Top 15 Albums of the Year 2015
Each of my top 5 albums are vastly different in production and vocal stylings but all struck a chord with me emotionally and stuck with me since their release leading to many repeated listens. All of my top 5 had fantastic videos to go with at least one of the tracks, I’ve linked my favourites below. Check ‘em out!
Albums 6-10 were much harder to choose, sometimes these end up in my top 5 depending on my mood, but although they have some phenomenal tracks, they’re slightly less consistent than 1-5.
Albums 11-15 are all albums I’ve enjoyed immensely since their release but maybe with a less emotional connection (yes, I know...considering Sufjan’s is supposedly one of the most heartbreaking albums this year...) and fewer repeated listens.
Oh and no, Carly Rae Jepson does not make my list...Sorry!
1 - Joanna Newsom - Divers
Highlights: Sapokanikan, Divers, A Pin-Light Bent, Time, As A Symptom.
Highlights: Black Lake, Family, Lionsong
3 - Laura Marling - Short Movie
Highlights: Walk Alone, Strange, I Feel Your Love
Highlights: Strange Hellos, Sprinter, A Proper Polish Welcome
5 - Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs
Highlights: Accelerate, Fade Away, Delirious
6 - Beach House - Depression Cherry
Highlights: Space Song, Bluebird, Levitation
7 - Jewel - Picking up The Pieces
Highlights: Love Used To Be, A Boy Needs A Bike, Carnivore
8 - Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
Highlights: The Blackest Day, Terrence Loves You, Art Deco
9 - Ane Brun - When I’m Free
Highlights: Still Waters, All We Want Is Love, Shape Of A Heart
10 - Grimes - Art Angels
Highlights: REALiTi, Flesh without Blood, World Princess Pt. II
11 - Sufjan Stevens - Carrie and Lowell
Highlights: Drawn To The Blood, Should’ve Known Better, No Shade in the Shadow of The Cross.
12 - Florence + the Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Highlights: What Kind of Man, Long & Lost, Various Storms & Saints
13 - Vanbot - Perfect Storm
Highlights: Watching You Sleep, Trooper, Shake
14 - Nadine Shah - Fast Food
Highlights: Stealing Cars, Fool, Matador
15 - Ryan Adams - 1989
Highlights: All You Had To Do Was Stay, Out of the Woods, Blank Space
Honourable Mention: Nina K - On Ice
Haven't had enough time with this album yet to decide where it should be in the ranking. Seriously beautiful voice though.
Highlights: Impossible, Apples, U Don’t Owe.
