#aoty2015

That’s our AOTY week done. Agree? Disagree? Anything we missed? We’ll be returning to our normal schedule beginning Monday, with our Better Rate Than Never on Nine Inch Nails being rounded up with their last 2 releases, as well as our standard reviews on new records and releases you may have missed. If you want us to cover anything, feel free to give us recommendations through our Suggestions page, or contact us on Twitter/email through our Contact page

That said, this week we’ll be talking about our top 5 records of 2015, finishing with honourable mentions and disappointments - we’ll be starting with #5 today.

#AOTY2015 Honorable Mentions: Jamie xx-In Colour, Baroness-Purple, Birds In Row-Personal War, Father John Misty-I Love You, Honeybear, Pusha T-Darkest Before Dawn, Vince Staples-Summertime 06, Sufjan Stevens-Carrie & Lowell, Cult Leader-Lightless Walk, Defeater-Abandoned. @jamie___xx @yourbaroness @birdsinrow @fatherjohnmisty @kingpush @vincestaples @sufjanstevens_ @cultleadermusic @defeaterband

#AOTY2015 1. The Saddest Landscape - Darkness Forgives @thesaddestlandscape

#AOTY2015 2. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly @kendricklamar

#AOTY2015 6. Dustin Kensrue - Carry The Fire