – Balloonerism
- 24. Januar: FKA Twigs – Eusexua
- 24. Januar: Fuffifufzich - Feel zu spät
- 07. März: Lady Gaga – Mayhem
- 28. Februar: Ritter Lean – Stell Dir Vor
- 04. April: Zartmann – Schönhauser EP
- 09. Mai: Little Simz – Lotus
- 09. Mai: PinkPantheress – Fancy That
- 06. Juni: Addison Rae – Addison
- 21. Juli: Tyler, the Creator – Don’t Tap the Glass (direkt nach CHROMAKOPIA 2024)
Enough for a good year of music - but that was just the first half - and what's still to come already looks pretty promising.
What's still to come. On the drops, get set, go! 😮💨
MusicianGRETA
August 08 - GRETA: Sun and pain 🌞
We know GRETA from our Geheimkonzerte - her voice is both vulnerable and strong and stays in your head. With her mixture of urban pop, indie vibes and salty sea breeze, she has won a whole host of fans since her single chaos im kopf and tour support for Clueso, among others. Together with Merlin Hoffmann (e.g. Katlix) and Vincent van Beusekom (e.g. Berq), GRETA has now produced an intimate, personal and powerful record that will take her on her first own tour this summer. A soundtrack for summer nights where everything seems light and heavy at the same time.
MusicianAlli Neumann
September 12 - Alli Neumann: Roquestar 🚀✨
Musician, actress, activist, label boss. Since her first EP Hohes Fieber, she has been shaking up the German music scene - whether with strong songs, an honest attitude or her celebrated live gigs. Two albums, features with Trettmann, TV appearances, festival stages, Coldplay support - anyone who has seen her live with us knows that Alli is not one to compromise.
And now comes Roquestar - their third album. What we know so far: It will be funky, playful, perhaps a little extraterrestrial. The first single Vom anderen Stern certainly whets the appetite for more. The sound drifts somewhere between urban escapism and cosmic energy.
In November and December, they'll be back on stage with the "Back on Earth" tour - and we're excited to see what awaits us. We've already had the chance to hear some of their new tracks live at our Geheimkonzerte and we're sure: this show is a must! 🔥
One thing is clear: Alli Neumann remains uncomfortable, stubborn - and above all: impossible to ignore.
BandPower Plush
September 12 - Power Plush: Love Language 💖
Chemnitz pop with heart, attitude and a lot of emotion. Power Plush remain playful, approachable and, with Love Language, deliver songs that simultaneously empower, embrace - and stick with you. We've already heard some of their new tracks at our Geheimkonzerte!
September 12 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Perimenopop 🪩
Disco diva of the heart! After the viral "Murder on the Dancefloor" comeback, expectations are huge. Sophie always delivers songs that immediately get you moving - somewhere between glamor and bittersweet melody.
September 12 - Parcels: Loved ✨
Australian disco vibes made in Berlin. With Loved, Parcels once again deliver warm, groovy sounds that feel like rays of sunshine on your skin. Perfect for rooftop evenings and balmy nights.
MusicianLola Young
September 19 - Lola Young: I'm Only F-king Myself
Raw, honest, unembellished - Lola Young is known for clear words and a lot of emotion and we love her for it! I'm Only F-king Myself promises exactly that. We can't wait to see how honest it will be.
MusicianNina Chuba
September 19 - Nina Chuba: Ich lieb' ich, ich lieb' mich nicht ❤️🔥
Nina Chuba is one of the most exciting voices of the new German pop generation. Between rap influences and pop melancholy, she delivers lyrics that are as approachable as they are cheeky. With Glas 2023, she showed how good pop can sound in German - honest, direct, with a voice that goes forward. Now comes album number two: Ich lieb' ich, ich lieb' mich nicht. The title speaks for itself - and sounds like a balancing act between self-love and self-doubt, between flying high and thoughts of falling. We are excited!
MusicianZsá Zsá
September 26 - Zsá Zsá: Thirst Trap 🐰
Zsá Zsá is pure attitude and has turned quite a few people into bad bunnies in recent months. With her debut album Thirst Trap , she mixes pop, R&B and a bit of chaos to create a sound that is catchy and edgy at the same time. The perfect playlist addition for any night that turns out longer than planned.
BandMOLA
September 26 - MOLA: Love Brutal
MOLA remains direct, raw and full of energy. Liebe Brutal sounds like exactly what the title promises: emotional pop that doesn't talk around the pain, but right into it. We can't wait to see how much heart there is in it again this time.
October 10 - ok.thanks.bye: Smooching & boxing
An album title that says it all: playful, cheeky, a bit over the top - and that's exactly why it's so endearing. ok.danke.tschüss bring pop that doesn't take itself too seriously and still stays in your head.
November 28 - Kraftklub: Dying in Kalt-Marx-Stadt
Kraftklub are back - and as always loud, political and with a good dose of irony. Sterben in Kalt-Marx-Stadt is guaranteed to electrify more than just fans from Chemnitz. A statement that resonates.
2025 already has more musical highlights than a festival weekend with five stages at the same time - and the year is far from over. Our Release Radar is not a complete list (the internet has enough lists), but a hand-picked selection - curated with love by our editorial team. Artists that touch us, surprise us, make us dance or simply get stuck in our heads.
Whether you prefer thinking along with Alli Neumann, feeling along with GRETA or just dancing away with Parcels - we hope you've discovered a few new favorites or rediscovered some old ones. And who knows, maybe we'll see you at one of the album release gigs - or at one of our next Geheimkonzerte 👀🎶
And so that you don't have to laboriously search for the newly found treasures on your streaming service, we have already curated a Spotify playlist for you so that you can always stay up to date!
👉 This way to our Spotify Rausgegangen release radar
