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my Top 50 Albums of 2015

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For each album in my top 50 this year, thought I'd include a "start here" track from YouTube and a RIYL (recommended if you like). Can only put 10 vids in a post, so this will take 5 posts

50. John Grant - Grey Tickles, Black Pressure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZxAZ2qEENY

RIYL: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, synth-pop, The Czars

49. Blur - The Magic Whip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x7UiXZZZRU

RIYL: Blur

48. Adele - 25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIgKHiFfB0k

RIYL: Lorde, Celine Dion, Genesis

47. Action Bronson - Mr. Wonderful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVP_w1rQweE

RIYL: funny white rappers who are not Lil Dicky or Macklemore, or, put another way, are good

46. Dan Friel - Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLTR3OsdMp8

RIYL: Parts & Labor, bleeps, bloops, sounds

45. Dr. Dre - Compton: A Soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGYQSJuQJGM

RIYL: 90s hip-hop meets today

44. Lightning Bolt - Fantasy Empire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9T0ICrAzqU

RIYL: Mastodon, Swans

43. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Asunder Sweet, and Other Distress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwgjFIEq6Ho

RIYL: Mogwai, Tortoise, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra

42. Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgZ2rnzprBE

RIYL: 90s girl band punk rock

41. Cannibal Ox - Blade of the Ronin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRe_kKlNvJ0

RIYL: Wu Tang Clan
 
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40. Ken Camden - Dream Memory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYhgE-525bY

RIYL: ambient experimental/minimalism

39. FKA Twigs - M3LL155X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYU3j-22360

RIYL: Julia Holter, St. Vincent, trip hop

38. Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2JgMniIpRM

RIYL: weird, triumphant shit

37. Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTqwzjzQo54

RIYL: older Beach House stuff like Walk in the Park and Apple Orchard and Gila

36. Helen - The Original Faces

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apaARRr00Uw

RIYL: kranky records

35. Black Rivers - Black Rivers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cstSdN8d1yo

RIYL: Doves, Royksopp

34. Patrick Cowley - Muscle Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQqIJK8JLqc

RIYL: dreampop, humor, 80s, campy

33. Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc5ZrkHbTgc

RIYL: gospel and blues a little washed out for today's sensibilities

32. Donny Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Surf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vey_z1aBTKQ

RIYL: Acid rap, Chance the Rapper

31. Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yxY2cKsLis

RIYL: lo-fi bedroom pop, hifi maximalist pop
 
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30. Mount Eerie - Sauna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlpE1YRuaIk

RIYL: The Microphones, Phil Everum

29. Jennie Hval - Apocalypse Girl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdLSx71CtXc

RIYL: Julia Holter, spoken word, freak jazz funk

28. Hop Along - Painted Shut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-uvMjx0-zk

RIYL: freak folk, lyric rock

27. Deerhunter - Fading Frontier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7_LE0jbecM

RIYL: Deerhunter, experimental rock

26. Christina Vantzou - No 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnOPrS62yOE

RIYL: Keith Fullerton Whitman, experimental, kranky records

25. East India Youth - Culture of Volume

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVE0C1l7XJ4

RIYL: enchanting, charming technopop

24. Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDpYkomy8dM

RIYL: Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, folk

23. ThunderCat - The Beyond/Where Giants Roam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTkORGr37hw

RIYL: guitars and other instruments playing funky great soul pop rock

22. Holly Herndon - Platform

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Luv9bXdMs

RIYL: ambient experimental

21. Ohneotrix Point Never - Garden of Delete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt5tRaV3iY0

RIYL: dub techno, experimental
 
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20. Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXJJSPUpAQE

RIYL: bubblegum pop, folk, rock, blues

19. Tobias Jesso, Jr. - Goon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu1Ko02P7vk

RIYL: ben folds ballads

18. Kurt Vile - b'lieve I'm Going Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y26OdHnif7U

RIYL: Kurt Vile, that thing he does with his guitar pedals

17. Grimes - Art Angels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoLyuSfbf3Y

RIYL: weird chicks being weird for the sake of being weird

16. Wilco - Star Wars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r82YRkLAQA

RIYL: angry suburban dads who hate their boring ass jobs music

15. Joey Bada$$ - B4.DA.$$

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sT8a-6X3Fc

RIYL: rap

14. Jamie xx - In Colour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjNssEVlB6M

RIYL: dancing, having fun

13. Colin Stetson & Sara Neufield - Never Were the Way She Was

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMRcHdvKGEU

RIYL: great musicians playing beautiful, complicated songs on horns and strings in a beautiful, unexpected way

12. Destroyer - Poison Season

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krpcRnxVCmA

RIYL: freak folk, Destroyer

11. Bill Ryder-Jones - West Kirby County Primary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a7TcW_2b9s

RIYL: Velvet Underground, Rolling Stones
 
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10. Waxahatchee - Ivy Tripp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2BpdpmqkDA

