This year was a good one for music. Admittedly, 2013’s Antenna to the Afterworld by Sonny & The Sunsets was the record I listened to the more than any other — a newer discovery for me, but thankfully I found time for a few others.
These are the new records I enjoyed the most in 2015.
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40. Battles – La Di Da Di
39. 75 Dollar Bill – Wooden Bag
38. Stuff Like That There – Yo La Tengo
37. Death And Vanilla – To Where The Wild Things Are
36. Triptides – Azur
35. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love
34. Ty Segall – Ty Rex
33. Waxahatchee – Ivy Tripp
32. Colin Stetson / Sarah Neufeld – Never Were the Way She Was
31. Lightning Bolt – Fantasy Empire
30. Matthew E. White – Fresh Blood
29. Thundercat – The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
28. Andy Schauff – The Bearer of Bad News
27. Fuzz – II
26. Deerhunter – Fading Frontier
25. Joanna Newsom – Divers
24. Ezra Furman – Perpetual Motion People
23. Holly Golightly- Slowtown Now!
22. Herbcraft – Wot Oz
21. Cass McCombs – A Folk Set Apart
20. Sonny & the Sunsets – Talent Night at the Ashram
19. Young Guv – Ripe 4 Luv
18. Earl Sweatshirt – I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside
17. Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear
16. J Fernandez – Many Levels of Laughter
15. Twerps – Range Anxiety
14. Mac Demarco – Another One
13. Chastity Belt – Time to Go Home
12. Jim O’Rourke – Simple Songs
11. Beach House – Depression Cherry
10. Tobias Jesso Jr. – Goon
9. Kurt Vile – b’lieve i’m goin down…
8. Hop Along – Painted Shut
7. Vince Staples – Summertime ’06
6. Bitchin Bajas – Transporteur
5. Invisible Familiars – Disturbing Wildlife
4. Ultimate Painting – Green Lanes
3. Beach House – Thank Your Lucky Stars
2. Tame Impala – Currents
1. Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
