Best albums of 2015

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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'

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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The Milk Carton Kids - Monterey ( 2015 )

The Milk Carton Kids is an American indie folk duo from Eagle Rock, California, United States, consisting of singers and guitarists Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan, who formed the group in early 2011. The Grammy-nominated, flat-picking harmony duo have since emerged as a powerful voice defining the continuing folk tradition whose virtuosity defines The Milk Carton Kids to the delight of both traditionalists and newcomers to the folk movement alike. NPR has described their approach to music as "gorgeous contemporary folk"

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Spirit Club - Spirit Club ( 2015 )

Wavves' Nathan Williams' band Spirit Club features his brother/Sweet Valley co-conspirator Joel, and Andrew Caddick (aka Jeans Wilder). They've just officially announced their self-titled debut album, which will arrive in late spring via Williams' Ghost Ramp label ( http://pitchfork.com )
It has happened and it is well !

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

Since 1st January 2015

( Update : May 19 )

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Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect ( 2015 )

Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and lyricist. He is a principal songwriter and lead singer of the Las Vegas-based rock band the Killers. Due to his prolific nature, Flowers launched a solo career, releasing Flamingo (2010) and The Desired Effect (2015). He has topped the UK Albums Chart five times, including work by the Killers and is a recipient of the Q Idol Award.( Wikipedia )

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Fink - Horizontalism ( 2015 )

Fink, aka Fin Greenall, is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and DJ, born in Cornwall and currently based in Berlin and London. From 1997–2003 he recorded electronic music and DJ'd internationally, releasing in 2000 his debut album Fresh Produce on Ninja Tune. Since the 2006 release of his album Biscuits for Breakfast, the name Fink has also referred to the recording and touring trio fronted by Greenall himself, completed by Guy Whittaker (bass) and Tim Thornton (drums). Well known for the 2007 song "This is the Thing" and the 2011 album Perfect Darkness. Greenall's skills as a songwriter have created a demand for his talents among fellow artists. Most recently he has written in collaboration with John Legend, Banks, Ximena Sarinana and Professor Green. With Amy Winehouse he co-wrote the song "Half Time", which appears on Winehouse's posthumous collection Lioness: Hidden Treasures. In 2014, he released the album Hard Believer, his most successful album to date, charting in a great number of European Albums Charts. ( Wikipedia )

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Dommengang - Everybody's Boogie ( 2015 )

Dommengang are a Brooklyn-via-Seattle rock trio fronted by Pacific Northwest psych mainstay Sig Wilson (Holy Sons, Castanets, Scout Niblett) and Brooklyn musicians Brian Markham and Adam Bulgasem (currently members of Holy Sons’ live band).
While the trio’s affection for electric blues and proto-punk bombast is clear, their music abandons traditional song structures and replaces their recognizable tropes with progressive frameworks. The band’s debut, ‘Everybody’s Boogie’, pivots between gloriously inventive riffs and fuzzed-out experimentation, a combination so potent that the listener hardly notices that they rarely sing.
‘Everybody’s Boogie’ was recorded live in the studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with minimal overdubs. http://www.piccadillyrecords.com

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Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface ( 2015 )

Twenty One Pilots (sometimes stylized twenty | one | pilots or twenty one pilots) is an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. The band was formed in 2009 and consists of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun. They put out two self-released albums, Twenty One Pilots in 2009 and Regional at Best in 2011, before being signed by Fueled by Ramen in 2012. They released their signed debut, Vessel, with Fueled by Ramen in 2013
Blurryface (stylized as BLURRYFΛCE ) is the fourth studio album by Twenty One Pilots. Originally set to be released on May 19, 2015 through Fueled by Ramen, the album was released two days early by the band on May 17, 2015, via iTunes. The album was preceded by its lead single, "Fairly Local", released on March 17, 2015. ( Wikipedia )

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Du Blonde - Welcome back To Milk ( 2015 )

