Reviews
Observer: Nero\gris & Sintex Bortexx
Capsule reviews of releases by Nero\gris and Sintex Bortexx.
T.O.Y., “The Prophet”
An exercise in pure, classic synthpop feels like the culmination of T.O.Y.’s longstanding transformation.
Restive Plaggona, “Primal Nature”
Greece’s Restive Plaggona is noisy and thoughtful in equal measure on their third LP of 2025.
I Die: You Die Top 5 of 2025
We reveal and revisit our favourite records of the year.
I Die: You Die Top 25 of 2025: 15-6
Year End coverage rolls on with records 15-6 on our list.
I Die: You Die Top 25 of 2025: 25-16
Our countdown of our favourite records of 2025 kicks off!
Friends of I Die: You Die Year End Favourites 2025
As is tradition, we’re kicking off our Year End coverage with picks from friends of the site!
Observer: Statiqbloom & dormnt
For the final Observer of the year, we look at new releases by Statiqbloom, and dormnt.
Seeming, “The World”
Seeming’s fourth album of post-everything electronic songcraft is about the world, and how we move through it.
Das Ich, “Fanal”
Das Ich’s first album in nearly two decades holds to the dramatic and honest blend of darkwave, goth, and industrial which made them so sorely missed.
Qual, “Love Zone”
The new Qual LP is musically minimalist but still thematically bleak and garish.
X Marks The Pedwalk, “Insomnia”
X Marks The Pedwalk’s long-running second act firmly shifts into pure synthpop territory with the charming “Insomnia”.
