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Best albums of 2015

We've wrapped up the Albums of 2014 thread with the full 2014 playlist here.

 

Now you can start sharing the albums you recommend from 2015 with the Spotify Community below. We recommend posting a Spotify Play Button following these steps:

 

1. Right click on the desired song/ playlist. 

2. Click 'Copy Spotify URI'.

2. Go to your Community post. 

3. Click 'Insert/edit link button'

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4. Paste URI.

5. Click Post. 

  

 

And remember to give kudos to the albums you also agree belong on the "best of 2015" list. 

 

I'll get us started with my current favorite for 2015: Panda Bear's new album "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper".

 

Want to share your favorite songs of 2015? Join this thread here. 

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2015 - News indie-Pop-Rock ( Singles And Albums Extracts )

Since 1st January 2015

( Update : May 11 )

 

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A Grave With No Name - Feathers Wet, Under The Moon ( 2015 )

 

Influenced by the lo-fi '90s indie aesthetic of Pavement and Sebadoh and associated with the late-2000s shoegaze revival alongside Banjo or Freakout, Atlas Sound and Big Pink, A Grave with No Name is the musical brainchild of London-based musician Alex Shields
In 2015: An excellent album : Feathers Wet, Under The Moon ( Lefse Records )

 

 

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Crocodiles - Boys  ( 2015 )

 

Crocodiles are a noise pop/indie pop band from San Diego, California, USA. The group was formed in 2008 by core members Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell after the break-up of their former punk bands Some Girls and The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower. Crocodiles' sound has typically been likened to The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Archies, Tommy James & The Shondells, and Gary Glitter.
Whilst at the same time playing in an early incarnation of Dum Dum Girls (Welchez is married to frontwoman Dee Dee Penny), Crocodiles initially gained exposure in 2008 after fellow Southern California noise pop band No Age included their single "Neon Jesus" in a list of the year's best songs. This led to the duo being signed to Mississippi-based label Fat Possum Records, who released the band's self-recorded debut album Summer of Hate, in April 2009. ( Wikipedia )
4 Albums from 2009 to 2013
Today 5 : "Boys" in 2015

 

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The Tallest Man On Earth - Dark Bird Is Home  ( 2015 )

 

Kristian Matsson (born April 30, 1983) is a singer-songwriter from Dalarna, Sweden who performs under the stage name of The Tallest Man on Earth. Since 2006, he has released three full-length albums and two EPs. Mattson is known for recording and producing his own records in whichever home he is currently living and states that the connection between his voice and guitar is so strong, he rarely records them as separately tracked performances. On February 10, 2015, Dead Oceans - the label to which Mattson is signed announced that a fourth LP - "Dark Bird is Home" will be released on May 12, 2015. The tracks featured on the new album were reportedly written and recorded by Mattson whilst travelling since his last release in 2012. Dark Bird is Home is anticipated to be Mattson at his most personal and direct, with the album said to carry a "weather worn" weight to them. He is also known both by critics and his fans for his charismatic stage presence. ( Wikipedia )

 

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Death And Vanilla - To Where The Wild Things Are  ( 2015 )

 

Formed in Malmö, Sweden by Marleen Nilsson and Anders Hansson, Death and Vanilla use vintage musical equipment such as vibraphone, organ, mellotron, tremolo guitar and Moog, to emulate the sounds of 60s/70s soundtracks, library music, German Krautrock, French Ye-ye pop and 60s psych. ( http://www.discogs.com )


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Elvis Depressedly - New Alhambra ( 2015 )

 

Elvis Depressedly is an American indie band from Asheville, North Carolina. The band was formed by Coma Cinema frontman Mat Cothran.
Elvis Depressedly formed in 2011. Since then, the band has released two extended plays, Save The Planet Kill Yourself (not on a record) and Holo Pleasures via Birdtapes. Their first studio album, titled Goner, was released in 2011. Their second studio album, titled Mickey's Dead, was released in 2013 via Orchid Tapes. The album was named one of the best free albums of 2012 by The Social. The band was also named one of "Ten Sad Alt-Bro Bands That Should Play At Bon Iver's Music Festival" by PAPER Magazine. In November of 2014, the band signed to Run For Cover Records. In 2015, the band released their third studio album, titled New Alhambra. They went on a short tour following the release of New Alhambra. ( Wikipedia )

 

 

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Young Jesus - Grow / Decompose ( 2015 )

 

The initially Chicago-based indie rock band Young Jesus released their debut album Home in 2012, and were basically ready to break up not long after that until frontman John Rossiter moved to LA and ended up writing its followup. He says the album is "the product of one of those heavy moments of confusion and depression," adding, "Essentially, I thought I knew a lot, I realized I knew nothing. Classic angst."
Home's followup is called Grow / Decompose, and is due out next week (5/13) via Hellhole Supermarket (pre-order). That's the artwork above, with a picture of Rossiter in drag as one of the album's main characters, Neil. Three tracks from the new album have been released so far, and a fourth called "Milo" makes its premiere in this post. "Milo" has roots in '90s slowcore and early '00s home-recorded indie, and it's propelled by the kind of anthemic melody that feels instantly familiar without sounding like anything in particular. ( http://www.brooklynvegan.com )
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Prurient - Frozen Niagara Falls ( 2015 )

 

PRURIENT is the performing name of Ian Dominick Fernow. Affectionately known as Dom Guwop, he has released material on numerous independent record labels, Productions. Since the 2000s, Prurient has become one of the most well-known and influential names in noise music,[citation needed], and has been covered in outlets such as The New Yorker, Pitchfork Media and The Village Voice. ( Wikipedia )
PRURIENT has been known to constantly shape shift its sound into many mutations and incarnations within the noise genre through massive layered walls of sound consisting of harsh feedback, tortured vocals, meticulous sampling, machine-like industrial pounding, entrancing synth work, darkwave beats, and waves of electronica to create an aura that treads the fine line of harsh noise extremity and dark, brooding atmospheric beauty.

