A.V. Club's 15 Best Albums of 2015

It might sound cliché at this point, but in 2015, the music industry bounced back. Maybe not all the way back to its mid-’90s peaks of excess, but relatively speaking in today’s terms. Taylor Swift made buckets of money touring her 1989 record, Adele broke long-held sales records with 25, and everyone with a radio and…

Published: December 07, 2015 06:00 Source

# 1

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Mar 16 / 2015 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 2

No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 3

Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Mar 31 / 2015 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 4

Art Angels by Grimes

Album • Nov 06 / 2015 Electropop Synthpop

# 5

I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty

Album • Feb 10 / 2015 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 6

Summertime '06 by Vince Staples

Album • Jun 30 / 2015 West Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 7

The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us by Beach Slang

Album • Oct 30 / 2015 Alternative Rock Punk Rock

# 8

Ivy Tripp by Waxahatchee

Album • Apr 07 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 9

Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett

Album • Mar 23 / 2015 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock

# 10

Sprinter by TORRES

Album • May 04 / 2015 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 11

The Agent Intellect by Protomartyr

Album • Oct 09 / 2015 Post-Punk

# 12

b'lieve i'm goin down... by Kurt Vile

Album • Sep 25 / 2015 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 13

Sprained Ankle by Julien Baker

Album • Oct 23 / 2015 Singer-Songwriter Slowcore Indie Folk

# 14

Star Wars by Wilco

Album • Aug 21 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 15

Painted Shut by Hop Along

Album • May 04 / 2015 Indie Rock