- Top Tens
Top Albums – 2015
Lorna – London’s Leaving Me
Low – Ones and Sixies
Surfjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
Ezra Furman – Perpetual Motion People
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit
The Decemberists – What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
Kurt Vile – b’lieve I’m going down
Julia Holter – Have You in my Wilderness
Gengahr – A Dream Outside
This is the Kit – Bashed Out
Top Ten Gigs – 2015
Nick Cave – Nottingham Theatre Royal
Camera Obscura – Trades Hall Hebden Bridge
Super Fury Animals – Cardiff University
Ride - Roundhouse
Death Cab for Cutie – Brixton Academy
Laura Marling – CCE
Interpol – Roundhouse
King Crimson – Birmingham Symphony Hall
Calexico – SBE
Lambchop – Barbican
Top Ten Festival Shows – 2015
Surfjan Stevens – End of the Road
Patti Smith & Band playing 'Horses' – Field Day
Television playing 'Marquee Moon' - Green Man
Spiritualized – Liverpool Psych Fest
Low – End of the Road
The War on Drugs – End of the Road
Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe – Liverpool Psych Fest
Ryan Adams & The Shining – London Calling
This is the Kit – Green Man
Ultimate Painting. – Green Man
Best Song
El Vy – Return to the Moon
- Top Tens
1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
2. Alex G - DSU
3. Rival Consoles - Howl
4. Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars
5. Micachu & The Shapes - Good Sad Happy Bad
6. The Spook School - Try to be Hopeful
7. Bjork - Vulnicura
8. Tame Impala - Currents
9. Sun Kil Moon - Universal Themes
10. Lou Barlow - Brace the Wave
Glasgwegian popster's Tuff Love are set to release their three EPs as one 15-track compilation. Due Jan 29th via Lost Map Records, 'Resort' brings together sell-outs 'Junk' & 'Dross' - both now unavailable - and the more recent EP 'Dregs'
- Top Tens
Alison runs BiGiAM Promotions and here are her Top Ten album choices for 2015
1. Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free
2. Du Blonde- Welcome Back To Milk
3. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
4. This Is The Kit - Bashed Out
5. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit & Think, Sometimes I Just Sit
6. Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
7. The Maccabees - Marks to Prove It
8. The Staves - If I Was
9. Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too
10. Tame Impala - Currents
- Top Tens
Top 10 Albums of 2015 according to The Most Serene Republic:
(in no particular order)
Deerhunter - Fading Frontier
Four Tet - Morning/Evening
Tame Impala - Currents
Shy Kids - Lofty
Diva - Divinity in Thee
Thundercat - The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
Born Ruffians - Ruff
Neon Indian - VEGA INTL. Night School
Jamie XX - In Colour
Leon Bridges - Coming Home
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The Band's new album "Mediac" is available now as both a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD and LIMITED EDITION WHITE VINYL via MapleMusic Recordings.
- Top Tens
Rosie Wilby picks her Top Ten albums of 2015
1. Father John Misty - I love you, honey bear
2. Low - Ones and Sixes
3. Wilco - Star Wars
4. Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass
5. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie and Lowell
6. Julia Holter - Have you in my Wilderness
7. The Self Help Group - Dead Stars
8. Ezra Furman - Perpetual Motion People
9. Kurt Vile - B'lieve I'm goin Down
10. Sean Taylor - The Only Good Addiction is Love
Rosie Wilby is a writer, comedian and founder of Piranha Music PR. Rosie previews a new show at Camden Etcetera Theatre on 25 January which is well worth checking out. Tickets
- Top Tens
Here's a Top Ten from Jeremy Tuplin who has an EP Open Letters out on 29 Jan and recently released this single from it, Time's Essence:
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Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
Blur - The Magic Whip
Beach House - Depression Cherry
Gaz Coombes - Matador
Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again
Jamie Woon - Making Time
Mac Demarco - Another One
Gabriel Moreno - Songs Of Love And Decadence
Jamie xx - In Colour
- Top Tens
1 Hamilton - original Broadway cast recording
2 Carrie and Lowell - Sufjan Stevens
3 Welcome Back to Milk - DuBlonde
4 I Love You, Honeybear - Father John Misty
5 Marks to Prove It - The Maccabees
6 To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
7 Sometimes I just Sit and Think... - Courtney Barnett
8 Something More Than Free - Jason Isbell
9 Music in Exile - Songhoy Blues
10 Currents - Tame Impala
Songs of the year:
Wait for It - Hamilton
John My Beloved - Sufjan Stevens (thanks to Carson)
i - Kendrick Lamar
Film:
Girlhood
Festival performance of the year (ever)
Sufjan Stevens @ End of the Road Festival
Second place - SS's soundcheck @ End of the Road Festival
Kevin B.
