2015, Hastily
I forgot how fun it is to keep up with current stuff, and as a result, I ended up with a month in which to cram as many albums from this year as I could. Here's what I listened to ranked. Thanks to everyone whose lists I totally stole like half of these from |
| 57 |  | Lana Del Rey
Honeymoon
1.5 - alliwannadoisgethighbythebeachgethighbythebeachgethigh |
| 56 |  | Between the Buried and Me
Coma Ecliptic
2 - blech |
| 55 |  | High on Fire
Luminiferous
2.5 - zzzzzz |
| 54 |  | The Tallest Man on Earth
Dark Bird Is Home
2.5 - not really sure what happened here |
| 53 |  | The Story So Far
The Story So Far
2.5 |
| 52 |  | Death Grips
The Powers That B - Part II: Jenny Death
2.5 |
| 51 |  | Foxing
Dealer
3 |
| 50 |  | Jamie Woon
Making Time
3 |
| 49 |  | mewithoutYou
Pale Horses
3 - this could've been great if they didn't cut every song's progression at the same fucking spot |
| 48 |  | Modest Mouse
Strangers to Ourselves
3 |
| 47 |  | Purity Ring
Another Eternity
3 - can't believe this made it this high on the list... guilty pleasures are powerful i suppose |
| 46 |  | Native Construct
Quiet World
3 - They're already close to finding their own sound, and there's a lot of good ideas here, but too much fucking wank |
| 45 |  | Sufjan Stevens
Carrie and Lowell
3 - ummmm ok |
| 44 |  | Turnover
Peripheral Vision
3 |
| 43 |  | Amorphis
Under the Red Cloud
3.5 |
| 42 |  | Drewsif Stalin's Musical Endeavors
Comes to an End
3.5 |
| 41 |  | Ingested
The Architect of Extinction
3.5 - haha yeah i like this |
| 40 |  | Napalm Death
Apex Predator - Easy Meat
3.5 |
| 39 |  | Everything Everything
Get To Heaven
3.5 |
| 38 |  | Joey Badass
B4.DA.$$
3.5 |
| 37 |  | Arcturus
Arcturian
3.5 |
| 36 |  | Refused
Freedom
3.5 - This could've been a lot better, but it's still great. Plenty of classic ferocity and plenty new textures |
| 35 |  | Panopticon
Autumn Eternal
3.5 |
| 34 |  | fLako
Natureboy
3.5 |
| 33 |  | Joywave
How Do You Feel Now?
3.5 |
| 32 |  | Enslaved
In Times
3.5 |
| 31 |  | Hop Along
Painted Shut
3.5 |
| 30 |  | Lapalux
Lustmore
3.5 |
| 29 |  | Julien Baker
Sprained Ankle
3.5 |
| 28 |  | SUMAC
The Deal
3.5 |
| 27 |  | Iron Maiden
The Book of Souls
4 |
| 26 |  | Crypt Sermon
Out of the Garden
4 |
| 25 |  | Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
4 |
| 24 |  | Panda Bear
Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
4 |
| 23 |  | The World Is a Beautiful Place...
Harmlessness
4 - quite a bit better than Whenever, If Ever |
| 22 |  | Darkstar (UK)
Foam Island
4 |
| 21 |  | Potatohead People
Big Luxury
4 |
| 20 |  | 1099
Young Pines
4 - almost forgot about this |
| 19 |  | Swallow the Sun
Songs From The North I, II & III
4 - some of the softer songs are actually some of the best on here |
| 18 |  | Batushka
Litourgiya
4 |
| 17 |  | Vola
Inmazes
4 |
| 16 |  | Bosse-de-Nage
All Fours
4 |
| 15 |  | Intronaut
The Direction of Last Things
4 - yee this is gud |
| 14 |  | Man Without Country
Maximum Entropy
4 - vibrant and enveloping electro dream pop; check this out man |
| 13 |  | Chelsea Wolfe
Abyss
4 |
| 12 |  | Leviathan
Scar Sighted
4 |
| 11 |  | Deafheaven
New Bermuda
4 |
| 10 |  | Ufomammut
Ecate
4.5 - I really lose myself in this one |
| 9 |  | Dodheimsgard
A Umbra Omega
4.5 - Twisted wacky black metal that all 'prog' metal bands could take some lessons from |
| 8 |  | Jeff Rosenstock
We Cool?
4.5 |
| 7 |  | Slum Village
Yes!
4.5 |
| 6 |  | Elder (USA-MA)
Lore
4.5 |
| 5 |  | Julia Holter
Have You In My Wilderness
4.5 |
| 4 |  | Esbe
Bloomsday
4.5 |
| 3 |  | Tipper
Fathoms
4.5 - Why am I about to 5 this 5-song EP |
| 2 |  | Cannibal Ox
Blade of the Ronin
4.5 |
| 1 |  | Marika Hackman
We Slept at Last
4.5 - Such cutting, precise emotions from such a delicate touch |
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