The 2015 Album Buyer's Guide

THE 40 BEST ALBUMS OF 2015

Maia, original art by Chuck Sperry

Thank god for big returns. For a year that saw me launch my largest professional stretch (multiple cities, new markets, new partners, new challenges) and a move and an increased workload, the fact I had not published a Best of 2014 seemed to make this year's list so much more daunting. If you love the list or appreciated a new find, please share your thoughts, it's how we find common ground. 

I absolutely promise you there are some folks in here who make music that will change your life. It already has impacted me. Best to you all in 2016.. Long live our passion for music!

Alabama Shakes
Sound & Color 
Web / Facebook / Album




Alberta Cross
Alberta Cross
Web / Facebook / Album 




AM & Shawn Lee     
Outlines
Web / Facebook / Album 




Beth Bombara
Beth Bombara
Web / Facebook / Album


Nate Burrell photo



Boom Forest     
Post Knight Errant 
Web / Facebook / Album




Brandy Zdan
Brandy Zdan 
Web / Facebook / Album




Buffalo Rodeo
123 Water 
Facebook / Album




Butch Parnell    
The Brightness EP 
Web / Facebook / Album




Caleb Groh
Hot Pop 
Web / Facebook / Album




Cheyenne Medders 
Day Stood Still 
Web / Facebook / Album




Christopher Paul Stelling    
Labor Against Waste
Web / Facebook / Album 




Courtney Barnett    
Sometimes I Sit And Think Sometimes I Just Sit 
Web / Facebook / Album





Dani Dorchin
One Man Band
Web / Facebook / Album




Daphne Lee Martin
Fall On Your Sword
Web / Facebook / Album 



Diana DeMuth
Albuquerque
Web / Facebook / Album






EL VY    
Return To The Moon
Web / Facebook / Album 




Eldridge Rodriguez
The Castrati Menace 
Web / Facebook / Album



Ewert and the Two Dragons
Circles
Web / Facebook / Album  




Father John Misty
I Love You, Honey Bear
Web / Facebook / Album 



Fidlar
Too
Web / Facebook / Album




Fleurie
Arrows
Web / Facebook / Album 




Fort Frances
No One Needs To Know Our Name
Web / Facebook / Album 




Hezekiah Jones
In Loving Memory of Oosi Lockjaw
Web / Facebook / Album 




Hollis Brown
3 Shots 
Web / Facebook / Album



Jill Andrews 
The War Inside
Web / Facebook / Album 




Kingsley Flood
The Good Fight / To The Wolves
Web / Facebook / Albums




Kurt Vile
B'lieve I'm Going Down 
Web / Facebook / Album




Majical Cloudz
Are You Alone?
Web / Facebook / Album




Mick Jones
Ex-Libris
Story / Vinyl



Quaildogs 
The Getting Old Factory
Web / Facebook / Album





Rainbow Kitten Surprise
RKS
Web / Facebook / Album 





Rayland Baxter
Imaginary Man
Web / Facebook / Album




Ryan Hamilton
Hell of A Day
Web / Facebook / Album





Sharon Van Etten
I Don't Want To Let You Down
Web / Facebook / Album





Sleater-Kinney
No Cities To Love
Web / Facebook / Album 




Tame Impala
Currents
Web / Facebook / Album 




Thad Kopec
The Ridge
Web / Facebook / Album





The Longwalls
Gold Standard
Web / Facebook / Album





These Wild Plains
These Wild Plains 
Web / Facebook / Album