- Top Tens
The youth of the Republic of Essex have spoken - Jack and Torran's Top 10 Albums -
Nothing but Thieves - Nothing but Thieves
Bring me the Horizon - That's the Spirit
Halsey - Badlands
Justin Bieber - Promise
Major Lazer - Peace is the Mission
Jack U - Jack U
Halestorm - Into the Wildlife
5 Seconds of Summer - Sounds Good Feels Good
Ellie Goulding- Delirium
The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness
- Top Tens
2015 Top 10 Albums
Dan Patlansky - Dear Silence Thieves
Shinedown -Threat to Survival
Halestorm - Into the Wildlife
Silent Divide - Master of Disguise
Dinosaur Pile Up - Eleven Eleven
Blackberry Smoke - Holding all the Roses
Gun - Frantic
Plain white T's -American Nights
We are the Ocean - Ark
Zac Brown Band - Jeckyll & Hyde
Iain @docswallow
- Top Tens
JJ Rosa who launches new single ‘Where Is The Mercy’ on 11th December at Cargo in London, shares her Top Ten Albums of 2015
The Weekend - 'Beauty Behind the Madness'
Jamie Woon - 'Making Time'
Kwabs - 'Love + War'
Lianne La Havas - 'Blood'
Rudimental - 'We the Generation'
Disclosure - 'Caracal'
Blackalicious - 'Imani, Vol.1'
Kendrick Lemar - 'To Pimp a Butterfly'
Adele - '25'
Hurts - 'Surrender'
Here is the video for JJ's 'Where is the Mercy'
- Top Tens
A Top Ten Albums 2015 from Peter Noble of Noble PR
1. Dan Patlansky – Dear Silence Thieves
2. Jared James Nichols – Old Glory and the Wild Revival
3. Chantel McGregor – Lose Control
4. Joel Hoekstra – Dying To Live
5. Whitesnake – The Purple Album
6. King King – Reaching For The Light
7. Erja Lyytinen – Live at the 100 Club
8. Robin Trower – Something’s About To Change
9. Joe Bonamassa – Live at Radio City Music Hall
10. Walter Trout – Battle Scars
- Top Tens
MITSKI - TOWNIE (David)
'And I want a love that falls as fast as a body from the balcony.' Loving the dark cynicism of the lyrics here! Also it's just great to hear someone nail that fuzzy lofi guitar sound in 2015. A very cool artist all round.
GRIMES - KILL V MAIM (Conor)
My expectations for Art Angels were low, I assumed it was going to be full of EDM club bangers. I was wrong, and happily so. Album of the year for me and the production and vocal delivery is absolutely spot on. Claire Boucher has recaptured my heart.
VANT - DO YOU KNOW ME? (Luke)
We played with this band in Reading a couple of weeks back and they were deadly. Loud, sharp guitars with killer hooks stuffed in every corner of every song.
FANGCLUB - BULLET HEAD (Rob)
By far one of the most impressive singles we heard this year. Has a sort of quotsa / nirvana vibe that's irresistible. Even better that they're a local dublin band!
TAME IMPALA - THE LESS I KNOW THE BETTER (All)
This song got us through every day of tour. Kevin Parker has a way with music that no one man operation comes close to. They blew us away at electric picnic, amazing band.
THE WEEKND - CAN'T FEEL MY FACE (David)
I first heard this song come on in a club in Reykjavik, and I was instantly hooked. It's got a bass line that'd bring even the most hardened Motown purist to their knees. Structurally it's a breath of fresh air, the contrast of the Michael Jackson esque vocal with the simple but huge beat of the chorus is really striking.
CIRCA WAVES - STUCK IN MY TEETH (Rob)
Circa waves entire album really is superb,but this song just has the most catchy hook in the vocal. Brilliant band.
DEERHUNTER - BREAKER (Luke)
I had been waiting on the new Deerhunter album all year and the first taste of it didn't disappoint. The song is achingly pretty and melts into an even prettier chorus. Top marks.
FIDLAR - WHY GENERATION (Conor)
My expectations were high for FIDLAR's sophomore effort and unfortunately they didn't quite hit the highs of their debut. Why Generation is the stand out track on the album for me and sits head and shoulders above the rest of the material. Big riffs and hooky as hell.
KENDRICK LAMAR - KING KUNTA (All)
This song took over Luke's life for the first half of the year. To Pimp A Butterfly is the stand out hip hop album of the year for us; the production is second to none.
