2015 - Favorite Albums

[e_wind]

Yeah its insane. I just payed attention to Mortal Man for the first time and it definitely induced some insane chills

[Horace Hucker]

May not be everybody's cup of tea, but if you'd be willing to give some piano ballads with good songwriting a chance, Tobias Jesso Jr.'s "Goon" is a pretty good debut. Maybe should've shaved a couple songs, but I love it.

And yeah, Kendrick is the man. That album is downright vicious.

[Come Closer]

Goon has been in rotation for me the last few days, definitely digging it. Also

Wand- Golem
Buxton- Half A Native
Lucern Raze- Stockholm One
HOLY- Stabs

[Come Closer]

Listened to the Buxton album again tonight...definitely the most MMJish album I've heard this year.

[e_wind]

Action Bronson - mr. Wonderful

[kvgq420]

Vetiver- Complete Strangers
Lower Dens- Escape From Evil
Ryley Walker- Primrose Green

[subinai]

Kendrick
Ryley Walker
Action

these 3 have been in my rotation for the past 2 weeks.

[dmooney99]

I only have 2 albums so far 

The Decemberists
The Districts

still need to get:

Hanni El Khatib
Moon Duo
Modest Mouse
Will Butler (maybe)

did get the others:
Hanni El Khatib- meh, ok
Moon Duo- pretty solid
Modest Mouse- Good, love a few songs off it.  some songs are ok
Will Butler- not too bad

also picked up:
The Prodigy- The Day Is My Enemy- like it, need to listen to it more
Drenge- Undertow- very very good! Check them out!

[Nikkogino]

Mini Mansions- The Great Pretenders
Father John Misty- I Love You, Honeybear
Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp A Butterfly
Noel Gallagher- Chasing Yesterday
My Morning Jacket- XXX XXXXXXXX

2015 is great so far!

[soundgarden1981]

MMJ - The Waterfall
Calexico _ Edge of the sun
Duke Garwood _ Heavy love
Wand _ Golem
White Hills _ Walks for motorists
Black Rivers _ Black rivers
Black pussy _magic moustache

Damn good so far!

[sweatboard]

1. Father John Misty
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. Built To Spill

[kvgq420]

Jacco Gardner- Hypnophobia  (my #2 behind The Waterfall)

[e_wind]

I like to update mine all the time to keep myself from forgetting by the years end.

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
Father John Misty - ILYH
Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color
The Amazing - Picture You
Action Bronson - Mr. Wonderful

Phossy - Live
Dr D. - Live


Need to listen to:
Lady Lamb
Earl Sweatshirt
Blur
Ryley Walker
Built To Spill
Best Coast

[LBSUNFLWR]

that new Sufjan Stevens is really nice.

[Crispy]

Some faves so far:

The Amazing - Picture You
The Bright Light Social Hour - Space Is Still the Place
Moon Duo - Shadow of the Sun
Kathryn Calder - S/T
J.D. McPherson - Let the Good Times Roll
The Staves - If I Was
Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color

Need to give more attention to Wand, Lower Dens, and Pond's new ones.

[Ob1jacobe]

New Alabama Shakes is soooo good.  Really impressed with how much they grew as a band and how the were not afraid to push the envelope on this one.  It far exceeded my expectations.

my current top 10

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Laurel
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think ...
Lady Lamb - After
Ryley Walker - Primrose Green
Belle and Sebastian - Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love
Viet Cong - Viet Cong
Lower Dens - Escape From Evil

Can't wait for MMJ and Blur.

[Horace Hucker]

The Built to Spill did not disappoint. Martsch is a god of gods.

Haven't previously been a fan of Alabama Shakes, but I'm going to give the new one a try cause the reviews have made it sound like such a step forward.

[Angelo]

I liked what I heard off that Moon Duo, Crispy. I want to take a deeper dive.

[sweatboard]

1. FJM
2. Alabama Shakes
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Built To Spill

[e-stone]

i think i'm ready to take a stab at this. i always get way more stressed out than is really necessary trying to rank!

1. Ryley Walker - Primrose Green
2. José González - Vestiges & Claws
3. Calexico - Edge of the Sun
4. My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
5. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
6. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Colour
7. Dick Diver - Melbourne, FL
8. Laura Marling - Short Movie
9. The Phantom Band - Fears Trending
10. Twerps - Range Anxiety
11. Surf City - Jekyll Island
12. The Staves - If I Was

slight disappointments: The Amazing, Howlin Rain, Sufjan (keep waiting for this to "hit" me?), The Tallest Man on Earth, Justin Townes Earle

major disappointment: Vetiver - makes me very sad too

better than it had any right to be:  Swervedriver

some killer world musics:  Tal National, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba

not quite enough listens to for ranking just yet:  Blur, Built To Spill, Lord Huron

best new-to-me in 2015:  Weed - Running Back (if you're a mid-90's indie kid like me, check this out)

and finally, both of these would probably be #1 & #2 respectively if i counted such albums:  Phosphorescent - Live at the Music Hall and Iron & Wine - Archives Vol. 1