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Best Albums of 2015

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According to Rough Trade Records:

1. Björk - 'Vulnicura'
2. Father John Misty - 'I Love You, Honeybear'
3. Courtney Barnett - 'Sometimes I Sit And Think'
4. Ezra Furman - 'Perpetual Motion People'
5. Max Richter - 'From Slee'
6. Wolf Alice - 'My Love Is Cool'
7. Kamasi Washington - 'The Epic'
8. Royal Headache - 'High'
9. Romare - 'Projection'
10. Jamie XX - 'In Colour'
11. John Grant - 'Grey Tickles, Black Pressure'
12. Sufjan Stevens - 'Carrie & Lowell'
13. Tame Impala - 'Currents'
14. Nadine Shah - 'Fast Food'
15. Wand - '1000 Days'
16. Kendrick Lamar - 'To Pimp A Butterfly'
17. Django Django - 'Born Under Saturn'
18. Tobias Jesso Jr - 'Goon'
19. Georgia - 'Georgia'
20. Palma Violets - 'Danger In The Club'
21. Calexico - 'Edge Of The Sun'
24. Public Service Broadcasting - 'The Race For Space'
60. Sleater-Kinney - 'No Cities To Love'

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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,168
    Very cool

    My top 3:

    Tame Impala- Currents
    Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think
    Alabama Shakes- Sound & Color
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    any best albums of 2015 list that does not include xavier rudd's new cd(nanna) is weak. IMNSHO
  • May 30thMay 30th Posts: 1,753
    Glen Hansard??????
  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    My top 5...

    Thee Oh Sees ‎- Mutilator Defeated At Last.
    Foals ‎- What Went Down.
    Leftfield ‎- Alternative Light Source.
    The Chills ‎- Silver Bullets.
    Royal Headache ‎- High.

    All awesome records.
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  • derbydavederbydave Posts: 11,254
    edited November 2015
    My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
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    Glen Hansard - Didn't He Ramble
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,066
    have these:
    Pap said:

    According to Rough Trade Records:
    13. Tame Impala - 'Currents'
    17. Django Django - 'Born Under Saturn'
    20. Palma Violets - 'Danger In The Club'
    Top 100

    need to pick up/listen to mre:
    Jamie XX - 'In Colour'
    Royal Headache - 'High' (friend mentioned them the other week, need to check them out)
    Wolf Alice - 'My Love Is Cool'
    Father John Misty - 'I Love You, Honeybear'
    Courtney Barnett - 'Sometimes I Sit And Think'

    Others (in no particular order):
    Ghost- Meliora
    Drenge- Undertow
    My Morning Jacket- The Waterfall
    Silversun Pickups- Better Nature
    Foals- What Went Down
    White Shadows- White Shadows
    Kurt Vile- believe i'm goin down...
    The Prodigy- The Day Is My Enemy
    The Dead Weather- Dodge and Burn
    Muse- Drones
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    I only listen to Pearl Jam......
  • May 30thMay 30th Posts: 1,753
    City and Colour-If I Go Before You
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,168
    Adele's 25 came out yesterday. I expect this to crash some year end lists.
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    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,308
    I don't recognize like 95% of those bands OP.
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  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    Wilco - Star Wars
  • YardenYarden Posts: 820
    only got 3 that came out this year:

    1.Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs
    2.Laura Marling - Short Movie
    3.Alela Diane & Ryan Francesconi - Cold Moon
  • mattdinglemattdingle Posts: 180
    Poor year for music
  • PapPap Posts: 29,000
    Q's Top 50
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,168
    mattdingle said:

    Poor year for music

    I agree- I've been making year end lists since 2003 and this year is very low on my list
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,168
    Pap said:

    Q's Top 50

    I agree with their #1
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    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    Pap said:

    According to Rough Trade Records:

    1. Björk - 'Vulnicura'
    2. Father John Misty - 'I Love You, Honeybear'
    3. Courtney Barnett - 'Sometimes I Sit And Think'
    4. Ezra Furman - 'Perpetual Motion People'
    5. Max Richter - 'From Slee'
    6. Wolf Alice - 'My Love Is Cool'
    7. Kamasi Washington - 'The Epic'
    8. Royal Headache - 'High'
    9. Romare - 'Projection'
    10. Jamie XX - 'In Colour'
    11. John Grant - 'Grey Tickles, Black Pressure'
    12. Sufjan Stevens - 'Carrie & Lowell'
    13. Tame Impala - 'Currents'
    14. Nadine Shah - 'Fast Food'
    15. Wand - '1000 Days'
    16. Kendrick Lamar - 'To Pimp A Butterfly'
    17. Django Django - 'Born Under Saturn'
    18. Tobias Jesso Jr - 'Goon'
    19. Georgia - 'Georgia'
    20. Palma Violets - 'Danger In The Club'
    21. Calexico - 'Edge Of The Sun'
    24. Public Service Broadcasting - 'The Race For Space'
    60. Sleater-Kinney - 'No Cities To Love'

    Top 100

    Very Solid. I'm not sure how mine will shake out.
    I see you included Wand's 1,000 days instead of Golem. I think if either make my list i'll probably have Golem higher.