TIn the summer of 2012, after releasing her debut LP Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose, singer-songwriter Beth Jeans Houghton suffered a nervous breakdown, scrapped an entire album, and devised a new plan of attack. She plotted a drastic reinvention and arranged sessions with producers who would nod along with glazed expressions before layering on Auto-Tune and ornamental synths in the studio. Exasperated, Houghton turned to nefarious Bad Seed Jim Sclavunos, impressed by his yen for psych bands like Lemon Pipers and Ultimate Spinach, and developed her classic-rock chops. Then, just before hitting the studio, Houghton eviscerated the work, wrote two new tracks, and rebuilt, once more, from the ground up.
The result of the triple-distillation process is Welcome Back to Milk, a radical musical and psychological inversion of its predecessor ( http://pitchfork.com )

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Drenge - Undertow ( 2015 )

Drenge are an English two-piece alternative rock band, based in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. The band is made up of Eoin Loveless, on guitar and vocals, and his younger brother Rory, on drums.
Undertow is the second album by Drenge released on 6 April 2015. Their first release since expanding to a three-piece with the addition of bassist Rob Graham, who played on three tracks, the album was produced by Ross Orton and recorded at McCall Sound Studios in late 2014. ( Wikipedia )

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Steven Wilson's album is not available in France, but the youtube videos are promising

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

Since 1st January 2015

( Update : May 23 )

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[mollybeee]

I know this thread has become the "What's New In 2015" rather than the "Best Of'" but I've been rocking this record (Catfish & the Bottlemen) since January. It's slightly outside my usual listening habits, but I love it. I had the chance to see them at a tiny bar in Richmond, VA but they cancelled on the day of while I was driving to see them. :'-(

Now they're getting a lot of press and major shows so I'll probably hate them before the end of the year. Lol.

http://open.spotify.com/album/2RySzAMRGrSnXYDf1lY5Ay

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Faith No More - Sol Invictus ( 2015 )

Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1981. The band was originally named Faith No Man. Billy Gould, Roddy Bottum and Mike Bordin are the longest remaining members of the band, having been involved with Faith No More since its inception. The band underwent several lineup changes early in their career, along with some major changes later on. The latest version of Faith No More to perform consists of Mike Bordin, Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould, Jon Hudson, and Mike Patton.

After releasing six albums, Faith No More officially announced their breakup on April 20, 1998. They have since reunited, embarking on The Second Coming Tour from 2009-2012.

On September 2, 2014, bassist Bill Gould announced that Faith No More had been working on their seventh studio album Sol Invictus, released in May 2015. ( Wikipedia )

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Scott Weiland, The Wildabouts ( Blaster - 2015 )

Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American musician, lyricist and vocalist. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland is best known as the former frontman for the successful rock band Stone Temple Pilots, as well as the supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008. He has also established himself as a solo artist, releasing four studio albums, a cover album, a live album and collaborations with several other musicians since 1995.
Weiland's onstage persona is known as being flamboyant and chaotic; he is also known for constantly changing his appearance and vocal style, as well as his use of a megaphone in concert for vocal effect. Widely viewed as a talented and versatile vocalist, Weiland has been ranked in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader (No. 57).

Blaster is the fourth solo studio album by Scott Weiland. The album was released on March 31, 2015, by Softdrive Records. It is his first album to be released under the moniker Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts. The album was supported by the singles "White Lightning", "Way She Moves" and "20th Century Boy".

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Fort Hopes new EP

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Valet - Nature ( 2015 )

Valet – The solo project of Portland's Honey Owens
Honey Owens has been an important figure in the Portland experimental music scene for more than 10 years, collaborating with an array of both oscure and well-known music projects including: World, Nudge, Dark Yoga and Jackie-O Mother**bleep**er. Honey Owens lives and works in Portland, Oregon. 

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Two Sheds -  Assembling ( 2015 )

Two Sheds’ music takes the tender and direct pop mindset of someone like Liz Phair straight to the top floor. Caitlin’s voice may remind listeners of Kristen Hersh or Mazzy Star, sounding like she’s weeping in the sad songs and smiling in the happy songs. The band takes the California rock-soul of comrades like Mother Hips or 90s indie wizards Pavement, driving to the essence of a song in the shortest path possible. They are pushing themselves to dig down to the still-genuine heart of rock and roll, where true love still resides, away from the false promises of the searchlights. They will dare you to not be enamored. ( http://crossbillrecords.com )

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