The 50 Best Songs of 2015

50. "Never Ending Circles" by CHVRCHES

49. "Bury Our Friends" by Sleater-Kinney

48. "Hyperion" by Windhand

47. "No Other Heart" by Mac Demarco

46. "Times Square" by Destroyer

45. "Lake Song" by The Decemberists

44. "To Die in L.A." by Lower Dens

43. "You Shall Know the Spirit" by Pfarmers

42. "Clearest Blue" by CHVRCHES

41. "Flesh without Blood" by Grimes

40. "Swirl" by Westkust

39. "Apple Cherry" by NAO

38. "Match 4 Remix" by James Murphy

37. "Boys Latin" by Panda Bear

36. "Mr Noah" by Panda Bear

35. "XT" by u-Ziq

34. "Smut!" by Neon Indian

33. "The Less I Know the Better" by Tame Impala

32. "Snakeskin" by Deerhunter

31. "Miniskirt" by Braids

30. "The Blacker the Berry" by Kendrick Lamar

29. "To Get By" by Empress Of

28. "Belle" by Yowler

27. "Lucette Stranded on the Island" by Julia Holter

26. "Feel You" by Julia Holter

25. "Pretty Pimpin" by Kurt Vile

24. "I Need a Minute" by Ariel Pink

23. "Etsy Point, Summer 1978" by David Borden

22. "Come Back" by Deafheaven

21. "Bottom of the Morning" by Pinkish Black

20. "Hold Tight" by Jamie xx

19. "No One Is Looking at U (feat. Lorraine)" by Nicolas Jaar

18. "Home" by Holly Herndon

17. "Taste" by Braids

16. "10:37" by Beach House

15. "All of Me Wants All of You" by Sufjan Stevens

14. "Sparks" by Beach House

13. "Shadow" by Chromatics

12. "Baby's Eyes" by Neon Indian

11. "Depreston" by Courtney Barnett

10. "Grief" by Earl Sweatshirt

9. "The Three Sides of Audrey and Why She's All Alone Now" by Nicolas Jaar

8. "Somewhere Tonight" by Beach House

7. "Interference" by Holly Herndon

6. "Gosh" by Jamie xx

5. "Wheelhouse" by Kurt Vile

4. "REALiTi (Demo)" by Grimes

3. "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar

2. "No Shade in the Shadow of The Cross" by Sufjan Stevens

1. "Let It Happen" by Tame Impala

The 40 Best Albums of 2015

40. Hysteria - Drainolith

39. Corn - Arthur Russell

38. Days - Earthly

37. Country Music - Vision Fortune

36. Moonbuilding 2703 AD - The Orb

35. Painted Shut - Hop Along

34. Goon - Tobias Jesso, Jr.

33. La Vie Est Belle - Petite Noir

32. All Fours - Boss-de-Nage

31. Poison Season - Destroyer

30. On Your Own Love Again - Jessica Pratt

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

28. No Cities to Love - Sleater-Kinney

27. Grief's Infernal Flower - Windhand

26. Portal/Well - Insect Ark

25. Sleeping Tapes - Jeff Bridges

24. Never Were the Way She Was - Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld

23. Every Open Eye - CHVRCHES

22. Bottom of the Morning - Pinkish Black

21. Art Angels - Grimes

20. Fading Frontier - Deerhunter

19. Remixes Made with Tennis Data - James Murphy

18. Escape from Evil - Lower Dens

17. Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper - Panda Bear

16. Elaenia - Floating Points

15. Me - Empress Of

14. Platform - Holly Herndon

13. Deep in the Iris - Braids

12. Nymphs I, II, III, and IV - Nicolas Jaar

11. Music for Amplified Keyboard Instruments - David Borden

10. Have You in My Wilderness - Julia Holter

9. To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar

8. New Bermuda - Deafheaven

7. Thank Your Lucky Stars - Beach House

6. VEGA INTL. Night School - Neon Indian

5. b'lieve i'm goin down - Kurt Vile

4. In Colour - Jamie xx

3. Depression Cherry - Beach House

2. Currents - Tame Impala

1. Carrie & Lowell - Sufjan Stevens

Honorable Mention:

Blossoming Decay - Noisem

Black Messiah - D'Angelo

Revisionist - Sannhet

Blues: The 'Dark Paintings' of Mark Rothko - Loren Connors

I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside - Earl Sweatshirt

Another One - Mac Demarco

The Offer - Yowler

Amusers and Puzzlers - Sightings

Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 EP - Aphex Twin

Infinite Dissolution - Locrian

The 30 Best Albums of 2010-2014

Here is my list of the best albums from the first half of this decade. It is in alphabetical order. Also see my 2010-2014 playlist on spotify here.

Arcade Fire: The Suburbs




Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today



Beach House: Teen Dream



Beach House: Bloom



James Blake: James Blake



Bon Iver, Bon Iver



Caribou: Swim



Caribou: Our Love



The Chariot: Long Live



Chromatics: Kill for Love



Darkside: Psychic




Deafheaven: Sunbather



Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest



Dirty Beaches: Drifters / Love is the Devil



Foxygen: We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic




Grimes: Visions



Julia Holter: Loud City Song




iceage: Plowing into the Field of Love




Nicolas Jaar: Space is Only Noise



LCD Soundsystem: This is Happening




John Maus: We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves




The National: High Violet




Perfume Genius: Too Bright




Real Estate: Days




Swans: The Seer




Toro Y Moi: Underneath the Pine




Toro Y Moi: Causers of This




Kurt Vile: Wakin on a Pretty Daze




Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring for My Halo



The War on Drugs: Lost in the Dream




Complete list:
Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today
Beach House: Teen Dream
Beach House: Bloom
James Blake: James Blake
Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Caribou: Swim
Caribou: Our Love
The Chariot: Long Live
Chromatics: Kill for Love
Darkside: Psychic
Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest
Dirty Beaches: Drifters / Love is the Devil
Dream House: Sunbather
Foxygen: We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
Grimes: Visions
Julia Holter: Loud City Song
iceage: Plowing into the Field of Love
Nicolas Jaar: Space is Only Noise
LCD Soundsystem: This is Happening
John Maus: We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
The National: High Violet
Perfume Genius: Too Bright
Real Estate: Days
Swans: The Seer
Toro Y Moi: Underneath the Pine
Toro Y Moi: Causers of This
Kurt Vile: Wakin on a Pretty Daze
Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring for My Halo
The War on Drugs: Lost in the Dream