RIYL: girls who rock, rock music, postmodernism

9. Titus Andronicus - A Most Lamentable Tragedy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d5BSY7AIe0

RIYL: Bruce Springsteen meets the Sex Pistols, overcoming demons

8. Vince Staples - Summertime 06

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHTtAs_UMF0

RIYL: rap

7. Frog - Kind of Blah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0cjdC1seo0

RIYL: bands that don't really sound like other bands but there's still something familiar and comfortable

6. Algiers - Algiers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3L0NI8vcMg

RIYL: gospel, delta, blues, hip hop

5. Viet Cong - Viet Cong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFIxAzf2B1M

RIYL: jangly guitars, self-loathing, punk, bad band names

4. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie and Lowell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTeKpWp8Psw

RIYL: Seven Swans era Sufjan Stevens

3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z938ya2fbPo

RIYL: west coast hip hop, young people who are more talented, insightful, poised and present than you will ever be

2. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JODshFyKHuA

RIYL: being "over it" about everything life has to offer you but thinking that's ok at the same time, mostly because you make a living off it

1. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hoELMYbo-s

RIYL: music
 
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50. John Grant - Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
49. Blur - The Magic Whip
48. Adele - 25
47. Action Bronson - Mr. Wonderful
46. Dan Friel - Life
45. Dr. Dre - Compton: A Soundtrack
44. Lightning Bolt - Fantasy Empire
43. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Asunder Sweet, and Other Distress
42. Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
41. Cannibal Ox - Blade of the Ronin
40. Ken Camden - Dream Memory
39. FKA Twigs - M3LL155X
38. Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
37. Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars
36. Helen - The Original Faces
35. Black Rivers - Black Rivers
34. Patrick Cowley - Muscle Up
33. Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color
32. Donny Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Surf
31. Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone
30. Mount Eerie - Sauna
29. Jennie Hval - Apocalypse Girl
28. Hop Along - Painted Shut
27. Deerhunter - Faded Frontier
26. Christina Vantzou - No 3
25. East India Youth - Culture of Volume
24. Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again
23. ThunderCat - The Beyond/Where Giants Roam
22. Holly Herndon - Platform
21. Ohneotrix Point Never - Garden of Delight
20. Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass
19. Tobias Jesso, Jr. - Goon
18. Kurt Vile - b'lieve I'm Going Down
17. Grimes - Art Angels
16. Wilco - Star Wars
15. Joey Bada$$ - B4.DA.$$
14. Jamie xx - In Colour
13. Colin Stetson & Sara Neufield - Never Were the Way She Was
12. Destroyer - Poison Season
11. Bill Ryder-Jones - West Kirby County Primary
10. Waxahatchee - Ivy Tripp
9. Titus Andronicus - A Most Lamentable Tragedy
8. Vince Staples - Summertime 06
7. Frog - Kind of Blah
6. Algiers - Algiers
5. Viet Cong - Viet Cong
4. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie and Lowell
3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
2. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
1. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Stare, Sometimes I Just Sit
 
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This was a pretty great year for music, probably the best of the last 5 years IMO. Purity Ring - another eternity is far and away my favorite of the year.

The album I was most disappointed in is the new Modest Mouse. Loved it the first time through, but nothing stuck with me after that. I expected better from such a good band after what, 8 years.
 
KickballDeac said:
This was a pretty great year for music, probably the best of the last 5 years IMO. Purity Ring - another eternity is far and away my favorite of the year.

The album I was most disappointed in is the new Modest Mouse. Loved it the first time through, but nothing stuck with me after that. I expected better from such a good band after what, 8 years.
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Pistol is the worst Modest Mouse song ever.
 
Is this more like the top 50 record store only, hipster albums that no one has ever heard?
 
You not counting Black Messiah in this? I get that it was in 2014, but was in the last couple weeks.
 
I definitely did not find as many albums I liked this year as last year, but my favorites would include in roughly this order:

- Beach House (both albums)
- Kurt Vile
- Father John Misty
- Deerhunter
- Wilco
- Martin Courtney
- Panda Bear
- Chvrches
- Jamie XX
- Purity Ring
- Grimes
 
We need to get this thread to page 2, ASAP. 50 youtubes to open the page is a browser killer.
 
Say Hey Deac said:
We need to get this thread to page 2, ASAP. 50 youtubes to open the page is a browser killer.
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yea this is an issue every year

i could make a spotify playlist if i had the inclination, or change these to links instead of embedded
 
and as for the end of year releases this year that haven't come out yet, these will probably be pretty good:

Kurt Vile & Steve Gunn - Parallelogram
Pusha T - Darkest Before Dawn
Chromatics - Dear Tommy
AraabMuzik - Dream World
 
love 1 & 2, but i would flip the order. need to do a closer examination later on.
 
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