STN's albums of 2025: 40-21

40 Cheekface - Middle Spoon America's local band signal more dispatches from the nerdy, mostly impoverished artist ranks, looking out wryly at the outside world Middle Spoon by Cheekface 39 C Duncan - It's Only A Love Song An unexpected turn into romantic chamber pop, ornate swooning and swooping strings flavouring Nilsson-inspired songwriting that borders on the timeless It's Only A Love Song by…