Rolling Stone's 20 Best Avant Albums of 2015
The year's best in noise, out-jazz, contemporary classical, ambient, drone and more.
Published: December 29, 2015 15:20
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Ark Work | Liturgy | Mar-24-2015, Experimental Rock |
| #2 | HIVE1 | Tyondai Braxton | Mar-30-2015, Glitch |
| #3 | Xe | ZS | Jan-27-2015, Experimental Rock |
| #5 | Perception | Ahnnu | Apr-07-2015, Glitch |
| #6 | Never Were the Way She Was | Colin Stetson, Sarah Neufeld | Apr-28-2015, Post-Minimalism |
| #7 | Ssingggg Sschlllingg Sshpppingg | Charlemagne Palestine | Apr-17-2015, Drone |
| #10 | John Zorn's Olympiad, Vol. 1 | Dither | Jan-20-2015, Indeterminacy |
| #11 | The Neurobiology of Moral Decision Making | Mark Fell, Gábor Lázár | Jun-29-2015, Glitch |
| #12 | Parallels | Tristan Perich, Meehan / Perkins Duo | Jun-10-2016, Post-Minimalism |
| #13 | Cardinal | Philip Jeck | Oct-23-2015, Ambient |
| #14 | Colonial Donuts | Bill Orcutt, Jacob Felix Heule | Oct-30-2015, Free Improvisation |
| #15 | Coin Coin Chapter Three: River Run Thee | Matana Roberts | Feb-03-2015, Experimental |
| #16 | Knerpen! (Bevel) | Vom Grill | Oct-02-2015, Electronic |
| #17 | Meltframe | Mary Halvorson | Sep-04-2015, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #18 | Deviate from Balance | John Wiese | Feb-20-2015, Noise |
| #19 | Sleeping Tapes | Jeff Bridges | Jan-28-2015, Spoken Word |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Ark Work | Liturgy | Album, Mar-24-2015, Experimental Rock |
| #2 | HIVE1 | Tyondai Braxton | Album, Mar-30-2015, Glitch |
| #3 | Xe | ZS | Album, Jan-27-2015, Experimental Rock |
| #5 | Perception | Ahnnu | Album, Apr-07-2015, Glitch |
| #6 | Never Were the Way She Was | Colin StetsonSarah Neufeld | Album, Apr-28-2015, Post-Minimalism |
| #7 | Ssingggg Sschlllingg Sshpppingg | Charlemagne Palestine | Album, Apr-17-2015, Drone |
| #10 | John Zorn's Olympiad, Vol. 1 | Dither | Album, Jan-20-2015, Indeterminacy |
| #11 | The Neurobiology of Moral Decision Making | Mark FellGábor Lázár | Album, Jun-29-2015, Glitch |
| #12 | Parallels | Tristan PerichMeehan / Perkins Duo | Album, Jun-10-2016, Post-Minimalism |
| #13 | Cardinal | Philip Jeck | Album, Oct-23-2015, Ambient |
| #14 | Colonial Donuts | Bill OrcuttJacob Felix Heule | Album, Oct-30-2015, Free Improvisation |
| #15 | Coin Coin Chapter Three: River Run Thee | Matana Roberts | Album, Feb-03-2015, Experimental |
| #16 | Knerpen! (Bevel) | Vom Grill | Album, Oct-02-2015, Electronic |
| #17 | Meltframe | Mary Halvorson | Album, Sep-04-2015, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #18 | Deviate from Balance | John Wiese | Album, Feb-20-2015, Noise |
| #19 | Sleeping Tapes | Jeff Bridges | Album, Jan-28-2015, Spoken Word |