    I'm very excited about the new Baroness album coming out on Dec 18th and will want to hear that.

    Albums i'm very high on were:
    Viet Cong- Viet Cong
    Sleater Kinney No Cities to Love
    Father John Misty- I love you Honeybear
    Courtney Barnett- Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I just Sit
    KAsmasi Wasington- The Epic
    Titus Andronicus The Most Lamentable Tragedy
    JAson Isbell- Something More than Free
    Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats- Night Creeper
    Charlotte 00
    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Posts: 4,340
    The new Tool album...oh wait..hang on...
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  • halloweenhead95halloweenhead95 Posts: 255
    edited December 2015
    My top 3:

    1. EL VY - Return To The Moon
    2. Mac DeMarco - Another One
    3. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

    These 3, 'Universal Themes' by Sun Kil Moon & '1989' by Ryan Adams are the only 2015 albums that I have listened to.
    Post edited by halloweenhead95 on
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  • InHiding80InHiding80 Posts: 7,623
    edited December 2015
    BrainofBGA said:

    The new Tool album...oh wait..hang on...

    Same for me with Deftones since it was originally gonna come out last month.

    Dead Weather - Dodge and Burn
    Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands
    Florence and the Machine - How Big How Blue How Beautiful
    Neil Young - Monsanto Years
    Ghost B.C. - Meliora
    Chris Cornell - Higher Truth
    Tame Impala - Currents
    Best Coast - California Nights
    Iron Maiden - Book of Souls
    Slayer - Repentless
    Foo Fighters - Saint Cecelia

    Anxiously awaiting Purple by Baroness in a few days and if we're gonna list reissues, The Ties That Bind/The River by the boss.
    Post edited by InHiding80 on
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,079
    edited December 2015
    My Top 10.

    Sleater - Kinney
    Jamie xx
    Chvrches
    Viet Cong
    Kamasi Washington
    Carly Rae Jepsen
    Deerhunter
    Kendrick Lamar
    Panda Bear
    Bjork




    And I thought this year was a killer year for new albums. Best since 2010.
    Post edited by Tim Simmons on
  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,861
    My top 5

    1. MMJ - Waterfall

    2. Father John Misty - I Love You Honeybear

    3. Ryan Adams - 1989

    4. Django Django - Born Under Saturn

    5. Alabama Shakes - Sound and Colour
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    I'm feeling pretty good about this list. Though i still need to hear the Baroness Album on Friday. Based on the five songs i heard live the other night i expect it will land somewhere on this list and round out my top 20

    Titus Andronicus-The Most Lamentable Tragedy
    Courtney Barnett- Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit
    Viet Cong- Viet Cong
    Father John Misty I love You Honeybear
    Sleater Kinney- No Cities to Love

    Jason Isbell- Something More than Free
    Elder-Lore
    Wilco-Star Wars
    Natalie Prass- Natalie Prass
    Leon Bridges-Coming Home

    Uncle Acid and the Dead Beats-Night Creeper
    Kasmasi Washington- The Epic
    Wand-Golem
    Kurt Vile-B'Lieve I'm GoinDown
    My Morning Jacket-Waterfalls

    Wolf Alice- My Love is Cool
    Alabama Shakes-Sound and Color
    Tame Impala- Current
    Windhand-Grief's Infernal Flower


    Charlotte 00
    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,168
    Kurt Vile-B'Lieve I'm GoinDown

    Great album album, probably in 4th for me just below the 3 I posted above
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    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,050
    Here' my top 10 albums of 2015:

    1. JJ Grey & Mofro - Ol Glory
    2. My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
    3. Glen Hansard - Didn't He Ramble
    4. Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free
    5. Iron and Wine & Ben Bridwell - Sing Into My Mouth
    6. The Dead Weather - Dodge & Burn
    7. Chris Cornell - Higher Truth
    8. Heartless Bastards - Restless Ones
    9. Gary Clark Jr - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
    10. Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands
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  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    I can't get into tame impala for some reason
  • InHiding80InHiding80 Posts: 7,623
    buck502000 said:

    I can't get into tame impala for some reason

    I'm not really into most "indie hipster" bands but they're one of the few I don't mind along with Arcade Fire. They're like Depeche Mode meets Barrett era Floyd.

    Just heard the leak of Purple by Baroness and it's awesome.
  • ceskaceska Posts: 1,120
    1. Joseph Arthur - Days of Surrender
    2. Wilco - Star Wars
    3. Richard Thompson - Still
    4. Mark Lanegan - Houston Publishing Demos
  • PapPap Posts: 29,000
    ceska said:

    4. Mark Lanegan - Houston Publishing Demos

    Thank you! :plus_one:

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  • May 30thMay 30th Posts: 1,753
    The Isbell album I could not get into. The first song was not a good opener to the album. Seemed to never pick up for long periods of time. Loved most of Southeastern.
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