Top 10 Records of 2015

10. CHVRCHES - Every Open Eye
9. Deerhunter - Fading Frontier
8. Mark Ronson - Uptown Special
7. Waxahatchee - Ivy Tripp
6. Kurt Vile - B'lieve I'm Going Down
5. The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness
4. Grimes - Art Angels
3. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
2. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
1. Tame Impala - Currents

Top 10 Albums of 2014

10. Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso

9. Caribou - Our Love

8. TV on the Radio - Seeds

7. Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World 

6. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

5. Future Islands - Singles 

4. Spoon - They Want My Soul 

3. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2

2. Real Estate - Atlas

1. St. Vincent - St. Vincent 

Top 10 Albums of 2013

Once again, my only blog post of the year is my annual Top 10 Records list. Blame baseball and a baby.

For some musical accompaniment, click here for a Spotify playlist featuring select tracks from my Top 10 Records of 2013. Or, listen to a standout song from each album below (sorry about some of the live versions).

 10. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork

9. Jagwar Ma - Howlin'

8. The National - Trouble Will Find Me

7. Arctic Monkeys - AM

6. Local Natives - Hummingbird

 



5. Disclosure - Settle

4. Haim - Days Are Gone

3. Arcade Fire - Reflektor 

2. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City

1. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories