Each month, our writers and editors highlight some of their favorite new music from the past four weeks for Consequence‘s Staff Picks column. Check out the selections for the best albums of September 2025 below.

Somebody better wake up Green Day, because September is over! This month was a whirlwind of great new albums and impressive statements. It hasn’t even been a week, but Geese’s phenomenal new record Getting Killed feels like a timeless gem; meanwhile, Cardi B resurfaced with her fiery, long-awaited sophomore album, Am I the Drama? . Plus, rewarding returns from the likes of Wednesday, Algernon Cadwaller, Liquid Mike, Nation of Language, Parcels, and more.

Listed in alphabetical order, here are our favorite albums of September 2025.

Algernon Cadwaller — Trying Not to Ha

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