( www.profoundlorerecords.com )

 

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The weepies ( Sirens - 2015 )

 

 The Weepies are an indie pop-folk duo of married singer-songwriters Deb Talan and Steve Tannen. Their music has been described as "subtly intoxicating folk-pop".
The Weepies' first album Happiness was released at Club Passim on November 29, 2003, and though they were unsigned by a label it sold over 10,000 copies.
In 2005, The Weepies recorded a second album, Say I Am You, in their bedroom of their home in Pasadena, California;
In 2007, the band collaborated with Mandy Moore, playing and writing on her new album, Wild Hope.
The Weepies recorded their third album, Hideaway, in a small rental house in Topanga, California. Released in April 2008, it sold 14,000 copies in its first week
The Weepies' fourth full-length album, Be My Thrill, was released in August 2010,
In February 2015 they released the theme song, Sirens. The full album was officially released on April 28, 2015.

( Wikipedia )

 

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Patrick Watson - Love Songs For Robots ( 2015 )

 

Patrick Watson (born 1979) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec. It also refers to the eponymous band formed by Watson, whose blend of cabaret pop and classical music influences with indie rock has been compared to Rufus Wainwright, Andrew Bird, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley and Pink Floyd for its experimental musicianship. Patrick Watson's album Close to Paradise was awarded the Polaris Music Prize in 2007.
Born in Lancaster, California and raised in Hudson, Quebec, . He began his musical career in high school as a member of a ska band called Gangster Politics.
After creating music and releasing albums in various styles, Watson formed a group with guitarist Simon Angell, percussionist Robbie Kuster, and bassist Mishka Stein. The band has performed with artists like James Brown, The Dears, Philip Glass and The Stills.The band is well known for using unusual objects to make sounds in their music; for example, Watson "played" a bicycle in the studio for the song "Beijing". and percussionist Robbie Kuster used two spoons to create a tremolo picking effect on an acoustic guitar in the opening of "Man Like You". ( Wikipedia )
"Love songs for robots" is the fifth album of Patrick Watson

 

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Evans The Death - Expect Delays ( 2015 )

 

Evans The Death are an English indie rock band formed in London in 2011. The band consists of brothers Dan and Olly Moss (guitars), Katherine Whitaker (vocals), Daniel Raphael (bass) and James Burkitt (drums). They have released two albums. ( wikipedia )

 

Evans the Death return with their anxiously-awaited second album Expect Delays. Recorded again with producer Rory Atwell, the album bristles with an underlying tension and veers from rip-roaring noise to quiet contemplation, underpinned by Katherine Whitaker’s extraordinary voice. ( http://www.slumberlandrecords.com )

 

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Tigercats -  Mysteries ( 2015 )

 

Tigercats are a band from East London.
Mysteries is the second album from Tigercats, described by The Sunday Times in a review of their 2012 debut Isle of Dogs (Fika Recordings) as “a very, very good band…. The kind of band that make you want to be a teenager again, so they can be your band.” Isle of Dogs fizzed with jangly punk, afro rhythms and spoken word sections, while Mysteries is a sophisticated pop record, effervescent and spirited, with care and love poured into every song.

( http://www.fortunapop.com )

 

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THe Oh Hellos - Through The Deep, Dark Valley ( 2015 )

 

The Oh Hellos are Maggie and Tyler Heath, intentionally-independent self-produced music-making siblings hailing from the great state of Texas. Their influences range from Los Campesinos! and The Lumineers to Sufjan Stevens and The Middle East, bending and blending styles and genres into a unique mixture of eclectic folk rock. ( Bandcamp )

 

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Terror Pigeon -  Yucksongs! 2014: ( -  ( 2015 )

 

There’s so much to say about a band like TPDR. First of all, their name is Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!. Their sound, with thrashing power pop, dance, and rock influences, just doesn’t fit into a genre. ( http://bushwickdaily.com )
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Ceschi - Broken Bone Ballads ( 2015 )

 

Ceschi (born Julio Ramos), also known as Ceschi Ramos, is an American hip hop musician based in New Haven, Connecticut. He is a co-founder of Fake Four Inc. He won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop in 2014.

 

Ceschi released the first studio album, Fake Flowers, in 2004.They Hate Francisco False followed in 2006.
In 2008, Ceschi and his brother David Ramos founded the Fake Four Inc. record label.
He released The One Man Band Broke Up, a collaborative album with DJ Scientist, in 2010. It was described by Tiny Mix Tapes as "music for the saddest party in recorded human history."

 

In 2014, he won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop. He will release Broken Bone Ballads in April 2015. ( Wikipedia )

 

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